Mobile Channel Agreement - Bolt Inc. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc.
MOBILE CHANNEL AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 28, 2000 (the "Effective Date"), is made by
and between Bolt, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Bolt"), with offices at 304
Hudson Street, New York, NY 10013, and AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("ATTWS"), with offices at 7277 - 164th Avenue NE, Redmond,
Washington 98052.
A. Bolt desires to offer Bolt internet teen communications content and
applications to ATTWS for inclusion on ATTWS' wireless subscription service to
be known as PocketNet(R) Service and on ATTWS' DMN Service.
B. Bolt desires to extend its reach to users of ATTWS data addressable
microbrowser PocketNet(R) Equipment and users of DMN Service.
C. ATTWS desires to offer branded Bolt content and applications on the
PocketNet(R) and DMN Service to increase the robustness and attractiveness of
this data offering.
D. ATTWS also desires to have the PocketNet(R) Service and DMN Service
promoted on Bolt's online website (www.Bolt.com) to attract additional customers
to its voice and data services.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereby agree
as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following terms have the following
meanings:
"AFFILIATE" means, when capitalized, a Person in which a party or the parent of
a party owns directly or indirectly at least a 50% equity interest and, with
respect to ATTWS, a wireless carrier in which ATTWS owns at least a 10% equity
interest.
"ATTWS DELIVERABLES" means the deliverables described on Exhibit A hereto which
are to be delivered to Bolt in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
"ATTWS MARKS" means those Marks of ATTWS identified on any list of Marks as
provided from time to time by ATTWS to Bolt and such other Marks (if any) as
ATTWS may from time to time notify Bolt to be "ATTWS Marks" within the meaning
of this Agreement.
"ATTWS MATERIALS" means ATTWS Marks and any other graphical or other content or
materials supplied by ATTWS to Bolt for inclusion on the Bolt Mobile Channel or
any other web site.
"BOLT MARKS" means those Marks of Bolt identified on any list of Marks as
provided from time to time by Bolt to ATTWS and such other Marks (if any) as
Bolt may from time to time notify ATTWS in writing to be "Bolt Marks" within the
meaning of this Agreement.
PRIVATE/PROPRIETARY
CONTAINS PRIVATE AND/OR PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. MAY NOT BE USED OR DISCLOSED
OUTSIDE AT&T WIRELESS AND BOLT EXCEPT PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN AGREEMENT.
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"BOLT MOBILE CHANNEL" means the service containing Bolt content applications
made available by Bolt as described in Exhibit B, subject to third party
content provider arrangements and display constraints (e.g.,* required
formatting for display on an information appliance) and accessible through
PocketNet(R) Service.
"BOLT WEB SITES" means, collectively: (a) the Web Site the primary home page
of which is located at http://www.Bolt.com; and (b) other Web Sites maintained
by Bolt and its affiliates.
"DMN SERVICE" means the service offered by ATTWS that includes digital
multi-net service.
"HDML" means the most current version of the Handheld Device Markup Language,
as that version may be updated from time to time, and the most current version
of any language which evolves in the marketplace for application rendering on
mobile devices, such as WML, as that language may be updated from time to time.
"HDML PAGES" means those pages of the Bolt Mobile Channel that are prepared
using HDML and intended for presentation to Users using mobile/wireless devices
as their terminal/display device.
"HOMEDECK" means the first HDML or WML Page of content viewable by a User on
the screen of any PocketNet(R) Equipment, regardless of the configuration of
such PocketNet(R) Equipment to display such pages. Depending upon the
PocketNet(R) Equipment used by a User, parts of the Homedeck may require the
User to scroll beyond the initial display for viewing.
"INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS" means any patent, copyright, rights in Marks,
trade secret rights, moral rights and other intellectual property or
proprietary rights arising under the laws of any jurisdiction.
"MARKS" means any trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names,
corporate names, proprietary logos or indicia and other source or business
identifiers.
"PERSON" means any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, or any other entity.
"POCKETNET(R) EQUIPMENT" means any device that supports PocketNet(R) Service,
including without limitation, HDML or WML microbrowser handsets.
"POCKETNET(R) SERVICE" means any or all items included in the voice and data
package of products and services offered by ATTWS to customers that allow users
to access the Internet through PocketNet(R) Equipment.
"POCKETNET(R) SUBSCRIBER" means any Subscriber of Pocket(R) Service.
"SERVICE" means any of the products and services offered by ATTWS to customers
that allows users to access Commercial Mobile Radio Service, including without
limitation, PocketNet(R) Service and DMN Service.
"SUBSCRIBER" means any Person who has an agreement with ATTWS for Service.
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"USAGE REPORTS" means the reports as described in Section 2.3 below.
"USER" means a subscriber of ATTWS Services.
"USER DATA" means any and all User profile data including, but not limited to,
name, telephone number, email address and other similar data that may be
collected by in connection with use of the Bolt Mobile Channel.
"WEB SITE" means any point of presence maintained on the Internet or on any
other public data network. With respect to any Web Site maintained on the World
Wide Web, such Web Site includes all HTML pages (or similar unit of information
presented in any relevant data protocol) that either (a) are identified by the
same second-level domain (such as Bolt.com) or by the same equivalent level
identifier in any relevant address scheme, or (b) contain branding, graphics,
navigation or other characteristics such that a User reasonably would conclude
that the pages are part of the Bolt Mobile Channel.
"WML" means the most current version of the Wireless Markup Language as may be
developed or updated from time to time by the WAP Forum and any language which
evolves from the Wireless Markup Language.
2. BOLT MOBILE CHANNEL.
2.1 DELIVERABLES. ATTWS will provide to Bolt the ATTWS Deliverables
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including Exhibit A
hereto. Bolt will provide to ATTWS the Bolt Deliverables in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement, including Exhibit B hereto. Further,
Bolt will implement, on the terms contained in Exhibit B, the
user-perceptible elements of the graphical user interface for the Bolt
Mobile Channel, with the goals of maximizing the commercial
effectiveness of the Bolt Mobile Channel and optimizing the
presentation of the relevant content for access from mobile devices.
2.2 BOLT AND ATTWS WEB SITES. To promote the PocketNet(R) Services,
the Bolt Mobile Channel and the relationship between ATTWS and Bolt,
ATTWS and Bolt shall each integrate the other's Marks into their
respective Web Sites in a manner mutually agreeable to both parties.
2.3 USAGE REPORTS AND OTHER USER INFORMATION. Bolt and ATTWS will
share User Data with each other in an effort to avoid User duplication
of data entry. Bolt shall track and allow ATTWS to remotely access in
electronic form information concerning customer usage of the Bolt
Mobile Channel . The type of information and the format for access will
be agreed by the parties. Bolt and ATTWS will share all User Data and
such User Data shall be subject to the privacy and confidentiality
provisions of this Agreement. Any User generated or configured content
or data will not be shared by the parties hereto, except pursuant to an
agreement that contains privacy provisions and is signed by the parties
prior to sharing of such data. Each party will deliver Usage Reports to
the other via email, or other mutually agreed method. The Usage Reports
shall be jointly owned by the parties.
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2.4 PUBLICITY. The parties shall work together to issue publicity and
general marketing communications concerning the Bolt Mobile Channel
and other mutually agreed-upon matters. Neither party shall issue any
such publicity and general marketing communications concerning their
relationship without the prior written consent of the other party (not
to be unreasonably withheld).
2.5 FINANCIAL TERMS. The respective obligations of the parties with
respect to financial undertakings related to this Agreement are as set
forth on Exhibit D hereto.
2.6 STANDARDS FOR BOLT MOBILE CHANNEL. Bolt and ATTWS agree that the
Bolt Mobile Channel will conform to industry standards for protection
of privacy and security such as the Better Business Bureau BBBOnline
Code of Online Business Practices issued in draft form on November 22,
1999. Bolt will also include access restriction options approved by
ATTWS in the Bolt Mobile Channel.
2.7 REMUNERATION; COLLECTION. Each party will pay to the other party
all amounts due hereunder when due or when invoiced, as the case may
be. Any amounts not paid when due, or as invoiced, will be subject to
a finance charge equal to one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month or
the highest rate allowable by law, whichever is less. Each party may
accept any check or payment without prejudice to its rights to recover
the balance due or to pursue any other right or remedy. No endorsement
or statement on any check or payment or letter accompanying any check
or payment or elsewhere will be construed as an accord or
satisfaction. Commission payments will be reconciled and paid within
thirty (30) days following the calendar quarter in which the
applicable revenues are received. The receiving party will provide
with each such payment a report setting forth revenues received by it
for such quarter and the percentage thereof payable to the other
party.
2.8 RECORDS AND AUDIT. During the Term, each party shall maintain
accurate records of revenues received and calculations of the fees
payable to the other party pursuant to this Agreement. Either party,
at its expense, and upon ten (10) days' advance notice to the other
party, shall have the right once during each calendar year during the
Term to examine or audit such records in order to verify the figures
reported in any quarterly report and the amounts owned to such party
under this Agreement. Any such audit shall be conducted, to the extent
possible, in a manner that does not interfere with the ordinary
business operations of the audited party.
2.9 OTHER REQUIREMENTS. Bolt and ATTWS shall fulfill the obligations
set forth in Exhibit C with respect to the Bolt Mobile Channel.
3. CERTAIN RIGHTS GRANTED.
3.1 BOLT GRANT. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
Bolt hereby grants to ATTWS the right to enable Users who are
authorized by ATTWS to access the Bolt Mobile Channel through mobile
phones or other mobile devices via wireless network access.
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3.2 ATTWS GRANT. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and subject to restrictions required by ATTWS, ATTWS hereby
grants Bolt the right to include the ATTWS Materials on the Bolt
Mobile Channel
3.3 LIMITATIONS.
(a) ATTWS and its Affiliates shall have no right to reproduce or
sub-license, re-sell or otherwise distribute all or any
portion of the Bolt Mobile Channel or any other Intellectual
Property Rights of Bolt to any Person by any means including,
via the Internet (including the World Wide Web) or any
successor public or private data network, other than providing
access for Users or to ATTWS Affiliates for providing access
to the Bolt Mobile Channel by their customers. Neither party
shall have any right to remove, obscure or alter any notices
of Intellectual Property Rights appearing in or on any
materials provided by the other party.
(b) Bolt and its affiliates shall have no right to reproduce or
sub-license, re-sell or otherwise distribute all or any portion
of ATTWS Materials or other ATTWS Confidential Information (as
defined in Section 10.1 below) to any Person, other than to
provide access to the ATTWS Materials.
3.4 ATTWS MARKS LICENSE. Subject to Section 3.6, ATTWS hereby grants
Bolt the right to use, reproduce, publish, perform and display the
ATTWS Marks: (a) with the prior written approval of ATTWS and subject
to Section 2.4 of this Agreement and (b) subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, in connection with the sale of
PocketNet(R) Services to subscribers by Bolt or the referral by Bolt
to ATTWS of potential PocketNet(R) Service subscribers.
3.5 BOLT MARKS LICENSE. Subject to Section 3.6, Bolt hereby grants
the right to use, reproduce, publish, perform and display the Bolt
Marks: (a) with the prior written approval of Bolt and subject to
Section 2.4 of this Agreement and (b) subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, in connection with the sale of
PocketNet(R) Services.
3.6 USE OF MARKS. Prior to the first use of any of the other party's
Marks in the manner permitted herein, the party using such Marks
shall submit a sample of such proposed use to the other party for its
prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party
shall strictly comply with all standards with respect to the other
party's Marks which may be furnished by such party from time to time,
and all uses of the other party's Marks in proximity to the trade
name, trademark, service name or service mark of any other person
shall be consistent with the standards furnished by the other party
from time to time. Further, neither party shall create a combination
mark consisting of one or more Marks of each party. All uses of the
other party's Marks shall inure to the benefit of the party owning
such Mark. Each party hereby acknowledges and agrees that, as between
the parties hereto, the other party is the owner of the Marks
identified as its Marks on the applicable attachment to the
Agreement.
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3.7 AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER PARTIES. Each party acknowledges and agrees
that the rights granted to the other party in this Agreement are
non-exclusive, and that, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed to
prohibit either party from participating in similar business
arrangements as those described herein.
4. POCKETNET(R) SERVICE AND DMN SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS.
4.1 GENERAL. ATTWS has regulatory authority to operate as a
facilities-based provider of Commercial Mobile Radio Service,
including without limitation PocketNet(R) Service and DMN Service,
within various markets in the United States of America ("Area"). ATTWS
hereby authorizes Bolt and Bolt hereby agrees to solicit and refer to
ATTWS potential subscribers for PocketNet(R) Service and DMN Service,
for activation solely through the Internet, under the terms set forth
herein, and any policies and procedures concerning the conduct of
Bolt's business relating to the solicitation or referral of potential
subscribers prescribed from time to time by ATTWS, which policies and
procedures are incorporated by reference in this Agreement .
4.2 SUBSCRIBER REFERRALS. Bolt is not authorized to accept money from
potential Subscribers referred to ATTWS pursuant to this Agreement.
Bolt may only refer potential PocketNet(R) and DMN Service Subscribers
to the Internet site designated by ATTWS. ATTWS, at its sole
discretion, may reject any potential PocketNet(R) or DMN Service
Subscribers referred by Bolt based on ATTWS' credit criteria,
geographic location of potential subscribers, or other lawful reasons
that ATTWS will not be required to reveal to Bolt. It shall be the
obligation of Bolt to verify the zip code of any potential
PocketNet(R) or DMN Service Subscriber prior to referring such
potential PocketNet(R) or DMN Service Subscriber to ATTWS.
4.3 BUSINESS CONDUCT. Each party hereto must faithfully, honestly and
diligently perform its obligations under this Agreement. The parties
must be governed in all dealings with members of the public and with
each other by the highest standards of honesty, integrity, ethical
conduct and fair dealing. Each party hereto must refrain from any
business practice, promotion or advertising that may be injurious to
the business or goodwill of the other. Neither Bolt nor any affiliate
may be a reseller of ATTWS' PocketNet(R) Service or DMN Service.
4.4 NON-SOLICITATION/NON-DIVERSION. Bolt agrees, during the Term and
for one year thereafter, neither Bolt nor any of its Affiliates will
contact PocketNet(R) or DMN Service Subscribers as a target group (as
opposed to a general solicitations of all Persons that may use similar
services) for the purpose of soliciting or giving incentive to those
PocketNet(R) or DMN Service Subscribers to encourage them to terminate
their agreement with ATTWS or to convert to a competitive provider of
services similar to PocketNet(R) or DMN Services within the Area, nor
will such entities offer any incentive or compensation to encourage
PocketNet(R) or DMN Service Subscribers as a target group (as opposed
to a general solicitations of all Persons that may use similar
services) to terminate their agreement with ATTWS; provided, that
nothing in this Section 4.7 shall (a) modify or diminish the
provisions of Section 3.7. During this period, any potential
PocketNet(R) or
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DMN Service Subscribers who contact Bolt with respect to inquiries
relating to PocketNet(R) or DMN Services must be referred directly to
ATTWS. Bolt is responsible for ensuring compliance with this paragraph
by its personnel. At all times during the Term and afterwards, Bolt
and any successor entity to Bolt shall not use any ATTWS Confidential
Information, including but not limited to information regarding the
identity of ATTWS' customers or the usage or habits of Users of the
Bolt Mobile Channel, to solicit, divert or attempt to divert any such
customer or User from patronizing ATTWS.
4.5 SOLICITATION AND ENROLLMENT. Bolt may only market PocketNet(R)
Service and DMN Service to potential Subscribers under PocketNet(R)
Service or DMN Service rate plans authorized by ATTWS at prices and on
terms established by ATTWS. Bolt has no authority to offer any other
rates, rate plans, terms, or conditions to potential subscribers for
PocketNet(R) Service or DMN Service.
4.6 RESTRICTIONS. ATTWS specifically reserves the right to restrict
Bolt from referring PocketNet(R) Service and DMN Service: (a) on
certain "non-authorized" rate plans; (b) to certain specifically
enumerated Subscribers or potential Subscribers; (c) to certain
classes of Subscribers or potential Subscribers, such as those that
generated revenues above a specific level or governmental entities;
and (d) by certain methods. All of these restrictions will be defined
in the policies and procedures issued by ATTWS from time to time. In
the event any such restriction has a material adverse impact on Bolt's
ability to meet the performance requirements set forth in Exhibit D,
in the reasonable expectations of the parties, the parties will, in
good faith, discuss potential changes to Exhibit D. Nothing in this
section will require either party to agree to any such changes.
5. ADVERTISING BY BOLT. Bolt will provide [ * ] impressions for ATTWS
Materials relating to the Bolt Mobile Channel over the Term of this Agreement
on the Bolt Web Site.
6. WARRANTIES, INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATION OF DIRECT LIABILITY.
6.1 WARRANTIES.
Each party to this Agreement represents and warrants to the other
party that, to the best of its knowledge and belief:
(a) it has the full corporate right, power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and to perform the acts required of
it hereunder;
(b) its execution of this Agreement by such party and
performance of its obligations hereunder, do not and will
not violate any agreement to which it is a party or by which
it is bound;
(c) when executed and delivered, this Agreement will
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such
party, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms;
and
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(d) all content or other materials created by Persons under
the control of the party and used in connection with the
Bolt Mobile Channel or Bolt Web Site will not contain any
material that is obscene, libelous or defamatory, or
infringing of any Intellectual Property Rights or other
rights of any third party.
6.2 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WARRANTY. Bolt warrants and represents that
the technology and any information used by Bolt and provided by
Persons under the control of Bolt in the creation, operation or
maintenance of the Bolt Mobile Channel does not infringe on the
Intellectual Property Rights of any Person.
6.3 SERVICE WARRANTY. Bolt warrants and represents that it will
create, operate and maintain the Bolt Mobile Channel in a manner using
the reasonable care and skill of a competent internet portal provider.
6.4 INDEMNIFICATION. Each party (the "Indemnifying Party") will
defend, indemnify and hold harmless the other party (the "Indemnified
Party"), and the respective directors, officers, employees and agent
of the Indemnified Party, from and against any and all claims, costs,
losses, damages, judgments and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys' fees) arising out of or in connection with any third-party
claim alleging any breach of such party's representations or
warranties or covenants set forth in this Agreement or alleging that
any advertisements or other content or materials served or submitted
by such party to or through the Bolt Mobile Channel, as the case may
be, contains any material that is obscene, libelous or defamatory, or
infringing of any Intellectual Property Rights or other rights of any
third party. The obligations of the Indemnifying Party are subject to
the requirements that (a) the Indemnified Party notify the
Indemnifying Party in writing within a reasonable time after the
Indemnified Party is notified of a claim, (b) the Indemnifying Party
have sole control of the defense of the claim (except that, if an
Indemnified Party elects to do so, it may participate in the defense
at its own expense) and all related monetary settlement negotiations
(it being agreed that any non-monetary terms, including any licensing
terms, of any settlement of a claim that directly affects the
Indemnified Party shall require the prior written approval of the
Indemnified Party), and (c) the Indemnified Party provides the
Indemnifying Party with assistance, information and authority
necessary for the Indemnifying Party to perform its obligations under
this section; provided always that the Indemnified Party shall not be
required to admit liability under any circumstances. Reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by an Indemnified Party in providing
such assistance shall be reimbursed by the Indemnifying Party promptly
upon receipt of an account of such expenses. The obligations of the
parties as set forth in this Section survive expiration or termination
of this Agreement.
6.5 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; DISCLAIMER.
(a) LIABILITY. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL EITHER PARTY BE
LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (EVEN IF THAT PARTY HAS
BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), ARISING FROM ANY
PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF
REVENUE OR
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ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR LOST BUSINESS. EXCEPT FOR LIABILITIES TO
PAY AMOUNTS DUE, EITHER PARTY'S LIABILITY (WHETHER ARISING IN
TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAULT,
NEGLIGENCE (WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), PRODUCT
LIABILITY OR STRICT LIABILITY OF SUCH PARTY) UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
OR WITH REGARD TO ANY OF THE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES RENDERED BY
EITHER PARTY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE CONTENT AND ANY OTHER
ITEMS OR SERVICES FURNISHED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL IN NO EVENT
EXCEED THE COMPENSATION PAID BY ATTWS TO BOLT UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT.
(b) NO ADDITIONAL WARRANTIES. THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN
THIS AGREEMENT ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, IMPLIED OR
STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY: (A) IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE;
(B) IMPLIED WARRANTY ARISING FROM COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, COURSE
OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE; OR (C) ANY OBLIGATION, LIABILITY,
RIGHT, REMEDY OR CLAIM IN TORT, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAULT,
NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR PRODUCT LIABILITY OF BOLT
(WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED) WITH RESPECT TO ANY BUG,
DEFECT, DEFICIENCY OR ERROR IN ANY OF THE FOREGOING.
(c) DAMAGES CAP. Except for claims based on the gross negligence,
willful misconduct, bad faith or fraud of a party and except for
indemnification claims made under Section 6.4 above or for
amounts due under this Agreement, the liability of either party
to the other party for any losses or damages for claims relating
to this Agreement, in the aggregate, will not exceed the total
amount paid or payable by the parties to each other under this
Agreement as of the date the claim at issue arose.
7. TERM AND TERMINATION.
7.1 TERM. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective
Date and, unless earlier terminated as provided below, shall end
one year after the Effective Date; provided that the term shall
automatically be renewed for successive one-year periods, unless
either party provides written notice of termination to the other
party no less than sixty (60) days prior to the end of the then
current term.
7.2 TERMINATION. Either party may terminate this Agreement upon not
less than ninety (90) days' prior written notice to the other party of
any material breach hereof by such other party, provided that such
other party has not cured such material breach within such ninety (90)
day period.
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7.3 EFFECT OF TERMINATION. Upon termination of this Agreement or
expiration of the Term for any reason, all rights and obligations of
the parties under this Agreement shall be extinguished, except that:
(a) all accrued payment obligations hereunder shall survive such
termination or expiration; and (b) the rights and obligations of the
parties under Sections 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 shall survive such termination
or expiration.
7.4 OBLIGATIONS UPON TERMINATION. In addition to any other obligations
that may survive termination or expiration of this Agreement, Bolt
will provide all reasonable assistance in (a) transferring all
customer and usage information and records to ATTWS or any other
Person designated by ATTWS, and (b) transitioning customers to ATTWS.
8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
8.1 ATTWS. As between the parties, ATTWS retains all right, title and
interest in and to the ATTWS Deliverables and related ATTWS technology
worldwide and the ATTWS Marks, subject to the license granted herein,
along with all Intellectual Property Rights associated with any of the
foregoing.
8.2 BOLT. As between ATTWS and Bolt, Bolt reserves and retains all
right, title and interest (including but not limited to all
Intellectual Property Rights) in and to the Bolt Deliverables, the
technology provided by Bolt under this Agreement, and all Intellectual
Property Rights associated with any of the foregoing and no title to
or ownership of any of foregoing is transferred to ATTWS or any other
Person under this Agreement. As between the parties, Bolt retains all
right, title and interest in and to the Bolt Mobile Channel and the
Bolt Web Sites (including, without limitation, any and all content,
data, URLs, domain names, technology, software, code, user interfaces,
"look and feel", marks and other items posted thereon or used in
connection or associated therewith; but excluding any items supplied
by ATTWS) and the Bolt Marks, along with all Intellectual Property
Rights associated with any of the foregoing. ATTWS obtains no right to
use Bolt Intellectual Property Rights beyond the Term.
8.3 OWNERSHIP OF IMPROVEMENTS. ATTWS and Bolt agree that any all
right, title and interest in and to contributions made by either party
which improve the PocketNet(R) Service or the Bolt Mobile Channel will
remain in the party making such contribution.
8.4 COPYRIGHT NOTICES. Bolt and ATTWS acknowledge that the Bolt Mobile
Channel pages may also contain copyright and patent notices of
copyrighted or copyrightable works, including those of Bolt content
providers and of ATTWS.
8.5 OTHER MARKS. Bolt shall not register or attempt to register any of
the ATTWS Marks or any marks which ATTWS reasonably deems to be
confusingly similar to any of the ATTWS Marks. ATTWS shall not
register or attempt to register any of the Bolt Marks or any Marks
which Bolt reasonably deems to be confusingly similar to any of the
Bolt Marks.
8.6 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each party shall take, at the other party's
expense, such action (including, without limitation, execution of
affidavits or other documents) as the
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other party may reasonably request to effect, perfect or confirm such
other party's ownership interests and other rights as set forth above
in this Section 8.
9. DISPUTES.
9.1 ARBITRATION CLAUSE. All claims (including counterclaims and
cross-claims) and disputes between Bolt and ATTWS must be resolved by
submission to binding arbitration. The parties must submit any such
disputes to the office of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA")
in New York, New York (if initiated by ATTWS) or in Seattle,
Washington (if initiated by Bolt)to be decided under the then current
AAA commercial arbitration rules.
9.2 LIMITATIONS OF ACTIONS. All claims and disputes covered by this
Section 9 must be submitted to arbitration by initiating the
arbitration not later than 180 days after the act or omission giving
rise to the claim or dispute occurred. The failure to initiate
arbitration within the period constitutes an absolute bar to the
institution of any proceedings based on such act or omission. The
aggrieved party must initiate arbitration under this Section 9 by
sending written notice of an intention to arbitrate to all parties.
The notice must contain a description of the dispute, the amount
involved, and the remedy sought.
9.3 RIGHT TO SEEK INJUNCTION. Notwithstanding anything in this
Section 9, either party may bring court proceedings to seek an
injunction or other equitable relief to enforce any right, duty or
obligation under this Agreement. To obtain injunctive or other
equitable relief, neither party shall be required to post a bond or,
if required by law or by the court, the each party hereby consents to
a bond in the lowest amount permitted by law.
9.4 ENFORCEMENT OF AWARD. Neither party has the right to appeal the
decision of the arbitrator. The award of the arbitrator may be
confirmed or enforced in any court having jurisdiction.
9.5 ATTORNEY'S FEES. If any arbitration or court action is commenced
by either party, the substantially prevailing party in that action is
entitled to recover its out-of-pocket and court costs and reasonable
attorneys' fee incurred therein.
9.6 CHOICE OF LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without
reference to its choice of law rules. ATTWS and Bolt hereby
irrevocably consents to personal jurisdiction and venue in the state
and federal courts located in the borough of Manhattan in New York
City, New York and in King County in the State of Washington with
respect to any actions, claims or proceedings arising out of or in
connection with this Agreement.
10. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
10.1 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION; CUSTOMER INFORMATION. Each party
acknowledges that it may be in receipt of certain confidential
proprietary information relating to the other party, including without
limitation, lists of subscribers, financial and business information
not generally known to the public relating to such other party,
including the
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terms of this Agreement (collectively, "Confidential Information").
Each party agrees that all Confidential Information of the other party
is the exclusive property of the other party and except as required by
law will not disclose any Confidential Information of such other
party. Information relating to the Users of the Bolt Mobile Channel
(including but not limited to Impression, click stream, usage and
session data), as customers or prospective customers or otherwise,
shall belong solely to ATTWS.
10.2 RESERVED.
10.3 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. ATTWS and Bolt are independent
contractors under this Agreement, and nothing herein shall be
construed to create a partnership, joint venture, franchise or agency
relationship between ATTWS and Bolt. Neither party has any authority
to enter into agreements of any kind on behalf of the other party.
10.4 ASSIGNMENT. Neither party may assign this Agreement or any of its
rights or delegate any of its duties (other than to an Affiliate)
under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other
party, not to be unreasonably withheld; except that either party may,
without the other party's consent, assign this Agreement or any of its
rights or delegate any of its duties under this Agreement: (a) to any
Affiliate of such party; or (b) to any purchaser of all or
substantially all of such party's assets or to any successor by way of
merger, consolidation or similar transaction. Subject to the
foregoing, this Agreement will be binding upon, enforceable by, and
inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors
and assigns.
10.5 NONWAIVER. No waiver of any breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any prior, concurrent or
subsequent breach of the same or any other provisions hereof, and no
waiver shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by an
authorized representative of the waiving party.
10.6 FORCE MAJEURE. Neither party shall be deemed to be in default of
or to have breached any provision of this Agreement as a result of any
delay, failure in performance or interruption of service, resulting
directly or indirectly from acts of God, acts of civil or military
authorities, civil disturbances, wars, strikes or other labor
disputes, fires, transportation contingencies, interruptions in
telecommunications or Internet services or network provider services,
failure of equipment and/or software, other catastrophes or any other
occurrences which are beyond such party's reasonable control.
10.7 NOTICES. Any notice or other communication required or permitted
to be given hereunder shall be given in writing and delivered in
person, mailed via confirmed facsimile or e-mail, or delivered by
recognized courier service, properly addressed and stamped with the
required postage, to the applicable party at its address specified
below and shall be deemed effective upon receipt. Either party may
from time to time change the individual to receive notices or its
address by giving the other party notice of the change in accordance
with this section.
To ATTWS: To Bolt:
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(if by regular mail) Bolt, Inc.
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. 304 Hudson Street, 7th Floor
PO Box 97061 New York, NY 10013
Redmond, WA 98073
Attn: Andy Willett Attn: Justin Nesci
(if by overnight mail)
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
7277 - 164th Avenue NE
Redmond, WA 98052
Attn: Andy Willett
In addition, a copy of any notice of change of address, or of
termination or any alleged breach of this Agreement, shall be thus
sent to the applicable party at the following address:
To ATTWS: To Bolt:
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. Bolt, Inc.
at the above addresses At the above address
Attn: Legal Department Attn: General Counsel
Fax: 212-620-4315
Attn: General Counsel
10.8 SAVINGS. In the event any provision of this Agreement shall for
any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
respect, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and
effect. If any provision of this Agreement shall, for any reason, be
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be excessively
broad or unreasonable as to scope or subject, such provision shall be
enforced to the extent necessary to be reasonable under the
circumstances and consistent with applicable law while reflecting as
closely as possible the intent of the parties as expressed herein.
10.9 INTEGRATION. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of
the parties hereto with respect to the transactions and matters
contemplated hereby, supersedes all previous agreements or
negotiations between Bolt and ATTWS concerning the subject matter
hereof (other than the Nondisclosure Agreement entered into between
the parties, which shall remain in force in accordance with its
terms), and cannot be amended except by a writing signed by both
parties.
10.10 COUNTERPARTS; ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE. This Agreement may be
executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original,
and all of which together constitute one and the same instrument. To
expedite the process of entering into this Agreement, the parties
acknowledge that Transmitted Copies of the Agreement will be
equivalent to original documents until such time as original documents
are completely
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executed and delivered. "Transmitted Copies" will mean copies that are
reproduced or transmitted via photocopy, facsimile or other process of
complete and accurate reproduction and transmission.
10.11 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed and delivered
this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
AT&T WIRELESS SERVICES, INC. BOLT, INC.
("ATTWS") ("BOLT")
By /s/ Kendra VanderMeulen By /s/ Daniel A. Pelson
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Name Kendra VanderMeulen Name Daniel A. Pelson
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Title Sr. Vice President Title Chairman & CEO
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EXHIBIT A
ATTWS DELIVERABLES
1. ATTWS will provide demo PocketNet(R) handsets (in a quantity
to be determined by ATTWS), necessary documentation, and
engineering and technical resources necessary to support
development by Bolt of content and applications for the Bolt
Mobile Channel included in PocketNet(R) Service.
2. ATTWS, in its sole discretion, will decide which, if any, Bolt
branded content and applications to include in the channels it
defines in each of its PocketNet(R) packages and where to place
this content or applications in the menus. ATTWS will program
the overall PocketNet(R) menu and will seek to provide
efficient and consistent user navigation. Bolt will assist
ATTWS in determining such navigation with ATTWS retaining final
approval on all such "look and feel" and navigation.
3. All PocketNet(R) Service Subscribers that are sourced from
distribution or promotion, to be defined by the Parties, by
Bolt or from the Bolt Web Site shall receive the "Bolt Mobile"
channel pre-configured as the default mobile channel.
4. ATTWS will provide technical support information,
documentation, and engineering and technical support for the
connection between the ATTWS on line store and the Bolt Web
Site.
5. ATTWS will provide access to marketing and media team for the
planning and implementation of the co-branded marketing and
media programs.
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EXHIBIT B
BOLT DELIVERABLES
1. Bolt shall provide mobile format (WML) applications on
PocketNet(R)'s Bolt Wireless Portal. Bolt will also provide HTML
applications for use on non-mobile devices to assist Users in
connection with the PocketNet(R) Services. These applications
will, at a minimum, consist of those listed in Item 8 below. Bolt
agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to continue to add
additional content and applications as these become available
from Bolt. These Bolt applications will be branded the Bolt
Mobile Channel or an equivalent, as mutually agreed by ATTWS and
Bolt, within the Bolt mobile channel.
2. Bolt will promote the ATTWS' PocketNet(R) and DMN Service in
relevant locations on the Bolt site as mutually agreed by Bolt
and ATTWS.
3. Bolt will develop a promotional media campaign to support
Section 5 of the Agreement and an online tutorial and demo that
allows users to try before you buy. Additionally, this will
include a significant amount of product pre-selling throughout
the Bolt.com user experience to show users the specific ways they
can benefit from these services. The online campaign will use
commercially reasonable efforts to guarantee ATTWS exposure to
all of the visitors to Bolt.com media network including Bolt's
online distribution partners (Yahoo!, MSN/Hotmail, AOL, and
ESPN).
4. Bolt will maintain a channel on the Bolt Mobile Homedeck
branded by ATTWS and to be used by PocketNet(R) subscribers for
customer support and other services to be determined by ATTWS.
This channel will appear no lower than line 8 on the first
customer screen.
5. Bolt will use commercially reasonable efforts to make the Bolt
Mobile Channel feature complete, tested and production-ready for
PocketNet(R) Service launch, forecast for [ * ]. The exact date
will be determined by Bolt and ATTWS.
6. The Bolt Mobile Channel will be comprised of HDML pages
specifically designed for wireless delivery, and will not rely on
automated reformatting of HTML web pages. In addition, SMS may be
used as a delivery mechanism for alerts. In future versions of
the Bolt Mobile Channel, WML may be used instead of HDML. In
addition to the content and services provided by Bolt, Bolt will
aggregate additional content providers to meet all the content
needs of the teen market.
7. Bolt will create a series of research projects and a constant
services evaluation process to determine what customers use and
like. Research will focus on reducing user churn and creating new
products and services to meet users' evolving needs. Research
studies will cover screen for all ATTWS services, customer screen
and an optimization study.
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8. Bolt will use commercially reasonable efforts to include the
following components in the Bolt Mobile Channel:
COMMUNITY:
Bolt notes - simplified email; internal only; no
folders or attachments; same username
- full message (up to 156 characters)
- receiver preferences (sender, subject,
content; urgency; receipt preferences)
- notification - total / new
- control panels to manage ACLs,
squelching as soon as possible
- notification of board responses, sales,
promotions, wish lists as soon as possible
EMail - notification - total / new
- receiver preferences (sender, subject,
content; urgency; receipt preferences)
- control panels to manage ACLs;
squelching
- sender preferences (urgency, format)
- chat alerts
Voicemail - notification - total / new
- receiver preferences (sender, subject,
content, urgency; receipt preferences)
- control panels to manage ACLs;
squelching - sender preferences (urgency,
format)
- chat alerts
Buddy List - Bolt Zap notification as soon as possible
- notification of who is online as soon as
possible
- potential call in for who is on phone as
soon as possible
- potential integration with AT&T "click to
dial" services as soon as possible
Calendar - SMTP based alerts
- alert notification for chats/events/
personal controls
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CONTENT:
Bolt delivered through SMTP gateway include:
- Horoscopes
- Quote of the Day
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- Slang of the Day
- Joke of the Day
- Bolt Content Tours
- TV/Movie Previews
- Poll Results
9. [*]
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EXHIBIT C
ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS
SERVICE LEVEL REQUIREMENTS: Bolt will perform all hosting and related
operational activities in support of the operation of the Bolt Mobile
Channel, and will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure
accessibility of the Bolt Mobile Channel during the Term of this
Agreement. Bolt shall make the Bolt Mobile Channel available 24 hours
a day, seven days a week for the duration of Term, with the exception
of scheduled service downtimes, which shall not exceed 1 hour per
month, if at all, and shall occur in minimum usage periods. For
content served by Bolt as part of the Bolt Mobile Channel, Bolt shall
ensure that the maximum site shall maintain responsiveness equivalent
or better than comparable services on the Internet.
Bolt and ATTWS shall define a mutually agreeable level of service and
accessibility requirements for the Bolt Mobile Channel ("Service Level
Requirements") that will include, among other things, a disaster
recovery plan. Both parties shall cooperate to define the Service
Level Requirements within thirty (30) days of Effective Date. The
Service Level Requirements will include financial consequences to
Bolt, as agreed by the parties, in the event that Bolt's performance
falls below the minimum levels agreed in the Service Level
Requirements at any time during a month.
NEW SERVICE RELEASE REQUIREMENTS : Bolt and ATTWS shall define a
mutually agreeable method for introducing, testing, and releasing new
services onto the Bolt Mobile Channel ("New Service Release
Requirements"). Both parties shall cooperate to define the New Service
Release Requirements within thirty (30) days of Effective Date.
CONTACT FOR ASSISTANCE. Bolt and ATTWS will be available to provide
assistance to each other in resolving service complaints, technical
problems and all other issues related to the Bolt Mobile Channel
service seven days a week, 24 hours a day. The initial contact person
for each party is set forth below. Any change in the contact
information must be delivered in writing to the other party prior to
such change.
Bolt:
Mark Stutzman
Tel: 212-620-5900, ext. 239
ATTWS:
Chris Boody
Tel: 425-580-8400
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EXHIBIT D
1. BASE FEE. ATTWS will pay [ * ] to Bolt within 60 days of the date hereof in
consideration for the development and initialization of the Bolt Mobile Channel
and other valuable consideration.
2. COMMISSIONS TO BOLT. In addition to the Base Fee, for each
PocketNet(R) Subscriber who was sourced through Bolt (e.g., passed to ATTWS
online store from Bolt.com), ATTWS will pay to Bolt a commission based on the
amount of monthly access charge for ATTWS wireless voice service committed by
such PocketNet Subscriber based on the rate plan chosen by such PocketNet
Subscriber, according to the following table:
Rate Plan Monthly Access Commission
[ * ] [ * ]
[ * ] [ * ]
[ * ] [ * ]
In the event Bolt sources [ * ] ATTWS Subscribers within the first
year of this Agreement, ATTWS will pay [ * ] bonus to Bolt.
3. COMMISSIONS TO ATTWS. Bolt will pay to ATTWS [ * ] of gross revenue
of all ecommerce generated through the PocketNet(R) Service and [ * ] for each
new Bolt customer generated by the PocketNet Service for the Term of the
Agreement.
4. ADVERTISING PURCHASE BY ATTWS. ATTWS agrees to purchase
approximately [* ] worth of advertising and/or sales and promotional inventory,
which may include banner ads, text or logo links. All such inventory shall be
used to promote the launch on the Bolt Mobile Channel. Bolt and ATTWS will
prepare and mutually agree to a spending plan allocating the above advertising
purchase to the type and frequency of advertising to be funded by the purchase
hereunder.
5. COOPERATIVE ADVERTISING FUNDS. In accordance with guidelines that
may be issued by ATTWS from time to time, Bolt may qualify to earn cooperative
advertising funds ("Coop Funds") which will accrue in a cooperative advertising
account ("Coop Account") for purposes of reimbursing Bolt for certain
advertising of ATTWS' PocketNet Service.
a. ACCRUAL AMOUNTS. The amount of Coop Funds that
will accrue in the Coop Fund for each PocketNet Subscriber is [ * ].
b. QUALIFIED ADVERTISING. [ * ]
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C. FORFEITURE OF FUNDS. All unused Coop Funds
credited to the Coop Account during any calendar quarter will be permanently
forfeited to ATTWS at the end of the next calendar quarter, unless by the end
of that subsequent calendar quarter Bolt has (i) requested reimbursement for
qualified advertising on the forms and according to the reasonable procedures
established by ATTWS; (ii) has submitted to ATTWS or ATTWS' designee the
appropriate documentation; and (iii) has complied with the terms of this
Agreement and any ATTWS advertising guidelines. No interest will be paid to
Bolt on funds credited to the Coop Account and any amounts remaining in the
Coop Account upon termination or expiration of this Agreement will be forfeited
to ATTWS.
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