Terms of Service
THESE TERMS OF SERVICE (THESE “TERMS”) GOVERN SUBSCRIPTION TO AND USE OF ALGOLIA’S SERVICES. IF YOU REGISTER FOR A FREE VERSION OF ALGOLIA’S SERVICES, THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS WILL ALSO GOVERN THAT FREE VERSION. BY ACCESSING OR USING ALGOLIA’S WEBSITES AND SERVICES, YOU ACCEPT OR AGREE TO THESE TERMS. IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO OR ACCEPTING THESE TERMS ON BEHALF OF A LEGAL ENTITY, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT, AUTHORITY AND CAPACITY TO BIND SUCH ENTITY AND ITS AFFILIATES TO THESE TERMS, IN WHICH CASE, THE TERM “SUBSCRIBER” SHALL REFER TO SUCH ENTITY AND ITS AFFILIATES. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE SUCH AUTHORITY, OR IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS, DO NOT ACCESS OR USE ALGOLIA’S SERVICES.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 18, 2024
1. Agreement.
These Terms of Service (these “Terms”) are made by and between the party on whose behalf they are accepted ("Subscriber") and Algolia and are effective as of the date they are accepted by Subscriber. “Algolia” means either (i) Algolia, Inc., with mailing address at 3790 El Camino Real, Unit #518, Palo Alto, CA 94306, United States, if Subscriber is domiciled in a country outside of Europe, or (ii) Algolia SAS, a French société par actions simplifies, with offices at 55 Rue d’Amsterdam, 75008 Paris, France, if Subscriber is domiciled in a country within Europe. The complete subscription agreement including these Terms (the “Agreement”) is made for the purpose of granting Subscriber a limited subscription to use Algolia’s hosted search, support or other services (the “Services”).
2. Free Services.
2.1 Algolia may offer a free or trial versions of the Services (“Free Services”) from time to time. If Subscriber registers at Algolia’s websites for Free Services, Algolia will make such Free Services available to Subscriber free of charge until the earlier of (a) the start date of any paid subscription for a paid version of such Free Services, if applicable, or (b) termination of the Free Services by Algolia at its sole discretion. Additional terms and conditions may appear on the registration website for a Free Service and any such additional terms and conditions are incorporated into this Agreement by reference and are legally binding.
2.2 ALL FREE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. FREE SERVICES MAY BE SUSPENDED, TERMINATED, OR DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME AND FOR ANY REASON (OR NO REASON). ALGOLIA DISCLAIMS ALL OBLIGATION AND LIABILITY UNDER THE AGREEMENT (INCLUDING LIABILITY OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR UNDER SECTION 13 (LIMITATION OF LIABILITY)) FOR ANY HARM OR DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH A FREE SERVICE, INCLUDING ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO SUBSCRIBER DATA. ANY CONFIGURATIONS OR SUBSCRIBER DATA ENTERED INTO A FREE SERVICE, AND ANY CUSTOMIZATIONS MADE TO A FREE SERVICE BY OR FOR SUBSCRIBER, MAY BE PERMANENTLY LOST IF THE FREE SERVICE IS SUSPENDED, TERMINATED, OR DISCONTINUED.
3. Algolia’s Obligations.
3.1 Services.
Algolia will make the Services available to Subscriber according to one or more online or written ordering documents (each a “Service Order”). The Agreement includes each Service Order incorporating the Agreement.
3.2 Compliance with Laws.
Algolia will comply with all laws and governmental regulations applicable to the Services.
3.3 Personnel and Performance.
Algolia will be responsible for the performance of its personnel (including employees and contractors) and their compliance with the Agreement. Algolia enters into the Agreement on behalf of itself and its Affiliates. An “Affiliate” of a party is any entity (a) that the party Controls; (b) that the party is Controlled by; or (c) with which the party is under common Control, where “Control” means direct or indirect control of fifty percent (50%) or more of an entity’s voting interests (including by ownership).
3.4 Documentation.
Algolia will make online documentation available at https://www.algolia.com/doc/ (the “Documentation”) that describe: (a) Algolia software made accessible as part of the Services ("Algolia Software") and (b) usage guides for the Services.
3.5 Security Measures.
Algolia will maintain administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for the security and integrity of the Services (the “Security Measures”) consistent with industry standard practices as described at https://www.algolia.com/distributed-secure/security-compliance/measures/. Algolia will store, process, transmit and disclose electronic data and configurations submitted to the Services at the direction of or on behalf of Subscriber ("Subscriber Data") only according to the Agreement and the Documentation. The Services, independent of Subscriber Data, will not transmit code, files, scripts, agents, or programs intended to do harm, including, viruses, worms, time bombs, and Trojan horses ("Malicious Code").
3.6 Protection of Subscriber Personal Data.
To the extent Algolia processes any Subscriber Personal Data (as defined in the DPA) contained in Subscriber Data on behalf of Subscriber, the terms of the Data Processing Addendum available at https://www.algolia.com/pdf/DPA-latest.pdf (the "DPA"), which are incorporated herein by reference, will apply and the parties agree to comply with such terms. For purposes of the Standard Contractual Clauses incorporated by reference into the DPA, Subscriber and its applicable Affiliates are each the “data exporter”, and Subscriber’s and its applicable Affiliate's acceptance of these Terms or applicable Affiliate’s signing of a Service Order, will be treated as signing of the Standard Contractual Clauses and their appendices.
4. Subscriber’s Obligations.
4.1 Subscriber Data.
As between Algolia and Subscriber, Subscriber is responsible for Subscriber Data and the provision of Subscriber Data to the Services according to the Agreement.
4.2 Personnel and Performance.
Subscriber will be responsible for the performance of its personnel (including employees and contractors) in compliance with the Agreement. Subscriber enters into the Agreement on behalf of its Affiliates that make use of the Services.
4.3 Non-Algolia Services.
Subscriber may choose to use services not provided by Algolia ("Non-Algolia Services") with the Services and in doing so grants Algolia permission to interoperate with the Non-Algolia Services as directed by Subscriber or the Non-Algolia Services. Unless specified in a Service Order: (a) Algolia does not warrant or support Non-Algolia Services, (b) as between Algolia and Subscriber, Subscriber assumes all responsibility for the Non-Algolia Services and any disclosure, modification or deletion of Subscriber Data by the Non-Algolia Services and (c) Algolia shall have no liability for, and Subscriber is not relieved of any obligations under the Agreement or entitled to any refund, credit, or other compensation due to any unavailability of the Non-Algolia Services or any change in the ability of Algolia to interoperate with the Non-Algolia Services.
4.4 Third Party Reports.
As an intermediary, Algolia may receive notices from third parties ("Reporters") regarding Subscriber Data or Subscriber’s use of the Services ("Reports"). Algolia will forward all Reports to Subscriber in accordance with Section 19.2 (Notices). Upon receipt of a Report, Subscriber will (i) acknowledge receipt of such report to Algolia within two (2) business days of receipt and (ii) address the Report promptly with the Reporter, including informing the Reporter that Subscriber (and not Algolia) is the appropriate party to address the matter. If Subscriber fails to comply with such notice within the time period set forth in the notice, Algolia may block Subscriber’s access to the Services until the requested action is taken. Algolia may provide Subscriber’s applicable email address to a Reporter inquiring about Subscriber Data or Subcriber's use of the Services. Algolia responds to notices of alleged copyright infringement and may block access to the applicable Service or terminate accounts of repeat infringers according to the process set out in the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998.
4.5 Responsibilities.
Subscriber (a) shall comply with the Algolia Acceptable Use Policy available at https://www.algolia.com/policies/acceptable-use/ (the “AUP”); (b) shall use the Services in accordance with the Agreement; (c) shall use the Services in accordance with the applicable Documentation; (d) shall be responsible for using commercially reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access to or use of the Services; (e) shall promptly notify Algolia of any unauthorized access or use of the Services; (f) shall respond to Reports in accordance with Section 4.4 (Third Party Reports) and take reasonably appropriate action to resolve the reported matter; (g) shall not use the Services to store, transmit or display Subscriber Data for fraudulent purposes or in violation of applicable laws and governmental regulations; (h) shall not make the Services available to, or use the Services for the benefit of, anyone other than Subscriber’s own personnel or end users; (i) shall not use the Services to store, transmit or display Malicious Code; (j) shall not interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Services or any third-party technology contained therein; (k) shall not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any of Algolia’s datacenters, systems or networks; (l) shall not permit direct or indirect access to or use the Services in a way that circumvents a usage or capacity limit of the Services or use the Services to access or use any of Algolia’s intellectual property except as permitted under the Agreement; (m) shall not sell, resell, license, sublicense, distribute, redistribute, rent, or lease the Services except as integrated with its own offerings that provide additional functionality to its end users; (n) subject to Section 9.2 (Algolia Software), shall not copy, modify or create a derivative work of the Services or any part, feature, function, or user interface thereof; (o) shall not access the Services or use the Documentation to develop a competitive product or service; (p) subject to Section 9.2 (Algolia Software), except as permitted by applicable laws or governmental regulations, shall not reverse engineer, decompile, translate, disassemble or otherwise attempt to extract any or all of the source code of the Services; (q) shall not alter, remove or obscure any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices or confidentiality legend on the Services; (r) shall obtain and maintain appropriate equipment and ancillary services needed to connect to, access or otherwise use the Services, including modems, hardware, servers, software, operating systems and internet access; (s) obtain and maintain any required consents necessary to permit the processing of Subscriber Data by Algolia under the Agreement; and (t) obtain and maintain any consents necessary to permit the processing by Algolia of the personal information of Subscriber’s personnel that serve as Subscriber’s designated contact for purposes of the Services and the Agreement. If Subscriber fails to comply with its obligations under this Section 4.5 (Responsibilities) on two (2) or more occasions during any rolling twelve (12) month period, Algolia may terminate the Agreement immediately for cause.
5. Term and Termination.
5.1 Term.
These Terms are effective during the term of any Service Order that incorporates the Agreement. The term of a Service Order shall be specified in the Service Order. Service Orders shall renew for successive terms, unless either party gives the other at least thirty (30) days’ notice of nonrenewal at the end of the applicable term.
5.2 Termination for Cause.
Subject to Section 4.5 (Responsibilities), Subscriber or Algolia may terminate the entire Agreement for cause (a) upon 30 days’ written notice to the other of a material breach if the breach remains uncured at the expiration of the notice period or (b) if the other party (i) becomes the subject of a proceeding relating to insolvency, receivership, liquidation or assignment for the benefit of creditors to the extent permitted by applicable laws or governmental regulations, (ii) goes out of business or (iii) ceases its operations.
5.3 Survival.
Any term or condition that by its nature is clearly intended to survive the expiration or termination of the Agreement, shall survive any expiration or termination of the Agreement, including Sections 4.5(j), (k), (n), (o) and (p) (Subscriber’s Obligations), Section 7.1 (Fees), Section 7.5 (Refund or Payment upon Termination), Section 8 (Confidentiality), Section 9 (Licenses and Proprietary Rights), Section 13 (Limitation of Liability), Section 14 (Exclusion of Consequential and Related Damages) and Section 16 (Indemnification).
6. Beta Services.
From time to time, Algolia may offer services identified as beta, pilot, developer preview, non-production, evaluation or by a description of similar import ("Beta Services"). Subscriber may accept or decline Beta Services. If accepted by Subscriber, Beta Services: (a) are provided only for evaluation purposes; (b) may not be relied on by Subscriber for production use; (c) may not be supported; and (d) may be subject to additional terms. Unless otherwise stated, any Beta Services trial period will expire on the date that a version of the Beta Services becomes generally available or is discontinued. Algolia may discontinue Beta Services at any time in its sole discretion and may never make Beta Services generally available. ALL BETA SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. BETA SERVICES MAY BE TERMINATED AT ANY TIME. ALGOLIA DISCLAIMS ALL OBLIGATION AND LIABILITY UNDER THE AGREEMENT FOR ANY HARM OR DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH A BETA SERVICE, INCLUDING ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO SUBSCRIBER DATA. ANY CONFIGURATIONS OR SUBSCRIBER DATA ENTERED INTO BETA SERVICES, AND ANY CUSTOMIZATIONS MADE TO BETA SERVICES BY OR FOR SUBSCRIBER, MAY BE PERMANENTLY LOST IF THE BETA SERVICES ARE SUSPENDED, TERMINATED, OR DISCONTINUED.
7. Fees and Payment.
7.1 Fees.
Subscriber will pay all fees specified in Service Orders and provide accurate and updated billing contact information. Except as set forth in a Service Order, all fees payable under the Agreement shall be made in U.S. Dollars. Minimum commitments in Service Orders are (a) based on Services purchased and not actual usage; (b) non-cancelable; and (c) cannot be decreased during the specified term. Fees paid are not refundable. Subscriber’s payments of fees are neither (x) contingent on the delivery of any future functionality or features nor (y) dependent on statements not set forth in the Agreement or any Service Order.
7.2 Invoicing Terms.
Algolia will invoice Subscriber either monthly or according to the billing frequency stated in the Service Order. If the Service Order specifies that payment will occur by a method other than a credit card, Subscriber will provide a purchase order number in the applicable amount (or reasonable alternative proof of Subscriber’s ability to pay the fees specified in a Service Order), and promptly notify Algolia of any changes necessary for payment of an invoice. Invoices to be paid by credit card are due on the invoice date, all other invoices are due net 30 days from the invoice date. If any invoiced amount is not received by Algolia by the due date, then without limiting Algolia’s rights or remedies: (a) those charges may accrue late interest at the rate of 1.5% of the outstanding balance per month, or the maximum rate permitted by law, whichever is lower and (b) Algolia may condition future subscription renewals and Service Orders on shorter payment terms. If Subscriber is paying for Services by credit card, Subscriber will provide Algolia’s authorized payment processer with valid credit card information and promptly notify Algolia’s authorized payment processor of any changes necessary to charge the credit card. The provision of credit card information to Algolia’s authorized payment processer authorizes Algolia, through its authorized payment processer, to charge the credit card for all Services specified in a Service Order, and any renewal subscription. Subscriber acknowledges that Algolia will not have access to Subscriber’s credit card information.
7.3 Suspension of Service and Acceleration.
If any amount owing by Subscriber is 30 or more days overdue (or 15 or more days overdue in the case of invoices to be paid by credit card), Algolia may, without limiting any rights and remedies, accelerate Subscriber’s unpaid fee obligations to become immediately due and payable, and block the provision of Services to Subscriber until the overdue amounts are paid in full. Algolia will give Subscriber at least 10 days’ prior notice that its account is overdue, in accordance with Section 19 (Manner of Giving Notice), before blocking Services to Subscriber.
7.4 Payment Disputes.
Algolia will not exercise any rights to block Services, accelerate payments, impose late charges or change payment terms under Section 7.2 (Invoicing Terms) and Section 7.3 (Suspension of Service and Acceleration) with respect to an overdue amount for so long as Subscriber is disputing the overdue amount in good faith. The parties shall cooperate diligently to resolve the dispute.
7.5 Refund or Payment upon Termination.
If Subscriber terminates the Agreement in accordance with Section 5.2 (Termination for Cause), Algolia will refund any prepaid fees covering the remainder of the term of all Service Orders after the effective date of termination. If the Agreement is terminated by Algolia in accordance with Section 5.2 (Termination for Cause), Subscriber will pay any unpaid fees covering the remainder of the term of all Service Orders. In no event will termination relieve Subscriber of its obligation to pay any fees payable for the period prior to the effective date of termination. If Subscriber terminates without cause prior to the end of the then current term, Subscriber shall be immediately liable for the balance of the fees for the remainder of the term.
7.6 Taxes.
Fees for Services do not include any taxes, levies, duties, or similar governmental assessments of any nature, including, for example, value-added, sales, use, or withholding taxes assessable by any jurisdiction whatsoever (collectively, “Taxes”). Subscriber is responsible for paying all Taxes associated with its Service Orders. If Algolia is obligated by law to pay or collect Taxes for which Subscriber is responsible, Algolia will invoice Subscriber and Subscriber will pay that amount unless Subscriber can provide a valid tax exemption certificate authorized by the appropriate taxing authority. Subscriber will provide Algolia any information Algolia reasonably requests to determine whether Algolia is obligated to collect Taxes. Algolia is solely responsible for taxes assessable against its income, property, and employees.
8. Confidentiality.
8.1 Confidential Information.
“Confidential Information” means all information disclosed by a party ("Disclosing Party") to the other party ("Receiving Party"), whether orally or in writing, that is designated as confidential or, given the nature of the information and the circumstances of disclosure, should be understood to be confidential. Subscriber’s Confidential Information includes the Subscriber Data; Algolia’s Confidential Information includes the Services; and Confidential Information of each party includes but is not limited to the terms and conditions of the Agreement and all Service Orders, including pricing, business and marketing plans, technology and technical information, product plans and designs, and business processes disclosed by each party in connection with the Agreement. Confidential Information does not include information that: (a) is at the time of disclosure, or later becomes, generally known to the public through no fault of Receiving Party; (b) was known to the Receiving Party with no obligation of confidentiality prior to disclosure by Disclosing Party, as proven by records of Receiving Party; (c) is disclosed to Receiving Party by a third party who did not directly or indirectly obtain the information subject to any confidentiality obligation; or (d) is at any time independently developed by Receiving Party without use of Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information as proven by records of Receiving Party.
8.2 Protection of Confidential
Information. Except as provided in Section 8.3 (Compelled Disclosure) Receiving Party shall not disclose or otherwise make available any Confidential Information of Disclosing Party to anyone except those of its employees, directors, attorneys, agents and consultants who: (a) need to know the Confidential Information in connection with the purpose of the Agreement and (b) who have previously agreed to be bound by confidentiality obligations no less stringent than those in the Agreement. Each party shall (x) safeguard all Confidential Information of the other party with at least the same degree of care (but no less than reasonable care) as it uses to safeguard its own confidential information and (y) not use any Confidential Information of the other party for any purpose outside the scope of the Agreement.
8.3 Compelled Disclosure.
If Receiving Party is compelled by law to disclose Confidential Information of Disclosing Party, then to the extent legally permitted, Receiving Party shall provide Disclosing Party with prior notice of the compelled disclosure and reasonable assistance, at Disclosing Party’s cost, if Disclosing Party wishes to contest the compelled disclosure. Any compelled disclosure shall be limited to the extent required, and shall be subject to confidentiality protections to the extent practicable. If Receiving Party is compelled by law to disclose Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information as part of a civil proceeding to which Disclosing Party is a party, and Disclosing Party is not contesting the disclosure, Disclosing Party will reimburse Receiving Party for its reasonable cost of compiling and providing secure access to that Confidential Information.
9. Licenses and Proprietary Rights.
9.1 Subscriber Data.
Subscriber grants Algolia a worldwide, nonexclusive, revocable, and limited license to store, copy, transmit, and display Subscriber Data and to interoperate with any Non-Algolia Services as necessary in order for Algolia to provide the Services in accordance with the Agreement. Subject to this limited license, Algolia acquires no right, title, or interest from Subscriber under the Agreement in or to Subscriber Data.
9.2 Algolia Software and API Clients.
Algolia grants Subscriber a limited non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to use Algolia Software solely in connection with the subscribed Services in accordance with the Agreement.
From time to time, Algolia may make available to Subscriber open source software (“Open Source Software”) which may include certain language specific codes that enable easy communication with Algolia Software (“API Clients”) and Subscriber may elect to use the Open Source Software, including any API Clients, in its sole discretion. To the extent Subscriber enables or uses any Open Source Software, including API Clients, Subscriber’s use of such Open Source Software is subject to and governed by the applicable license accompanying, linked to or embedded in such Open Source Software (each an “Open Source License”) and Algolia grants Subscriber a license to use the Open Source Software to the full extent permitted by the applicable Open Source License.
9.3 Feedback.
Subscriber grants to Algolia worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free permission to use and incorporate into the Services any suggestion, enhancement request, recommendation, correction, or other feedback provided by Subscriber.
9.4 Support Code.
Algolia hereby grants Subscriber a worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free license to use for its internal business purposes any custom or sample code written or developed by Algolia and delivered by Algolia to Subscriber in connection with the support services to facilitate Subscriber’s use of the Services ("Support Code"). Subject to Subscriber’s ownership of its proprietary and Confidential Information disclosed to Algolia under Section 8 (Confidentiality), Algolia shall retain all ownership rights to the Support Code. Any Support Code that includes any Subscriber Confidential Information shall remain subject to the confidentiality obligations under Section 8 (Confidentiality) and Subscriber shall retain all ownership rights to its Confidential Information. ALL SUCH SUPPORT CODE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. ALGOLIA DISCLAIMS ALL OBLIGATION AND LIABILITY UNDER THE AGREEMENT FOR ANY HARM OR DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH SUPPORT CODE.
9.5 Proprietary Rights.
The Services, Algolia Software and the Documentation are the proprietary information of Algolia. Subject to the limited rights expressly granted in the Agreement, Algolia and Algolia’s licensors reserve all right, title, and interest in and to the Services, Algolia Software and the Documentation, including all related intellectual property rights. No rights are granted to Subscriber except as expressly set forth in the Agreement. No rights are granted to Algolia except as expressly set forth in the Agreement.
10. Government Rights.
The Services may include access to Algolia Software. In such case, such Algolia Software is commercial computer software, as such term is defined in 48 C.F.R. §2.101. Accordingly, if Subscriber is an agency of, or contractor to, the US Government, it receives only those rights with respect to such software as are granted to all other end users under license, in accordance with (a) 48 C.F.R. §227.7201 through 48 C.F.R. §227.7204, with respect to the Department of Defense and their contractors, or (b) 48 C.F.R. §12.212, with respect to all other US Government licensees and their contractors. If Subscriber is a government agency that has a need for rights not granted under the Agreement, it must negotiate with Algolia to determine if there are acceptable terms for granting those rights, and mutually acceptable written terms specifically granting those rights must be included in any applicable agreement.
11. Export Compliance.
The Services, Algolia Software and the Documentation may be subject to export laws and regulations of the United States and other jurisdictions, and any use or transfer of the Services, Algolia Software and Documentation must be permitted under these laws and regulations. Each party represents that it is not named on any U.S. government denied-party list. Subscriber shall not enable use of the Services in a U.S.-embargoed country or in violation of any U.S. export law or regulation.
12. Anti-corruption.
Subscriber has not received or been offered any bribe, kickback, illegal or improper payment, gift, or thing of value from any Algolia personnel or agents in connection with the Agreement, other than reasonable gifts and entertainment provided in the ordinary course of business. If Subscriber becomes aware of any violation of the above restriction, Subscriber will promptly notify Algolia’s General Counsel at legal@Algolia.com.
13. Limitation of Liability.
IN NO EVENT WILL A PARTY’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY (TOGETHER WITH ALL OF ITS AFFILIATES) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE AGREEMENT (REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL INCIDENTS GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY) EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY SUBSCRIBER AND ITS AFFILATES HEREUNDER FOR THE SERVICES GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE FIRST INCIDENT OUT OF WHICH THE LIABILITY AROSE. THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY WHETHER AN ACTION IS IN CONTRACT OR TORT AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY. HOWEVER, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS WILL NOT LIMIT SUBSCRIBER’S PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 5 (FEES AND PAYMENT) OR EITHER PARTY’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 16 (INDEMNIFICATION).
14. Exclusion of Consequential and Related Damages.
IN NO EVENT WILL A PARTY HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY OTHER PARTY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST OPPORTUNITIES, OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, COVER, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, WHETHER AN ACTION IS IN CONTRACT OR TORT AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF A PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE TYPES OF DAMAGES OR A PARTY’S REMEDY OTHERWISE FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER WILL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW.
15.Warranties.
15.1 Services Warranty.
In addition to its obligations under Section 3 (Algolia’s Obligations), Algolia warrants that during the term of each Service Order that: (a) the Services will perform materially in accordance with the applicable Documentation, (b) the Services will be provided in accordance with the applicable service level agreement, available at https://www.algolia.com/policies/sla/ (each an “SLA”), (c) the overall effectiveness of the Security Measures will not be decreased and (d) Algolia will not materially decrease the overall functionality of the Services. SLAs do not apply (i) to unavailability of Services caused by factors outside of Algolia's reasonable control, including those set forth in Section 22 (Force Majeure); (ii) to unavailability of the Services that result from Non-Algolia Services, equipment and/or software of third parties where such equipment and/or software is not within the control of Algolia; (iii) to unavailability of the Services caused by abuse or misuse of the Services (or any component thereof) by Subscriber or Subscriber’s personnel or end users; (iv) to unavailability of the Services caused by use or maintenance of the Services (or any component thereof) by Subscriber in a manner not conforming to the requirements described in the Documentation or in the Agreement; (v) to unavailability of the Services caused by modifications to Algolia Software by Subscriber, its personnel or end users; (vi) to unavailability of the Services due to reaching the maximum capacity of the contracted infrastructure; or (vii) for any usage where Subscriber has not used the latest version of API Clients. Without limiting Algolia’s obligations pursuant to Section 3 (Algolia’s Obligations), Subscriber’s exclusive remedies for a breach of a warranty in this Section 15.1 (Services Warranty) shall be to exercise the express rights described in Sections 5.2 (Termination for Cause), and 7.5 (Refund or Payment upon Termination) or claim the credits set forth in the applicable SLA.
15.2 Support and Professional Services Warranty.
Support and professional services specified in applicable Service Orders will be performed in a professional and workmanlike manner, in accordance with generally accepted industry standards. Subscriber’s exclusive remedies for breach of the warranty in this Section 15.2 shall be either (a) re-performance of the support and professional Services by Algolia; (b) to claim the credits set forth in the applicable SLA, if any; or (c) to exercise the express rights described in Sections 5.2 (Termination for Cause) and 7.5 (Refund or Payment upon Termination).
15.3 Disclaimers.
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 15, NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR GUARANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, AND EACH PARTY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER IMPLIED, EXPRESS, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWS OR GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS. ALGOLIA DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE OR THE SERVICES WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED.
16. Indemnification.
16.1 Indemnification by Algolia.
Algolia will indemnify and defend Subscriber against any and all third party claims, demands, suits or proceedings (each a “Claim Against Subscriber”) and all related judgments, liabilities, awards, damages, costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, arising out of or in connection with, or alleging the Services (exclusive of Open Source Software) or use of the Services (exclusive of Open Source Software) by Subscriber in accordance with the Agreement infringe or misappropriate the third party’s intellectual property rights, provided Subscriber (a) promptly gives Algolia written notice of the Claim Against Subscriber; (b) gives Algolia sole control of the defense and settlement of the Claim Against Subscriber (except that Algolia may not settle any Claim Against Subscriber unless it unconditionally releases Subscriber of all liability related to the Claim Against Subscriber); and (c) gives Algolia all reasonable assistance in connection with the defense or settlement of such Claim Against Subscriber, at Algolia’s expense. If Algolia receives information about an infringement or misappropriation claim related to the Services, Algolia may in its discretion and at no cost to Subscriber (x) modify the Service so that it no longer infringes or misappropriates, without breaching Algolia’s obligations under Section 3 (Algolia’s Obligations); (y) obtain a license for Subscriber’s continued use of that Service in accordance with the Agreement; or (z) terminate Subscriber’s subscription for the affected portion of the Service upon 30 days’ written notice and refund Subscriber any prepaid fees covering the remainder of the term for the terminated portion of the Services. The above defense and indemnification obligations do not apply to the extent a Claim Against Subscriber arises from (i) Subscriber Data, (ii) Subscriber’s use of Beta Services or Free Services, (iii) a Non-Algolia Service, (iv) Subscriber’s breach of the Agreement, (v) any modification or alternation to the Services not made by Algolia, (vi) any combination or use of the Services with products or services not expressly approved by Algolia or (vii) Subscriber’s continued use of the allegedly infringing portion of the Services after receiving notice from Algolia regarding the same.
16.2 Indemnification by Subscriber.
Subscriber will indemnify and defend Algolia against any and all third party claims, demands, suits or proceedings (each a “Claim Against Algolia”) and all related judgments, liabilities, awards, damages, costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, arising out of or in connection with, (i) Subscriber Data, or (ii) Subscriber’s use of the Services in breach of the Agreement, provided Algolia (a) promptly gives Subscriber written notice of the Claim Against Algolia; (b) gives Subscriber sole control of the defense and settlement of the Claim Against Algolia (except that Subscriber may not settle any Claim Against Algolia unless it unconditionally releases Algolia of all liability related to the Claim Against Algolia); and (c) give Subscriber all reasonable assistance in connection with the defense or settlement of such Claim Against Algolia, at Subscriber’s expense. The above defense and indemnification obligations do not apply to the extent a Claim Against Algolia arises from the Services or Algolia’s breach of the Agreement. Except with respect to a dispute between Subscriber and Algolia, Subscriber will reimburse Algolia for all costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees for responding to third party or governmental requests for information arising out of or in connection with Subscriber Data or Subscriber’s use of the Services.
16.3 Additional Indemnities.
For purposes of this Section 16, (a) a Claim Against Algolia shall include a claim against Algolia, Algolia’s Affiliates, and Algolia’s or its Affiliates’ officers, directors, and employees and (b) a Claim Against Subscriber shall include a claim against Subscriber, Subscriber’s Affiliates, and Subscriber’s or its Affiliates’ officers, directors, and employees.
16.4 Exclusive Remedy.
This Section 16 states the indemnifying party’s sole liability to, and the indemnified party’s exclusive remedy against, the other party for any type of claim described in this Section 16.
17. Privacy Policy.
Algolia will process personal information in accordance with its privacy policy available at https://www.algolia.com/policies/privacy/ (the “Privacy Policy”).
18. Assignment.
18.1 Neither party may assign any of its rights or obligations under the Agreement, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the other party’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld) provided, however, either party may assign the Agreement in its entirety, without the other party’s consent (a) to its Affiliate or (b) in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, if a party is acquired by, sells all or substantially all of its assets to, or undergoes a change of control in favor of, a direct competitor of the other party, then such other party may, but is not required to, terminate the Agreement upon written notice. In the event of such a termination by Algolia, Algolia will refund to Subscriber any prepaid but unused fees covering the remainder of the term of all Service Orders after the effective date of such termination.
18.2 The Agreement will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their respective successors, and permitted assigns.
19. Manner of Giving Notice.
19.1 Updates.
All updates to the Documentation will be posted to https://www.algolia.com/doc/. All updates to SLAs will be posted at https://www.algolia.com/policies/sla/. All updates to the AUP will be posted at algolia.com/policies/acceptable-use/. All updates to the Documentation that reflect updates to API Clients will also be posted in the Services’ user interface dashboard. Except as expressly set forth in a Documentation, updates to the Documentation will be effective upon posting. Updates to SLAs and AUP will be effective thirty (30) days after posting. Material updates to the Privacy Policy will become effective thirty (30) days after email notification to Subscriber or thirty (30) days after posting (unless the changes to the Privacy Policy are made to comply with applicable laws and governmental regulations in which case, will become effective immediately).
19.2 Except as otherwise specified in the Agreement, all notices, permissions and approvals shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given upon (a) personal delivery; (b) the second business day after mailing; or (c) the day of sending by email. Billing-related notices to Subscriber shall be addressed to the relevant administrator or billing contact designated by Subscriber. All other Services related notices to Subscriber shall be addressed to the relevant Services system administrator or other person designated by Subscriber in writing or in the Services’ user interface dashboard. Legal notices to Algolia (i.e., notices of termination or of an indemnifiable claim) should be addressed to legal@Algolia.com or Attn: General Counsel, Algolia, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with mailing address at 3790 El Camino Real, Unit #518, Palo Alto, CA 94306, United States, or Algolia SAS, 55 Rue d’Amsterdam 75008 Paris, France, as applicable, with a copy to legal@algolia.com.
20. Governing Law and Jurisdiction.
The Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the controlling laws of (i) France, if Subscriber is domiciled in a country in Europe, or (ii) the United States of America and the State of California, if Subscriber is domiciled anywhere else, in each case excluding rules governing conflict of law and choice of law. The courts in Paris, France shall have exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate any dispute arising out of the Agreement if French law applies and the Federal and state courts within San Francisco California shall have exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate any dispute arising out of the Agreement if United States and the State of California laws apply. Each party hereto expressly consents to the personal jurisdiction of, and venue in, such courts and service of process being effected upon it by registered mail sent to the Legal Notice address provided by such party under the Agreement. The parties agree that the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Vienna, 1980) and the Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act or similar federal or state laws or regulations shall not apply to the Agreement nor to any dispute or transaction arising out of the Agreement.
21. Publicity.
Subscriber consents to Algolia’s use of Subscriber’s name and logo and general description of Subscriber’s relationship with Algolia in press releases and other marketing materials and appearances. Subscriber further permits Algolia to use it as a reference account for marketing purposes and agrees, from time to time, to support Algolia by participating in reference phone call(s) and other marketing events including with press, analysts, and Algolia’s existing or potential investors or customers upon reasonable request by Algolia.
22. Force Majeure.
Except for payment obligations under the Agreement, neither party will be liable for failure to perform or inadequate performance to the extent caused by a condition that was beyond the party’s reasonable control, including, for example, an act of God, natural disaster, act of war or terrorism, riot or civil unrest, labor conditions, governmental action, disruption of telecommunications, failure or delay of internet services providers or internet disturbance, disruption of power or other essential services.
23. Equitable Relief.
The parties agree that a material breach of the Agreement adversely affecting Algolia intellectual property rights in Algolia Software may cause irreparable injury to Algolia and/or its licensors for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy and Algolia shall be entitled to equitable relief (without a requirement to post a bond) in addition to any remedies it may have hereunder or at law.
24. Relationship of the Parties.
The parties are independent contractors. The Agreement does not create a partnership, franchise, joint venture, agency, fiduciary, or employment relationship between the parties.
25. Third-Party Beneficiaries.
There are no third-party beneficiaries under the Agreement, AUP or the Documentation.
26. Entire Agreement.
The Agreement supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, proposals, or representations, written or oral, concerning its subject matter. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency among the following, the order of precedence shall be: (i) the applicable Service Order, (ii) the DPA, (iii) these Terms, (iv) the AUP, (v) the Privacy Policy and (vi) the Documentation. Algolia and Subscriber each represent that it has validly entered into or accepted the Agreement and has the legal power to do so. Algolia may modify these Terms from time to time. Any and all changes to these Terms will be posted at www.algolia.com/policies/terms/ and the Terms will indicate the date they were last updated. Material changes will become effective thirty (30) days after posting and an adversely affected Subscriber may terminate the Agreement without penalty upon notice to Algolia within ten (10) days of the effective date of the revised Terms with the material changes applicable to Subscriber. Subscriber is deemed to accept and agree to be bound by any changes to the Agreement when Subscriber uses the Service after the effective date of those changes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the parties enter into, or have entered into a separate formal written subscription agreement, the terms of that agreement shall control over the terms of the Agreement unless the parties expressly agree to supersede such agreement with this Agreement. Any term or condition stated in a Subscriber purchase order or other Subscriber order documents (excluding Service Orders) is void. No failure or delay by either party in exercising any right under the Agreement will constitute a waiver of that right. If any provision of the Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, the provision will be deemed null and void, and the remaining provisions of the Agreement will remain in effect. All reference in the Agreement to “including” means “including but not limited to”.