Terms of Use

This License Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions governing use of the ComplyWave IRM Platform. By accessing or using the ComplyWave IRM Platform, Licensee agrees to be bound by this Agreement. If Licensee does not agree to this Agreement, Licensee is not allowed to access or use the Platform.

1. Definitions

The agreement shall mean this document.

Confidential Information shall mean any and all information provided by the Licensee in connection with the use of the ComplyWave IRM Platform. Confidential information shall include, without limitation, the ComplyWave IRM Platform, the information provided by Licensee in registering or using the Platform, including, without limitation, any documents uploaded by Licensee to the Platform.

Delivery Date shall mean the date Licensee first registers to access the Platform.

The license shall mean the right to use the ComplyWave IRM Platform granted to Licensee by ScanWave CTS through this Agreement.

Licensee shall mean you, or in the case of an organization, your organization as an entity and its employees accessing and using the Platform.

ComplyWave IRM Platform shall mean the Governance, Risk management, and Compliance software, a web-based Platform that allows the Licensee to assess and document the status of their cybersecurity posture against International standards and frameworks.

2. Ownership and Copyright

ComplyWave IRM Platform is the property of ScanWave CTS and is protected by copyright law as well as other statutory and nonstatutory intellectual property law. ComplyWave IRM Platform product name is owned by ScanWave CTS and are protected under trademark law.

All titles and copyrights in and to the Platform, trademarks, and the accompanying materials and rights are and shall remain owned fully and solely by ScanWave CTS. Through this Agreement, ComplyWave IRM Platform is licensed. The ownership of the data entered into the Platform by the Licensee is the property of the Licensee.

3. Grant of License

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, ScanWave CTS grants Licensee a non-exclusive, perpetual non-assignable worldwide right to use of the Platform for the purpose of assessing and documenting Licensee’s cybersecurity posture against the ComplyWave IRM Platform. The License is registered in Licensee's name, commences on the Delivery Date and is effective until terminated in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

Licensee undertakes not to use the Platform as part of any offerings comprising functionality that is substantially similar to that of the Platform or any other products that ScanWave CTS is offering, during the term of this Agreement, and for a period of three (3) years after termination.

ScanWave CTS reserves all rights not expressly granted to Licensee in this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Licensee acknowledges and agrees that: (a) except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, ScanWave CTS retains all right, title and interest in and to The Platform, and Licensee does not acquire any right, title or interest to the Platform except as set forth herein; (b) any configuration or deployment of the Platform shall not affect or diminish ScanWave CTS’s rights, title or interest in and to ComplyWave IRM Platform.

Licensee further acknowledges and agrees that the Platform incorporates the provisions of the ScanWave CTS controls, and that use of the Platform and the contents are subject to the license applicable to ScanWave CTS Controls. Except as stated in the foregoing subsection, nothing in this Agreement shall limit in any way ScanWave CTS’s right to develop, use, license, create derivative works of, or otherwise exploit the Platform, or to permit third parties to do so.

Licensee shall not modify, delete or obscure any notices of proprietary rights or any tool identification or restrictions on or in the Platform found in the license-header of the code files of Platform. Licensee undertakes not to brand the Platform as Licensee’s own or declare or give the impression that Licensee owns the copyright in the Platform.

Licensee may use ScanWave CTS name in its marketing, promotion and website, as is reasonably necessary for the limited purpose of describing the ComplyWave IRM Platform and Licensee’s use of the Platform. Licensee agrees to conduct its business with the highest standards and will do nothing to injure ScanWave CTS’s reputation.

4. Warranties and Representation

4.1 Scope

ScanWave CTS's warranties and representations in this section are limited to ComplyWave IRM Platform provided to Licensee under this Agreement.

4.2 ScanWave CTS's warranties and representations

ScanWave CTS warrants and represents that: for a period of One hundred (100) business days following Delivery Date of the ComplyWave IRM Platform, the Platform will perform substantially in accordance with ScanWave CTS’s written specifications, provided that it has been used in accordance with these terms of service and any instructions provided with the Platform.

ScanWave CTS will perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations; ScanWave CTS has the full and unconditional ownership of the Platform, this Agreement does not infringe intellectual property rights of any third party; The Platform does not include any third party tool or software; Licensee may make full use of License granted to it in full knowledge of the above.

ScanWave CTS has the requisite knowledge, personnel, resources and know-how to deliver the Platform as contemplated by this Agreement in a professional manner; and ScanWave has not intentionally placed, and will use its best efforts to avoid the placement of any Harmful Codes into the Platform provided under this Agreement. For the purpose of this section 4.2 "Harmful Codes" is defined as any program that infects, damages and/or impairs another program or data, disables hardware or Platform, or permits or assists in the breach of data.

In the event of breach or alleged breach of any of the warranties in this section, Licensee’s sole remedy in such an event shall be that ScanWave CTS shall re-supply or correct the Platform so that it operates according to the warranties set out in this section. The warranties shall not apply if Licensee has modified, or used ComplyWave IRM Platform improperly.

5. Limitation of Liability

ComplyWave IRM Platform is provided by ScanWave CTS ‘as is’ and may have errors and omissions. Thus, remedies are only available to Licensee in the event of any breach of the warranties set out in section 4. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, AND EVEN IF INFORMED THEREOF BY LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER PARTY, SHALL ScanWave CTS BE LIABLE FOR (i) LOSS OF, OR DAMAGE TO, DATA; (ii) SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES; OR (iii) LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS, REVENUE, GOODWILL, OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS.

6. Intellectual Property Infringement

ScanWave CTS will defend, indemnify and hold Licensee harmless against any claim stating that ComplyWave IRM Platform is violating any Third-Party copyright provided that Licensee promptly notifies ScanWave CTS of the claim, such notice to be provided no later than ten (10) business days after receipt of said claim(s).

Licensee shall in good faith make commercially reasonable efforts to stop any claim made against Licensee by any third party related to the Platform, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, ScanWave CTS shall have sole control of the defense and any related settlement negotiations in the case of legal proceedings.

Licensee agrees to timely provide ScanWave CTS with all necessary assistance, information and authority to perform the above. If ComplyWave IRM Platform is held by a final court ruling to be infringing any third-party intellectual property rights, ScanWave CTS will at its option: (i) obtain the right for Licensee to continue to use the Platform consistent with this Agreement; (ii) modify the Platform so that it is non-infringing; or solely in the event that (i) and (ii) are not feasible, terminate this Agreement.7. Confidentiality.

For the purpose of this section each Party shall be called Disclosing Party and Receiving Party respectively. Each Party acknowledges that Confidential Information is proprietary, that it is valuable to Disclosing Party and that any disclosure or unauthorized use thereof may cause irreparable harm and loss to Disclosing Party.

Confidential Information shall not include information that (i) is generally known to the public at the time of disclosure; (ii) is legally received by Receiving Party from a Third Party, which Third Party is in rightful possession of Confidential Information, (iii) becomes generally known to the public subsequent to the time of such disclosure, but not as a result of disclosure by Receiving Party, or (iv) prior to signing of this Agreement, is already in the possession of Receiving Party.

Obligations of receiving Party in regards to Confidential Information: In consideration of the disclosure to Receiving Party of Confidential Information, Receiving Party agrees to receive and to treat Confidential Information on a confidential and restricted basis and to undertake the following additional obligations with respect thereto: to use Confidential Information for the sole purpose of fulfilling this Agreement unless otherwise expressly agreed to in writing by Parties; not to duplicate, in whole or in part, any Confidential Information; not to disclose Confidential Information to its members, officers, employees, Affiliates, counsel or consultants except on a need-to-know basis.

Each such person Receiving Confidential Information shall be notified of and required to abide by the terms and conditions of this Agreement; not to disclose Confidential Information to any Third Party entity or individual, corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, customer, advisor or client without the prior express written consent of Disclosing Party. This confidentiality section shall survive any termination of the Agreement however occasioned.

7. Data Privacy

The information entered by Licensee into the ComplyWave IRM Platform will be stored on an account held by ScanWave CTS in AWS’s eu-central-1. The storage of the data is subject to AWS’s terms of services, which can be found here: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/ . By agreeing to this License Agreement and accessing the ComplyWave IRM Platform, Licensee agrees to be bound by the terms of service from AWS.

ScanWave CTS will have access to Licensee’s data in the AWS eu-central-1 and by accepting this License Agreement and using and accessing the Platform, Licensee agrees to allow ScanWave CTS to use Licensee’s data entered into the Platform for the following purposes:

1. To deliver the ComplyWave IRM Platform’s service.

2. to ensure that the Platform is working as intended and to make improvements to the Platform and the ScanWave CTS Controls.

3. to identify and offer additional tools and services related to cybersecurity and Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance.

8. Term and Termination

Either Party may terminate this Agreement in the event of a material breach of this Agreement by the other Party by providing the other Party with written notice and an opportunity of ten (10) business days to cure such breach. On termination of this Agreement:

1. Sections 2, 5, 7, 8, and 13 shall survive.

2. Licensee shall immediately cease use and distribution of ComplyWave IRM Platform.

3. Each Party must remove, delete or otherwise destroy any of other Party‘s material that it has received, copied or otherwise obtained, including but not limited to Confidential Information, except for information required to support any license, sublicense, or maintenance obligations already granted or undertaken by Licensee towards any Third Party. A written confirmation that such deletion has been completed shall be sent to the other Party without undue delay.

9. Relationship Between Parties

Parties are independent contractors, and this Agreement will not be construed as constituting either Party as partner, joint venture, agency or fiduciary of the other, as creating any other form of legal association that would impose liability on one Party for the act, or failure to act, of the other, or as providing either Party with the right, power, or authority (express, or implied) to create any duty or obligation of the other.

Neither Party shall directly or indirectly represent to the public that it has the right or the authority to create or accept obligations on behalf of the other Party. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each Party has the sole right and obligation to supervise, manage, contract, direct, procure, perform or cause to be performed all work to be performed by it under this Agreement.

10. Severability

In the event any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force.

11. Non-assignment

Licensee is not allowed to assign or transfer all, or any part of its rights under this Agreement without ScanWave CTS's prior written consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may assign this Agreement in its entirety to its Affiliate(s), or in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets.

In such case, Licensee shall notify ScanWave CTS in writing without undue delay, and unless otherwise agreed upon in writing, this Agreement shall bind, and inure to the benefit of Parties, their respective successors, and permitted assigns.

12. Applicable Law and Venue

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the local laws. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach, termination, or invalidity thereof, Parties shall seek to solve amicably through negotiations.

13. Amendments

No amendment to, or modification of this Agreement will be binding unless made in writing and signed by Parties. Parties agree that any additional or different terms in any other document or arrangement not forming part of this Agreement, including any letter or terms of engagement or the like, purchase order, invoice, acknowledgment, delivery receipt, confirmation or other delivery or acceptance document issued by or on behalf of ScanWave CTS, or by or on behalf of Licensee at the request of ScanWave CTS, shall be void, and of no force or effect if in breach with this Agreement.

14. Entire Agreement

This Agreement is the entire agreement between ScanWave CTS, and Licensee relating to this relationship and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or written communications, proposals and representations relating to that relationship.