Polycom partner program

You acknowledge that any provided images and artwork of Products or services are copyrighted by Poly or Poly Affiliates and you will not alter these images or use them outside of the context in which they were provided to you.

Your use of the Poly Marks and Poly-owned images shall be in conformance with these Terms and the Poly Brand Guidelines available at the Partner Portal and must be commercially reasonable as to the size, placement, and other manners of use. All goodwill arising from your use of the Poly Marks shall inure solely to the benefit of Poly. You will refrain from questioning or challenging the rights claimed by Poly and Poly Affiliates in or to Poly Intellectual Property or assisting any other s in any way in doing so.

If you are eligible to participate in an Associated Program or other program offered to you by Poly under these Terms, during the period these Terms are in effect and for a period of two years 2 years thereafter, you will maintain legible, accurate and complete books and records concerning these Terms and your activities regarding your participation in such program.

Poly is not obligated to offer programs to Partner and Poly may deny any claim for an Associated Program offered under these Terms that it believes, in its sole discretion, does not conform to these Terms or the Associated Program Terms.

Poly shall have the right to recoup and offset any amounts payable to Partner under the Program against any amounts that Poly determines Partner owes to Poly. Poly may elect to pay applicable taxes on certain amounts paid through programs offered under these Terms. Poly and you agree to cooperate to qualify for the benefits of any applicable treaty for the avoidance of double taxation and to provide to each other relevant documentation for same. You may have access to or be exposed to through the Partner Portal or other means Information or other materials, data or information that is not generally known to the public, whether such information is in written, oral, electronic, web site-based, or other forms collectively, "Confidential Information".

You will keep all Confidential Information strictly confidential for a period of three 3 years after the termination of these Terms, using at least the same degree of care as you use to protect your own confidential information, but no less than reasonable care. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms, your confidentiality obligations with respect to Personal Information and trade secrets of Poly or Poly Affiliate shall never expire in the case of trade secrets of Poly, trade secrets shall remain confidential as long as these remain trade secrets.

You may only use the Confidential Information in furtherance of your performance under these Terms. The Confidential Information may only be disclosed to your employees, affiliates, or consultants who have at least an equivalent confidentiality obligation as set out in this Section, and who have a genuine need to know such Confidential Information for your performance under these Terms.

You agree to not: i divulge any Confidential Information or any information derived therefrom to any third person; ii make any use whatsoever at any time of any Confidential Information except as expressly permitted hereunder; iii reverse engineer, disassemble, or decompile any software, or other tangible objects that embody the Confidential Information; iv copy the Confidential Information, except as required to accomplish the intent of these Terms; and v reproduce the Confidential Information without including all of the original confidentiality or proprietary rights notices or legends, if any.

These confidentiality obligations do not apply to any Confidential Information that: a you can demonstrate was in your possession before your receipt from Poly; b is or becomes publicly available through no fault by you; or c you rightfully received from a third party without a duty of confidentiality.

If you are required by a government body or court of law to disclose any Confidential Information, you agree to give Poly reasonable notice in advance. You acknowledge that damages for improper disclosure of Confidential Information may be irreparable and that Poly shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including injunction and preliminary injunction, in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity.

You represent that you have permission from all of the applicable individuals to use and disclose Personal Information and you hereby grant Poly permission to use and disclose such Personal Information for the purposes of conducting the Program and any programs in accordance with these Terms and any applicable laws.

You agree on behalf of yourself and behalf of each User that Poly may send communications to you and your Users in relation to this Program. If you or a User no longer wishes to receive our communications, you or the User may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each communication if applicable ; by emailing us at privacy poly.

Each of Poly and you shall be responsible for its own compliance with laws, regulations and other legal requirements applicable to the conduct of its business and these Terms and the DPA. The Products, including any third-party software, licensed or sold under these Terms, and the transactions contemplated by these Terms, which may include technology and software, are subject to the customs and export control laws and regulations of the United States and may also be subject to the customs and export laws and regulations of the country in which the Products are manufactured or received or transitioned through.

You shall refrain from any activity in connection with these Terms and the Program that would constitute a violation by you, your Affiliates, employees, contractors, or agents of the provisions of the U. Export Administration Regulations, U. Anti-Boycott regulations, and various U. You will comply with and abide by the aforementioned laws and regulations. You shall ensure that any third party that you request Poly to route Product to directly has also been made aware of the associated export controls.

You shall refrain from any activity in connection with these Terms that would constitute a violation of applicable anti-corruption laws, including, without limitation, i the U. If you are charged with, or receive notice of, a potential violation of, or non-compliance with, any anti-corruption law, you shall promptly notify Poly of such charges or notification in writing.

You further warrant, and shall so certify in writing to Poly, upon request, that your business practices are in conformity with the requirement of this Section. You represent and warrant that the operations of Partner and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with anti-money laundering laws and all applicable financial record keeping and reporting requirements, rules, regulations and guidelines applicable to you and your subsidiaries "Money Laundering Laws" and no action, suit or proceeding is before any court or government agency or body involving you or your subsidiaries with respect to Money Laundering Laws.

You acknowledge that Poly may conduct, and Partner will comply, with any reviews and investigations of Partner under this Section. You agree and acknowledge that you will provide reasonable training related to compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Money Laundering Laws to all of your employees performing services in connection with these Terms or in relation to the Products, and export control training to all employees involved in the export or shipment of the Products.

Partner shall maintain an anti-corruption compliance program and adequate internal financial and management controls and procedures that are reasonably designed to monitor, audit, and detect and prevent Prohibited Payments and any direct or indirect use of the proceeds that does not comply with applicable law. You shall ensure that each User is aware of and is required to comply with these Terms and you agree that you are solely responsible for the acts and omissions of your Users.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, you shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Poly, Poly Affiliates, and their respective successors and assigns from any claim, loss, fine, penalty, demand, cause of action, debt, damages, or liability including reasonable attorney or legal fees, expenses, and court costs arising from any violation by you or any User of these Terms including without limitation Section 7 , any Associated Program Terms, any other agreement between you and Poly or between the User and Poly, or any applicable laws or regulations.

You may withdraw from the Program at any time by notifying Poly in writing, including any locations designated by Poly in the Partner Portal. Upon termination of these Terms, the license and rights granted hereunder shall terminate completely and Partner shall cease to use Information and Partner Portal and shall promptly destroy, and certify to Poly if requested, all tangible copies of the Information in its possession.

All provisions that by their nature are intended to survive the termination shall survive. Partner agrees to waive and hereby does waive the benefit of any law or regulation providing compensation to Partner rising from the termination of these Terms and Partner warrants that such waiver is irrevocable and enforceable by Poly.

Poly has the right to terminate or discontinue access to the Information or Partner Portal, at its convenience, by sending written notice thereof notices may be made available by Poly through the Partner Portal or be otherwise communicated to you in writing. Any attempted assignment, sub-license, or transfer in violation of the foregoing shall be null and void. Any successor to your company in a corporate transaction may apply as a new partner under these Terms.

You and Poly are independent contractors and shall have no authority to bind the other. Neither these Terms nor your participation in the Program shall be deemed to create a partnership, agency, joint venture, franchise, or other similar arrangement, and the employees, agents, or representatives of one party shall not be deemed to be employees, agents, or representatives of the other party. If the parties are unable to resolve any claim, controversy or dispute arising from, out of, or relating to the Program or these Terms "Dispute" following notice of the Dispute to the other party, you may withdraw participation in the Program without any further recourse from Poly.

Poly may pursue all courses of action available at law or in equity in its sole discretion. The parties hereby consent to the jurisdiction of, and waive any venue objections against, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and the Superior and Municipal Courts of the State of California, Santa Clara County, in any litigation arising out of or in connection with the Agreement.

Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Singapore International Commercial Court all disputes arising out of or in connection with the present contract, including any question relating to its existence, validity or termination.

The parties hereby agree that proceedings commenced under these Terms will be settled by a competent court in London, United Kingdom. We retain the right to modify the Program or any aspect of it, including these Terms, at any time.

We will provide Notice of Program changes through the Partner Portal. You are responsible for regularly checking the Partner Portal, and your continuing participation in, and performance under, the Program shall be deemed to be your acceptance of such changes as of the effective date of the modifications. And you can advance through the program levels — Registered, Silver, Gold, and Platinum — with growing rewards for your contributions, capabilities, and commitments.

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