Term of Use

About Waapy

Sapiens Technologies Sdn. Bhd. (“Waapy”, “we,” “us”, or “our”) Provides a Software as a Service (SaaS) based “Conversation Cloud”, named ”Waapy Platform” or “Waapy Solution” or “Waapy Chat Platform” or “Waapy Engage Platform” that allows our customers to store, manipulate, analyse and transfer messages between their business systems and their customers on Waapy – provided and third party messaging channels (the “Service”). A “Customer” is an entity with whom Waapy has an agreement to provide the Service.

About the Terms

This Terms of Service (the “Agreement”) is an agreement between the Customer and Waapy, together the “Parties” and each, a “Party”, and is entered the date the Customer signs up for a Waapy account through the Waapy website or the date specified on the Service Agreement. (the “Effective Date”).

If you register for a Waapy account, you acknowledge your understanding of these terms and enter the Agreement on behalf of Customer. Please make sure you have the necessary authority to enter into the Agreement on behalf of Customer before proceeding.

BY USING ANY ELEMENT OF THE WAAPY SOLUTION (INCLUDING THE WEBSITE), CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT CUSTOMER HAS READ, ACCEPTS AND AGREES TO BE BOUND BY AND COMPLY WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT IN THIS AGREEMENT, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15. IF CUSTOMER DOES NOT ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT, CUSTOMER WILL IMMEDIATELY CEASE ANY FURTHER USE OF THE WAAPY SOLUTION, INCLUDING USE OF ANY PART THEREOF. CUSTOMER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS TO WAAPY THAT CUSTOMER HAS THE CAPACITY TO ENTER INTO THIS LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT. IF CUSTOMER IS USING THE WAAPY SOLUTION ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON, CUSTOMER HEREBY REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS TO WAAPY THAT CUSTOMER HAS THE AUTHORITY TO BIND SUCH PERSON TO THIS AGREEMENT.

1. Definitions

Administrator Accounts: as defined in section 8.
Administrative User: means an individual who is an employee or contractor of Customer and that Customer wishes to have access to and use of the Waapy Platform.
Business: means either the Customer or Customer’s Client, as the case may be.
Integrated Product: means any of the following:
- Customer Application
- Custom-Integrated Business Applications
- Pre-Integrated Third-Party Business Applications
Chat Participant: means an individual who communicates with a Business (a “User”) or on behalf of a Business (an “Agent”) through the Waapy Platform.
Conversation: means an exchange of any number of sent or received Waapy Messages between an individual Integrated Product and a Chat Participant in a month.
Customer Account: as defined in section 8.
Customer Application: means any software application or website developed by Customer using or integrating with the Waapy APIs under the license terms of this Agreement.
Customer’s Client: means any clients of the Customer.
Customer Data: means any data, information, content, records, and files that Customer (or any of its Administrative Users, Customers Clients or Chat Participants) loads, receive through, transmits to or enters into the Waapy Platform, and any data, information, content, records and files that the Waapy Platform obtains from Customer’s servers or systems or third parties on Customer’s behalf, including all intellectual property rights in any of the foregoing.
Custom-Integrated Business Applications: means any business software applications used by Customer to interoperate with the Waapy Platform through the Waapy API, where such software has been integrated with the Waapy API by Customer, but which software, for greater certainty, excludes Pre-Integrated Third-Party Business Applications and Customer Application(s).
Messaging Channels: means either:
- web
- SMS that is integrated with the Waapy Solution
- a Third-Party Messaging Platform that is integrated with the Waapy Solution.
Modifications: means modifications, improvements, customizations, updates, enhancements, aggregations, compilations, derivative works, translations, adaptations, and results from processing (including analyses, reports, databases, datasets, recommendations, and visual representations) in any form or medium, and “Modify” has a corresponding meaning.
Personal Data: means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“Data Subject”)
Pre-Integrated Third-Party Business Applications: means third-party business software used by Customer to interoperate with the Waapy Platform, where such software is already integrated with the Waapy Platform and is made available to Customer on the Waapy Website.
Services: means the services provided by Waapy to Customer that facilitates the communication between a Business and Chat Participants through a variety of Messaging Channels, as more particularly described on the Waapy Website.
Waapy API: means the application programming interface, sample source code, tools, webhooks, instructions, documentation, other materials, and any Modifications to it, made available by Waapy to Customer at that time including but not limited to sending messages, to assist Customer in developing its Customer Application that interoperates with the Waapy Platform.
Waapy Message: means any communication sent or received between a Chat Participant and an Integrated Product using any component of the Waapy Solution.
Waapy Platform: means the software, hardware, and systems used by Waapy to host and make the Services available for Customer’s use, including the Website, and any Modifications to it.
Waapy Property: is as defined in section 5.
Waapy Solution: means:
- the Waapy Platform
- the Waapy API
- any Modifications to the preceding.
Waapy Website: means any websites used by Waapy to provide the Waapy Services, including the website located at https://waapy.io.
Third Party Messaging Platforms: means any third-party platform that may be used by Chat Participants to transmit and receive messages with a Business, including but not limited to Facebook Messenger, WeChat, LINE and other platforms that Waapy may support in the future.
Waapy Chatbot Module: means the module the Waapy developed for the customers that facilitate the assignment and routing of Waapy Messages to Agents. Waapy reserves the right to define the scope for the module.
Messaging Account Set-up Services: means the services Waapy provided to the customers to set up third-party messaging platform accounts including Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp Business, WeChat Official Account & Line Business. Fees do not include any charges that may be assessed by Third Party Messaging Platforms for access to or use of a channel.

2. Waapy Platform

Provisioning of the Waapy Platform. Subject to Customer’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Waapy will make the Waapy Platform available to Customer on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement, provided that: (i) Customer has read and accepted and is in compliance with its obligations under the applicable terms of use related to all applicable Third Party Messaging Platforms, Pre-Integrated Third-Party Business Applications, and Custom-Integrated Business Applications; and (ii) has taken all steps as necessary to enable interoperability between the Waapy Platform and all applicable Third Party Messaging Platforms, Pre-Integrated Third-Party Business Applications, and Custom-Integrated Business Applications, including acquiring the necessary approvals and API keys, whether directly or via Customer’s Clients, to access these messaging channels as a business.

3. License to Waapy API

License to Waapy API. Subject to Customer’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Waapy grants to Customer a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable right and license during the Term to use the Waapy API solely (i) to enable the Customer Application to interoperate with the Waapy Platform or (ii) for developing or enabling Custom-Integrated Business Applications that will only be used by Customer to interoperate with the Waapy Platform in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and any other policies and guidelines published by Waapy from time to time.

4. Trademark License

During the Term, Customer hereby grants to Waapy a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable and non-sub-licensable (other than to affiliates) royalty-free license to use Customer’s trademarks and logos made available to Waapy by Customer as part of this Agreement, solely in connection with the marketing, advertising, and promotion of the Waapy Solution, including listing the Customer and the Customer Application on the Waapy Website; and only in accordance with Customer’s reasonable trademark usage guidelines, as updated by Customer from time to time. Customer may require Waapy to cease using Customer’s trademarks and logos if, in the reasonable opinion of Customer, the continued display of Customer’s trademarks and logos would cause a materially adverse effect on Customer’s image and the goodwill associated with it.
During the Term, Waapy grants to Customer a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable and non-sub-licensable (other than affiliates) royalty-free license to use Waapy’s trademarks and logos made available to Customer by Waapy as part of this Agreement, solely in connection with the marketing, advertising, and promotion of the Waapy Solution, and only in accordance with Waapy’s reasonable trademark usage guidelines, as updated by Waapy from time to time. Waapy may require Customer to cease using the Waapy’s trademarks and logos if, in the reasonable opinion of Waapy, the continued display of the Waapy’s trademarks and logos would cause a materially adverse effect on Waapy’s image and the goodwill associated with it.

5. Reservation of Rights

Waapy expressly reserves all rights, title, and interest in, and Customer will not acquire any right, title or interest in: (i) the Waapy Solution (or any part thereof) and any other materials or content provided by Waapy under this Agreement, including any and all Modifications to any of the foregoing; and (ii) all intellectual property rights in any of the foregoing (clauses (i) and (ii) are collectively, the “Waapy Property”), in each case, subject to the license rights expressly granted under Section 2, 3. All right, title and interest in the Waapy Property will remain with Waapy (or Waapy’s third party suppliers, as applicable). For greater certainty, the Waapy Property is licensed and not “sold” to Customer.

Customer shall retain all right, title, and interest to any modifications, extensions, or derivative works of the Waapy SDKs that Customer develops or has developed on its behalf (such modifications, extensions or derivative works, the “Customer Derivative Works”). The preceding does not prevent Waapy from exploiting any Waapy Property, including any independently developed future developments, modifications, adaptations, changes, derivative works or new works, even if the preceding is similar or functionally identical to the Customer Derivative Works. Accordingly, Customer will not assert, whether directly or indirectly, any of its intellectual property rights in or to the Customer Derivative Works against Waapy or any customers or clients of Waapy.

6. Waapy’s Right to Use Customer Data

Customer acknowledges and agrees that Waapy may store, use, reproduce, modify, and transfer to its subcontractors, Customer Data, including Personal Data, solely in connection with delivering the Services under this Agreement. Customer further acknowledges and agrees that Waapy may store, use, reproduce, modify, and transfer data that is not related to an identified or identifiable natural person, including aggregated or de-identified data, without limitation, for its internal business purposes, including but not limited to such purposes as analytics, quality assurance, product and service improvement, and new product and service development. Customer agrees to cause any Administrative User, Customer’s Client, and Chat Participant to agree to the same terms as this Section 6.

7. Privacy

Customer understands that Personal Data, including of Administrative Users, Customer’s Client and Chat Participants, will be treated in accordance with Waapy’s privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”). The Privacy Policy is hereby incorporated by reference and forms part of this Agreement.

8. Customer Accounts; Use Restrictions

Customer Accounts. Upon Customer’s request, Waapy will issue one or more administrator accounts (the “Administrator Accounts”) to Customer that provides Customer with the capability to create accounts for use by individuals who are an employee or contractor of Customer and that Customer wishes to have access to and use of the Waapy Platform (each, an “Administrative User”). Customer will ensure that Administrative Users only use the Waapy Platform through their Customer Account. Customer will not share the Administrator Accounts with any other person and will not allow Administrative Users to share their Customer Account with any other person. Customer will promptly notify Waapy of any actual or suspected unauthorized use of the Waapy Platform. Waapy reserves the right to suspend, deactivate, or replace any Customer Account or Administrator Accounts if it determines that the Customer Account or Administrator Account, as applicable, may have been used for an unauthorized purpose.
Use Restrictions. Customer acknowledges and agrees that it is responsible for the activities and communications of all Administrative Users and Chat Participants on the Waapy Platform, and the compliance by all Administrative Users, Customer’s Clients and Chat Participants with this Agreement, and any guidelines and policies published by Waapy from time to time. Without limiting the generality of any of the foregoing, Customer will not, and will not permit any other person (including any Administrative Users, Customer’s Clients or Chat Participants) to:
- use the Waapy Platform to send, upload, collect, transmit, store, use, disclose or process, or ask Waapy to obtain from third parties or perform any of the above with respect to, any Customer Data:
  - Contains any computer viruses, worms, malicious code, or any software intended to damage or alter a computer system or data;
  - Is sent, uploaded, collected, transmitted, stored, used, disclosed, processed, copied, transmitted, distributed, or displayed without lawful right by Customer, the applicable Administrative User, Customer’s Client, or Chat Participant;
  - Is false, intentionally misleading, or impersonates any other person;
  - Is bullying, harassing, abusive, threatening, vulgar, obscene, or offensive or contains pornography, nudity, or graphic or gratuitous violence, or promotes violence, racism, discrimination, bigotry, hatred, or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual;
  - Is harmful to minors in any way or targeted at persons under the age of 16;
  - Violates any applicable laws, or infringes, violates, or otherwise misappropriates the intellectual property or other rights of any third party (including any moral right, privacy right, or right of publicity); or
  - Encourages any conduct that may violate any applicable laws or would give rise to civil or criminal liability;
- disable, overly burden, impair, or otherwise interfere with servers or networks connected to the Waapy Platform (e.g., a denial of service attack); attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Waapy Platform;
  - Use any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering or extraction methods, or copy, modify, reverse engineer, reverse assemble, disassemble, or decompile the Waapy Solution or any part thereof or otherwise attempt to discover any source code, except as expressly provided for in this Agreement;
  - Use the Waapy Solution for the purpose of building a similar or competitive product or service; or
  - Use the Waapy Solution other than as permitted by this Agreement;
  - Fair Use Policy: The Waapy Solution is intended to facilitate communications between Chat Participants and a Business in the context of marketing, selling and supporting the business’ products and services. While Waapy sets no limits on the number of Waapy Messages that can be exchanged between any given Chat Participant and any given Business, in aggregate no Business shall exceed an average of 50 Waapy Messages per Active User Conversation in any given month. Such usage of the Waapy Platform exceeds any reasonable expectations of use and shall be deemed a violation of the terms of this Agreement, and the Customer will immediately terminate the applicable Business rights and access to the Waapy Solution or pay excess usage fees as defined by Waapy.

9. Email, Chat and Web Support

Customer will generally have access to Waapy’s technical support from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm GMT+8 on weekdays (other than holidays observed by Waapy) through email or WhatsApp support.

10. Fees and Payment

Fees: Customer will pay to Waapy the applicable fees described on the Waapy Website or Service Agreement (the “Fees”) during the Term in accordance with the payment terms set out herein.
Third-Party Messaging Platform Fees: For greater clarity, Waapy’s Fees do not include any charges that may be assessed by Third Party Messaging Platforms for access to or use of a channel. Such charges shall be the responsibility of Customer, whether paid directly to the Third Party Messaging Platforms or whether such access is resold through Waapy, in which case Waapy shall advise Customer in writing as to the applicable charges and Customer shall have the right to accept such charges or decline them and not use the associated channel. In the event a Third Party Messaging Platforms imposes special requirements on Waapy beyond API integrations, including but not limited to hosting endpoints unique to that channel, then Waapy shall have the right to charge Customer for this additional service and Customer shall have the right to accept such charges or decline them and not use the associated channel.
Payment Terms:
- All Fees shall be in U.S. Dollars or Malaysia Ringgit or Singapore Dollar;
- Waapy shall charge and invoice Customer the applicable Fees, in advance, by credit card or bank transfer, on the Effective Date and on every monthly anniversary thereafter or as specified on the Service Agreement;
- When topping up for WhatsApp credits, please note it shall be subject to currency exchange and payment gateway transaction fee.
- By making any payment to Waapy (regardless of whether through any third parties or not), Customer represents and warrants to, and covenants, with Waapy that:
  - (1) all information and details provided in relation to such payment(s) are accurate and truthful;
  - (2) Customer is the legal owner of the relevant payment card and has the legal right to use such payment card.
- Payment obligations hereunder are not subject to any set-off or withholding rights whatsoever, any and all of which are hereby expressly waived by Customer.
  - Disputed Invoices or Charges: If Customer in good faith disputes any portion of a Waapy invoice or charge, Customer may provide a dispute notice to Waapy with written documentation identifying and substantiating the disputed amount within fifteen (15) days from receipt of the applicable invoice or charge, and if applicable, at the time it pays the undisputed portion of such invoice, withhold payment of such disputed portion. If Customer does not report or does not provide such substantiating documentation within that period, Customer shall be deemed to have waived its right to dispute any and all portions of that invoice. For greater certainty, Customer shall pay all undisputed amounts of that invoice in accordance with section 10 above.
  - Late Payment: Except for bona fide disputed amounts, any failure to make a payment of any Fees or taxes in strict conformity with the requirements of this section 10 entitle Waapy to suspend, in whole or in part, access to Services, until such payment is received. Additionally, Waapy shall assess and Customer shall pay a charge, compounded monthly, of the lesser of (a) 1.5% per month (19.56% per year) or (b) the highest amount allowed by law on all past due amounts (except amounts disputed pursuant to section above). Furthermore, upon any such failure, all outstanding amounts shall become due and payable without further delay.
  - Certain Taxes: The Fees set out in this Agreement do not include applicable taxes, duties, withholdings, tariffs, levies, customs, capital or income taxes or other governmental charges or expenses, including but not limited to value-added tax, sales tax, consumption tax and similar taxes or duties as well as any current or future municipal, state, federal or provincial taxes, and Customer will pay, indemnify and hold harmless Waapy from same, other than taxes based on the net income or profits of Waapy.

11. Confidential Information

Definitions: For purposes of this Agreement, a Party receiving Confidential Information (as defined below) will be the “Recipient” and the Party disclosing such information will be the “Discloser” and “Confidential Information” means any and all information of Discloser disclosed by Discloser to Recipient or otherwise coming into the possession of Recipient during the Term that is marked as “confidential” or that a reasonable person would understand to be confidential; provided that Discloser’s Confidential Information does not include, except with respect to Personal Information:
- (i) information already known or independently developed by Recipient outside the scope of this relationship by personnel not having access to any Discloser’s Confidential Information;
- (ii) information that is publicly available through no wrongful act of Recipient; or
- (iii) information received by Recipient from a third party who was free to disclose it without confidentiality obligations.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms and conditions of this Agreement and all Waapy Property (including any part thereof), whether marked as “confidential” or not, will be Waapy’s Confidential Information will not be Customer’s Confidential Information.
Confidentiality Covenant: Recipient hereby agrees that during the Term and at all times thereafter it will not:
- (i) disclose such Confidential Information of the Discloser to any person, except to its own personnel or affiliates having a “need to know” and that have entered into written agreements no less protective of such Confidential Information than this Agreement, and to such other recipients as the Discloser may approve in writing;
- (ii) use Confidential Information of the Discloser except to exercise its license rights or perform its obligations under this Agreement; or
- (iii) alter or remove from any Confidential Information of the Discloser any proprietary legend.
The recipient will be deemed to have discharged its confidentiality obligations under this Section 11 (Confidential Information) if Recipient uses the same degree of care in safeguarding the Confidential Information of Discloser as it uses in protecting its own confidential information of a similar nature from unauthorized disclosure.
Exceptions to Confidentiality: Recipient may disclose Discloser’s Confidential Information:
- (i) to the extent that such disclosure is required by applicable law or by order of a court or similar judicial or administrative body, provided that the Recipient promptly notifies the Discloser in writing of such required disclosure and cooperates with the Discloser to seek an appropriate protective order;
- (ii) to its employees, accountants, internal and external auditors, legal counsel and other professional advisors if and to the extent such persons need to know such Confidential Information in order to provide applicable professional advisory services related to Waapy’s business; or
- (iii) in the case of Waapy, to potential assignees, acquirers or successors of Waapy if and to the extent such persons need to know such Confidential Information in connection with a potential sale, merger, amalgamation or other corporate transaction involving the business or assets of Waapy.

12. Warranty; Disclaimer; Indemnity

Customer Warranty: Customer represents and warrants to, and covenants with, Waapy that
1. the Customer Data will only contain Personal Data in respect of which Customer has provided all notices and disclosures (including to each Data Subject), obtained all applicable third party consents and permissions and otherwise has all authority, in each case as required by applicable laws, to enable Waapy to provide the Services, including with respect to the collection, storage, access, use, disclosure and transmission of Personal Data, including by or to Waapy and to or from all applicable third parties (including third-party providers of any Third Party Messaging Platforms); and
2. by connecting the WhatsApp Business Solution via the Waapy Platform, the Customer will be in compliance with the WhatsApp Business Solution Terms (WhatsApp Business Solution Terms) at all times when accessing and using the WhatsApp Business Solution via the Waapy Platform.
GENERAL DISCLAIMER: EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE Waapy SOLUTION (OR ANY PART THEREOF), AND ANY OTHER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY Waapy TO CUSTOMER ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”, “AS AVAILABLE”. FURTHERMORE, ANY PARTS OF THE Waapy SOLUTION DELIVERED THROUGH THE EARLY ACCESS PROGRAM, OR UNDER A FREE LABS SUBSCRIPTION ARE EXCLUDED FROM ANY WARRANTIES PROVIDED WITHIN THIS AGREEMENT.

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, Waapy HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, COLLATERAL OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, MERCHANTABLE QUALITY, COMPATIBILITY, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, QUIET ENJOYMENT, ACCURACY, QUALITY, INTEGRATION OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE, OR ANY WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. Waapy DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE Waapy SOLUTION (OR ANY PART THEREOF) WILL OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION OR BE ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ALL ERRORS CAN OR WILL BE CORRECTED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING, Waapy EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION, CONDITION OR WARRANTY THAT ANY DATA OR INFORMATION PROVIDED TO CUSTOMER IN CONNECTION WITH CUSTOMER’S USE OF THE Waapy SOLUTION (OR ANY PART THEREOF) IS ACCURATE, OR CAN OR SHOULD BE RELIED UPON BY CUSTOMER FOR ANY PURPOSE WHATSOEVER.

THIRD-PARTY MESSAGING PLATFORMS, CUSTOMER APPLICATION, PRE-INTEGRATED THIRD-PARTY BUSINESS APPLICATIONS, AND CUSTOM-INTEGRATED BUSINESS APPLICATIONS DISCLAIMER: CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT Waapy’S PERFORMANCE OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS DEPENDENT ON:
1. CUSTOMER HAVING TAKEN ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO ENABLE THE AVAILABLE INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN THE Waapy PLATFORM AND ALL APPLICABLE THIRD PARTY MESSAGING PLATFORMS, CUSTOMER APPLICATION, PRE-INTEGRATED THIRD-PARTY BUSINESS APPLICATIONS, AND CUSTOM-INTEGRATED BUSINESS APPLICATIONS ( THROUGH THE USE OF THE Waapy API); AND
2. ACCESS TO SERVICES, SOFTWARE OR SYSTEMS OF THIRD PARTIES (INCLUDING THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS OF ALL APPLICABLE THIRD PARTY MESSAGING PLATFORMS, PRE-INTEGRATED THIRD-PARTY BUSINESS APPLICATIONS, AND CUSTOM-INTEGRATED BUSINESS APPLICATIONS) AND DATA STORED OR MAINTAINED THEREON (COLLECTIVELY, THE “EXTERNAL DEPENDENCIES”).
Waapy IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY EXTERNAL DEPENDENCIES AND WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY IN RESPECT OF ANY INTERFERENCE WITH CUSTOMER’S USE OR ANY USER’S USE OF OR ACCESS TO THE Waapy SOLUTION OR SECURITY OR PRIVACY BREACHES ARISING FROM OR ATTRIBUTABLE TO ANY EXTERNAL DEPENDENCIES, AND CUSTOMER WAIVES ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AGAINST Waapy IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
Indemnity: Customer will defend, indemnify and hold harmless Waapy, its employees, officers, directors, affiliates, agents, contractors, successors, and assigns against any and all third party (including Administrative Users, Customer’s Client, and Chat Participants) liability (including damages, recoveries, deficiencies, interest, penalties and reasonable legal fees), directly or indirectly arising from or in connection with, or relating to:
1. Customer Data;
2. Customer’s breach of any of Customer’s obligations, representations or warranties under this Agreement;
3. use of the Waapy Solution (or any part thereof) by Customer, any Administrative User, any Customer’s Client or any Chat Participant in combination with any Customer Applications or any third party software, application or service;
4. misrepresentation, criminal behaviour or gross negligence on the part of Customer, any Administrative User, any Customer’s Client, or any Chat Participant; or
5. any actual or alleged infringement, violation or misappropriation of the rights of any person (including intellectual property or privacy rights) as a result of Customer’s, any Administrative User’s, any Customer’s Client or any Chat Participant’s use of the Waapy Solution (or any part thereof) contrary to the terms of this Agreement.
Customer will fully cooperate with Waapy in defence of any claim defended by Customer pursuant to its indemnification obligations under this Agreement and will not settle any such claim without the prior written consent of Waapy.

13. Limitation of Liabilities

The Parties acknowledge that the following provisions have been negotiated by them and reflect a fair allocation of risk and form an essential basis of the bargain and will survive and continue in full force and effect despite any failure of consideration or of an exclusive remedy:

AMOUNT: IN NO EVENT WILL THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF Waapy IN CONNECTION WITH OR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE number OF FEES PAID BY CUSTOMER IN THE PRIOR 12 MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM OR USD $500, WHICHEVER IS THE LESSER. FOR GREATER CERTAINTY, THE EXISTENCE OF ONE OR MORE CLAIMS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT INCREASE THIS MAXIMUM LIABILITY AMOUNT. IN NO EVENT WILL Waapy’S THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS HAVE ANY LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED TO THIS AGREEMENT.
TYPE: TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL Waapy BE LIABLE TO CUSTOMER, ANY USER OR ANY PERSON FOR ANY:
- (I) SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
- (II) LOST SAVINGS, PROFIT, DATA, USE, OR GOODWILL;
- (III) BUSINESS INTERRUPTION;
- (IV) ANY COSTS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES;
- (V) PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH;
- (VI) PERSONAL OR PROPERTY DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED TO THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF CAUSE OF ACTION OR THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, GROSS NEGLIGENCE, FUNDAMENTAL BREACH, BREACH OF A FUNDAMENTAL TERM) OR OTHERWISE AND EVEN IF NOTIFIED IN ADVANCE OF THE POSSIBILITIES OF SUCH DAMAGES; OR
- (VII) FRAUDULENT TRANSACTION MADE THROUGH Waapy SOLUTION (INCLUDING THE WEBSITE).

14. Term and Termination

Term: This Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and continue to be in effect until your subscription has been terminated in accordance with the terms Customer agreed to on the Waapy website at the time of signup (the “Term”). For greater certainty, if Customer has subscribed to an ongoing subscription, then such subscription will automatically renew at its expiry for the same period of time, at the then-current subscription rate described on the Waapy Website.
Termination For Convenience: Either Party may elect to terminate this Agreement and your subscription to Waapy services as of the end of your then-current Term by providing notice, on or prior to the date thirty (30) days preceding the end of such Term. For clarity, per section 14), unless this Agreement and your subscription are so terminated, your subscription will renew for a Term equivalent in length to the then expiring Term.
Refunds and Termination Charges: No refunds or credits for Fees will be provided if there is alternation to Waapy’s service provision due to change of policies or permissions by Messaging Channels. No refunds or credits for Fees will be provided if you elect to terminate this Agreement prior to the end of your Term. If you terminate this Agreement prior to the end of your Term, or Waapy effects such termination pursuant to Section 14, in addition to other amounts you may owe Waapy, you must immediately pay any then unpaid Fees associated with the remainder of your Term. This amount will not be payable by you in the event you terminate as a result of a material breach of this Agreement by Waapy, provided that you provide advance notice of such breach to Waapy and afford Waapy not less than thirty (30) days to reasonably cure such breach as provided for in section 14.
Termination for Cause: A Party may terminate this Agreement for cause (a) upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the other Party of a material breach if such breach remains uncured at the expiration of such period; or (b) if the other Party becomes the subject of a petition in bankruptcy or any other proceeding relating to insolvency, receivership, liquidation or assignment for the benefit of creditors. If this Agreement is terminated by you in accordance with this section, Waapy will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, refund you any prepaid fees covering the remainder of the Term after the effective date of termination. If this Agreement is terminated by Waapy in accordance with this section, you will pay any unpaid fees covering the remainder of the Term. In no event will termination relieve you of your obligation to pay any fees payable to Waapy for the period prior to the effective date of termination.

15. Survival

The following Sections, together with any other provision of this Agreement which expressly or by its nature survives termination or expiration, or which contemplates performance or observance subsequent to termination or expiration of this Agreement, will survive expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason: Section 5 (Reservation of Rights), Section 6 (Waapy’s Right to Use Customer Data), Section 110 (Fees), Section 11 (Confidential Information), Section 12 (Warranty; Disclaimer; Indemnity), Section 13 (Limitation of Liabilities, Section 15 (Survival) and Section 16 (General Provisions).

16. General Provisions

Notices: Notices sent to either Party will be effective when delivered in person or by email, one day after being sent by overnight courier, or two days after being sent by first-class mail postage prepaid to the official contact designated by the Parties and immediately after being received by the other Party’s server. Notices must be in writing and sent: (i) if to Waapy, to the address set out in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement; and (ii) if to Customer, to the current postal or email address that Waapy has on file with respect to Customer. Waapy may change its contact information by posting the new contact information on the Waapy Website or by giving notice thereof to Customer. Customer is solely responsible for keeping its contact information on file with Waapy through the Waapy Platform current at all times during the Term.
Assignment: Customer will not assign this Agreement to any third party without Waapy’s prior written consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. Waapy may assign this Agreement or any rights under this Agreement to any third party without Customer’s consent in connection with any merger or change of control of Waapy or the sale of all or substantially all of Waapy’s assets provided that any such successor agrees to fulfil its obligations pursuant to this Agreement. Any assignment in violation of this Section will be void. The terms of this Agreement will be binding upon permitted assignees. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties, their permitted successors and permitted assignees.
Choice of Law: This Agreement and any action related thereto will be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of Hong Kong SAR, without regard to conflicts of law principles. The Parties will initiate any lawsuits in connection with this Agreement in Hong Kong SAR and irrevocably attorn to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the courts sitting therein. The U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not apply to this Agreement.
Construction: Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Parties rights and remedies under this Agreement are cumulative. The term “include” and “including” mean, respectively, “include without limitation” and “including without limitation.” The headings of sections of this Agreement are for reference purposes only and have no substantive effect. The terms “consent” or “discretion”, when used in respect of Waapy in this Agreement means the right of Waapy to withhold such consent or exercise such discretion, as applicable, arbitrarily and without any implied obligation to act reasonably or explain its decision to Customer.
Force Majeure: Neither Party will be liable for delays caused by any event or circumstances beyond Waapy’s reasonable control, including acts of God, acts of government, flood, fire, earthquakes, civil unrest, acts of terror, strikes or other labour problems (other than those involving Waapy employees), Internet service provider failures or delays, or the unavailability or Modification by third parties of third party websites.
Severable: Any provision of this Agreement found by a tribunal or court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or unenforceable will be severed from this Agreement, and all other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
Waiver: A waiver of any provision of this Agreement must be in writing, and a waiver in one instance will not preclude enforcement of such provision on other occasions.
Independent Contractors: Customer’s relationship to Waapy is that of an independent contractor, and neither Party is an agent or partner of the other. Customer will not have, and will not represent to any third party that it has, any authority to act on behalf of Waapy.
Entire Agreement: This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all other communications, whether written or oral.
Amendments: Subject to the following sentence, no amendment, supplement, modification, waiver, or termination of this Agreement and, unless otherwise expressly specified in this Agreement, no consent or approval by any Party, will be binding unless executed in writing by the Party or Parties to be bound thereby. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PRECEDING SENTENCE, Waapy MAY UNILATERALLY AMEND THIS AGREEMENT, IN WHOLE OR IN PART (EACH, AN “AMENDMENT”), BY: (I) GIVING CUSTOMER PRIOR NOTICE OF SUCH AMENDMENT; OR (II) POSTING NOTICE OF SUCH AMENDMENT ON THE WEBSITE. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED BY Waapy, ANY SUCH AMENDMENT WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE AS OF THE DATE THE NOTICE OF SUCH AMENDMENT IS PROVIDED TO CUSTOMER OR IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE (WHICHEVER IS THE EARLIER). IF CUSTOMER HAS PREPAID ANY FEES TO Waapy AND PROVIDES NOTICE TO Waapy WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF AN AMENDMENT THAT CUSTOMER WISHES TO EXERCISE ITS TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE RIGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14 OF THIS AGREEMENT, THEN Waapy WILL REFUND CUSTOMER AN AMOUNT ON A PRO-RATED BASIS CALCULATED BASED ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF TERMINATION UNTIL THE END OF THE PREPAID SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD.
English Language: It is the express wish of the Parties that this Agreement and all related documents be drawn up in English.