MASTER AGREEMENT FOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
This agreement (the "Agreement") is made by and between KE2 Therm Solutions, Inc. with offices at 12 Chamber Drive, Washington, MO 63090 ("KE2 Therm") and the person or entity accepting the Agreement as set forth below ("Customer") as of the date of acceptance (the "Effective Date").
BY CLICKING ANY "I ACCEPT," "I AGREE," OR SIMILAR BUTTON OR CHECK BOX DISPLAYED IN RELATION TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ACCESSING OR USING THE KE2 THERM PORTAL (AS DEFINED IN THIS AGREEMENT), YOU AGREE, ON YOUR OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY ENTITY FOR WHICH YOU ARE AN AGENT OR YOU APPEAR TO REPRESENT, THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND, AND AGREE THAT YOU AND THAT ENTITY SHALL BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT AND SHALL COLLECTIVELY BE THE "CUSTOMER". IF YOU OR THAT ENTITY DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER MAY ACCESS OR USE THE KE2 THERM PORTAL OR PURCHASE ANY HARDWARE PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT.
KE2 THERM RESERVES THE RIGHT, FROM TIME TO TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE TO LICENSEE, TO MAKE CHANGES TO THIS AGREEMENT IN KE2 THERM'S SOLE DISCRETION AND CUSTOMER MAY TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT IF CUSTOMER DOES NOT ACCEPT SUCH CHANGES. CONTINUED ACCESSING OR USE OF THE KE2 THERM PORTAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONSTITUTES CUSTOMER'S ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH CHANGES.
“Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the Online Order Form.
"Open Source Software" means software distributed pursuant to an open source or copyleft license in the nature of the licenses listed at https://opensource.org/licenses.
"Online Order Form" means the form located on the KE2 Term Website at https://ke2therm.com enabling you to select and order KE2 Therm Hardware and/or access to the KE2 Therm Portal.
"Support" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.d of the SaaS Terms.
"Update" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.d of the SaaS Terms.
"Upgrade" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.d. of the SaaS Terms.
U.S. dollars. The prices quoted are exclusive of all taxes, levies or duties imposed by taxing authorities including any taxes imposed on the sale of the Hardware or KE2 Therm Portal. Any occupation tax, use tax, sales tax, excise tax, GST, value added tax, duty, custom, inspection or testing fee, or any other tax, fee, interest or charge of any nature whatsoever imposed by any governmental authority (whether domestic or foreign, or federal, state or local) on or measured by the transactions between KE2 Therm and Customer (other than income taxes imposed on KE2 Therm) will be added to the price of Hardware, invoiced separately, and paid by Customer in addition to the prices quoted or invoiced. If KE2 Therm is required to pay any such tax, fee or charge, Customer will reimburse KE2 Therm therefor or, in lieu of such payment, Customer will provide KE2 Therm at the time the order is submitted, an exemption certificate or other document acceptable to the authority imposing the tax, fee or charge.
Limitation of Liability. In no event will KE2 Therm’s aggregate liability arising from or relating to this Agreement exceed the amounts actually paid by and payable by Customer in the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the event giving rise to such liability. Except for a party’s obligations arising under Section 7 or a party’s willful breach of its obligations under Section 6, in no event will either party and/or its licensors be liable to anyone for any indirect, punitive, special, exemplary, incidental, consequential or other damages of any type or kind other than as a result of a party's gross negligence or willful misconduct (including direct or indirect damages for loss of data, revenue, profits, use or other economic advantage) arising out of, or in any way connected with this Agreement, including but not limited to the use or inability to use the KE2 Therm Portal, or for any content obtained from or through the KE2 Therm Portal, any interruption, inaccuracy, error or omission in the content, even if the party from which damages are being sought or such party’s licensors have been previously advised of the possibility of such damages.
Force Majeure. Neither party will be liable to the other party for any default (other than failure to pay money) hereunder, for so long as such default is caused by an event beyond such Parties control, including, without limitation, acts or failures to act of the other party; strikes, labor or civil disputes; pandemic (including the consequences of the COVID 19 pandemic) component shortages; unavailability of transportation; fires, war, governmental requirements; and acts of God. In the event of threatened or actual nonperformance as a result of any of the above causes, the non-performing party will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to avoid and cure such nonperformance.
the invalid or unenforceable provision(s), with all other provisions remaining in full force and effect. During the term of this Agreement, Customer authorizes KE2 Therm to identify Customer as a KE2 Therm customer on KE2 Therm website and in KE2 Therm’s marketing materials. The failure of either party to enforce any right or provision in this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by such party in writing. Any modification or amendment of this Agreement will be in writing signed by the parties. The KE2 Therm Portal and any accompanying documentation are deemed to be "commercial computer software" and "commercial computer software documentation," respectively, pursuant to DFAR Section 227.7202 and FAR Section 12.212(b), as applicable, and are commercial products, licensed on the open market at market prices, and were developed entirely at private expense and without the use of any government funds. Any use modification, reproduction, release, performance, display, or disclosure of the KE2 Therm Portal by any government will be governed solely by the terms of this Agreement and will be prohibited except to the extent expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement. No license to the Products is granted to any government requiring different terms. Customer will not use the KE2 Therm Portal to provide services to any public sector or government end user where such would affect KE2 Therm’s rights in the KE2 Therm Portal or require any affirmative action to be taken by KE2 Therm due to governmental mandates or flow down regulation. This Agreement, together with any applicable Online Order Form or exhibits, comprises the entire agreement between Customer and KE2 Therm regarding the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, discussions or agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties regarding such subject matter. The following Sections will survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement: Section 2 “Payment of Fees”, Section 6 “Confidentiality, Section 7 “Indemnification”, Section 8 “Warranties and Warranty Disclaimer”, Section 9 “Limitation of Liability” and Section 11 “Miscellaneous."
HARDWARE TERMS
KE2 Therm provides the limited warranty available at this hyperlink.
ALL OTHER WARRANTIES ARE DISCLAIMED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8 OF THE GENERAL TERMS.
KE2 Therm’s advertising, product brochures, and sales presentations present KE2 Therm’s opinion only; do not present representations, affirmation or promises; are not part of the basis for the bargain; and will not be relied on by Customer.
the failure of Customer, as applicable, to comply with any operational or maintenance guidelines or instructions;
(ii) normal wear and tear; (iii) physical abuse or other misuse of the KE2 Therm Hardware or any component thereof, or acts of vandalism by any persons other than KE2 Therm or its employees and agents; (iv) incorrect or improper installation (including, without limitation, the use of any mounting bracket, surface preparation, harnessing or other equipment or process not approved by or provided by KE2 Therm for use with the KE2 Therm Hardware) by companies or individuals other than KE2 Therm or its employees and agents; (v) alterations, modifications, additions, or repairs made during the warranty period by anyone other than KE2 Therm or its employees and agents; (vi) accidents or damage not caused or contributed to by the sole negligence of KE2 Therm or its employees and agents; (vii) damage caused by another product; (viii) changes in wireless technology; or (ix) any other actions by Customer or its employees or agents, or any third parties which could reasonably lead to KE2 Therm Hardware failure through no fault of KE2 Therm or its employees and agents.
Online Order Form Cancellation. Customer may not cancel or alter any order for Hardware except upon terms and conditions acceptable to KE2 Therm, as evidenced in a writing signed by an authorized employee of KE2 Therm.
Effect of Termination and/or Online Order Form Cancellation. If KE2 Therm terminates the applicable Agreement pursuant to Section 4.b of the General Terms or approves an Online Order Form cancellation requested by Customer, Customer will pay to KE2 Therm, in addition to any other amounts to which KE2 Therm may be entitled under law or contract: (a) the agreed unit prices for completed Hardware under the Agreement or any related Online Order Form; (b) all other costs incurred by KE2 Therm prior to cancellation directly connected with work under the Agreement or any related Online Order Form; (c) all other costs incurred by KE2 Therm associated with the cancellation of the Agreement or any related Online Order Form, including, without limitation, cancellation charges under subcontracts, charges for packing, removal to storage and/or restocking; plus (d) 10% of the sum of the amounts contemplated by clauses (a) through (c) above. Until KE2 Therm has received all such charges, all cancelled Hardware will remain the sole and exclusive property of KE2 Therm.
SaaS TERMS
KE2 Therm Portal. Subject to Customer's compliance with all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, KE2 Therm will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the KE2 Therm Portal specified on the Online Order Form. The KE2 Therm Portal will be delivered using the KE2 Therm Technology.
Acceptance. Acceptance of the KE2 Therm Portal will be deemed to occur on the Activation Date.
Initial Set Up Services. KE2 Therm will provide reasonable standard remote assistance to Customer in order to implement the KE2 Therm Portal. Custom implementation will require a separate professional services agreement.
User Support. KE2 Therm will provide Customer with access to technical support for "how-to" questions 7 days per week during normal business hours. KE2 Therm will use reasonable efforts to respond to requests during business hours between the time of 8am Central Time and 5pm Central Time. KE2 Therm will provide telephone support as specified in the attached SLA. Telephone support outside of normal business hours will be subject to availability and an additional fee may apply. Support includes updates to the KE2 Therm Portal that KE2 Therm may make available from time to time ("Updates"). Updates may include bug fixes, error corrections, and minor improvements to the KE2 Therm Portal. KE2 Therm may issue a full upgrade to the KE2 Therm Portal ("Upgrade"). Upgrades provide significant additional functionality and are outside the scope of this Agreement. Upgrades are made available to KE2 Therm customers for an additional fee described in a new Online Order Form for such Upgrade.
Software Subscription. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Authorized User Agreement, KE2 Therm grants to Customer and its Authorized Users a nonexclusive, non-transferrable, non-assignable, royalty-free limited right (without the right to sublease or sublicense without KE2 Therm's prior written approval which will not be unreasonably withheld) to access and use the KE2 Therm Portal (excluding any Open Source Software) solely for Customer’s Permitted Use during the Service Term. Any rights not expressly granted in this Agreement are expressly reserved. Customer’s use of the KE2 Therm Portal or Software is subject to any restrictions set forth in this Agreement. Use of Open Source Software is subject to the applicable open source license provided in connection with such software.
Unauthorized Purpose. Customer will not use the KE2 Therm Portal for any Unauthorized Purpose or in such a manner as to interfere with use by other customers of the KE2 Therm Portal. An "Unauthorized Purpose" includes, but is not limited to, (a) use with intent to avoid payment of charges due under this Agreement, this Agreement, or any Authorized User Agreement, (b) access to, use of, alteration of, or destruction of the System Data, files, programs, procedures, or information related to any other KE2 Therm customer, (c) use with the intent to reverse engineer or clone the KE2 Therm Portal or Software or any portion thereof, (d) use for any unlawful, illegal or fraudulent purpose, (e) any attempt to create a substitute or similar service through use of, or access to, the KE2 Therm Portal or System Data, or (f) sale or other commercial use of the System Data or any subset thereof by Customer or other transfer the System Data or any subset thereof by the Customer.
Restrictions on Use of KE2 Therm Portal. Except as strictly necessary to make use of the KE2 Therm Portal as permitted herein, Customer will not copy or republish KE2 Therm Portal or Software or any portion thereof. In no event will Customer (a) resell, transfer or otherwise make available to any person other than its Authorized Users the KE2 Therm Portal or Software, or any portion thereof; (b) use any Software or KE2 Therm Portal in any manner to assist or take part in the development, marketing, or sale of a product or service potentially competitive with such Software or KE2 Therm Portal; (c) attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or attempt to derive the source code of the Software or any portion thereof; (d) modify, port, translate, localize or create derivative works of the Software or Documentation; (e) remove, modify or obscure any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices contained in the Software or in the Documentation; (f) use the KE2 Therm Portal in any illegal manner.
Violation of Use Rights. KE2 Therm may, without liability, immediately discontinue the Customer’s, or any of its Authorized User’s, access to KE2 Therm Portal to prevent use for an Unauthorized Purpose or use in violation of Section 2, or in response to an order from any court of competent jurisdiction or governmental authority. Customer will not be credited any charges for KE2 Therm Portal interruptions resulting from KE2 Therm’s actions under this Section 2.
Authorized Users. Subject to the terms of the Agreement and the Authorized User Agreement, KE2 Therm will provide Customer with access to and use of the KE2 Therm Portal through the Software by providing Customer with unique username(s) and password(s) assigned to Authorized Users.
Access Equipment. Customer, at its own cost and expense, is solely responsible for providing and maintaining, for both functionality and security, all equipment and internet services necessary to access and use the KE2 Therm Portal. Customer assumes responsibility to ensure that such equipment and related services (except for the KE2 Therm Hardware) meet the required minimum specifications and capacity necessary for accessing the KE2 Therm Portal.
No Software Delivery. Customer acknowledges that the applicable Agreement, including these SaaS Terms, is a services agreement and KE2 Therm will not be delivering copies of the Software to Customer as part of the KE2 Therm Portal.
Support. KE2 Therm will (a) provide Customer with access (via internet, telephone or other means established by KE2 Therm) to KE2 Therm’s support helpline, (b) install Updates, when generally available, and (c) use reasonable efforts to correct or circumvent any material deviations from the then-current, general release version of the Software (collectively, “Support”). KE2 Therm reserves the right to modify its level of support by providing written notice to Customer. KE2 Therm will use reasonable efforts to meet the service levels set forth in Exhibit A.
KE2 Therm Right to Use. KE2 Therm may use, store, process and disclose User Data and Personal Information as necessary to provide the KE2 Therm Portal for Customer’s benefit under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement will be interpreted to limit KE2 Therm’s right to process User Data and Personal Information into an aggregated, anonymized form (“Aggregated Data”) for any reason so long as such Aggregated Data no longer qualifies as Personal Information and is not identifiable with respect to Customer or Customer’s Authorized Users, employees, independent contractors, consultants, and agents. Aggregated Data will be owned solely by KE2 Therm.
Compliance with Applicable Data Privacy Laws.
Service Provider. The parties agree that KE2 Therm will act as Service Provider (or other similar such role), as defined under Applicable Data Privacy Laws, for Customer with regards to the collection, storage and use of Personal Information.
Consents and Notices. Customer is responsible for ensuring that any and all notices and consents required by Applicable Data Privacy Laws or any other applicable law, including employment law, for the (i) deployment of the Hardware, (ii) use of the KE2 Therm Portal and the Software, (iii) collection of Personal Information and (iv) provision of Personal Information to KE2 Therm under the terms of this Agreement, have been provided and obtained, including, without limitation, any required opt-in consents if necessary. Customer acknowledges that KE2 Therm will rely on Customer’s provision of proper notice and obtainment of consent to satisfy its obligations under this Agreement.
Customer Compliance with Applicable Laws. Customer represents and warrants that its policies and practices regarding the collection, storage and use of Personal Information that is provided to KE2 Therm, or that is collected on KE2 Therm’s behalf, under this Agreement complies with Applicable Data Privacy Laws of any jurisdiction where it utilizes the KE2 Therm Portal, that all applicable consumer notices are in place and that all necessary disclosures have been made in Customer’s privacy policy, as applicable. Customer agrees that it will be solely responsible for any required updates to Customer’s consumer notices and privacy policies as a result of Customer entering into this Agreement.
KE2 Therm’s Service Providers. Customer represents and warrants it is authorized pursuant to Applicable Data Privacy Laws to permit or otherwise grant KE2 Therm the authority to share Personal Information with
KE2 Therm’s service providers as may be needed to effectuate KE2 Therm’s obligations under this Agreement. Customer will not provide KE2 Therm with any Personal Information of an individual or collect any Personal Information of an individual on KE2 Therm’s behalf, unless all required consents, if any, have been obtained from the individual, including, but not limited to, consents necessary to transmit such data to KE2 Therm and any service providers for use in conjunction with KE2 Therm’s obligations under this Agreement.
KE2 Therm Storage of Personal Information. Customer acknowledges and agrees that KE2 Therm may store or transfer all Personal Information provided by Customer and/or collected or processed by KE2 Therm anywhere on the globe as necessary for KE2 Therm to satisfy its obligations under this Agreement. KE2 Therm may perform certain obligations under this Agreement (e.g. administration, data processing, disaster recovery, maintenance, support, etc.) from locations, and through service providers, worldwide. Customer further acknowledges it provides KE2 Therm with permission to store and transfer Personal Information worldwide pursuant to Applicable Data Privacy Laws.
Notification of Non-Compliance. Customer will notify KE2 Therm promptly, and in all cases within twenty- four (24) hours, upon determining that Customer cannot comply or that Customer has a reasonable basis on which to believe that it cannot comply with any of its obligations under this Section 4 and each of its subparts.
Handling of Data Access Requests. The parties agree that KE2 Therm will act as a service provider, as defined under Applicable Data Privacy Laws, with regards to requests to know or disclose Personal Information from third- parties, or other similar data access requests made under Applicable Data Privacy Laws. If KE2 Therm receives a request made under Applicable Data Privacy Laws regarding Personal Information that KE2 Therm collects or maintains pursuant to this Agreement, KE2 Therm will inform the requesting party that the request cannot be acted upon because the request has been sent to KE2 Therm as a service provider of Customer.
No Other Rights. No rights or licenses are granted except as expressly set forth herein.
Security Policies and Safeguards. KE2 Therm will establish and maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards designed to protect against the destruction, loss, unauthorized access or alteration of User Data to which KE2 Therm has access, which are (a) no less rigorous than those maintained by KE2 Therm for its own information of a similar nature; (b) no less rigorous than generally accepted industry standards; and (c) required by applicable laws.
Security Incident Response. If KE2 Therm becomes aware that the security of any User Data has been compromised (an “Information Security Incident”), KE2 Therm will: (a) promptly notify Customer in writing of the occurrence of such Information Security Incident; (b) investigate such Information Security Incident and conduct a reasonable analysis for the causes of such Information Security Incident; (c) provide periodic updates of any ongoing investigation to Customer; (d) develop and implement an appropriate plan to remediate the cause of such Information Security Incident to the extent such cause is in KE2 Therm’s control; and (e) cooperate with Customer’s reasonable investigation or Customer’s efforts to comply with any notification or other regulatory requirements applicable to such Information Security Incident.
Customer Use. The KE2 Therm Portal is not a substitute for regular trailer or tractor maintenance or repair. The KE2 Therm Portal is not intended as a safety service but an efficiency service. The KE2 Therm Portal is not designed, intended, authorized, or warranted to be suitable for use or resale as control equipment in, or for other applications related to, hazardous or critical environments requiring fail-safe performance, such as in the operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation or communications systems, air traffic control, life support, weapons systems, or other application in which the failure of such a service could lead to death, personal injury, or severe physical or environmental damage. Customer will not use the KE2 Therm Portal, or permit the KE2 Therm Portal to be used, for such fail-safe or critical applications, and further agrees to indemnify KE2 Therm and its employees, officers, directors, agents, Affiliates, successors and assigns against all actions, suits, proceedings, costs, expenses, damages, and liabilities, including attorneys’ or other professional fees, arising out of any personal injury, death or damage to property or breach of Customer’s obligations in this Section 5.
Customer Use. The KE2 Therm Portal is not a substitute for regular Hardware maintenance or repair. The KE2 Therm Portal is not intended as a safety service but an efficiency service. The KE2 Therm Portal is not designed, intended, authorized, or warranted to be suitable for use or resale as control equipment in hazardous environments or in connection with hardware not provided by KE2 Therm.
System Availability. KE2 Therm will take appropriate measures in terms of redundancy, monitoring and platform management to provide availability of the KE2 Therm Portal. The KE2 Therm Portal shall be available via the Internet 99.0% of the time measured monthly from the first date of the month following the KE2 Therm Portal Activation Date in the applicable Online Order Form. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Planned Maintenance
described in Section 5 Below and force majeure events described in Section 10 of the Agreement shall be excluded from the calculation of availability of the KE2 Therm Portal.
Maintenance and Support Services. Maintenance and Support Services shall include maintenance of the KE2 Therm Portal and Customer platform including corrective maintenance and enhancements and a customer support service for the KE2 Therm Portal and Customer platform as set out below.
Support. Problems may be reported to KE2 Term Tech support by email or telephone. Customer must provide a full description of the problem. On receipt of a problem notification KE2 Therm will respond to the Customer within the time frame set out in Section 5(f) below. Each problem resolution is communicated to the user who reported it via email and/or phone. Fixed software defects are summarized in the description note of each feature, patch or release.
Support Hours. KE2 Therm offers support for the KE2 Therm Portal and Services during normal business hours (8 am – 5pm prevailing Central Time)
Problem Severity Classification
Severity | Description |
High | A problem is classified as high if: |
Medium | A problem is classified as medium if: and the availability of the KE2 Therm Portal is not affected. |
Low | A problem is classified as low if: |
the KE2 Therm Portal is not available to Customers;
there appears to be serious performance or access problems; or
a key system feature is not accessible and no workaround is possible; or
there are other problems which result in loss of availability of the KE2 Therm Portal.
A key system feature or service is unavailable but a workaround is possible; or
other features are not operational;
there are visual or behavior inconsistencies in the KE2 Therm Portal that make the usage uncomfortable but do not prevent the use of key system features or access to sensitive pages;
the Customer cannot log in; or
there is any other problem.
Response and Target Resolution Times
Severity | Response Time | Mean Resolution Time | |
Temporary work around | Permanent | ||
High | Within 2 On-Line Hours | 4 On-Line Hours | 1 Business Day |
Medium | Within 4 On-Line Hours | 8 On-Line Hours | 3 Business Days |
Low | Within 1 Business Day | 4 Business Days | 7 Business Days |
*On-Line hours means hours between the time of 8am Central Time and 5pm Central Time on business days
**Bugs will be fixes in the next release
Maintenance. KE2 Therm will carry out maintenance on an ad hoc basis and will notify Customers within a reasonable time of the maintenance event. KE2 Therm shall where possible, provide the Customer with prior notice of Emergency Maintenance. However, work may commence at any time and shall continue until completed. KE2 Therm shall attempt, but cannot guarantee scheduling Emergency Maintenance during non On-Line Hours.
EXHIBIT A SERVICE LEVELS
KE2 Therm will take all appropriate measures in terms of redundancy, monitoring and platform management to provide availability of the KE2 Therm Portal.
The KE2 Therm Portal shall be available via the Internet 99% of the time measured monthly from the first date of the month following the KE2 Therm Portal Activation Date in the applicable Online Order Form. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Planned Maintenance described in Section 5 Below and force majeure events described in Section 10 of the Agreement shall be excluded from the calculation of availability of the KE2 Therm Portal.
Maintenance and Support Services shall include maintenance of the KE2 Therm Portal and Customer platform including corrective maintenance and enhancements and a customer support service for the KE2 Therm Portal and Customer platform as set out below.
Problems may be reported to KE2 Therm Tech support by email or telephone. Customer must provide a full description of the problem.
Upon receipt of a problem notification KE2 Therm shall respond to the Customer, within the time frame set out in sections 4 of this SLA, based on the severity and type of problem.
High severity problems shall be notified to KE2 Therm's Communications support and the CTO.
Each problem resolution is communicated to the user who reported it via email and/or phone. Fixed software defects are summarized in the description note of each feature, Patch or Release.
KE2 Therm offers support for the KE2 Therm Portal and Services during normal business hours (8 am – 5 pm prevailing Central Time).
Problem Severity Classification
Severity | Description |
High | A problem is classified as high if: |
the KE2 Therm Portal is not available to Customers; or
there appears to be serious performance or access problems; or
a key system feature is not accessible and no workaround is possible; or
there are other problems which result in loss of availability of the KE2 Therm Portal.
Medium | A problem is classified as medium if: and the availability of the KE2 Therm Portal is not affected. |
Low | A problem is classified as low if: |
A key system feature or service is unavailable but a workaround is possible; or
other features are not operational;
there are visual or behavior inconsistencies in the KE2 Therm Portal that make the usage uncomfortable but do not prevent the use of key system features or access to sensitive pages; or
the Customer cannot log in; or
there is any other problem.
"Bug" means an unwanted or unintended malfunction of the KE2 Therm Portal that can be reproduced which does not affect the availability of the KE2 Therm Portal
Severity | Response Time | Mean Resolution Time for Incidents | Mean Resolution Time for Bugs | ||
Temporary work around | Permanent | Temporary work around | Permanent | ||
High | Within 2 On-Line Hours | 4 On-Line Hours | 1 Business Day | 3 Business Days | 7 Business Days |
Medium | Within 4 On-Line Hours | 8 On-Line Hours | 3 Business Days | Next Release | |
Low | Within 1 Business Day | 4 Business Days | 7 Business Days | Next Release |
*On-Line hours means hours between the time of 8am CST and 5pm CST on business days.
KE2 Therm will carry out maintenance on an ad hoc basis and will notify Customers within a reasonable time of the maintenance event.
KE2 Therm shall where possible, provide the Customer with prior notice of Emergency Maintenance. However, work may commence at any time and shall continue until completed. KE2 Therm shall attempt, but cannot guarantee scheduling Emergency Maintenance during non On-Line Hours.
The following service logs and reports can be provided to the Customer on request:
Standard Service Reports
Name | Content |
Patch and Release content | Overview of corrective Patches and Releases. |
Any other service reports required by Customer will be provided as an optional service, available on demand, upon payment of an additional fee.
The Customer has the following obligations under this SLA:
use frequently updated, industry standard virus protection software to ensure that client services accessing the KE2 Therm Portal are free of viruses, spyware, malware, and other malicious code.
to inform the Company without delay of any problems with the KE2 Therm Portal or Services;
to purchase upgrades for its own software, if necessary, for the error free operation of its own software with the KE2 Therm Portal;
to check its systems for the most commonly known worms and viruses.