1. Definitions and interpretation
2. Term
3. Application
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3.1 Application
By clicking where indicated on the Platform, You are making an application to be a PartsCheck Member.
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3.2 Authority to bind
The Authorised Representative is a party to this Agreement but only to the extent that it is necessary for the Authorised Representative to agree to, be bound by, and comply with, clauses 3.2(a), 3.2(b), 3.2(c), 7.2(d) and 19 below.
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By clicking where indicated on the Platform and making the Application:
the Authorised Representative is warranting to Us that he/she has authority to bind You (being the person/entity identified as the proposed PartsCheck Member on the Application); and
You are warranting to Us that the Authorised Representative has authority to bind You (being the person/entity identified as the proposed PartsCheck Member on the Application).
The Authorised Representative agrees to fully indemnify Us as a result of any and all Loss We incur as a result of his/her breach of the warranty in clause 3.2(a).
You agree to fully indemnify Us as a result of any and all Loss We incur as a result of Your breach of clause 3.2(b).
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3.3 Acceptance
4. Status of Parties
5. Changes to Agreement
6. Acknowledgment
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6.1 Your acknowledgements
You acknowledge, understand and agree that:
OEM Suppliers are able to view the Quote Information of other Suppliers (except for the Quote Information of other OEM Suppliers). However, for the avoidance of doubt, the Quote Information does not include the identities of other Suppliers.
Subject to clause 6.1(e), Suppliers who are not OEM Suppliers are not able to view the Quote Information of other Suppliers through the Platform.
OEM Suppliers are able to make a Quote in response to a Request for Quote, in light of the Quote Information of other Suppliers.
The Platform will provide the facility for Suppliers to nominate if they are acting in the capacity of an OEM Supplier whenever they provide a Quote. Information provided by Suppliers through the Platform is supplied by those Suppliers and is not independently verified by Us. You further acknowledge, understand and agree that due to the nature of transactions over the internet and uncertainty in industry conventions, We cannot guarantee that a Supplier will not misrepresent that they are an OEM Supplier or that a Repairer and a Supplier will be under the same understanding of what constitutes an OEM part. Repairers are encouraged to conduct their own due diligence to satisfy themselves that a Quote has accurately nominated the nature and suitability of the parts provided, including whether the Supplier is acting in the capacity of an OEM Supplier.
Group Owners are able to view Quote Information (except for the Quote Information of other OEM Suppliers) and Client Data of each member of that Group;
Any Quote Information, Purchase Orders, Data and Aggregated Data shall not be considered to be Confidential Information, nor is it Confidential Information or Intellectual Property belonging to You, and may be used and disclosed by PartsCheck for any lawful commercial purpose. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this clause limits or restricts the rights granted to PartsCheck under clause 19A.1.
PartsCheck is not a party to any Purchase Orders and PartsCheck's sole role is the provision of the Platform in accordance with this Agreement; and
All transactions conducted via the Platform are at Your own risk (including entering into any and all Purchase Orders).
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6.2 Accuracy of Client Data
You are responsible for the accuracy of all Client Data and all information You submit through the Platform, including but not limited to part numbers, part descriptions, pricing, availability, and delivery information.
You must use reasonable endeavours to ensure the accuracy and completeness of all information submitted through the Platform.
If You incorrectly enter Client Data or other information, it will affect the ability of the Platform to correctly process that information and may adversely affect other PartsCheck Members.
You must ensure that all information is entered in the format required by the Platform or PartsCheck.
You must not submit information that You know or ought reasonably to know is inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading.
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6.3 Availability; Downtime and Limitations
The Platform is provided as is and at Our discretion and that, despite all reasonable precautions on Our part, the Platform cannot be guaranteed to be available, error free, uninterrupted, timely or secure.
You acknowledge that the existence of any such unavailability, errors, interruptions, delays or security limitations (regardless of the cause) will not be a breach of this Agreement.
Your access to and use of the Platform may occasionally be limited, including due to maintenance. If We anticipate that We may need to interrupt Your use of or access to the Platform for longer than We would normally expect, We will make reasonable efforts to tell You in a timely manner.
You agree that although We will use reasonable endeavours to ensure You have continuous access to the Platform, We will not be liable to You or any other person for any claim or to any other extent for Loss or damage caused by such factors; and You will have no claim against Us in respect of loss of access or functionality to the Platform referred to in this clause 6.3.
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6.4 Marketplace Rules
PartsCheck may establish, vary, and enforce Marketplace Rules governing the operation of and participation in the Platform.
PartsCheck will provide reasonable notice of material changes to Marketplace Rules via the Platform or by email.
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You acknowledge and agree that:
Marketplace Rules are essential to maintaining the integrity, fairness, and efficient operation of the Platform and the marketplace facilitated by it;
PartsCheck has sole discretion, acting reasonably, to determine and modify Marketplace Rules; and
continued use of the Platform following notice of a change to Marketplace Rules constitutes Your acceptance of the change.
You must comply with all Marketplace Rules as current from time to time.
For the avoidance of doubt, Marketplace Rules form part of this Agreement and are not a separate agreement between the Parties.
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7.1 Compliance with laws
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You warrant that You will comply with all laws, regulations, standards and codes applicable to Your use of the Platform and the business of being a PartsCheck Member (including, without limitation, the provision of any Request for Quote, Quotes, access to information and the supply of goods/services via the Platform), including but not limited to:
the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth);
the Fair Trading Acts in all applicable States and Territories;
the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) as amended from time to time;
any relevant consumer codes and legislation; and
any other legislation, regulation or law applicable in Queensland, Australia.
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7.2 Other warranties
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7.3 Indemnity
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You will indemnify PartsCheck fully against all Loss which it may incur as a result of Your breach of sub-clauses 6.2, 7.1 or 7.2; and any claim by a third party arising from or in connection with Your provision or use of data through the Platform or any transaction conducted via the Platform, including any allegation of misleading or deceptive conduct, breach of Privacy Law, infringement of Intellectual Property Rights, or breach of law by You.
8. Transaction Fees, Payment and Returns
9. Platform Maintenance
10. General obligations
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10.1 Membership Details
You must ensure that Your membership details and information are kept up to date and accurate on the Platform, and agree that:
each PartsCheck Member who enters into a transaction via the Platform will do so in compliance with this Agreement;
it is Your responsibility to ensure that only persons You have authorised may access Your membership area of the Platform, and to ensure that Your log in details (including passwords) are kept confidential. This is particularly important if You act in the capacity of both a Supplier and a Repairer; and
PartsCheck shall not be responsible for any Loss suffered by You as a result of a breach of sub-clause (b).
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10.2 Reasonable assistance
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10.3 Prohibited conduct
You must not:
re-sell, license, distribute, or otherwise commercialise the Platform (or any component thereof) and/or any data, information, reports, analytics, or insights available on or derived from the Platform (including Aggregated Data, transaction data, and any other data) without the express prior written consent of PartsCheck;
knowingly or recklessly transmit any virus, or any other harmful element or program to the Platform;
knowingly or recklessly use the Platform to cause nuisance or annoyance, breach any laws, infringe copyright, defame any person or entity, or engage in any other illegal activity;
knowingly or recklessly input false or misleading information into the Platform;
use the Platform except as expressly authorised by this Agreement;
engage in any conduct that undermines, or is likely to undermine, the integrity, fairness, or efficient operation of the Platform or the marketplace facilitated by it;
use any information, data, pricing, part numbers, or commercial intelligence obtained through the Platform to conduct or facilitate transactions outside of the Platform that would otherwise have been conducted through the Platform, including but not limited to obtaining Quotes from Suppliers through the Platform and then purchasing the relevant parts from those Suppliers outside of the Platform;
manipulate or attempt to manipulate any aspect of the Platform's operation, including but not limited to the strategic timing of Quotes, the artificial withholding of Quotes or information, coordination with other PartsCheck Members to influence marketplace outcomes, or any other conduct that distorts the normal operation of the marketplace;
use any automated means to access or interact with the Platform except through API Access expressly approved by PartsCheck;
use information submitted by other PartsCheck Members through the Platform, including part numbers, pricing, and availability information, for any purpose other than responding to or evaluating Requests for Quote and Purchase Orders in the ordinary course of business on the Platform;
enter into any arrangement or engage in any scheme the purpose or effect of which is to circumvent or avoid the operation of any provision of this Agreement or any Marketplace Rules; and
enter into Purchase Orders and then create or request credit notes for those Purchase Orders for the purpose of reducing or avoiding Transaction Fees or other fees payable to PartsCheck.
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10.4 Suspension and Enforcement
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Without limiting clause 17, PartsCheck may, acting reasonably, suspend, restrict, or modify Your access to the Platform (in whole or in part) if:
PartsCheck reasonably believes You have breached or are breaching this Agreement, any Marketplace Rules, or any applicable law;
Your conduct on the Platform is, in PartsCheck's reasonable opinion, detrimental to the integrity, reputation, or efficient operation of the Platform or the marketplace;
PartsCheck reasonably believes suspension is necessary to protect other PartsCheck Members, the Platform, or the marketplace from harm; or
You fail to comply with a reasonable direction from PartsCheck regarding Your use of the Platform.
Where reasonably practicable, PartsCheck will provide You with notice prior to or at the time of any suspension, restriction, or modification under this clause, together with the reasons for such action.
A suspension, restriction, or modification under this clause does not limit PartsCheck's right to terminate this Agreement under clause 17 or to exercise any other right or remedy available to it.
During any period of suspension or restriction, Your obligations under this Agreement (including payment obligations) continue to apply to the extent relevant.
For the avoidance of doubt, any action taken by PartsCheck under this clause does not constitute a breach of this Agreement by PartsCheck.
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10.5 API and Software Interface Access
This clause applies to any PartsCheck Member who is granted API Access, whether acting in the capacity of a Supplier, Repairer, or Group Owner.
API Access is provided at PartsCheck's discretion and may be granted, modified, suspended, or revoked at any time, acting reasonably.
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If PartsCheck grants You API Access, You acknowledge and agree that:
API Access is subject to any additional terms, conditions, usage policies, rate limits, and technical requirements notified to You by PartsCheck from time to time, and such requirements may be varied by PartsCheck without constituting a variation of this Agreement under clause 5.1;
You must use API Access only for the purposes expressly permitted by PartsCheck and in compliance with this Agreement and any applicable Marketplace Rules;
You must not use API Access to extract, collect, or aggregate data from the Platform for any purpose not expressly permitted by this Agreement or approved by PartsCheck in writing;
You are responsible for the security and proper use of any API credentials issued to You, and must not share, transfer, or disclose such credentials to any third party without PartsCheck's prior written consent; and
You must implement and maintain reasonable technical and organisational security measures to protect any data obtained through API Access from unauthorised access, use, or disclosure.
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10.6 Authorised Requestors
If You have provided Us with a signed authorisation form designating particular of Your users who are authorised to request data or reports from PartsCheck, We will release data or reports only to those designated individuals.
If You have not provided PartsCheck with a signed authorisation form under clause 10.6(a), We will, in Our sole discretion, determine the validity of any request purporting to come from Your authorised user, and act in accordance with Our determination.
You agree that We have no liability to You for acting in accordance with this clause 10.6.
11. Repairer's Obligations
12. Supplier's Obligations
13. Intellectual Property Rights
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13.1 Platform Intellectual Property Rights
We own all existing and future Intellectual Property Rights in the Platform and in any modifications, configurations or enhancements to the Platform made at any time, including for the avoidance of doubt, those made at Your request or suggestion.
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13.2 No licence of Intellectual Property Rights
Except to the extent expressly permitted in this Agreement, You shall not use Our Intellectual Property Rights or those of Our suppliers or licensors, and shall not use any marks, names, designs or styles that are substantially similar to or may be confused with Our Intellectual Property Rights without Our prior written consent.
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13.3 Licence to use name
You grant Us a royalty-free licence for the Term to use Your name, logos and other intellectual property for Us to identify You as a PartsCheck Member on the Platform and to refer to You as a PartsCheck Member in connection with Our advertising, marketing and promotional materials.
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13.4 Further acts
You must do anything that We request, and produce, sign and deliver any document requested by us, at any time (including after this Agreement ends), to give full effect to this Agreement.
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13.5 Moral rights
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13.6 Third Party software
14. Confidentiality
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14.1 Confidentiality obligations
You must:
keep confidential all Confidential Information of Ours;
not disclose Our Confidential Information to any other person; and
not use Our Confidential Information for any purpose other than exercising Your rights or performing Your obligations in connection with this Agreement.
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14.2 Exclusions
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14.3 Agreement not Confidential Information
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14.4 Our Confidentiality Obligations
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, PartsCheck shall:
keep confidential all Confidential Information of Yours;
not disclose Your Confidential Information to any other person; and
not use Your Confidential Information for any purpose other than exercising its rights or performing its obligations in connection with this Agreement, except as expressly permitted under clause 19A (Data Rights and Technology) or required by law.
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14.5 Exclusions
15. Submissions
16. Limitation of liability
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16.1 Limitation of liability
You acknowledge and agree that, to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law:
PartsCheck does not give any warranty as to the quality, functionality or fitness for any particular purpose of the Platform and expressly excludes all warranties, statutory conditions, and guarantees except those which cannot be excluded by law;
PartsCheck makes no warranty about the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the information contained on the Platform. You acknowledge that You access the Platform and use the Platform and information contained on the Platform at Your own risk; and
PartsCheck's sole liability for any breach of a condition, warranty or guarantee that cannot be excluded by law will be limited, at Our discretion, either to replacement of supplies or re-performance of services supplied under this Agreement.
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16.2 No Liability for other Members
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16.3 Exclusion of Consequential Loss
To the maximum extent permitted by law, PartsCheck will not be liable to You, whether in contract, in tort (including negligence), under statute or otherwise, for any Loss to the extent that such Loss constitutes indirect or consequential loss, including loss of profit or revenue, loss of opportunity, loss of goodwill, loss of anticipated savings, business interruption; or loss or corruption of data.
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16.4 Exclusion of Loss
Without limiting the clause above, PartsCheck will not be liable to You for any Loss arising out of or in connection with:
the availability of the Platform (including any failure on third party systems on which the Platform is reliant);
the act, omission, delay, default or negligence of any other PartsCheck Members;
any failure by You to obtain any licence, accreditation, registration or approval necessary for the operation of Your business or the performance of this Agreement;
any errors, omissions or inaccuracies in any advertisements, listings or content provided by You posted on the Platform, or any failure to make a sale; or
the supply, performance or non-performance of goods and services sold via the Platform, including any dispute between users of the Platform.
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16.5 Cap on liability
Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, the total aggregate liability of PartsCheck to You arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or under statute or otherwise, will not exceed the greater of AU$1,250 or the total fees paid or payable by You in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim, but in all circumstances is subject to an absolute maximum aggregate cap of AU$10,000.
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16.6 Proportionate Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the parties agree that any proportionate liability regime that might otherwise apply to any claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement does not apply, and PartsCheck's liability is not to be apportioned under such a regime.
17. Termination
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17.1 Termination for cause
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17.2 Mutual Termination
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17.3 Modification and Discontinuation
We may modify, discontinue, replace or substantially change the Platform (or any feature, product, or service thereof) from time to time, by providing You reasonable notice.
If any change in the Platform results in a material adverse impact on Your use, You may terminate this Agreement without penalty by giving Us written notice and ceasing use of the Platform prior to the change taking effect.
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17.4 Change of Control and assignment
A change of control of PartsCheck (including by way of share sale, merger, scheme of arrangement or similar corporate transaction) does not constitute a breach of this Agreement and does not require Your consent or approval. PartsCheck may assign, novate or otherwise transfer this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any Related Body Corporate or to any purchaser or successor of its business or assets, without Your consent.
You may not assign, novate or otherwise transfer this Agreement without PartsCheck's prior written consent, which may be withheld in its absolute discretion.
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17.5 Accrued rights
18. Consequences of termination
19. Privacy policy
19A. Data Rights and Technology
20. Data ownership; data security
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20.1 Data ownership
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PartsCheck will take reasonable steps to ensure You have access, through the Platform and subject always to these terms and conditions, to Client Data within the possession, custody or control of PartsCheck, and will allow You to modify the Client Data as You reasonably require.
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20.2 Data security; unauthorised access
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(a) PartsCheck must
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not allow Your Client Data to be disclosed or communicated to any third party (other than another member or Group Owner of the same Group in which You are or were at the relevant time a member, or as permitted under clause 19A or as required by law or regulatory authority) without Your authorisation;
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not use or exploit (for itself or for any other person) any of the Client Data, to the extent such data remains Client Data, for any reason after termination or expiration of this Agreement, provided that this clause does not apply to:
Data relating to transactions in which PartsCheck or third parties have a commercial interest;
Aggregated Data, derived insights, and synthetic data;
machine learning models and trained systems (regardless of training data used), provided such systems are not designed to output identifiable customer data on request; or
data PartsCheck is required or permitted to retain for legal, regulatory, compliance, or legitimate business purposes; and
take reasonable steps to minimise the risk of unauthorised use or disclosure of the Client Data; and
implement reasonable security practices to ensure that the Client Data is not subject to unauthorised copying, use, disclosure, access or loss.
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(b) You acknowledge and agree that access to or use of Client Data by another member or Group Owner of the same Group in which You are or were at the relevant time a member, will not be a breach of clause 20.2(a).
21. Third party content
22. Linked web sites
23. How we handle e-mails
24. Security
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24.1 Security measures
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24.2 Protection of log in details
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24.3 No guarantee of security
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24.4 Misuse
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24.5 Vulnerability Disclosure
If You believe You have discovered a security vulnerability in, or have otherwise experienced a security problem related to, the Platform, You must promptly report this to PartsCheck.
You agree that You will not publicly disclose the existence of, or information regarding, any reported vulnerability until PartsCheck has had a reasonable opportunity (being not less than 30 days from receipt of Your report) to analyse and respond to the vulnerability report, and if in PartsCheck's sole discretion it is commercially reasonable to do so, to notify key users, customers, and partners of the suspected vulnerability.
The amount of time required to validate and resolve a reported vulnerability depends on the complexity and severity of the issue. PartsCheck takes all vulnerability reports seriously and will prioritise investigation accordingly.
25. Miscellaneous
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25.1 Governing law
This Agreement is governed by the laws of Queensland, Australia. The Parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Queensland, Australia.
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25.2 Severability
Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction will as to that jurisdiction be ineffective to the extent of the prohibition or unenforceability, but that will not invalidate the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affect the validity or enforceability of that provision in any other jurisdiction.
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25.3 Entire Agreement
This Agreement, together with any other policies referred to in this Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties as to its subject matter and supersedes all prior agreements, representations, warranties and understandings.
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25.4 Survival
Any provision of this Agreement which by its nature is intended to survive termination or expiration survives termination or expiration, including clauses 7.3 (Indemnity), 10.3(g) (Anti-circumvention), 10.3(j) (Use of Platform Information), 14 (Confidentiality), 16 (Limitation of Liability), 18 (Consequences of Termination), 19 (Privacy), 19A (Data Rights and Technology) and 20 (Data Ownership and Security).
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