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Router Firmware Software Licence & Sharedband Aggregation Service Terms & Conditions

SHAREDBAND SOFTWARE HAS BEEN PRE-INSTALLED ON THE ROUTER, OR SUBSTITUTE COPIES OR UPGRADES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU FOR USE WITH THE ROUTER (“ROUTER”). BEFORE YOU USE THE ROUTER OR RUN THE SOFTWARE, CAREFULLY READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. BY USING THE ROUTER OR RUNNING OR OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS INCLUDING THE LICENCE (“TERMS”) AND ARE BECOMING THE LICENSEE TO THIS LICENCE (“LICENCE”), WHICH CONSTITUTES A LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT BETWEEN THE LICENSEE (“YOU/YOUR“) AND THE LICENSOR, SHAREDBAND LIMITED (“SHAREDBAND“).

The Contract
1. If You do not agree to the Terms You must not use the Router or the Software and must immediately delete copies of the Software in Your possession. You may return the Router and/or Software to the place where you obtained it for a refund of the fees, if any, that you paid for the Router and/or Software. If you accessed the Software electronically, click “disagree/decline”. For Software included with your purchase of the Router, you must return the entire hardware/software package in order to obtain a refund of the fees, if any, that you paid.
2. By using the Router You are agreeing to and will be deemed to accept these Terms.
3. These Terms shall apply to and be incorporated in the Contract (as defined below) and shall prevail over any other terms or conditions.
4. No addition to, variation of, exclusion or attempted exclusion of these Terms shall be binding on You unless in writing and signed by a duly authorised representative of Sharedband.
Basis of sale
1. Any quotation is valid for a period of 30 days only, and Sharedband may withdraw it at any time by notice to You.
2. Each order or acceptance of a quotation for a Router by You shall be deemed to be an offer by You subject to these Terms.
3. A binding contract shall come into existence between You and Sharedband once Sharedband issues a written order acknowledgement to You, or Sharedband delivers the Router(s) to You (whichever occurs earlier) (“Contract”).
4. Sharedband may deliver the Router(s) by separate instalments. Each separate instalment shall be invoiced and paid for in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Contract. Each instalment shall be a separate Contract and no cancellation or termination by either party of any one Contract relating to an instalment shall entitle You to repudiate or cancel any other Contract or instalment.
5. No order which has been acknowledged by Sharedband may be cancelled by You, unless Sharedband agrees in writing and provided that You indemnify Sharedband in full against all loss (including without limitation loss of profit), costs (including without limitation the cost of all labour and materials used), damages, charges and expenses incurred by Sharedband as a result of cancellation.
Quantity and Description
1. The quantity and description of the Router(s) shall be as set out in Sharedband’s acknowledgement of order or (if there is no acknowledgment of order) quotation.
2. All samples, drawings, descriptive matter, specifications and advertising issued by Sharedband, and any descriptions or illustrations contained in Sharedband’s catalogues or brochures are issued or published for illustrative purposes only and do not form part of the Contract.
3. Sharedband’s employees, contractors and agents are not authorised to make any representations or contractually binding statements concerning the Router(s).
Prices
1. All prices shall be as stated in the Sharedband’s acknowledgement of order.
2. The price of the Router(s) shall be as quoted on Sharedband’s website from time to time.
3. Sharedband reserves the right, by giving notice to You at any time before delivery, to increase the price of such of the Router(s) as have not been delivered to reflect any increase in the cost to Sharedband which is due to market conditions or any factor beyond Sharedband’s control (including without limitation any foreign exchange fluctuation, currency regulation, alteration of duties, change in legislation, significant increase in the costs of labour, materials or other costs of manufacture), any change in delivery dates, quantities or specifications for the Router(s) which is requested by You, or any delay caused by any of Your instructions or Your failure to give Sharedband adequate information or instructions.
Payment
1. Sharedband may invoice You for the price of the Router(s) on or at any time after delivery, unless the Router(s) is to be collected by You or You wrongfully fail to take delivery of the Router(s) in which case Sharedband shall be entitled to invoice You at any time after Sharedband has notified You that the Router(s) is ready for collection.
2. All invoices are payable within 30 days, whether or not delivery has taken place or title in the Router(s) has passed to You. Time for payment of the price shall be of the essence of the Contract.
3. If You fail to make payment in full on the due date, the whole of the balance of the price of the Router(s) then outstanding shall become immediately due and payable and, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to Sharedband, Sharedband shall be entitled to:
  1. terminate the Contract or suspend any further deliveries of Router(s) (whether ordered under the same contract or not) to You;
  2. appropriate any payment made by You to such of the Router(s) (or the Router(s) supplied under any other contract between You and Sharedband) as it thinks fit (despite any purported appropriation by You);
  3. charge interest on the amount outstanding from the due date to the date of receipt by Sharedband, at the annual rate of 4% above the base lending rate from time to time of the Bank of England, accruing on a daily basis and being compounded quarterly until payment is made, whether before or after any judgment. Sharedband reserves the right to claim interest under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998;
  4. suspend all further delivery or services until payment has been made in full;
  5. make a storage charge for any undelivered Router(s) at its current rates from time to time;
  6. stop any Router(s) in transit; and
  7. a general lien on all Router(s) and property belonging to You, exercisable in respect of all sums lawfully due from You to Sharedband. Sharedband shall be entitled, on the expiry of 14 days’ notice in writing, to dispose of such Router(s) or property in such manner and at such price as it thinks fit and to apply the proceeds towards the amount outstanding.
4. All sums payable to Sharedband under the Contract shall become due immediately on its termination, despite any other provision of the Contract. This condition 4 is without prejudice to any right to claim for interest under the law, or any right under the Contract.
5. Sharedband may, without prejudice to any other rights it may have, set off any of Your liability to Sharedband against any liability of Sharedband to You.
Delivery of Router(s) and acceptance
1. Sharedband shall use its reasonable endeavours to deliver the Router(s) on the date(s) specified in the acknowledgement of order. Sharedband may deliver the Router(s) early on giving reasonable notice to You. Time is not of the essence as to the delivery of the Router(s) and Sharedband shall not be liable for any delay in delivery, however caused.
2. You shall be deemed to have accepted the Router(s) seven days after delivery unless You have notified Sharedband in writing within seven days after the schedules delivery date. In such event, Shardband’s liability shall be limited to replacing the Router(s) within a reasonable time or issuing a pro rata credit note. Sharedband shall have the option to test and inspect the Router(s) for any alleged faults.
3. Sharedband shall be responsible for any damage, shortage or loss in transit, provided that You notify it to Sharedband (or its carrier, if applicable) within three days of delivery or the proposed delivery date of the Router(s) and that the Router(s) have been handled in accordance with Sharedband’s stipulations. Any remedy under this condition 3 shall be limited, at the option of Sharedband, to the replacement or repair of any Router(s) which is proven to Sharedband’s satisfaction to have been lost or damaged in transit.
Risk and Title
1. The Router(s) shall be at Sharedband’s risk until delivery to You at the place of delivery specified in the acknowledgement of order. Sharedband shall off-load the Router(s) at Your risk.
2. Title to the Router(s) shall pass to You on the later of delivery (including off-loading), or when Sharedband has received all sums due to it in respect of the Router(s) in full in cleared funds.
3. Until title to the Router(s) has passed to You under clause 1, You shall:
  1. hold the Router(s) on a fiduciary basis as Sharedband’s bailee;
  2. store the Router(s) (at no cost to Sharedband) in satisfactory conditions and separately from all Your other hardware or that of a third party, so that it remains readily identifiable as Sharedband’s property;
  3. not destroy, deface or obscure any identifying mark or packaging on or relating to the Router; and
  4. keep the Router insured on Sharedband’s behalf for its full price against all risks with a reputable insurer to the reasonable satisfaction of Sharedband, ensure that Sharedband’s interest in the Router(s) is noted on the policy, and hold the proceeds of such insurance on trust for Sharedband and not mix them with any other money, nor pay the proceeds into an overdrawn bank account.
4. Your right to possession of the Router(s) before title has passed to You shall terminate immediately if any of the circumstances set out in clause 3 arise or if You encumber or in any way charge the Router(s), or if You fail to make any payment to Sharedband on the due date.
5. You grant Sharedband, its agents and employees an irrevocable licence at any time to enter any premises where the Router(s) is or may be stored in order to inspect it, or where Your right to possession has terminated, to remove it. All costs incurred by Sharedband in repossessing the Router(s) shall be borne by You.
6. On termination of the Contract for any reason, Sharedband’s (but not Your) rights in this clause 7 shall remain in effect.
Licence & Grant
1. “Software” means the object code versions of the Sharedband Software Modules and all associated media, printed materials, online or electronic documentation and bundled software.
2. The Software is not sold but licensed to You for use only in accordance with these Terms. Sharedband transfers no title to or ownership in the Software to You or any third party and Sharedband reserves all rights not expressly granted to You.
3. Sharedband hereby grants You a non-exclusive licence to use the Software, subject to these Terms.
4. You may transfer the Software or otherwise make it available to third parties provided that you first ensure that the person to whom the Software is transferred accepts the terms of this licence before using the Software, either by visiting Sharedband’s website (www.sharedband.com) or the website of Your Sharedband service provider and following the on-screen instructions for registration and acceptance of an end user licence, or by bringing these Terms to the third party’s attention and notifying them that by using the Router(s) they will be deemed to accept.
Licence Fee
1. There is no licence fee payable by You for use of the Software.
2. Certain modules of the Software are open source and can be redistributed and/or modified under the terms of Version 2 of the GNU General Public Licence as published by the Free Software Foundation. Such modules are distributed in the hope that they will be useful, but without any warranty or even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose – see the GNU General Public Licence (Version 2) for more details. If You did not receive a copy of the GNU General Public Licence with this Software please write to Free Software Foundation Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA or visit www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html.
3. Upon request we will provide you with details of those modules of the Software which are open source and a machine readable copy of the source code for such modules in accordance with the terms of the GNU General Public Licence (Version 2).
Your Obligations
1. By accepting this Licence You undertake:
  1. not to use, exploit or copy the Software except as agreed by Sharedband or expressly set forth in this licence;
  2. not to disclose, make available or use the Software for the benefit of any third party, nor to sell, assign, lease, rent or otherwise commercially exploit the Software with or without charge;
  3. not to copy, modify, translate, decompile, disassemble or otherwise reverse engineer the Software nor to permit the whole or any part of the Software to be combined with or become incorporated in any other programs or otherwise determine or attempt to determine source code or protocols from the executable code of the Software or create derivate works based upon the Software;
  4. not to use the Software for immoral, illegal or for any other purpose which may be termed abusive or harmful;
  5. within 14 days after the date of determination or discontinuance of this Licence for whatever reason to destroy the Software and all upgrades or copies.

Transfer Limits & Compulsory Upgrades
1. You shall be entitled to the following applicable monthly data transfer:
  1. Professional service: up to 200 GBytes
  2. Business services: up to 2,000 GBytes
2. If Your monthly data transfer usage exceeds the monthly limits contained in clause 1:
  1. after the first month in which the limit is exceeded Sharedband shall notify You by email;
  2. after the second month in which the limit is exceeded in any 12 month period Sharedband shall notify You by email and advise You to upgrade to the Business service (where applicable);
  3. after the third month in which the limit is exceeded in any 12 month period Sharedband shall be entitled at any time to either:
    1. allow You to continue consuming data transfer; or
    2. automatically upgrade You to the Business service without further notice (where applicable); or
    3. place additional restrictions on the service You receive.

Intellectual Property Rights
1. The Software is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws and international treaties. Title to, ownership of, and all rights and interests to any and every part of the Software and all copies thereof shall remain at all times vested in Sharedband.
Conditions of Service
1. Sharedband may, from time to time, without notification or permission move Your Sharedband service to another Sharedband server for such reasons as service optimisation or in the event that a server fails over to a backup server. Such move may necessitate a change in the Sharedband-provided Static IP address(es) allocated to You and Sharedband reserves the right to make such changes at its sole discretion. Sharedband shall endeavour to inform You of such change prior to any scheduled event. If a change is necessary due to an unscheduled event, Sharedband shall inform You of such change as soon as is reasonably practicable.
2. You acknowledge that Sharedband may attempt to assist you by phone or email with a variety of technical issues but that You are solely responsible for Your hardware, internal network and WAN network and for the cost of any consultants or vendors You engage to assist you with any issues You may have with regard to Your internet services.
3. Sharedband reserves the right to terminate Your service immediately and without notification if You or any system under Your control engages in the transmission of spam, hacking, transmission of infected material, transmission or possession of illegal content, spoofing, use of cancel bots, hostile redirection, acts of illegal storage, or any other violation of Sharedband’s Network Abuse Policy, which is available at http://uk.sharedband.com/abuse.
4. Sharedband provides all its customers with 14 days free set up assistance. When You receive Your Sharedband service You will receive a support contract number which will be active for a maximum of 14 days after Your Router(s) arrive. Sharedband provide telephone and email support designed to get Your Sharedband service up and running quickly. Sharedband reserve the right to refuse support assistance if the support requests are for non-Sharedband hardware or services, or if Sharedband believe that the support service is being abused.
Warranty
1. You acknowledge that THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND SHAREDBAND HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE, EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND/OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OF ACCURACY, OF QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. SHAREDBAND DOES NOT WARRANT AGAINST INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE SOFTWARE, THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY SHAREDBAND OR A SHAREDBAND AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY ON BEHALF OF SHAREDBAND. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON APPLICABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER, SO, TO THE EXTENT THEY ARE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
2. Sharedband may create new versions of the Software (“Upgrades“) which may correct errors. Although Sharedband has no obligation to notify existing licensees of such Upgrades, Sharedband will make Upgrades available free of charge.
3. Sharedband shall not in any circumstances be liable for any damage or defect to the Router(s) caused by improper use or use outside its normal application.
4. All warranties, conditions and other terms implied by statute or common law are excluded from the Contract to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Limitation of Liability
1. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL SHAREDBAND BE LIABLE FOR PERSONAL INJURY, OR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, DEPLETION OF GOODWILL BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO BREACH OF THESE TERMS; YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE; OR ANY REPRESENTATION, MISREPRESENTATION (WHETHER INNOCENT OR NEGLIGENT), STATEMENT OR TORTIOUS ACT OR OMISSION (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION NEGLIGENCE) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTRACT, HOWEVER CAUSED, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY (CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) AND EVEN IF SHAREDBAND HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN PARTICULAR, SHAREDBAND ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSSES ARISING FROM YOU INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE ON YOUR COMPUTER OR ROUTER. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY, OR OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO, TO THE EXTENT IT IS PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL SHAREDBAND’S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES (OTHER THAN AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW IN CASES INVOLVING PERSONAL INJURY) EXCEED THE LESSER OF THE AMOUNT THAT YOU PAID FOR THE SOFTWARE AND/OR ROUTER(S). THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY EVEN IF THE ABOVE STATED REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. NOTHING PURPORTS TO LIMIT SHAREDBAND’S LIABILITY FOR FRAUD.
Confidentiality
1. You shall keep in strict confidence all technical or commercial know-how, specifications, inventions, processes or initiatives which are of a confidential nature and have been disclosed to You by Sharedband or its agents, and any other confidential information concerning Sharedband’s business or its products which You may obtain. You shall restrict disclosure of such confidential material to such of Your employees, agents or sub-contractors as need to know the same for the purpose of discharging Your obligations to Sharedband, and shall ensure that such employees, agents or sub-contractors are subject to obligations of confidentiality corresponding to those which bind You.
2. All materials, equipment and tools, drawings, specifications and data supplied by Sharedband to You shall at all times be and remain the exclusive property of Sharedband, but shall be held by You in safe custody at its own risk and maintained and kept in good condition by You until returned to Sharedband, and shall not be disposed of or used other than in accordance with Sharedband’s written instructions or authorisation.
3. This clause 16 shall survive termination of the Contract, however arising.
Termination
1. You may terminate the Contract at any time within 30 days for a full refund (excluding shipping), provided:
  1. the 30 day period starts from when Your Router(s) are scheduled to arrive, as noted by the Sharedband router dispatch email;
  2. You request a refund by emailing UKOrders@sharedband.com with Your account details and a reason as to why You are not satisfied. Sharedband reserves the right to reasonably refuse a refund;
  3. once Sharedband has accepted Your refund request You will, at Your cost, ship the Router(s) and all materials to Sharedband Limited, 40 Princes Street, Ipswich, Suffolk. IP1 1RJ (or such other address as Sharedband may provide). It is advised that You insure the delivery. Sharedband will not be held responsible for Router(s) lost during transit;
  4. if the Router(s) is not received within 14 days of confirmation of Your refund request the refund request will automatically be cancelled; and
  5. if the Router(s) is incomplete or in a condition that cannot be resold, Sharedband may cancel the refund request and ship the Router(s) back to Your at your cost, or make a partial refund.
2. You may cancel the Licence at any time after 2 months on 30 days written notice by contacting Sharedband by email at cancellations@sharedband.com. The 2 month period starts from when Your Router(s) are schedules to arrive, as noted by the Shardband router dispatch email.
3. Without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to Sharedband, Sharedband may terminate the Contract or suspend any further deliveries under the Contract or disable the Software without resulting in termination of the Licence without liability to You and, if the Router(s) has been delivered but not paid for, the price shall become immediately due and payable notwithstanding any previous Contract or arrangement to the contrary, if:
  1. Your ability to accept delivery of the Router(s) is delayed, hindered or prevented by circumstances beyond Your reasonable control;
  2. You suspend, or threaten to suspend, payment of Your debts or are unable to pay Your debts as they fall due or admit inability to pay Your debts or are deemed unable to pay Your debts;
  3. You commence negotiations with all or any class of Your creditors with a view to rescheduling any of Your debts, or make a proposal for or enter into any compromise or arrangement with Your creditors;
  4. a petition is filed, a notice is given, a resolution is passed, or an order is made, for or in connection with Your winding up;
  5. an application is made to court, or an order is made, for the appointment of an administrator, or if a notice of intention to appoint an administrator is given or if an administrator is appointed, over You;
  6. You become subject to a bankruptcy order or petition;
  7. the holder of a qualifying floating charge over Your assets has become entitled to appoint or has appointed an administrative receiver;
  8. a person becomes entitled to appoint a receiver over Your assets or a receiver is appointed over Your assets;
  9. a creditor or encumbrancer of Yours attaches or takes possession of, or a distress, execution, sequestration or other such process is levied or enforced on or sued against, the whole or any part of Your assets and such attachment or process is not discharged within 14 days;
  10. any event occurs, or proceeding is taken, with respect to the other party in any jurisdiction to which it is subject that has an effect equivalent or similar to any of the events mentioned in clause 3.2 to clause 17.3.9 (inclusive); or
  11. You suspend or cease, or threaten to suspend or cease, carrying on all or a substantial part of Your business;
  12. there is a change of control (within the meaning of section 1124 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010).
4. If You have made any payment to Sharedband in advance and therefore, on termination or cessation of the Contract, are entitled to a refund, such refund shall be on a pro-rata basis and shall discount any early payment benefits You may have received.
Notices
1. Any notice or other communication given to either of us in connection with the Contract shall be in writing, addressed to that party at its registered office, principal place of business or such other address as may have been specified in writing, and shall be delivered personally, sent by pre-paid first class post or other next working day delivery service, commercial courier, fax.
2. A notice or other communication shall be deemed to have been received: if delivered personally, when left at the address referred to in clause 1; if sent by pre-paid first class post or other next working day delivery service, at 9.00 am on the second business day after posting; if delivered by commercial courier, on the date and at the time that the courier’s delivery receipt is signed; or, if sent by fax, one business day after transmission.
3. The provisions of this clause 18 shall not apply to the service of any proceedings or other documents in any legal action.
Miscellaneous
1. Force Majeure. If Sharedband shall be unable to carry out any of its obligations under this Contract due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control this Contract shall remain in full force and effect but save as otherwise provided herein Sharedband’s obligations shall be suspended without liability for a period equal to such circumstance.
2. No failure or delay by either of us to exercise any right, power or remedy will operate as a waiver of it, nor will any partial exercise preclude any further exercise of the same, or of some other right, power or remedy.
3. All variations to the Contract must be agreed in writing by the parties.
4. If any part of these Terms is unenforceable, the enforceability of any other part of these Terms will not be affected.
5. Entire Agreement. The Contract contains the whole agreement between us and supersedes any prior written or oral agreement between us relating to it and we confirm that we have not entered into the Contract on the basis of any representations that are not expressly incorporated in the Contract. However, nothing in the Contract purports to exclude liability for any fraudulent statement or act.
6. No failure or delay by either of us to exercise any right or remedy provided under this Contract or by law shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy. No single or partial exercise of such right or remedy shall prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.
7. You shall not, without the prior written consent of Sharedband, assign, transfer, charge, sub-contract or deal in any other manner with all or any of its rights or obligations under the Contract. Sharedband may at any time assign, transfer, charge, sub-contract or deal in any other manner with all or any of its rights or obligations under the Contract.
8. Third party right. No one other than a party to this Contract shall have any right to enforce any of its terms.
9. Governing law & This Contract and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed in all respects by English law and You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.