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1 - Definitions |
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Customer means any person, firm
or company, whose request for Service(s) is accepted by the EBU and
by whom a Fee is payable. EBU means the News, Network
and Sports Services of the European Broadcasting Union of Ancienne
Route 17A, CH-1218 Grand Saconnex, Geneva, Switzerland. Eurovision
Network shall be interpreted in its widest sense and means all
transmission capacity owned, leased or otherwise co-ordinated, planned
or supervised by the EBU. Fee means the rate quoted to
the Customer by the EBU for the performance of the Service(s) which
is subject to, and payable in accordance with, the provisions set out
in Paragraph 3 below. Service(s) means any and all services
which the EBU has agreed to provide to the Customer subject to these
Terms and Conditions,which shall include, but not be limited to, one
or more of the following services: Standard Co-ordination Services;
Full or Partial transmission Services; Equipment Leasing [and Installation]
Services; Production and Transmission Services; Special Service(s) i.e., a
service which does not correspond to any of the aforementioned services.
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2 - Provision of Services |
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2-1 The Customers request for Service(s) shall constitute
the Customers irrevocable offer to purchase the Service(s).
The EBU, if it wishes to accept the Customers offer, shall
acknowledge and accept the request and such act shall constitute
acceptance for the purposes of creating the Contract.
2-2 All Service(s) provided by the EBU to the Customer shall be
subject to these Terms and Conditions which shall form the EBUs
entire Contract with the Customer. The invalidity or unenforceability
of any one of these Terms and Conditions shall not adversely affect
the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions.
2-3 The Customer accepts that, whilst the EBU will use all reasonable
efforts to provide the Service(s), the provision of such Service(s) is
at all times subject to the availability of the appropriate facilities.
2-4 The Customer accepts that the EBU is free to determine, at its
sole discretion, the method by which it will provide the Service(s). Without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing,the Customer further
accepts that in connection with the performance of the Service(s), the
EBU has the right to amend any technical configuration at any time.
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3 - Fees & Payment
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3-1 In consideration of the EBU providing the Service(s),the Customer
agrees to pay the Fee.
3-2 Where,in order to meet the Customers requirements,the
EBU considers it desirable or necessary for any reason to provide
the Service(s),wholly or in part,at a substantially greater expense
than originally agreed,or in a substantially different manner to
that originally envisaged,the EBU may require the Customer to pay
an additional charge and/or require the Customer to agree to special
conditions. In the event that the EBU requires the Customer to pay
an additional charge and/or requires the Customer to agree to special
conditions,the Customer shall have the right to cancel the Services.
The Service(s) may be suspended until such time as the Customer notifies
the EBU in writing that it accepts the additional charge and/or
the special conditions.
3-3 If,as a consequence of a)any breach of these Terms and Conditions
by the Customer, or b)the supply of incorrect information from the
Customer, the cost to the EBU in performing the Service(s)is increased, the
EBU may ask for such additional costs and expenses to be reimbursed
by the Customer.
3-4 All Fees are exclusive of Value Added Tax,and any other duties
or taxes which may be added to the Customers invoice, where
applicable.
3-5 Subject to Clause 3.8 below,all Fees due to the EBU shall be
payable in full,without any right of set off,by the Customer within
30 days of the date of the invoice (the Due Date).
3-6 If an invoice for Service(s) provided by the EBU to the Customer
is not paid by the Due Date, the EBU shall be entitled to terminate
all Service(s) to the Customer under this Contract. Such termination
shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies which the
EBU may have. The EBU shall also be entitled to terminate any other
agreements and/or understandings with the Customer,without further
notice, and without liability to the Customer and/or any third party
or parties. The Customer shall remain liable for all Fees due, including
interest charges at 5% per annum,or such other rate as may be notified
to the Customer from time to time,on any invoice outstanding for
more than 60 days after the Due Date.
3-7 If the Customer disputes the invoice, it must notify the EBU
prior to the Due Date,after which time the Customer will be deemed
to have accepted the invoice.
3-8 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the EBU reserves the right:
3-8-1 to seek and obtain from any Customer part or full payment
in advance before the provision of any Service(s); or
3-8-2 to require an irrevocable bank guarantee from the Customer
before undertaking to provide the Service(s) requested by the Customer,on
terms which are satisfactory to the EBU. In the event that the Customer
fails to meet its payment obligations then the EBU shall be entitled
to deduct such monies as are outstanding,or shall be outstanding
to the EBU, from the bank guarantee before refunding any balance
of such bank guarantee to the Customer. In addition,the EBU shall
be entitled to deduct and/or withhold monies payable by the Customer
as a bank guarantee in the event that the Customer is in breach
of the indemnity provisions herein contained, or in the event that
the EBU considers that there is a reasonable risk that the Customer
will be in breach of such indemnity provisions.
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4 - Customers Responsibilities
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4-1 The Customer shall promptly provide the EBU with all information
and assistance required by it to facilitate the performance of the
Service(s).
4-2 The Customer acknowledges that Eurovision is a
trade mark of the EBU and that nothing in this Contract can be construed
as a grant of rights in respect of such mark. Further in contracting
with the EBU, the Customer undertakes not to take any action which
may, at any time,undermine the EBUs rights in this trade mark.
4-3 In utilizing the Service(s), the Customer warrants that it
will abide by all applicable laws and that it has received all necessary
approvals, permissions and/or licences in connection with its utilization
of the Service(s). Without prejudice to the generality of this Paragraph
4.3, the Customer further warrants to the EBU that no signals transmitted
pursuant to this Contract shall contain any material which,in any
relevant jurisdiction,may be considered pornographic, excessively
or gratuitously violent, obscene, indecent, or which may violate
any property or civil right, any right of privacy or any material
which may constitute a defamation or an infringement of copyright
or which may directly or indirectly interfere with the provision
of Services to other clients and users of the Eurovision Network.
The EBU reserves the right to withdraw Services from the Customer
in the event that it suspects that the Customer may be in breach
of this warranty.
4-4 Throughout the performance of the Service(s)by the EBU,the
Customer shall at all times comply with all instructions given by
the EBU in the interests of safety, of other clients and users of
the EBUs services,of other satellite users or of the Eurovision
Network as a whole.
4-5 Where the Customer orders terrestrial and/or satellite circuits
on the Eurovision Network,the Customer shall make arrangements,where
necessary,only with an approved telecommunications or satellite/uplink
operator for transmitting on the Eurovision Network and shall provide
the EBU with documentary evidence,to the EBUs satisfaction,to
this effect. The Customer accepts full responsibility for the acts
or omissions of such third party operators,whose acts or omissions
shall be deemed to be the acts of the Customer for the purposes
of this Contract. The Customer also warrants that it will adhere
and will ensure that any third party operator appointed pursuant
to this Paragraph 4.6 adheres to the terms of the Eutelsat Satellite
Operations Guide, any applicable ITU recommendations, as may be updated
from time to time, and such operating guidelines as may be issued
by the EBU.
4-6 The Customer accepts that all information received from the
EBU, whether of a technical nature or otherwise is confidential
information and undertakes to keep such information secure and protected
against theft, damage,loss or unauthorized access,and not to use
such information for any purpose except as contemplated by this
Contract. The Customer shall ensure that this obligation is observed
by its employees, officers, agents and contractors.
4-7 The Customer shall not assign, sub-license or in any other way
transfer its rights or obligations under this Contract to any third
party.
4-8 No public statement,disclosure or publicity of any kind relating
to this Contract may be released or published by the Customer, whether
directly or indirectly, without the prior written approval of the
EBU.
4-9 The Customer is wholly responsible for any equipment the EBU
provides to the Customer in order to comply with the Customers
request for Service(s), and for its proper use. If any of this equipment
is lost, destroyed or damaged, (except by fair wear and tear), the
Customer will be responsible for its replacement, repair or its
reimbursement, at the election of the EBU. The Customer must not
interfere with the EBUs equipment or allow any third party
to do so unless authorised by the EBU. Without prejudice to the
foregoing, the Customer may be required, upon the EBUs request,
to enter into a separate hire agreement in respect of such equipment.
4-10 In the event that the EBU, in its sole and unfettered discretion,
considers that, in utilising the Service(s), the Customer may be,
or may risk being, in breach of any the above, then the EBU may
immediately suspend contractual performance until the Customer has
rectified matters. Alternatively, the EBU may terminate the Contract
and any other agreements and/or understandings with the Customer
forthwith without any obligation and/or liability, of any kind whatsoever,
to the Customer and/or any third party or parties. Such termination
shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies which EBU
may possess in the matter.
4-11 The Customer shall be wholly liable and responsible for any/all
damages, interference and/or other malfunction, howsoever caused,
to the Eurovision Network or any part thereof, in the exercise or
pursuance of any rights granted hereunder or otherwise. Accordingly,
the Customer shall indemnify and hold the EBU and third parties
harmless against any/all claims, costs, damages, expenses (including
all attorneys fees) arising out of or relating to the Customer's
use of any/all parts of the Eurovision Network and/or by a breach
by the Customer of any of its undertakings, warranties, guarantees
or obligations under this Contract.
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5 - EBU Liability |
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5-1 The EBU shall not be responsible in any way for the acts or
omissions of third parties and all matters other than those under
the direct operational control of the EBU and provided to the Customer
in accordance with this Contract. The EBUs liability in contract,
law, tort or otherwise (including liability for negligence), shall
in no circumstances exceed the Fee payable by the Customer.
5-2 In the case of transmission failure only, where all or part
of any transmission fails and a) provided that the Customer has
notified the EBU at the Eurovision Control Centre (EVC), by voice
communication, during the failed transmission, and b) subject to
Paragraph 5.1 above, the Fee for the transmission shall be payable
by the Customer to the EBU on a pro-rata basis. Accordingly, in
the event that a percentage of any transmission fails, the EBU shall,
subject to the provisions of this Contract, receive from the Customer
the same percentage of payment which corresponds to the Service(s)
provided. The EBU shall have the right but not the obligation to
re-schedule the transmission, in which case the Fee shall be payable
in full.
5-3 It is technically impracticable to provide a transmission service
free of faults and the EBU does not undertake to do so and the Customer
accepts that from time to time faults are inevitable. Accordingly,
the EBU gives no guarantee whatsoever with regard to the quality
and/or success of the transmission signals and shall not be liable
for any loss or damage arising out of any failure to effect the
transmissions and/or perceived lack of quality of any transmission
signals.
5-4 The EBU shall not be liable for any failure to fulfil its obligations
under this Contract which is caused either by force majeure conditions,
or by any other factors or circumstances outside the direct and
reasonable control of the EBU.
5-5 The EBU shall not be liable for any loss of income or contracts
or for any indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind,
howsoever arising and whether caused by negligence, breach of contract
or otherwise.
5-6 Each provision of this Paragraph limiting or excluding liability
operates separately in itself and survives independently of the
others.
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Eurovision Bookings |
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