This Sojern Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) is made between the Sojern entity addressed in the Order Form (“Sojern”), and the contracting party identified on the Order Form (“Customer”), together referred to as the “Parties” and each individually as a “Party”. The Parties hereby agree to these Terms, including any applicable Service Schedules(s), Order Form(s), and SOW(S), each of which become binding on the Parties and are incorporated into these Terms upon execution of an Order Form (“Terms Effective Date”). Each Order Form, or SOW is governed by and incorporates the following documents collectively referred to as the “Agreement,” that consists of:
In the event of a conflict, the order of precedence is set out above in descending order of control. Where these Terms or an Order Form have been translated into a language other than English, such translation(s) shall be for informational purposes only and the English version shall control in the event of a conflict.
PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY TO ENSURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND EACH PROVISION. THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A MANDATORY ARBITRATION PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THE USE OF ARBITRATION TO RESOLVE DISPUTES ON AN INDIVIDUAL CLAIM BASIS ONLY AND WITHOUT A JURY TRIAL.
“Ad Content” means any content which promotes Customer’s products and/or services, including, but not limited to, images, graphics, text, data, links or other digital objects or code.
“Advertiser” means the end customer Sojern is ultimately providing its Services for. Also could be a Represented Hotel.
“Affiliate” means any entity which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Party. “Control,” for purposes of this definition, means direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 50% of the voted interests of the Party. Any legal entity will be considered a Party’s Affiliate as long as that interest is maintained.
“Agency” means a media agency or management company that purchases Sojern Services for the benefit of their Represented Hotel.
“Customer Account” means a unique account for the Customer and its Users to access and use the Sojern Services.
“Customer Materials” means the materials, systems, data (including CRM), personnel, trademarks, and logos of Customer.
“Digital Asset(s)” means any website, mobile applications, software application, digital platform or tool owned, operated or managed by Customer, or another third party that is part of the Sojern Network.
“Documentation” means the current version of the readme and help files, knowledge base, and other documentation applicable to the Sojern Services and made available to Customer.
“End User” means visitors or clients of Customers visiting or using the Digital Assets owned by the Customer or other third parties on the Sojern Network.
“Guest Experience Solutions”/“GES” means Sojern’s cloud-based application, mobile application, and platform for guest engagement and management, including customer relationship management and any corresponding support, maintenance, and professional services.
“Intellectual Property Rights” means all i) patents, patents disclosures and inventions (whether patentable or not), ii) trademarks, service marks, logos, trade or business names, domain names, together with all of the goodwill associated therewith, iii) copyrights and copyrightable works (including computer software), rights in data and databases, iv) trade secrets, know-how, and other confidential information, and v) all other rights or forms of protection of a similar nature, however designated, whether enforceable, registered or not, in any country.
“Order Form” means the commercial agreement entered into by the Parties that sets forth the specific pricing and options for Sojern’s provision of the Service to the Customer. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning set in the Order Form. The Parties may enter into multiple Order Forms, if appropriate.
“Media Services'' means all advertising services provided by Sojern pursuant to these Terms, including Programmatic Services, Facebook Services, Metasearch Services, SEM Services, email marketing (each as may be applicable).
“Professional Services” means any consulting, architecture, training, configuration, or other ancillary solutions set forth in an Order Form and/or SOW.
“Represented Hotel(s)” means a hotel or chain that uses an agency or management company to procure and/or manage Sojern Services on its behalf.
“Service Data” means the data Sojern collects using the Sojern Technology in connection with delivering the Sojern Services through: the Sojern Network, the Customer’s Digital Assets, and through the Sojern Platform. It could include aggregated, de-identified End User information.
“Sojern Network” means third-party websites, networks, mobile applications, devices, platforms, and channels that are not owned, operated, or controlled by Sojern, but on which Sojern has a contractual right to serve Ad Content or target users on behalf of Customer using Sojern Technology.
“Sojern Platform” means the web-based platform to access certain Sojern Services.
“Sojern Policies” means, as applicable, the Advertising Policy, Acceptable Use Policy, and other such policies.
“Service Schedule(s)” means the service-specific terms applicable to the relevant Sojern Service(s).
“Sojern Service(s)” means any service provided by Sojern pursuant to an Order Form/ or SOW under these Terms.
“Sojern Technology” means Sojern’s proprietary, digital media, marketing solutions used to provide Sojern Services, including the Sojern Platform, and any scripts, tags, other software code, API, mobile application, software or integration by Sojern in to the Sojern Network as part of the Sojern Services.
“Users” means one individual natural person, whether an employee, contractor, or agent of Customer who is authorized by Customer to access and use the Customer Account, configure the Sojern Services, and access reports and analytics. If the User is not an employee of Customer, use of the Sojern Services will only be allowed only if the User is under confidentiality obligations with Customer at least as restrictive as those in these Terms and is accessing the Sojern Services solely to support Customer’s internal business purposes.
2.1 Access to the Sojern Service. Conditioned on Customer’s payment of the Fees and subject to the Agreement, Sojern will provide the Sojern Services to Customer, its Affiliates, during the Term, subject to the limitations set forth in the applicable Order Form, Service Schedule.
2.2 Customer Account. In connection with Customer’s receipt of Sojern Services, Customer will be asked to create a “Customer Account.” Depending on the information Customer makes available when using Sojern Technology, Customer can use the Customer Account to adjust budgets, configure, view various types of analytics, which may include visits to Customer’s designated websites, as well as Sojern-Driven Bookings (where applicable). If Customer establishes a Customer Account, Customer agrees to provide accurate and truthful information when establishing the Customer Account and to keep such information current. Customer will be responsible for all activity that occurs using the Customer Account, including any losses incurred by Sojern or any other authorized User of the Sojern Services resulting from Customer’s failure to maintain the security of its account information.
2.3 Use of Sojern Technology. To enable Sojern to provide the Sojern Services, Sojern will make available the Sojern Technology to Customer, and Customer will implement and maintain the Sojern Technology on its designated Digital Assets. Customer will secure any necessary authorizations to implement, maintain and use the Sojern Technology on Customer’s designated Digital Assets. Sojern may, from time to time, provide Customer with an update to the Sojern Technology and Customer will promptly insert or implement, or instruct any authorized third party to insert or implement, such updates as instructed by Sojern. In order to provide the Sojern Services, Sojern will use, analyze, process, store and combine Service Data with other data. Sojern may use the Service Data to improve the Sojern Technology and Services, and other programs or solutions, create analytics, reports, and audiences.
3.1 Payment Terms. Customer will pay Sojern in accordance with the Fees as set forth in the applicable Order Form (“Fees”), and Service Schedule. Payment of the Fees will be made using the method specified by the Customer via the Customer Account. Customer is responsible for keeping all account information accurate and up to date, including, as applicable, payment card, bank account information, address, and account contact information. Fees may include any related costs, including third-party services. Customer hereby represents that Sojern is permitted to charge the payment card for all Fees, and that Customer will be responsible for all charges incurred by Users or other payment methods used (such as bank account information) in connection with a purchase or other monetary transaction interaction with Sojern. All Fees are payable in United States dollars and are non-cancelable and non-refundable except as otherwise set forth within the applicable Order Form.
3.2 Disputes. In the event of late payment, Sojern may without waiving or prejudicing any other rights or remedies available: i) to charge the lesser of 1.5% per month or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law, ii) suspend the applicable Sojern Service(s) immediately until the Fees are brought current, and/or, iii) where applicable, automatically accelerate all remaining total Fees under the order becoming immediately due and payable. Customer will reimburse any costs or expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by Sojern to collect any amount that is not paid when due, and not properly disputed. If Customer is paying by payment card and if the payment card is declined for any installment, beginning five (5) days after the unsuccessful charge, Sojern may suspend the Sojern Services immediately until payment is brought current. If a PO number is required by the Customer in order for an invoice to be paid, then the Customer must provide such a number by emailing accounting.billing@sojern.com within three (3) days of execution of an Order Form. However, Customer’s failure to provide a PO does not relieve Customer of their obligation to pay the Fees.
3.3 Taxes. Customer will be responsible for all applicable taxes in connection with their Order Form or SOW, including, but not limited to, sales, use, excise, value-added, goods and services, consumption and other similar taxes or duties (“Taxes”). Should any payment for Sojern Services be subject to withholding tax by any government, Customer will reimburse Sojern for such withholding tax. If Customer is exempt from any Taxes for any reason, Sojern will exempt Customer from such Taxes on a going-forward basis once Customer delivers a duly executed and dated valid exemption certificate to Sojern and Sojern finance department has approved such exemption certificate. If for any reason a taxing jurisdiction determines that Customer is not exempt from such exempted Taxes and then assess Sojern such Taxes, Customer agrees to promptly pay Sojern for such Taxes, plus any applicable interest or penalties assessed.
4.1 Agency. If Customer is an Agency or management company signing an Agreement on behalf of a Represented Hotel who will be identified in such Agreement, Customer represents and warrants: (i) that it is authorized to sign the applicable Agreement(s) on behalf of the Represented Hotel; and (ii) Customer will assume liability for all invoices issued pursuant to the applicable Agreement(s) in the event that the Represented Hotel does not timely pay such invoices; iii) it agrees on behalf of the Represented Hotel to these Terms; iv) that all acts performed by Agency on behalf of its Represented Hotels in connection with the use of the Sojern Services shall be in strict compliance with these Terms. If the Agency has not bound a Represented Hotel to these Terms, the Agency will remain liable for performing any of the Represented Hotel’s obligations. Agency shall notify Sojern without undue delay should the relationship between the Agency and Represented Hotel terminate in a manner that impacts the Agreement.
4.2 Affiliates. An Affiliate of a Customer may use the Sojern Services under these Terms. However, Customer will remain responsible for the acts and omissions of their Affiliates in connection with each Affiliate’s use of the Sojern Services during their orders, including, without limitation, breach of the terms of the Agreement applicable to such Affiliate, even if such Control is no longer maintained. Any claim from any Affiliate that uses the Sojern Services under these Terms shall only be brought against Sojern by the Customer (who is the parent entity). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sojern may refuse to provide the Sojern Services to any Affiliate that fails to pass, in Sojern’s reasonable business judgment, a background check or financial history audit.
4.3 Beta Products. Sojern may offer the right to use certain experimental features or products from time to time (“Beta Products”). All Beta Products are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without any representations, warranties, covenants or obligations of any kind, and may be terminated by Sojern at any time. Any use of Beta Products by Customer is solely at the Customer’s own risk.
5.1 Intellectual Property. Sojern is the sole owner or authorized licensee of all Intellectual Property Rights in and to the Sojern Technology, the Sojern Services as well as any changes, derivatives, corrections, developments, enhancements, updates and other modifications, improvements by Sojern through Customer’s use of the Sojern Technology or Sojern Services. Subject to the Agreement and during the Term only, Sojern hereby grants Customer, a non-exclusive, non-transferable, and non-sub licensable license to access, use the Sojern Services for its business purposes.
5.2 Restrictions. Customer shall not or permit any third party to, i) alter, modify, or create any derivative works of the Sojern Services or Technology, the underlying source code, or the Documentation in any way, including without limitation customization, translation or localization; ii) rent, lease, license, sublicense, encumber, sell, offer for sale, or otherwise transfer rights to the Sojern Services, Technology or Documentation, including for timesharing or as a service bureau; iii) port, reverse compile, reverse assemble, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Sojern Services, Technology or Documentation; (iv) copy, distribute, link, frame, mirror or otherwise make available any portion of the Sojern Services, Technology to any third party other than a third-party contractor who may only use the to support the Customer’s internal purposes; (v) remove or alter any logos, trademarks, links, copyright or other notices, legends or markings from the Sojern Services or Documentation; (vi) attempt to bypass or tamper with the security, operation, use limits, or access control technology of the Sojern Services; (vii) attempt to access the accounts or data of any other customer; (viii) use the Sojern Services for benchmarking purposes or otherwise to analyze its workings and features for competitive purposes or in a manner that imposes unusual demands on the Sojern Services outside of normal functions and operations; (ix) use, or allow the use of, the Sojern Services by anyone located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of a U.S. embargoed country or territory or by a prohibited end user under export control laws; (x) use the Sojern Services in a manner that interferes with the use or enjoyment of it by others, including using the Sojern Services to create, use, send, store, or run viruses or other harmful computer code, files, scripts, agents, or other programs, or circumventing or disclosing the user authentication or security of the Sojern Services or any host, network, or account related thereto; or (xi) use the Sojern Services or Documentation in a way that: 1. violates applicable law or infringes upon the rights of a third party, including those pertaining to contract, intellectual property, privacy, or publicity; 2. or that violates Sojern Policies, which is incorporated herein and found here; 3. or that effects or facilitates the storage or transmission of libelous, tortious, or otherwise unlawful material including, but not limited to, material that is harassing, threatening, or obscene. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event of Customer’s breach of any restrictions in this Section 5, Sojern shall have the right upon notice to immediately suspend the Sojern Services until such breach is corrected.
5.3 Customer Intellectual Property. Customer is the sole owner of its own Intellectual Property Rights.
As applicable, Customer hereby grants Sojern a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid up, transferable license, with a right to sublicense, to use, reproduce, distribute copies of, modify, publicly perform and publicly display and otherwise exploit the Ad Content, and if applicable, any other Customer Materials provided to Sojern: (i) as necessary to provide the Sojern Services; (ii) to serve the Ad Content on Sojern Networks; (iii) create custom audiences; and (iv) in order to create advertisements for Customer and Customer’s business, to be served on Sojern Networks (“Sojern-Created Content”). Customer agrees that Sojern may use the Ad Content and Customer’s name, trademarks, and/or logos: (i) on Sojern’s website; (ii) in communications about its business partners, including, without limitation, webinars, pitch decks, communications with the press without prior consent.
5.4 Other than as expressly provided for in these Terms, neither Party will acquire any right, title, possession, control or interest in any Intellectual Property Rights belonging to the other Party or the other Party’s licensors.
5.5 Privacy. If the Parties process personal data in the context of the Sojern Services, they agree to comply with their respective obligations under applicable privacy and data protection laws, regulations, and industry self-regulatory principles. Customer will provide notice to, and obtain any required consents from, its End Users and other applicable individuals regarding their collection, use, storage of personal data, including Sojern’s collection, use, storage and disclosure of personal data when such data is collected directly from Customer’s Digital Assets. Personal data shall be treated in accordance with the Sojern Privacy Policy, available at https://www.sojern.com/privacy/privacy-policy, and Sojern shall maintain administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for protection of the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personal data. To the extent applicable under relevant privacy laws, these Terms incorporates by reference the Sojern Data Processing Addendum, available at https://www.sojern.com/partner-dpa/na-en, and Customer is a data controller and Sojern is a data processor with respect to personal data.
Customer may authorize (and these Terms may serve as the authorization) Sojern or a third party to insert or implement the Sojern Technology on third-party designated website(s), booking engines, or procure third-party services on behalf of Customer. Sojern will not have any liability of any nature whatsoever which arises as a result of compliance with Customer’s authorization. Sojern makes no representations as to the suitability, functionality, or legality of any third-party websites, booking engines, or services that Customer has authorized for implementation of Sojern Technology. Customer’s correspondence or business dealings with a third party, and any other terms, conditions, warranties, or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between Customer and such third party. There are no third-party beneficiaries to these Terms. In the event that Customer chooses to integrate or interoperate third-party services with the Sojern Services in a manner that requires exchange or access customer data with such third-party services or third-party services provider, Customer grants Sojern: (a) the permission to allow the third-party services and third-party services provider to access customer data and information about Customer’s usage of the third-party services as appropriate and necessary to enable the interoperation of that third-party services with the Sojern Services, and will be fully responsible for all fees associated with such access; (b) acknowledge that any exchange of data between Customer and any third-party services is solely between Customer and the third-party services provider and is subject to the third-party services provider’s terms and conditions governing the use and provision of such third-party services; and (c) agree that Sojern is not responsible for any disclosure, modification or deletion of customer data resulting.
7.1 Customer. Customer represents and warrants that: (i) it will comply with all applicable local, state, national and international laws, including, but not limited to, laws governing intellectual property and other proprietary rights, data protection and privacy, as well as U.S. export laws and regulations; (ii) it has any necessary authorizations to: (a) access the designated website(s), and (b) the Ad Content and any other content provided by Customer to Sojern: (i) does not and will not infringe, violate or misappropriate any third-party rights, including any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right; and (ii) complies with Sojern’s Advertising Guidelines.
7.2 Sojern. Sojern represents and warrants that it will comply with all applicable local, state, national and international laws, including, but not limited to, laws governing intellectual property and other proprietary rights, data protection and privacy as well as U.S. export laws and regulations.
7.3 Sojern Professional Services. Sojern warrants that the Professional Services will be performed in a competent and workmanlike manner in accordance with accepted industry practices and the terms and conditions herein. However, if Customer does not provide Sojern with timely access to Customer Materials, then Sojern’s performance will be excused until access is provided. Customer’s exclusive remedy for breach of this warranty is to notify Sojern in writing within thirty (30) days of the non-conforming Professional Services. Upon receipt of such notice, at Sojern’s option, Sojern will either use commercially reasonable efforts to re-perform the Professional Services in conformance with these warranty requirements or will terminate the affected Professional Services and will refund Customer the prorated amount of Fees for the unperformed and non-conforming Professional Services. This Section sets forth Customer’s exclusive rights and remedies and Sojern’s sole liability in connection with the performance of Professional Services.
7.3 Disclaimer. EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES STATED IN THE AGREEMENT: A) NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW OR STATUTORY, AS TO ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER; AND B) EACH PARTY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND TITLE. In addition, there is no guarantee that Sojern Services will lead to any clicks, leads or actual acquisitions.
8.1 Definition of Confidential Information. Each Party agrees that all business, technical and financial information that is designated as “Confidential” or “Proprietary,” or is disclosed in a manner that a reasonable person would understand the confidentiality of the information disclosed by a party (“Disclosing Party”) to the other party (“Receiving Party”) under an Agreement are the confidential property of the Disclosing Party and its licensors (“Confidential Information”). The Receiving Party shall not be obligated under this Section 8 with respect to information that: (i) is or has become readily publicly available through no fault of the Receiving Party or its employees or agents; (ii) is received from a third party lawfully in possession of such information and the Receiving Party has no knowledge of any disclosure restrictions on such third party to disclose such information; (iii) is disclosed to a third party by the Disclosing Party without restriction on disclosure; (iv) was rightfully in the possession of the Receiving Party without restriction prior to its disclosure by the other Party; or (v) was independently developed by employees or consultants of the Receiving Party without reliance on such Confidential Information.
8.2 Protection of Confidential Information. Except as expressly allowed herein, the Receiving Party will not use or disclose (except in connection with the performance of such Party’s obligations under this Agreement) any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party. Receiving Party shall use the same degree of care to protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information (but in no event less than reasonable care). Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information to its employees, consultants and agents who reasonably need to know such Confidential Information for purposes of this Agreement, provided that Receiving Party shall ensure that such employees, consultants and agents are bound by obligations of confidentiality substantially the same as the obligations in this Section. Receiving Party shall be liable for any disclosures of Confidential Information by its employees, consultants and agents in violation of this Section.
8.3 Compelled Disclosure. The Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party if it is compelled by law or governmental authority to do so, provided the Receiving Party gives the Disclosing Party prior notice of such compelled disclosure (to the extent legally permitted) and reasonable assistance, at the Disclosing Party's cost, if the Disclosing Party wishes to contest the disclosure. The Receiving Party shall limit any disclosure of Confidential Information pursuant to this Section to the extent strictly necessary to comply with the applicable request by such governmental entity. Any disclosure of Confidential Information pursuant to this Section shall not affect the confidential treatment of such disclosed Confidential Information.
8.4 Remedies. Receiving Party agrees that a breach of this Section may result in immediate and irreparable harm to the Disclosing Party that money damages alone may be inadequate to compensate. Therefore, in the event of such a breach, the Disclosing Party will be entitled to seek equitable relief, including but not limited to a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction or permanent injunction without the posting of a bond or other security.
9.1 Customer. Customer will defend, indemnify and hold Sojern, and its officers, directors and employees, harmless from and against any and all third-party claims, charges, complaints, proceedings, damages (direct or indirect), losses, liabilities, costs and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees) (“Claims”) due to, arising out of, or relating in any way to: (i) a breach by Customer of an Agreement (including these Terms); (ii) the Ad Content or other content provided by Customer to Sojern; or (iii) instructions by Customer to Sojern or a third party for the implementation of Sojern Technology on designated website(s), booking engines, or services.
9.2 Sojern. Sojern will defend, indemnify and hold Customer, and its officers, directors and employees, harmless from and against any and all Claims due to, arising out of, or relating in any way to a third-party claim that i) the Sojern Technology infringes, violates or misappropriates any third-party rights, including any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right; or ii) Sojern’s gross negligence or willful misconduct under an Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sojern will not be responsible for any Claims due to Customer’s or it’s User’s combination of Sojern Technology with goods and services provided by third-parties, adherence to specification, designs or instructions furnished by Customer’ or Customer’s modification of the Sojern Technology not described in the Documentation or otherwise authorized by Sojern. If any portion of the Sojern Technology may be subject to a Claim, then Sojern will have the option at its expense to: i) to modify such Technology to make it non-infringing, or ii) procure the right to continue using the technology. If these options are not possible, Sojern will provide a prorated refund to Customer to any prepaid fees for the infringing Sojern Technology received by Sojern under the Agreement that correspond to the unused portion of the Term (order). The remedies set out in this Section 9 are Customer’s sole and exclusive remedies for any actual or alleged infringement by Sojern of any third-party intellectual property right under these Terms.
9.3 Procedures. The Parties’ respective obligations in this Section requires: a) that Indemnified Party provides prompt written notice of the claim, and reasonable cooperation, information, in connection therewith, and b) the Indemnifying Party shall have sole control and authority to defend, settle, or compromise such claim, but shall not make any settlement without the Indemnified Party’s written consent (not to be unreasonably delayed). The Indemnifying Party will indemnify the Indemnified Parties against: i) all damages, costs, and attorneys’ fees finally awarded against any of them with respect to any Claim; ii) all out-of-pocket costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees); iii) and all amounts the Indemnifying Party agreed to pay to any third party in settlement of any Claims under this Section.
Except where prohibited by law, in no event will Sojern or any of its Affiliated entities be liable to Customer or any third party for any special, indirect, incidental, punitive, exemplary or consequential damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with: (i) the use of, or inability to use, the Sojern Services; (i) any content made available through the Sojern Services; or (iii) in connection with any agreement that incorporates these Terms, regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise, even if Sojern has been advised, or is aware, of the possibility of such damages. If Sojern is found liable for any damage or loss which arises out of or is in any way connected with an Agreement, then Sojern’s liability for any damage or loss which arises out of or is in any way connected with an Agreement will in no event exceed the amount paid by Customer for the provision of the Sojern Services during the six (6) months immediately preceding the date of the claim or one thousand (1,000) U.S. dollars, whichever is greater. In jurisdictions that do not allow for the limitation of liability set forth in these Terms, Sojern’s liability will be limited to the fullest extent allowed by applicable law.
11.1 Sojern reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time at its sole discretion and without prior notice, by making the amended terms available on the Sojern website, with the date of revision stated in the title. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sojern will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide notice of material changes to these Terms when such changes are enacted by posting notice within the updated Terms or within the Customer Account (as decided by Sojern in its sole discretion). Customer’s continued use of the Sojern Services will indicate acceptance of such modified terms. If any modification is unacceptable to Customer, Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy is to terminate all Agreements incorporating these Terms. Any negotiated changes to these Terms must be reflected in a countersigned writing.
11.2 Order Form. Except as otherwise specified herein, Order Forms may only be modified: (i) via Customer-initiated changes in the Customer Account (where applicable); or (ii) via countersigned amendment or new Order Form.
These Terms commence when Customer accepts or signs the Terms, and shall remain in effect for the duration of all Order Forms and/or SOW’S into which they are incorporated (“Term”). Unless otherwise specified in the Agreement, either Party may terminate such Agreement(s): (i) without cause upon seven (7) days’ prior written notice, which notice may be given by electronic mail; or (ii) with immediate effect by written notice if the other Party is in material breach of its obligations and fails to remedy within five (5) days of receipt of notice of such material breach. The Parties agree that the sections discussing payment obligations, privacy, Confidential Information, representations and warranties, indemnification, disclaimers, limitations of liability and the general terms will survive expiration or termination. Immediately upon termination for any reason, i) Customer’s access to the Sojern Service will be terminated and Customer will promptly cease all use of Sojern’s Confidential Information, ii) Customer will promptly, but in no event later than 15 days after termination, pay in full all Fees due prior to termination.
In the event that Customer is party to a sale, merger, transfer, or consolidation of its assets (collectively, a “Change of Control”), all Agreement(s) (including these Terms and all payment obligations) will be binding upon the applicable purchaser, successor, transferee or assignee of Customer (the “New Owner”) upon completion of such transaction. Sojern may freely assign the Agreements. Customer shall use best efforts to notify Sojern not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the completion of a Change of Control, which written notice shall include contact information for the New Owner. If Customer fails to notify Sojern of the Change of Control, Sojern reserves the right to invoice Customer for the Fees derived prior to the Change of Control.
Sojern and Customer are independent contractors. There is no joint venture, partnership, agency or fiduciary relationship existing between the Parties and the Parties do not intend to create any such relationship by this executing any Agreements.
READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT REQUIRES THE PARTIES TO ARBITRATE THEIR DISPUTES AND LIMITS THE MANNER IN WHICH A PARTY CAN SEEK RELIEF FROM THE OTHER PARTY. For any dispute with Sojern, Customer agrees to first contact legal@sojernlegal.com and attempt to resolve the dispute with Sojern. In the unlikely event that the Parties have not been able to resolve a dispute after thirty (30) days, any controversy or claim related to this Agreement, or breach hereof, shall be settled by arbitration in the city of San Francisco, California by binding arbitration by JAMS, Inc. (“JAMS”) under the Optional Expedited Arbitration Procedures then in effect for JAMS. JAMS may be contacted at www.jamsadr.com. Any award with respect to any Agreement signed by Sojern, Inc., will be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to any conflict of law provision. Any award rendered shall be final, binding, and conclusive. A judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. It is agreed that the unsuccessful Party to such an action shall pay the prevailing Party therein all costs related to the action, reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses incurred by the prevailing Party. With respect to any Agreements signed by Sojern Limited, such Agreements will be construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, without regard to any conflict of law provisions. With respect to any Agreements signed by Sojern Intl Limited, such Agreements will be construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Ireland, without regard to any conflict of law provisions. Notwithstanding, either Party may apply for injunctive or other equitable relief to protect or enforce that Party’s intellectual property rights in any court of competent jurisdiction where the other Party resides or has its principal place of business.
The Agreement(s) executed between Sojern and Customer constitute(s) the complete and exclusive agreement(s) between Sojern and Customer with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding and replacing any and all prior and contemporaneous agreements, communications, and understandings (both written and oral) regarding such subject matter. If any provision of an Agreement (including these Terms) is deemed invalid or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. If either Party chooses not to enforce strict performance of any right or provision under an Agreement (including these Terms), this will not be construed as a waiver of such right or provision. The Parties acknowledge and agree that notices in electronic format (e.g. e-mail or PDF) are an acceptable means of notice under these Terms.
Unless otherwise defined in this Service Schedule for the Media Services, capitalized terms will have the meaning given to them in the Agreement. Specific terms described below will only be applicable if Media Services are purchased.
“Commission Campaigns” means the campaigns utilizing the Sojern Service that allows properties to pay a commission for Sojern-Driven Bookings (e.g. Pay on the Stay).
“Programmatic Services” means Sojern’s suite of programmatic display advertising services, which may include, without limitation, display, video and native advertising across multiple platforms.
“Facebook Services” means Sojern managing Customer’s Facebook advertising campaigns through Sojern’s Facebook Business Manager Account, with Customer allowing Sojern to purchase media and ad inventory on its behalf, and Sojern paying media costs associated with use of the Facebook Services.
“Metasearch Services” means metasearch marketing services provided by Sojern.
“SEM Services” means search engine marketing services provided by Sojern.
“Sojern-Driven Bookings” means bookings initiated by Customer customers via Customer’s designated website(s) or booking engines which can be attributed to the Sojern Services.
2.1 Customer will provide Sojern with the Ad Content, and if applicable, other Customer Materials reasonably requested by Sojern, in order to enable Sojern to perform its duties under applicable Agreement(s). All Ad Content provided by Customer shall adhere to Sojern’s Policies. Sojern reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject or remove any Ad Content from the Sojern Network at any time. Sojern will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain Customer’s approval of Sojern-Created Content prior to distribution on the Sojern Network; provided, however, failure by Customer to expressly reject Sojern-Created Content (and non-material variations thereof), will constitute approval by Customer. Customer agrees that Sojern may, in its sole discretion: (i) edit Ad Content provided by Customer with respect to Ad Content size and format; and (ii) test performance of variations of Ad Content (e.g. exterior images vs. room images) to optimize performance of the Media Services.
3.1 Sojern reserves the right to limit, in its sole discretion, the provision and quantity of any feature or part of the Media Services to any person, entity or geographic area. Sojern also reserves the right to modify, amend, suspend, interrupt or terminate the Sojern Technology or the Sojern Network or any part thereof, at any time and for any reason, with or without notice to Customer and without liability to Customer or any third party.
3.2 Sojern will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that: (i) the Sojern Network does not include websites that are of a pornographic, defamatory, obscene or illegal nature, and (ii) where requested by Customer, Ad Content does not appear adjacent to Customer competitors, but because Sojern does not own or operate the sites within the Sojern Network, Sojern gives no guarantee or warranty of any kind that Ad Content will not be displayed in such contexts. Sojern expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection therewith and Customer hereby waives any legal or equitable rights or remedies Customer may have against Sojern with respect thereto. Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy with regards to i) only is as follows:
3.3 Solely with respect to Commission Campaigns, Sojern will use best efforts to serve the Ad Content on the Sojern Network; provided, however, that there is no guarantee that Ad Content will be delivered. The placement of Ad Content throughout the Sojern Network and priority and frequency with which the Ad Content is served for Commission Campaigns will be at Sojern’s sole discretion.
4. SEM Services
4.1 SEM Services may be made available to Customer, at Customer’s express election (which, with respect to Commission Campaigns only, may be provided via e-mail). If Customer engages Sojern to provide SEM Services (where available), the following additional terms shall apply:
5.1 Facebook Services may be made available to Customer, at Customer’s express election (which, with respect to Commission Campaigns only, may be provided via e-mail). If Customer engages Sojern to provide Facebook Services (where available), the following additional terms shall apply:
6.1 Metasearch Services may be made available to Customer, at Customer’s express election (which, with respect to Commission Campaigns only, may be provided via e-mail). If Customer engages Sojern to provide Metasearch Services (where available), the following additional terms shall apply:
7.1 Solely with respect to Commission Campaigns, Customer will be responsible for paying Sojern for Sojern-Driven Bookings in accordance with the payment terms of the applicable Agreement(s) (the “Commission”). Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, refundable cancellations and “no shows” (“Qualifying Exclusions”) will not be subject to Commission.
7.2 Sojern will track and report Sojern-Driven Bookings for the then-current month via the Customer Account (the “Bookings Report”). Customer is responsible for using the Customer Account to reconcile the Bookings Report(s) with the Customer’s records of Qualifying Exclusions to determine the final monthly Commission. Bookings Reports will be available and updated daily during each month in the Customer Account. Customer will be able to reconcile Qualifying Exclusions in the Customer Account from the first day of each month until the eighth (8th) day of the following calendar month. Commission calculations for each month will be considered final and undisputed as of the ninth (9th) day of the subsequent calendar month, and no further reconciliations or adjustments to the Commission shall be permitted after such time. Following the calculation of the final Commission for each month, Sojern will invoice Customer for the final Commission. All invoices will be in the currency specified in the Order Form and, unless otherwise specified in an Order Form, exclusive of any sales, value added or similar tax, which will be payable by Customer at the time and in the manner required by law. Invoices will be sent to the contact address provided by Customer in the Customer Account on or about the tenth (10th) day of each calendar month. Any disputes regarding the accuracy of the invoice must be submitted to Sojern in writing within ninety (90) days of receipt of such invoice.
7.3 Effect of Termination. Upon termination of a Commission Campaign, Sojern will deliver an invoice to Customer reflecting the final Commission. The final Commission will include: any remaining Sojern-Driven Bookings that has not been invoiced, discounted by the cancellation rate for Customer properties under the Agreement for the prior three (3) months (thereby calculating the final Commission and with no reconciliation being performed on the final invoice). In the event that Customer has no record of Sojern-Driven Bookings or cancellations prior to termination, the invoice for the final Commission will reflect the application of the standard cancellation rate for Customer’s geographical region as determined by Sojern analytics.
Unless otherwise defined in this Service Schedule for the Guest Experience Solutions, capitalized terms will have the meaning given to them in the Agreement. Specific terms described below will only be applicable if Guest Experience Solutions are purchased.
1. Definitions
“End User Information” means the names, email addresses, telephone numbers, and other required personal data of Customers or their end clients and visitors (collectively “End Users”) who have consented to provide such information and receive such messages from the Guest Experience Solutions.
2. Additional Usage Terms & Customer Responsibilities. The Guest Experience Solutions must be configured in accordance with the Documentation in order for the Services to function properly. Customer agrees that Sojern will provide messaging, customer relationship management, and other functionality to End User who have consented to Customer to receive such messages and provide their End User Information. Customer will need to designate Users authorized to maintain the Sojern Platform, configure, access reports, insights from the Guest Experience Solutions, subject to usage limits and restrictions herein and as specified in the Order Form or Sojern’s website, such as limits on the number of messages, rooms, or properties (“Usage Limits''). Customer will be charged the applicable Fees for any use in excess of the Usage Limits, and may add additional licenses throughout the Term as needed through an amendment, subject to paying applicable additional Fees. Access to Guest Experience Solutions cannot be shared by Users, (but may be reassigned to a new User replacing a person who no longer requires access to GES) and are licensed based on a per room or property model. Customer’s use of the Guest Experience Solutions may be suspended at any time if Customer breaches any terms of the Agreement, including without limitation failing to timely pay Fees due. The Guest Experience Solutions may be subject to other limitations as set forth in the Documentation, including, but not limited to, limits on disk storage space, the rate of incoming email requests, the number of inbound calls permitted to the API within a specified period of time, the number of outbound calls made to a Customer’s API within a specified period of time, the number of messages the GES will send to the End User within a specified period of time. Customer acknowledges that exceeding these other limitations may cause GES to malfunction, may accrue additional Fees, or may result in suspension of the Guest Experience Solutions until compliance has occurred.
3. GES Orders and Payment. Except as set forth in the applicable Order Form, Customer will pay all Fees associated with an Order Form in accordance with the following: (a) Fees are invoiced in advance for annual, pre-paid plans; (b) the first invoice will coincide with the Subscription Start Date (as defined in the Order Form); (c) payment will be due within fifteen (15) days from the date of the invoice. A fully executed order is non-cancellable and nonrefundable except as provided in this Agreement, and the Term as set forth in the Order Form is a continuous and non-divisible commitment for the entire duration of the Term.
4. Usage of End User Information. Customer will retain all right, title and interest in End User Information and all Intellectual Property Rights therein. Nothing in this Agreement will confer to Sojern any right of ownership or interest in the End User Information, other than the limited license set forth herein. Sojern may collect, store, and use the End User Information in an aggregated, de-identified manner as provided for under Section 2.3 of the Terms, and in accordance with the GES Privacy Policy found at https://www.sojern.com/privacy/ges-privacy-policy. Customer and Sojern agree that the processing of any personal data under the Guest Experience Solutions shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the DPA, set forth here as Exhibit B.
5. Warranty Related to SMS Use. The Guest Services Solutions allows Customers the ability to send and receive SMS and other types of messages (“Messaging”). Customer represents and warrant that they will (i) receive and will maintain consents from each End User who will receive messages, (ii) maintain procedures for each End User to opt out of participating in Messaging, and once opted-out, Customer will not re-enroll any End User to Messaging until new renewed consent has been received, and (iii) comply with all applicable law relating to Messaging in Customer’s use of the Services, including without limitation, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and CAN-SPAM. Customer shall be responsible for compliance with Messaging and related data privacy laws.
6. Support, & Service Warranty
6.1 Sojern shall provide support for the Guest Experience Solutions in accordance with the applicable plan selected by Customer under the Order Form.
6.2 Sojern warrants that the Guest Experience Solutions will perform in accordance with the Service Level Agreement (SLA) set forth here as Exhibit A, however, that the sole remedy for breach of this warranty or failure of the Services to perform shall be set forth in the SLA.
7. Term, Renewal & Termination for GES. The Order Form will state the Term for the Guest Experience Solutions ordered. If none is stated, the Term is one (1) year from the effective date of the Order. At the end of each Term, the associated order shall automatically renew for an additional annual term at the prices communicated to the Customer at least sixty (60) days prior to the end of that Term (or the same prices as the prior Term if no new prices are provided), unless Customer provides a notice of non-renewal by sending an email to the customer GES representative at least thirty days (30) before the renewal date. Sojern will send the renewal notice to the contact email listed on the Customer Account unless Sojern is notified of another. Customer’s payment card number on file will be charged for the GES renewal term in accordance with the terms set forth in the Agreement.
7.1 Termination. Customer may choose to terminate the Agreement and all orders at any time for any reason with sixty days (60) written notice, provided that upon such termination: (i) Customer will not be entitled to a refund of pre-paid Fees; and (ii) all remaining Fees that are outstanding, or incurred during the notice period on a then-current order will become immediately due and payable. Either party may terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the other party for a material breach that remains uncured at the expiration of such period. Immediately upon termination of the Agreement for any reason, Customer will cease use of the Guest Experience Solutions, pay in full all Fees due upon termination, and return or destroy all copies of Our Confidential Information. After the expiration or termination of the Agreement for any reason Your account shall be deactivated. All provisions of the Agreement which by their nature should survive cancellation or termination of the Agreement shall survive cancellation or termination