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GALE GROUP. INC. AND CITY of FORT WORTH'S AGREEMENT
FOR ON-LINE LANGUAGE LEARNING TOOLS
This AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the CITY OF
FORT WORTH (the "City"), a home rule municipal corporation situated in portions of Tarrant, Denton
and Wise Counties, Texas, acting by and through Charles Daniels, its duly authorized Assistant City
Manager, and THE GALE GROUP, INC., ("Gale Group"), a Delaware and acting by and through Frank
Menchaca, its duly authorized EVP Publishing, each individually referred to as a "party' and
collectively referred to as the "parties."
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS:
The Contract documents shall include the following:
1. This License Agreement for PowerSpeak Languages, an online learning tool for the City
Library
2. Exhibit A — Subscription and Hosting Services Agreement
3. Exhibit B -- Licensed Content, Fees and Subscription Period
All Exhibits attached hereto are incorporated herein and made a part of this License Agreement for all
purposes. In the event of any conflict between the documents, the terms and conditions of this Agreement
shall control.
1. SCOPE OF SERVICES.
Gale Group hereby agrees to provide the City with subscription and hosting services for the
purpose of continuing the City's license for PowerSpeak Languages, an online language -learning tool.
Attached hereto and incorporated for all purposes incident to this Agreement is Exhibit "A,"
Subscription and Hosting Services Agreement, and Exhibit "B", Licensed Content, Fees and
Subscription Period, more specifically describing the services, fees and subscription to be provided
hereunder.
2. TERM.
This Agreement shall commence upon the date that both the City and Gale Group have
executed this Agreement ("Effective Date") and shall continue in full force and effect from July 1,2012 to
June 30, 2013 ("(Initial Term"), unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement. Following the Initial Term, this Agreement shall be renewable at the option of the City for
two additional terms of one year each (each a "Renewal Term"). The City shall provide Gale Group with
written notice of its intent to renew at least thirty (30) days prior to the end of each term.
3. COMPENSATION.
The City shall pay Gale Group an amount not to exceed $11,680.20 in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement and the Payment Schedule attached as Exhibit "B," Schedule 1 -Licensed Content,
Fees and Subscription Period which is incorporated for all purposes herein. Gale Group shall not perform
any additional services for the City not specified by this Agreement unless the City requests and approves
in writing the additional costs for such services. The City shall not be liable for any additional expenses of
Gale Group not specified by this Agreement unless the City first approves such expenses in writing.
Additional terms are provided for in Exhibit "B".
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4. TERMINATION.
4.1. Written Notice.
The City or Gale Group may terminate this Agreement at any time and for any reason by
providing the other party with 30 days' written notice of termination. Additional terms are more
particularly described in section 3.0 of Exhibit "A".
4.2 Non -appropriation of Funds.
In the event no funds or insufficient funds are appropriated by the City in any fiscal
period for any payments due hereunder, City will notify Gale Group of such occurrence and this
Agreement shall terminate on the last day of the fiscal period for which appropriations were
received without penalty or expense to the City of any kind whatsoever, except as to the portions
of the payments herein agreed upon for which funds have been appropriated.
4.3 Duties and Obliaations of the Parties.
In the event that this Agreement is terminated prior to the Expiration Date, the City shall
pay Gale Group for services actually rendered up to the effective date of termination and Gale
Group shall continue to provide the City with services requested by the City and in accordance
with this Agreement up to the effective date of termination. Additional terms are provided for in
section 3 of Exhibit 'A' .
5. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
Gale Group hereby warrants to the City that Gale Group has made full disclosure in writing of
any existing or potential conflicts of interest related to Gale Group's services under this Agreement In
the event that any conflicts of interest arise after the Effective Date of this Agreement, Gale Group
hereby agrees immediately to make full disclosure to the City in writing. Gale Group, for itself and its
officers, agents and employees, further agrees that it shall treat all information provided to it by the City
as confidential and shall not disclose any such information to a third party without the prior written
approval of the City. Gale Group shall store and maintain City Information in a secure manner and shall
not allow unauthorized users to access, modify delete or otherwise corrupt City Information in any way
Gale Group shall notify the City immediately if the security or integrity of any City information has been
compromised or is believed to have been compromised.
6. RIGHT TO AUDIT.
Gale Group agrees that the City shall, until the expiration of three (3) years after final payment
under this contract, or the final conclusion of any audit commenced during the said three years, have
access to and the right to examine at reasonable times any directly pertinent books, documents, papers
and records of the Gale Group involving transactions relating to this Contract at no additional cost to the
City. Gale Group agrees that the City shall have access during normal working hours to all necessary
Gale Group facilities and shall be provided adequate and appropriate work space in order to conduct
audits in compliance with the provisions of this section. The City shall give Gale Group reasonable
advance notice of intended audits. The City shall bear the costs related to conducting the audit,
including the audit group, travel expenses and document mailings.
7. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
It is expressly understood and agreed that Gale Group shall operate as an independent
contractor as to all rights and privileges and work performed under this agreement, and not as agent
representative or employee of the City. Subject to and in accordance with the conditions and provisions
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of this Agreement, Gale Group shall have the exclusive right to control the details of its operations and
activities and be solely responsible for the acts and omissions of its officers, agents, servants,
employees, contractors and subcontractors. Gale Group acknowledges that the doctrine of respondeat
superior shall not apply as between the City, its officers agents, servants and employees, and Gale
Group, its officers, agents, employees, servants, contractors and subcontractors. Gale Group further
agrees that nothing herein shall be construed as the creation of a partnership or joint enterprise
between City and Gale Group. It is further understood that the City shall in no way be considered a Co -
employer or a Joint employer of Gale Group or any officers, agents, servants, employees or
subcontractors of Gale Group. Neither Gale Group, nor any officers, agents, servants, employees or
subcontractors of Gale Group shall be entitled to any employment benefits from the City. Gale Group
shall be responsible and liable for any and all payment and reporting of taxes on behalf of itself, and any
of its officers, agents, servants, employees or subcontractors.
8. LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION.
A. LIABILITY - GALE GROUP SHALL BE LIABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL
PROPERTY LOSS PROPERTY DAMAGE ANDIOR PERSONAL INJURY INCLUDING DEATH, TO
ANY AND ALL PERSONS, OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER WHETHER REAL OR ASSERTED, TO
THE EXTENT CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENT ACT(S) OR OMISSION(S) MALFEASANCE OR
INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT OF GALE GROUP, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS OR
EMPLOYEES.
B. INDEMNIFICATION - GALE GROUP HEREBY COVENANTS AND AGREES TO INDEMNIFY,
HOLD HARMLESS AND DEFEND THE CITY, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS AND
EMPLOYEES, FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR LAWSUITS OF ANY KIND OR
CHARACTER, WHETHER REAL OR ASSERTED, FOR EITHER PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS
(INCLUDING ALLEGED DAMAGE OR LOSS TO GALE GROUP'S BUSINESS AND ANY
RESULTING LOST PROFITS) AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING DEATH, TO ANY AND
ALL PERSONS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, TO THE
EXTENT CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENT ACTS OR OMISSIONS OR MALFEASANCE OF GALE
GROUP, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS OR EMPLOYEES.
9. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBCONTRACTING.
Gale Group and the City shall not assign or subcontract any of its duties, obligations or rights
under this Agreement without the other party's prior written consent. If the non -assigning party grants
consent to an assignment, the assignee shall execute a written agreement with the City and the Gale
Group under which the assignee agrees to be bound by the duties and obligations of the assigning party
under this Agreement The assigning party and Assignee shall be jointly liable for all assigning party's
responsibilities under this Agreement prior to the effective date of the assignment If the non -assigning
party grants consent to a subcontract, the subcontractor shall execute a written agreement with the
assigning party referencing this Agreement under which the subcontractor shall agree to be bound by the
duties and obligations of the assigning party under this Agreement as such duties and obligations may
apply. The assigning party shall provide the non -assigning party with a fully executed copy of any such
subcontract.
10. INSURANCE.
Gale Group shall provide the City with certificate(s) of insurance documenting policies of the
following minimum coverage limits that are to be in effect prior to commencement of any work pursuant
to this Agreement:
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10.1 Coverage and Limits
(a) Commercial General Liability
$1,000,000 Each Occurrence
$1,000,000 Aggregate
(b) Automobile Liability
$1,000,000 Each occurrence on a combined single limit basis
Coverage shall be on any vehicle used by the Gale Group, its employees, agents,
representatives in the course of the providing services under this Agreement. "Any vehicle" shall
be any vehicle owned, hired and non -owned
(c)
Worker's Compensation - Statutory limits
Employer's liability
$100,000 Each accident/occurrence
$100,000 Disease - per each employee
$500,000 Disease - policy limit
This coverage may be written as follows:
Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability coverage with limits consistent with statutory
benefits outlined in the Texas workers' Compensation Act (Art. 8308 — 1.01 et seq. Tex. Rev.
Civ. Stat.) and minimum policy limits for Employers' Liability of $100,000 each
accident/occurrence, $500,000 bodily injury disease policy limit and $100,000 per disease per
employee
(d) Technology Liability (E&O)
$1,000,000 Each Claim Limit
$1,000,000 Aggregate Limit
Coverage shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(i) Failure to prevent unauthorized access
(ii) Unauthorized disclosure of information
(iii) Implantation of malicious code or computer virus
(iv) Fraud, Dishonest or Intentional Acts with final adjudication language
Technology coverage may be provided through an endorsement to the Commercial General
Liability (CGL) policy, or a separate policy specific to Technology E&O. Either is acceptable if
coverage meets all other requirements. Any deductible will be the sole responsibility of the Prime
Vendor and may not exceed $50,000 without the written approval of the City. Coverage shall be
claims -made, with a retroactive or prior acts date that is on or before the effective date of this
Contract. Coverage shall be maintained for the duration of the contractual agreement and for two
(2) years following completion of services provided. An annual certificate of insurance shall be
submitted to the City to evidence coverage.
10.2 General Requirements
(a)
The commercial general liability and automobile liability policies shall name the City as an
additional insured thereon, as its interests may appear. The term City shall include its
employees, officers, officials, agents, and volunteers in respect to the contracted services.
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The workers' compensation policy shall include a Waiver of Subrogation (Right of Recovery) in
favor of the City of Fort Worth.
A minimum of Thirty (30) days notice of cancellation or reduction in limits of coverage shall be
provided to the City. Ten (10) days notice shall be acceptable in the event of non-payment of
premium. Notice shall be sent to the Risk Manager, City of Fort Worth, 1000 Throckmorton, Fort
Worth, Texas 76102, with copies to the City Attorney at the same address.
(d) The insurers for all policies must be licensed and/or approved to do business in the State of
Texas. All insurers must have a minimum rating of A- VII in the current A.M. Best Key Rating
Guide, or have reasonably equivalent financial strength and solvency to the satisfaction of Risk
Management. If the rating is below that required, written approval of Risk Management is
required.
(e) Any failure on the part of the City to request required insurance documentation shall not
constitute a waiver of the insurance requirement.
(f) Certificates of Insurance evidencing that the Gale Group has obtained all required insurance shall
be delivered to the City prior to Gale Group proceeding with any work pursuant to this Agreement
11. NON-DISCRIMINATION COVENANT.
Gale Group for itself, its personal representatives, assigns, subcontractors and successors in
interest, as part of the consideration herein, agrees that in the performance of Gale Group's duties and
obligations hereunder, it shall not discriminate in the treatment or employment of any individual or group
of individuals on any basis prohibited by law. If any claim arises from an alleged violation of this non-
discrimination covenant by Gale Group, its personal representatives, assigns, subcontractors or
successors in interest, Gale Group agrees to assume such liability and to indemnify and defend the City
and hold the City harmless from such claim.
12. NOTICES.
Notices required pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall be conclusively determined
to have been delivered when (1) hand -delivered to the other party, its agents employees, servants or
representatives, (2) delivered by facsimile with electronic confirmation of the transmission, or (3)
received by the other party by United States Mail, registered, return receipt requested, addressed as
follows:
City of Fort Worth
Attn: Charles Daniels, Assistant City Manager
1000 Throckmorton
Fort Worth TX 76102-6311
Facsimile: (817) 392-8654
13. SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES.
Name of Gale Group
Attn: Karen Bailey, Contract Admin.
27500 Drake Road
Farmington, Michigan 48331-3535
Facsimile. (248) 699-8032
Neither the City nor Gale Group shall, during the term of this agreement and additionally for a
period of one year after its termination, solicit for employment or employ, whether as employee or
independent contractor, any person who is or has been employed by the other during the term of this
agreement, without the prior written consent of the person's employer.
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14. GOVERNMENTAL POWERS/IMMUNITIES
It is understood and agreed that by execution of this Agreement, the City does not waive or
surrender any of its governmental powers or immunities.
15. NO WAIVER.
The failure of the City or Gale Group to insist upon the performance of any term or provision of
this Agreement or to exercise any right granted herein shall not constitute a waiver of the City's or Gale
Group's respective right to insist upon appropriate performance or to assert any such right on any future
occasion.
16. GOVERNING LAW / VENUE.
If any action, whether real or asserted, at law or in equity, is brought pursuant to this Agreement,
venue for such action shall lie in state courts located in Tarrant County, Texas or the United States
District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division
17. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.
18. FORCE MAJEURE.
The City and Gale Group shall exercise their best efforts to meet their respective duties and
obligations as set forth in this Agreement, but shall not be held liable for any delay or omission in
performance due to force majeure or other causes beyond their reasonable control including, but not
limited to, compliance with any government law, ordinance or regulation, acts of God, acts of the public
enemy, fires strikes, lockouts, natural disasters, wars, riots, material or labor restrictions by any
governmental authority, transportation problems and/or any other similar causes.
19. HEADINGS NOT CONTROLLING.
Headings and titles used in this Agreement are for reference purposes only, shall not be deemed
a part of this Agreement, and are not intended to define or limit the scope of any provision of this
Agreement
20. REVIEW OF COUNSEL.
The parties acknowledge that each party and its counsel have reviewed and revised this
Agreement and that the normal rules of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved
against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or exhibits hereto.
21. AMENDMENTS.
No amendment of this Agreement shall be binding upon a party hereto unless such amendment
is set forth in a written instrument, which is executed by an authorized representative of each party
22. ENTIRETY OF AGREEMENT.
This Agreement, including the schedule of exhibits attached hereto and any documents
incorporated herein by reference, contains the entire understanding and agreement between the City
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and Gale Group, their assigns and successors in interest, as to the matters contained herein. Any prior
or contemporaneous oral or written agreement is hereby declared null and void to the extent in conflict
with any provision of this Agreement.
23. SIGNATURE AUTHORITY.
The person signing this agreement hereby warrants that he/she has the legal authority to execute
this agreement on behalf of the respective party, and that such binding authority has been granted by
proper order, resolution, ordinance or other authorization of the entity. The other party is fully entitled to
rely on this warranty and representation in entering into this Agreement.
24. COUNTERPARTS.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and each counterpart shall, for all
purposes, be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same
instrument.
25. WARRANTY OF SERVICES.
Gale Group warrants that its services will be of a professional quality and conform to generally
prevailing industry standards. City must give written notice of any breach of this warranty within thirty (30)
days from the date that the services are completed. In such event, at Gale Group's option Gale Group
will provide a pro-rata refund the fees paid by the City to Gale Group for the nonconforming services for
the unexpired term of the Agreement.
26. PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT
Consultant understands and acknowledges that the City is a public entity under the laws of the
State of Texas and as such, all documents held by the City are subject to disclosure under Chapter 552
of the Texas Government Code. Consultant shall clearly indicate to the City what information it deems
proprietary. If the City is required to disclose any documents that may reveal any Consultant Proprietary
Information to third parties under the Texas Government Code, or by any other legal process, law, rule or
judicial order by a court of competent jurisdiction, the City will notify Consultant prior to disclosure of such
documents, and give Consultant the opportunity to submit reasons for objections to disclosure. The City
agrees to restrict access to Consultant's information to those persons within its organization who have a
need to know for purposes of management of this Contract. The City agrees to inform its employees of
the obligations under this paragraph and to enforce rules and procedures that will prevent any un-
authorized disclosure or transfer of information. The City will use its best efforts to secure and protect
Company's information in the same manner and to the same degree it protects its own proprietary
information; however, the City does not guarantee that any information deemed proprietary by Consultant
will be protected from public disclosure if release is required by law. The foregoing obligation regarding
confidentiality shall remain in effect for a period of three (3) years after the expiration of this Contract.
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IN WIT/SS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement in multiples this ay of
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ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
CITY OF FORT WORTH:
By:
arles Daniels
As'Thstant City Manager
Date: / O. 25.12..
ATTEST:
By:
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City Sec a
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APPROVED ,. S TO FORM AND LI GALI T Y:
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By: I MI
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Assistant City Attorney
CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION:
M&C: None required
Date Approved:
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TIE GALE GROUP, INC:
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EXHIBIT "A"
SUBSCRIPTION AND HOSTING SERVICES AGREEMENT
This License Agreement is by and between The Gale Group, Inc ("Gale"), a Delaware corporation, with
its principal office at 27500 Drake Rd., Farmington Hills, MI, USA 48331-3535 and the following
Licensee:
Name of Licensee: Fort Worth Public Library
Jurisdiction of Formation: Texas
Address: 500 W. Third Street: Fort Worth TX 76102-7305,
By using the subscription -hosting services available through Gale or by making the services available to
Authorized Users, the Authorized Users and the Licensee agree to comply with the following terms and
conditions For purposes of this Agreement ' Authorized Sites' are the Internet websites or any other
remote site operated by Licensee with secure access from which Authorized Users can obtain access to
Gale's databases and services; "Authorized Users" are employees, staff, students and registered patrons
affiliated with the Licensee and persons with legal access to the Licensee's collections and facilities
onsite (` walk-ins") and persons remote ("remote users") from Licensee's physical location whose
access is authenticated by a secure server or other systems from Licensee's site or campus but not persons
at remote sites or campuses with separate administrations (for avoidance of doubt, separate
administrations include without limitation other schools, public libraries and college and academic
universities). Upon request Gale will provide price quotes to allow for access within sites with separate
administrations.
Use of and access to Gale databases and services shall be limited to the customary services provided to
Authorized Users and shall not include providing access to other libraries or third parties, unless
specifically authorized by Gale. The Licensee's Authorized Users may only access the Licensed Content
(as defined below) via the Licensee's Authorized Sites using such Authorized User's personal access
codes provided by the Licensee. Users may not share their access codes with others or access the
Licensed Content as an Authorized User under this Agreement other than via an Authorized Site. For
example student patrons in K12 libraries or facilities using onsite access to terminals or workstations
within school premises are restricted from accessing the Licensed Content using public or state issued
library identification/user cards without prior written consent of Gale. Subcontractors, affiliates and
other third party contacts of the Licensee are not defined as Authorized Users under this license and as
such are not granted access rights without the prior written consent of Gale.
1.0 License
1.1 Grant of License Gale hereby grants to Licensee, the non -transferable, non-exclusive right to access
and use the content provided by Gale via the on-line, FTP electronic feed or CD-ROM products
("Licensed Content") as listed in the attached schedule, to download, display, view and print and/or
make limited paper or electronic copies of citations, abstracts, full text or portions thereof for internal
business purposes and for Licensee's Authorized Users' educational research and personal non-
commercial use only. Licensee shall not use the Licensed Content as a component of, or a basis for, a
directory, database or other publication prepared for sale, exchange, barter or transfer, rent, lease,
loan, resell for profit, distribute, alter or in any other manner commercially exploit any data or
documentation received from the Licensed Content. Gale reserves the right at any tune to withdraw
from the Licensed Content any item or part of an item for which it no longer retains sufficient rights,
or which it has reasonable grounds to believe infringes copyright or is defamatory, obscene, unlawful
or otherwise objectionable.
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1 2 Limitation on Grant of Rights. All rights in and to Licensed Content not specifically provided to
Licensee hereunder shall remain the exclusive property of Gale and its licensors. Accordingly:
a Licensee may incorporate parts of the Licensed Content in electronic course packs and electronic
reserve collections for the use by Authorized Users but not for printed (hard) copy versions of
course packs, commercial use or resale Each such item shall carry appropriate acknowledgement
of the source, listing title and author of the extract, title and author of the work and the publisher.
Course packs in non -electronic non -print perceptible form, such as audio or Braille may also be
offered to visually impaired Authorized Users. The Licensee shall delete or destroy all copies of
such items when they are no longer used for such purpose.
b. Licensee may provide electronic links to the Licensed Content from Licensee's web page(s).
Gale will assist Licensee upon request in creating such links effectively. Licensee shall make
changes in the appearance of such links and/or statements accompanying such links as reasonably
requested by Gale.
e. Authorized Users may transmit to a third party individual in hard copy or electronically, minimal,
insubstantial portions of the Licensed Content for personal, scholarly or educational use, or
scientific research but in no event may any Licensed Content be used or transmitted for
commercial purposes. In addition, Authorized Users have the right to use, with appropriate
attribution to Gale, figures, tables and brief excerpts from the Licensed Content in the Authorized
User's own scientific, scholarly and educational works.
d. Authorized Users who remotely access the Licensed Content may do so from home or another
location, provided, that proper security procedures are undertaken by the Licensee that will
prevent remote access by unauthorized users. Licensee shall take all reasonable precautions to
limit the usage of the Licensed Content to those specifically authorized by this Agreement and
shall use reasonable efforts to inform its Authorized Users of the provisions of this Agreement
The Licensee agrees to notify Gale if it becomes aware of any of the following. (a) any loss or
theft of the Licensee's passwords(s); (b) any unauthorized use of any of the Licensee's
passwords(s) of the Licensed Content; or (c) any breach by an Authorized User of the terms of
this Agreement. Upon becoming aware of any breach of the terms of this Agreement by an
Authorized User, the Licensee agrees to work with Gale to correct such practices. Notification of
claims of copyright infringement regarding materials available or accessible on, through, or in
connection with Gale's services may be sent to Cengage Learning, Inc., 200 First Stamford Place,
Stamford, CT 06905, Attention: General Counsel
2.0 Warranties
A. Gale warrants to the Licensee and its Authorized Users, that the Licensed Content used in accordance
with this Agreement does not infringe the copyright or any other proprietary or intellectual property
rights of any person Gale further warrants that it owns and has the right to make available the
Licensed Content to the Licensee
B. Gale shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide continuous availability of the online
Licensed Content, subject to periodic unavailability due to maintenance of the server(s), the
installation or testing of software, the loading of data and downtime related to equipment, the failure
of communications networks, or services outside of control of Gale. Gale shall use reasonable efforts
to provide an average of 98% up time per month. Scheduled downtime will be performed at a time to
minimize inconvenience to Licensees worldwide.
C. Although Gale believes the Licensed Content to be reliable, Gale does not guarantee or warrant any
information or materials contained in or produced by the Licensed Content or the accuracy,
completeness or reliability of the Licensed Content Any data or information contained in or provided
in connection with the Licensed Content may be incomplete or condensed EXCEPT FOR THE
EXPRESS WARRANTIES STATED TN THIS AGREEMENT, GALE PROVIDES THE
LICENSED CONTENT ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND
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GALE DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL GALE BE LIABLE FOR: INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING FOR LOST PROFITS,
LOST DATA, OR OTHERWISE.
D. IN NO EVENT SHALL GALE OR ANY THIRD PARTY DATA SUPPLIER BE LIABLE FOR
DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE LICENSED CONTENT OR FOR THE
LOSS OR DAMAGE OR CORRUPTION OF DATA, LOSS OF PROGRAMS, LOSS OF
BUSINESS OR GOODWILL, OR OTHER DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY NATURE ARISING
OUT OF THE USE, OR INABILITY TO USE THE LICENSED CONTENT, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSSES ARISING FROM ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR OTHER
INACCURAC I H S IN OR CORRUPTION CAUSED WHETHER BY TRANSMISSION
PROCESSING OR OTHERWISE TO THE MATERIAL PUBLISHED IN THE LICENSED
CONTENT OR OTHERWISE MADE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE LICENSED CON "IENT IN
NO EVENT SHALL GALE'S OR THIRD PARTY DATA SUPPLIER S LIABILITY UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR
OTHERWISE EXCEED THE ANNUAL FEE RECEIVED BY GALE FROM LICENSEE
E. The parties further agree that this license is subject to the copyright act and laws governing
infringement of copyrights and other intellectual property rights including, without limitation, 28
U.S.C. sec. 1498(b)
3.0 Termination.
3.1 Either party may at any time (without prej udice to its other rights or remedies) terminate this
Agreement and any order form hereunder or in connection herewith (an "Order Form") with written
notice to the other party in the following circumstances:
a. With respect to the delivery of any part of the Licensed Content from any third party (a
"Source"), upon request of such Source or immediately upon termination of Gale's agreement
with such Source.
b. If either party commits a material or persistent breach of any term of this Agreement or the terms
and condition of any Order Form and fails to remedy the breach (if capable of remedy) within
thirty (30) days of notification in writing by the non -breaching party.
If the Licensee willingly defaults in making payment of the fee as specified in Section 4 of this
Agreement and fails to remedy such default after receiving thirty (30) days of notification hi
writing by Gale.
d. If for any reason at any time during any term of this Agreement the Fort Worth City Council fails
to appropriate sufficient funds for the Licensee to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement
provided that such termination shall be effective on the later of (i) thirty (30) days following
delivery of written notice from the Licensee to Gale of the Licensee s intention to terminate or (ii)
the last date for which funding has been appropriated by the City Council for the purposes set
forth in the Agreement.
e. If Gale assigns this Agreement to an affiliate or a successor in interest or in connection with a
change of control or transfer of assets to which this Agreement relates and Licensee provides
Gale with thirty (30) days' advance written notice of the Licensee's intention to terminate.
3.2 On termination all rights and obligations of the parties automatically terminate:
a Licensee shall immediately cease to distribute or make available the Licensed Content to
Authorized Users, and shall destroy all Licensed Content locally mounted pursuant to Section 1.2
b. On termination of this Agreement by the Licensee for cause, Gale shall forthwith credit the
proportion of the fee that represents the paid but unexpired part of the access period.
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c. In the case of Licensed Content for which a fee is paid for continual or perpetual access to the
materials, on termination of this Agreement, (otherwise than as a result of notice being given
by Gale for breach of contract) Gale shall provide reasonable assistance to the Licensee as needed
to enable the Licensee and any third part vendor engaged by the Licensee to host, and provide to
Licensee and its Authorized Users uninterrupted on-line Internet web -based access to the
Licensed Content
d. Use of the CD-ROMs and FTP electronic feeds after subscription expiration is subject to
the license granted under this Agreement. In the case of CD-ROM or FTP electronic
feeds for which a license fee is paid for continual or perpetual access to the materials,
Licensee may retain the CD-ROM or FTP electronic feed unless the license is terminated
due to breach of this Agreement. In the event of breach of any term of this Agreement,
Gale may, in addition to its other legal rights and remedies terminate the license granted
and upon written notice of such termination Licensee shall certify the destruction of all
copies of the Licensed Content including the CD-ROMs of FTP electronic feeds as well
as any downloaded copies of the licensed materials.
A. Affirmative Action, Non -Discrimination in Hiring and Employment. Gale shall comply with all
federal and state laws, rules and regulations promoting fair employment practices or prohibiting
employment discrimination and unfair labor practices and shall not discriminate in the hiring of any
applicant for employment nor shall any qualified employee be demoted, discharged or otherwise
subject to discrimination in the tenure, position, promotional opportunities, wages, benefits or terms
and conditions of their employment because of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex religion,
disability, handicap, sexual orientation or for exercising any rights afforded by law.
B. Equal Opportunity. Gale shall not discriminate against any individual with respect to his or her
compensation, terms conditions or privileges of employment or discriminate in any way that would
deprive or intend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect
his or her status an employee because of such individual s race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
age, handicap, medical condition, sexual orientation or marital status
C. Copyrighted Works. Except for the specific rights granted herein, all right title and interest, including
copyrights to the Licensed Content, are owned exclusively by Gale and its licensors. All rights in
respect thereof are reserved to Gale and such licensors. Through this Agreement Licensee obtains
certain limited rights to the Licensed Content but Licensee does not obtain or own any rights in the
copyrights or any other intellectual property rights that may be associated with such Licensed
Content. All such copyrights and intellectual property rights remain the property of Gale and its
licensors.
D. Confidentiality. Licensee shall exercise due diligence to maintain all information in confidence and
will use the Information solely in connection with the purposes agreed upon between the parties
"Due diligence' shall mean at least the same precautions and standard of care Licensee would use to
safeguard proprietary information and financial terms of its own and other vendors. Notwithstanding
the foregoing the terms and conditions of this Agreement may be disclosed by Licensee as part of
normal reporting and/or evaluation procedure to those persons within the recipient s organization who
have a reasonable need to know the information and who have been informed of and agree to abide
by the restrictions relating to duplication, disclosure, and use of all such data and/or information
described herein. Gale acknowledges that Licensee may be required to release information in
response to a request under the Texas Public Information Act or in connection with other legal
process, law, rule, or judicial order by a court of competent jurisdiction; Licensee agrees to utilize its
best efforts to notify Gale prior to any disclosure under such circumstances.
E Survival. The provisions of Sections 2 and 4 (1) shall survive the termination or expiration of this
Agreement for any reason.
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Bill to Contact:
EXHIBIT B
LICENSED CONTENT, FEES, SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD
Fort Worth Public Library
Bill to Address: 500 W. Third Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102-7305
Product
Powerspeak Languages
# of Extended
Users/Site Price
Unlimited $11,680.20
Users
Subscription Term Dates: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013 Total Subscription Amount: $11,680.20
Term. This Agreement shall commence for the Initial Term (the ` Initial Term ') and shall extend through
the term stated above and remain in effect unless earlier terminated or extended as provided for herein.
Payment. All fees shall include applicable sales, use, excise, or similar taxes if applicable. The fee is
due within thirty (30) days after invoice date.
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