These terms and conditions (the “Terms”) set out the basis on which ToppTech Limited (trading as “Nettla”) (“Supplier”) will make available to you (“Client”), the Nettla Software, and associated services. For the avoidance of doubt, these Terms apply to providers of sports courts, and other sporting facilities and additional services. If you are an end user of such facilities, and have navigated to these Terms by mistake, please follow the link below: https://www.nettla.co/terms-conditions
The agreement between Supplier and Client (the “Agreement”) comprises these Terms, and the Special Terms agreed between Supplier and Client (if any).
The Nettla Privacy Notice, found at The Carriage House Mill Street Maidstone Kent ME15 6YE United Kingdom, shall apply to any personal data processed by Nettla. These Terms may be amended from time to time. Please make sure you are familiar with the most up to date version. These Terms were last updated on 3 April 2025.
When you access the Nettla Software or any of the Services you indicate that you agree to be bound by these Terms.
1. Interpretation
1.1. The definitions and rules of interpretation in this clause apply in these Terms.
Authorised Users: those employees, agents and independent contractors of the Client (and its affiliated companies) who are authorised by the Client to use the Services and the Documentation.
Available: means the Software Service is available for access by the Client. The Software Service shall be deemed to be available for any period of Excused Downtime.
Business Day: a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in England when banks in London are open for business.
Confidential Information: information that is either marked as confidential or which a reasonable person would consider to be of a proprietary or confidential nature, whether or not such information is marked as confidential, including without limitation information relating to a party’s business, products, assets, customers, clients, suppliers, financial position, financial results, strategic plans, objectives, and ideas, whether in oral or written form.
Client: the person or organisation agreeing to these Terms.
Client Data: the data (which will include, without limitation, text, photographs, files, media, and other data) inputted by the Client, Authorised Users, or the Supplier on the Client's behalf for the purpose of using the Nettla Software and the Services or facilitating the Client's use of the Services.
Data Protection Laws: all applicable data protection and privacy legislation in force from time to time including without limitation the UK GDPR; the Data Protection Act 2018 (and regulations made thereunder) (DPA 2018); the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2426) as amended, and such legislation that may be in force in the jurisdiction of each party.
Deliverables: reports, analyses, data, information and documents created through the use of the Nettla Software and the Services by or for Client, whether with or without Client Data, and identified by the parties as being intended for the benefit of Client. A report or analysis is a Deliverable even if the Client is able to create it, order it, and access it itself through the Services.
Derived Data: data created by Supplier derived and/or generated from or based on Client Data and, more generally, use of the Nettla Software and/or the Services whether alone or combined with other data obtained by Supplier from the Nettla Software and/or the Services whether from Client, Customers or other users.
Documentation: the documentation made available to the Client by the Supplier online via [WWW.ADDRESS.COM] or such other web address notified by the Supplier to the Client from time to time which sets out a description of the Services and the user instructions for the Services.
Effective Date: the date the Client first accesses the Nettla Software and/or the Services.
Excused Downtime: means where the Nettla Software is not available for access by the Client due to: (a) Force Majeure; (b) suspension by the Supplier in accordance with this Agreement; (c) breach of this Agreement, or any act or omission, by the Client, its employees, agents or contractors or any Authorised User; (d) any act or omission of a third party not acting on the behalf of the Supplier or (e) a failure of equipment, hardware and/or software used by the Supplier or the Client.
Force Majeure: has the meaning ascribed to it in clause 15.
Heightened Cybersecurity Requirements: any laws, regulations, codes, guidance (whether mandatory or not), international and national standards, industry schemes and sanctions, which are applicable to either the Client or an Authorised User relating to security of network and information systems and security breach and incident reporting requirements, which may include the cybersecurity Directive ((EU) 2016/1148), Commission Implementing Regulation ((EU) 2018/151), the Network and Information systems Regulations 2018 (SI 506/2018), all as amended or updated from time to time.
Initial Term: either 12 months, or, if different, such other term as agreed between Supplier and Client.
Nettla Software: the online platform, and associated Nettla Software applications provided by the Supplier as part of the Services.
Normal Business Hours: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm local UK time, each Business Day.
Party: each of Supplier and Client.
Renewal Term: the period described in 14.1.
Services: the access to the services provided by the Supplier to the Client under these Terms via www.nettla.co Nettle.co or any other website notified to the Client by the Supplier from time to time, as more particularly described in the Documentation from time to time.
Services Terms: the terms and conditions applicable to the Services, together with the privacy notice (if any), acceptable use policy (if any) and such other applicable terms from time to time.
Special Terms: the terms agreed between Supplier and Client that qualify, modify and/or supplement these Terms.
Subscription Fees: the subscription fees (if any) payable by the Client to the Supplier for the User Subscriptions and/or for the use of the Services.
Subscription Term: has the meaning given in 14.1.
Support Services Policy: the Supplier's policy (if any) for providing support in relation to the Services as made available at www.trisecurity.co.uk or such other website address as may be notified to the Client from time to time.
User Subscriptions: the user subscriptions granted by Nettla from time to time pursuant to 10.1 which entitle Authorised Users to access and use the Services and the Documentation in accordance with these Terms.
Virus: any thing or device (including any Nettla Software, code, file or programme) which may: prevent, impair or otherwise adversely affect the operation of any computer Nettla Software, hardware or network, any telecommunications service, equipment or network or any other service or device; prevent, impair or otherwise adversely affect access to or the operation of any programme or data, including the reliability of any programme or data (whether by re-arranging, altering or erasing the programme or data in whole or part or otherwise); or adversely affect the user experience, including worms, trojan horses, viruses and other similar things or devices.
Vulnerability: a weakness in the computational logic (for example, code) found in Nettla Software and hardware components that when exploited, results in a negative impact to the confidentiality, integrity, or availability, and the term Vulnerabilities shall be construed accordingly.
1.2 Clause, schedule and paragraph headings shall not affect the interpretation of these Terms.
1.3 A person includes an individual, corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legal personality) and that person's legal and personal representatives, successors or permitted assigns.
1.4 A reference to a company shall include any company, corporation or other body corporate, wherever and however incorporated or established.
1.5 Unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular shall include the plural and in the plural shall include the singular.
1.6 Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to one gender shall include a reference to the other genders.
1.7 A reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to it as it is in force as at the date of these Terms.
1.8 A reference to a statute or statutory provision shall include all subordinate legislation made as at the date of these Terms under that statute or statutory provision.
1.9 A reference to writing or written includes e-mail but not faxes.
1.10 References to clauses and schedules are to the clauses and schedules of these Terms; references to paragraphs are to paragraphs of the relevant schedule to these Terms.
2. Order of precedence
2.1 In the event of conflict between the Special Terms and these Terms, the Special Terms shall take precedence.
3. Use of services
3.1 Subject to the restrictions set out in this clause 3 and the other Terms, the Supplier hereby grants to the Client a non-exclusive, non-transferable right, to permit the Authorised Users and the Customers to use the Services and the Documentation during the Subscription Term solely for the Client's business operations.
3.2 The parties acknowledge and agree that Client may sub-license certain elements of the services to its members, clients and other actual and potential purchasers of its services (“Customers”) subject to the following conditions:
3.3 In relation to the Authorised Users, the Client undertakes that:
3.4 The Client agrees to use reasonable endeavours (which will include commercially available tools) to reduce the risk of it or any Authorised User accessing, storing, distributing or transmitting any Viruses during the course of its use of the Services.
3.5 The Client agrees that it shall not and shall procure that each Authorised User shall not access, store, distribute or transmit any material during the course of its use of the Services that:
and the Supplier reserves the right, without liability or prejudice to its other rights to the Client, to disable the Client's or any Authorised User’s access to the Nettla Software and the Services or any part thereof on breach of this provision. For the avoidance of doubt, this shall not prevent the Client from organising through the Services events, tournaments and other arrangements that may limit access to users meeting particular conditions (such as age, gender, ability).
3.6 The Client agrees that it shall not and shall procure that each Authorised User shall not except as may be allowed by any applicable law which is incapable of exclusion by agreement between the parties and except to the extent expressly permitted under these Terms:
3.7 The Client shall use all reasonable endeavours to prevent any unauthorised access to, or use of, the Services and/or the Documentation and, in the event of any such unauthorised access or use, promptly notify the Supplier.
3.8 Client shall be free to nominate employees, agents and subcontractors of any subsidiary or holding company of the Client as Authorised Users, provided that Client shall be responsible for procuring that such Authorised Users comply with these Terms, and shall pay any fees or charges associated with such use.
3.9 For the avoidance of doubt, Client shall be liable for any breach of these Terms by an Authorised User as if it perpetrated the breach itself.
4. The services
4.1 The Supplier shall, during the Subscription Term, provide the Services and make available the Documentation to the Client on and subject to these Terms.
4.2 The Supplier will, as part of the Services, if agreed between the Supplier and the Client, provide the Client with the Supplier's standard customer support services during Normal Business Hours in accordance with the Supplier's Support Services Policy in effect at the time that the Services are provided. The Supplier may amend the Support Services Policy in its sole and absolute discretion from time to time.
4.3 Access to the Services, the Documentation and the Nettla Software by the Client and by each Authorised User is conditional upon the Client and the Authorised Users agreeing to the following additional documents:
4.4 The parties acknowledge and agree that, due to the nature of the Services, and the fact that the Services will naturally evolve over time according to use and demand, Supplier may change the functionality, and look and feel of the Services from time to time, as well as adding more functionality and removing some functions. Such changes shall not be a breach of these Terms, save that Supplier commits to maintaining the core functionality of the Services as a minimum.
5. Data protection
5.1 In this clause 5, the following definitions have the following meanings:
(a.) Applicable Laws: means:
(b.) Applicable Data Protection Laws: means:
(c.) Authorised User: those employees, agents and independent contractors of the Client who are authorised by the Client to use the services.
(d.) Authorised User Personal Data: any personal data which the Supplier processes in connection with these Special Terms, in the capacity of a processor on behalf of the Authorised User.
(e.) EU GDPR: the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679).
(f.) Purpose: the purposes for which the Authorised User Personal Data is processed, as set out in below.
(g.) UK GDPR: has the meaning given to it in the Data Protection Act 2018.
5.2 For the purposes of this clause 5, the terms controller, processor, data subject, personal data, personal data breach and processing shall have the meaning given to them in the UK GDPR.
5.3 Each Party will comply with all applicable requirements of Applicable Data Protection Laws. This clause is in addition to, and does not relieve, remove or replace, a Party's obligations or rights under Applicable Data Protection Laws.
5.4 The Parties have determined that, for the purposes of Applicable Data Protection Laws, the Supplier shall process the following personal data as a processor on behalf of the Client: Authorised User’s name, email address, Customer’s name, email address, phone number, password, gender, date of birth, home address, sport profile.
5.5 Should the determination change, then the parties shall each work together in good faith to make any changes which are necessary to this section.
5.6 If applicable, the Client will ensure that it has all necessary appropriate consents and notices in place to enable lawful transfer of Authorised User Personal Data to the Supplier and/or the lawful collection of the same by the Supplier for the duration and purposes as described in this clause.
5.7 By entering into the Agreement, the Client consents to all actions taken by the Supplier in connection with the processing of Authorised User Personal Data, provided these are in compliance with the then-current version of the Supplier’s privacy notice available at www.nettla.co/privacy-policy. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between the terms of the Privacy Notice and the Agreement, the Privacy Notice will take precedence.
5.8 In relation to the Authorised User Personal Data, the Supplier shall process the personal data for the following reasons:
5.9 Without prejudice to the Client’s obligations to comply with the Data Protection Legislation, the Supplier shall, in relation to Authorised User Personal Data:
5.10 The Client hereby provides its prior, general authorisation for the Supplier to:
5.11 Either party may, at any time on not less than 30 days' notice, revise this clause 5 by replacing it with any applicable controller to processor standard clauses or similar terms forming part of an applicable certification scheme (which shall apply when agreed in writing between the parties, and provided that they refer specifically to these Terms). Client will, without limitation to the foregoing, provide Supplier with such information as Supplier will reasonably require to provide the Services, including limited personal data relating to the names, and email addresses of Authorised Users, to enable Supplier to set up user accounts for such Authorised Users.
5.12 Client warrants that it has all rights, authorities and consents to provide to Supplier any data, including any personal data for the purposes of enabling the Supplier to provide the Services.
6. Third party providers
The Client acknowledges that the Services may enable or assist it to access the website content of, correspond with, and purchase products and services from, third parties via third-party websites and IT systems, and that it does so solely at its own risk. The Supplier makes no representation, warranty or commitment and shall have no liability or obligation whatsoever in relation to the content or use of, or correspondence with, any such third-party website or IT system, or any transactions completed, and any contract entered into by the Client, with any such third party. Any contract entered into and any transaction completed via any third-party website or IT system is between the Client and the relevant third party, and not the Supplier. The Supplier recommends that the Client refers to the third party's terms and conditions and privacy notice prior to using the relevant third-party website or IT system. The Supplier does not endorse or approve any third-party website or IT system nor the content of any of the third-party website or IT system made available via the Services.
7. Supplier’s obligations
7.1 The Supplier undertakes that the Services will be performed substantially in accordance with the Documentation and with reasonable skill and care. The parties acknowledge and agree that due to the nature of the Services, they will evolve over time, with some aspects of functionality being amended or added, whilst others are removed, as well as the look and feel of the Services, and the Software changing over time. This is a natural aspect of such services, and the modification of the Services by the Supplier in line with the development of the business of the Supplier and the needs and desires of its clients will not constitute a breach of the Agreement. Furthermore, the Client acknowledges and agrees that there may be occasions when the Supplier may need to suspend access to the Services in order to remedy any defects or to make changes, improvements and modifications to the Services. Where reasonably practicable, Supplier will endeavour to provide Client and Customers with notice prior to any such suspension, to the extent such suspension is scheduled.
7.2 The Supplier shall use reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Nettla Software is continually Available for access by the Client during 99% of Working Hours in each full calendar month after the Go-Live Date (“Availability SLA”). The Supplier will measure performance against the Availability SLA and will provide the Client with a calendar monthly report regarding such performance.
7.3 Without affecting its other obligations under these Terms, the Supplier shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations with respect to its activities under these Terms.
7.4 The undertaking at 8.1 shall not apply to the extent of any non-conformance which is caused by use of the Services contrary to the Supplier's instructions, or modification or alteration of the Services by any party other than the Supplier or the Supplier's duly authorised contractors or agents, or use of the Services or the Software by the Client or any Authorised User with any materials or equipment not approved by Supplier, or any failure attributable to the Client’s systems, or any modification of the Supplier’s systems. If the Services do not conform with the foregoing undertaking, Supplier will, at its expense, use all reasonable commercial endeavours to correct any such non-conformance promptly, or provide the Client with an alternative means of accomplishing the desired performance. Such correction or substitution constitutes the Client's sole and exclusive remedy for any breach of the undertaking set out in 8.1.
7.5 The Supplier:
7.6 These Terms shall not prevent the Supplier from entering into similar agreements with third parties, or from independently developing, using, selling or licensing documentation, products and/or services which are similar to those provided under these Terms.
7.7 The Supplier warrants that it has and will maintain all necessary licences, consents, and permissions necessary for the performance of its obligations under these Terms.
7.8 The Supplier shall use reasonable endeavours to protect the operational data of Client by regularly backing up and archiving data using good commercial practices. In the event of any loss or damage to Client Data, the Client's sole and exclusive remedy against the Supplier shall be for the Supplier to use reasonable commercial endeavours to restore the lost or damaged Client Data from the latest back-up of such Client Data maintained by the Supplier. The Supplier shall not be responsible for any loss, destruction, alteration or disclosure of Client Data caused by any third party (except those third parties sub-contracted by the Supplier to perform services related to Client Data maintenance and back-up for which it shall remain fully liable).
8. Client's obligations
8.1 The Client shall:
8.2 The Client shall own all right, title and interest in and to all of the Client Data that is not personal data and shall have sole responsibility for the legality, reliability, integrity, accuracy and quality of all such Client Data, including that it has the right, and does not infringe the rights of any third party, to provide the Client Data under these Terms.
8.3 Notwithstanding the foregoing, any statistics, data, insights, know-how and/or other information developed by or derived by the Supplier in the course of providing the Services, whether from Client Data alone or in conjunction with any other data, materials, documents or information shall be owned by the Supplier, which the Supplier shall be entitled to use in its sole discretion, including in order to develop, modify and operate the Supplier’s products and services in perpetuity, and to create reports, insights learnings and tools, whether for the benefit of its clients, or for Customers, or otherwise. Supplier agrees that it will not make available any data that is derived from any Client Data in such a way as to enable the Client to be identifiable as the source of that data.
9. Charges and payment
9.1 The Client shall pay the Subscription Fees to the Supplier for the User Subscriptions and/or the use of the Services in accordance with the terms and conditions front page and as agreed between the Client and the Supplier from time to time. This includes the monthly fee, recurring payments fee, potential technology fee, and other add-on fees that have been agreed between the parties.
9.2 If the Supplier has not received payment within 15 days after the due date, and without prejudice to any other rights and remedies of the Supplier:
9.3 The Supplier will not exercise any rights to suspend Services, accelerate payments, impose late charges or change payment terms with respect to any overdue amount that is disputed by the Client in good faith, provided that the Client uses reasonable endeavours to reach an agreement in good faith to resolve such dispute promptly.
9.4 All amounts and fees stated or referred to in these Terms:
9.5 The Supplier shall be entitled to increase the Subscription Fees and the support fees payable pursuant to 4.2 at the start of each Renewal Term upon 90 days' prior notice to the Client and the Special Terms shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly.
10. Proprietary rights
25.2 A notice delivered by hand shall be deemed to have been received when delivered (or if delivery is not in business hours, at 9 am on the first business day following delivery). A correctly addressed notice sent by pre-paid first-class post or recorded delivery post shall be deemed to have been received at the time at which it would have been delivered in the normal course of post. A notice sent by email shall be deemed to have been received two business hours after transmission.
10.1 The Client acknowledges and agrees that the Supplier and/or its licensors own all intellectual property rights in the Nettla Software, the Services and the Documentation, as well as any modifications, improvements or additions to them that arise wholly or partly out of the Services, or any element of them, including the provision of the Client Data by the Client. Except as expressly stated herein, these Terms does not grant the Client any rights to, under or in, any patents, copyright, database right, trade secrets, trade names, trade marks (whether registered or unregistered), or any other rights or licences in respect of the Nettle Software, the Services or the Documentation.
10.2 The Supplier confirms that it has all the rights in relation to the Nettla Software, the Services and the Documentation that are necessary to grant all the rights it purports to grant under, and in accordance with, the terms of these Terms.
10.3 Supplier shall retain all ownership of all intellectual property rights in the Derived Data and shall be free to use it as it wishes, including without limitation, the right to sell, transfer, licence, publish, further analyse it, whether alone or with other data sets, provided that in all cases, such use:
10.4 Where either (a) Client creates its own Deliverables from the Nettla Software or the Services, or (b) Supplier creates any Deliverables as part of the Services, Supplier grants to Client a fully paid-up, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free perpetual and irrevocable licence to use such Deliverables for its internal business purposes.
10.5 The Client acknowledges and agrees that any feedback that the Client or any Authorised User or Customer provides, and any resulting invention, modification, improvement in the Services (Improvement), shall be exclusively the property of the Supplier. The Client hereby assigns all existing and future rights in any Improvement to the Supplier, free from all encumbrances and with full title guarantee. The Client agrees to do all other things necessary, at no additional cost to the Supplier, to confirm the assignment to the Supplier of all Intellectual Property Rights in any Improvement.
10.6 The Supplier has the right to reference the Client in marketing collateral and to use and reference any logos and other trade marks of the Client for marketing and fundraising Purposes.
11. Confidentiality
11.1 Each party may be given access to Confidential Information from the other party in order to perform its obligations under these Terms. A party's Confidential Information shall not be deemed to include information that:
11.2 Subject to 11.4, and save as specifically permitted in these Terms, each party shall hold the other's Confidential Information in confidence and not make the other's Confidential Information available to any third party, or use the other's Confidential Information for any purpose other than the implementation of these Terms, and for the purposes of receiving or delivering the Nettla Software and the Services hereunder.
11.3 Each party shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that the other's Confidential Information to which it has access is not disclosed or distributed by its employees or agents in violation of the terms of these Terms.
11.4 A party may disclose Confidential Information to the extent such Confidential Information is required to be disclosed by law, by any governmental or other regulatory authority or by a court or other authority of competent jurisdiction, provided that, to the extent it is legally permitted to do so, it gives the other party as much notice of such disclosure as possible and, where notice of disclosure is not prohibited and is given in accordance with this 11.4, it takes into account the reasonable requests of the other party in relation to the content of such disclosure.
11.5 The Client acknowledges that details of the Nettla Software, the Services, and the results of any use or application of the Nettla Software or the Services, constitute the Supplier's Confidential Information.
11.6 The Supplier acknowledges that the Client Data is the Confidential Information of the Client.
11.7 No party shall make, or permit any person to make, any public announcement concerning these Terms without the prior written consent of the other parties (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), except as required by law, any governmental or regulatory authority (including, without limitation, any relevant securities exchange), any court or other authority of competent jurisdiction.
11.8 The above provisions of this 11 shall survive termination of these Terms, however arising.
12. Indemnity
12.1 The Client shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Supplier against all claims, actions, proceedings, losses, damages, expenses and costs (including without limitation court costs and reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in connection with claims by any third parties relating to the Client's and/or the Authorised Users’ use of the Nettla Software or Services and/or Documentation including any Confidential Information or Client Data provided by Client in relation to its use of the Nettla Software, or Services, or any use of the Nettla Software or the Services other than in accordance with these Terms, provided that:
12.2 The Supplier shall defend the Client, its officers, directors and employees against any claim that the Client's use of the Services or Documentation in accordance with these Terms infringes any United Kingdom patent effective as of the Effective Date, copyright, trade mark, database right or right of confidentiality, and shall indemnify the Client for any amounts awarded against the Client in judgment or settlement of such claims, provided that:
12.3 In the defence or settlement of any claim, the Supplier may procure the right for the Client to continue using the Services, replace or modify the Services so that they become non-infringing or, if such remedies are not reasonably available, terminate these Terms on 2 Business Days' notice to the Client without any additional liability or obligation to pay liquidated damages or other additional costs to the Client.
12.4 In no event shall the Supplier, its employees, agents and sub-contractors be liable to the Client to the extent that the alleged infringement is based on:
12.5 The foregoing and 14.4(b) state the Client's and each Authorised User’s sole and exclusive rights and remedies, and the Supplier's (including the Supplier's employees', agents' and sub-contractors') entire obligations and liability, for infringement of any patent, copyright, trade mark, database right or right of confidentiality.
13. Limitation of liability
WARNING: you are strongly advised to read the limitations on liability in this clause.
13.1 The Client acknowledges that the Nettla Software is an automated tool to enable the Client to optimise its sports facilities, use and price capacity efficiently, and to offer its services to users in a user friendly way. Errors may occur when data accessed by the Nettla Software is out of date, or inaccurate. The Client agrees to ensure that any data and information made available to the Software is accurate and up to date. In no event shall the Supplier be liable whether in tort (including for negligence or breach of statutory duty), contract, misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise for any loss, damage, cost or expense suffered or incurred by the Client resulting from any reliance that the Client, any users of the Software or any of its customers place on, or any decision that is made based on, information, data, conclusions or recommendations accessed via or made available using the Software.
13.2 Except as expressly and specifically provided in these Terms:
13.3 Nothing in these Terms excludes the liability of either party:
13.4 Subject to 13.1 to 13.3:
13.5 Save to the extent prohibited by law, Supplier’s duties hereunder are to the Client and not to each Authorised User, and it shall be for the Client to raise any dispute with the Supplier in relation to any breach hereunder. Client therefore agrees to procure that each Authorised User shall raise any concerns and/or any potential breach of these Terms by Supplier with Client and not with Supplier directly.
13.6 Supplier shall have no liability arising out of the Agreement for any delay, default or breach to the extent such delay, default or breach was attributable to any act, omission, delay or breach of the Client, its officers, employees, agents or contractors.
14. Term and termination
14.1 These Terms shall, unless otherwise terminated as provided in this 14 or subject to a different term agreed in writing between Supplier and Client, commence on the Effective Date and shall continue for a period of five years (“Initial Term”). Thereafter these Terms shall automatically renew on each anniversary of the Effective Date for further periods of one year (“Renewal Term”) unless and until terminated by either party (a) serving at least three months prior written notice of termination on the other, such notice to expire on the final day of the Initial Term (or on the final day of the then current Renewal Term (as applicable)), or (b) otherwise terminating these Terms in accordance with these Terms. The Initial Term, together with all Renewal Terms shall constitute the Subscription Term.
14.2 Without affecting any other right or remedy available to it, either party may terminate these Terms with immediate effect by giving written notice to the other party if:
14.3 On termination of these Terms for any reason:
15. Force majeure
The Supplier shall have no liability to the Client under these Terms if it is prevented from or delayed in performing its obligations under these Terms, or from carrying on its business, by acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, strikes, lock-outs or other industrial disputes (whether involving the workforce of the Supplier or any other party), failure of a utility service or transport or telecommunications network, act of God, war, riot, civil commotion, malicious damage, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule, regulation or direction, accident, breakdown of plant or machinery, fire, flood, storm or default of suppliers or sub-contractors, provided that the Client is notified of such an event and its expected duration.
16. Conflict
If there is an inconsistency between any of the provisions in the main body of these Terms and the Schedules, the provisions in the main body of these Terms shall prevail.
17. Variation
The Supplier reserves the right to amend these Terms from time to time. Any amendments will only have effect in relation to use of the Nettla Software, and to delivery of Services provided after the date of such amendments.
18. Waiver
No failure or delay by a party to exercise any right or remedy provided under these Terms 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.
19. Rights and remedies
Except as expressly provided in these Terms, the rights and remedies provided under these Terms are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies provided by law.
20. Severance
20.1 If any provision or part-provision of these Terms is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed deleted, but that shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of these Terms.
20.2 If any provision or part-provision of these Terms is deemed deleted under 20.1 the parties shall negotiate in good faith to agree a replacement provision that, to the greatest extent possible, achieves the intended commercial result of the original provision.
21. Entire agreement
21.1 The Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes and extinguishes all previous agreements, promises, assurances, warranties, representations and understandings between them, whether written or oral, relating to its subject matter.
21.2 Without limitation to the foregoing, the parties specifically exclude any other terms that the Client seeks to impose or incorporate (for example by purchase order, or on email exchange), or which are implied by trade, custom, practice or course of dealing.
21.3 Each party acknowledges that in entering into these Terms it does not rely on, and shall have no remedies in respect of, any statement, representation, assurance or warranty (whether made innocently or negligently) that is not set out in these Terms.
21.4 Each party agrees that it shall have no claim for innocent or negligent misrepresentation based on any statement in these Terms.
22. Assignment
22.1 Client may not, without the prior written consent of Supplier, assign, transfer, charge, sub-contract or deal in any other manner with all or any of its rights or obligations under the Agreement.
22.2 Supplier is free to assign, transfer, charge, sub-contract or deal in any other manner with all or any of its rights or obligations under the Agreement.
23. No partnership or agency
Nothing in these Terms is intended to or shall operate to create a partnership between the parties, or authorise either party to act as agent for the other, and neither party shall have the authority to act in the name or on behalf of or otherwise to bind the other in any way (including, but not limited to, the making of any representation or warranty, the assumption of any obligation or liability and the exercise of any right or power).
24. Third party rights
These Terms do not confer any rights on any person or party (other than the parties to these Terms and, where applicable, their successors and permitted assigns) pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
25. Notices
25.1 Any notice required to be given under these Terms shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or sent by pre-paid first-class post or recorded delivery post to the other party at its address set out in these Terms, or such other address as may have been notified by that party for such purposes, or sent by email to the other party's email address as notified from time to time.
26. Governing laws
These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.
27. Jurisdiction
Each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).
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