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City of East Wenatchee, Washington
Resolution No. 2022-53
A Resolution of the City of East Wenatchee, Washington to approve the
selected Telephone System RFP proposal submitted by Interwest
Communications Corporation, and authorize the Mayor to sign an
agreement with NEC Univerge Blue for Telephone Services/ Interwest
Communications for installation services.
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alternateformat@eastwenatcheewa.gov, al (509) 884-9515 o al 711
(TTY).
1.2. To read this document in an alternate format (Spanish, Braille, read
aloud, etc.), please contact the City Clerk at alternateformat@east-
wenatchee.com, at (509) 884-9515, or at 711 (TTY).
2.Authority.
2.1. RCW 35A.11.020 and RCW 35A.12.190 authorize the City Council to
organize and regulate its internal affairs and to define the powers,
functions and duties of its officers and employees.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE DO RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
3.Authorization. The City Council authorizes the Mayor to execute an
amended Agreement for Telephone Services that conforms to the
language set forth in Exhibit A.
4.Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction declares any
provision in this resolution to be contrary to law, such declaration shall
not affect the validity of the other provisions of this Resolution.
5.Effective date. This Resolution becomes effective immediately.
October 24th, 2022
RE: City of East Wenatchee VoIP RFP Response
To Whom it May Concern:
Experience and Qualifications:Interwest Communications has been providing business
telecommunications solutions for over 30 years and has provided support on the current City of
East Wenatchee PBX since it was installed in 2017.
Manufacturer Relationship:We are a Double Diamond Associate with NEC Corporation of America;
and have many successful deployments throughout the public and private sectors over that past 8
years.
Implementation Plan and Product Delivery:Considering we maintain the current PBX for the City of
East Wenatchee; deployment will be a simple task. Once a date has been selected for the porting of
telephone numbers to the new service, we coordinate a seamless transition. Once contracts are
signed, the equipment order is placed, and phones and related hardware ship within 3 business
days. We provision all services and devices in advance of the installation. The deployment process
generally takes 2-3 weeks to complete from the time of contract acceptance. The new telephones
will be deployed side-by-side the existing telephones prior to the changeover of services. The old
phones will continue to operate until the number port has completed and once the number port is
complete, the new phones will begin to ring, and the old phones can then be uninstalled. The
receive phone calls. Installation will be performed on-site by Interwest personnel.
Training:This proposal includes training for both system administrators on managing the system,
and on phone and application usage. While on-site training is included in the
proposal, web-based training is an option at no additional charge if that is preferred.
Pricing Information and Training:The included proposal for cloud-based VoIP services is a detailed
summary of the product and included feature sets, as well as the upfront and monthly recurring
costs for system purchase and deployment. This is a turnkey proposal and includes an itemized list
of all taxes and fees associated.
Software Installation and Updates:Software updates to the cloud services are deployed
automatically on the back-end servers. Users leveraging any of the provided client applications are
Exhibit A
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prompted to update their software once a new version is available. This occurs without any
intervention by City personnel.
Maintenance: We provide local 24/7/365 support, and the recurring support is included in the
monthly subscription for services. There are no additional charges for technical support and training
after the initial installation.
Hardware Installation: The Yealink T54W telephones are PoE compatible, but also come with an AC
wall adapter if PoE network switches are not available. These telephones are also WiFi compatible
in the event there is no nearby ethernet jack available to use. Hardware specification sheets are
attached.
Documentation: There is an in-depth knowledge base available to all administrators for system
feature configuration and use. YouTube videos on the phones and applications for end-users are
also available upon request. No cost for additional documentation required by the City.
Technical Requirements: The proposed services include all of the required and desired items
described as Mandatory Functionality and as Desired Functionality in the RFP document.
I appreciate your consideration of our proposal and look forward to continuing to provide the City
of East Wenatchee with excellent service in the years to come.
Sincerely,
Aren Magnussen
President
Interwest Communications Corporation
Exhibit A
NEC UNIVERGE BLUE®MASTER SERVICE AGREEMENT
MSA
between NEC Cloud Communications America, Inc.NEC
You
You are not required to purchase voice services from NEC nor
from any of its affiliates. If You elect to purchase voice services
under this MSA, please be advised of the following: (i)Your
acceptance of, and agreement to, the terms of this MSA also
constitutes your acceptance and acknowledgement of, and
agreement to, (A) the important disclosures, notices and
disclaimers contained in Attachment 1 to this MSA related to
911 (including enhanced 911 (E911)) calling and service and
(B) the terms of the Schedule(s) and related documents
provided or made available to You. If You instead choose to
purchase voice services through an unrelated third party, this MSA
will not govern the provision of any services provided by such third
party, and such third-party-provided voice services are used at
Your sole risk and pursuant to the terms and conditions you enter
into with such third party.
In the event that You have purchased these services with the
assistance or upon the recommendation of an NEC registered
Sales Partner, You hereby grant that Sales Partner the right to
manage Your Account, including creation, management and
deletion of users and services. You acknowledge and agree that
You are responsible for all charges, fees, surcharges, and taxes
resulting from any changes made to Your Account by the
registered Sales Partner. If you do not want Your registered Sales
Partnerto have the right to manage Your Account, You must select
the option denying such a right in your control panel.
Any of the following actions constitutes Your agreement,
without limitation or qualification, to be bound by, and to
comply with, the terms of this Agreement: (i) registering for
Service on NEC or portal and selecting "I Accept"
as part of the registration process, (ii) ordering Service from
NEC it card
number or other billing information, or (iii) use of the Services
or Your Account by You or Your Users.
You agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of (i) this
MSA and (ii) the following:
Privacy Policy
Service Level Agreements for all of NEC
Service
Level Agreement SLA
NEC AUP
NEC
All of the above referenced documents are collectively referred to
Agreement
incorporated herein by reference and may be amended or updated
from time to time by NEC. Current copies of the MSA, Privacy
Policy, SLA, AUP, and Schedules are located at
https://www.univerge.blue/legal/.
DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this MSA, the following
definitions apply:
Access Information
other information, can provide access to any portion of Your
Account, including but not limited to, Your Account number, login
names, passwords, credit card or other financial information,
security questions and their respective answers, and any other
similar information. For the avoidance of doubt, Your Access
Information will include any similar information for each of Your
Users.
Account NEC in connection with
this Agreement that relates to Your purchase of and subscription
to Services and the use of Services by You and Your Users.
Administrative User
independent contractors or customers to whom You grant
administrative permission to access the Services in accordance
with NEC
ncludes, but is not limited to,
the right to create, modify and delete User accounts, as well as the
right to access and modify Your billing information and other
functionality available through the NEC administrative control
panel).
Applicable Law s any applicable foreign, federal, state,
provincial or other laws, rules, regulations or interpretations of
relevant Governmental Authorities or self-regulatory bodies.
Beta Offerings
nated by NEC, including but not limited to,
products, plans, services, and platforms.
Data NEC in
connection with the Services, including all content, material, IP and
similar addresses, recordings, messages, software, Account
Information and Account-related settings.
Governmental Authority
organization, self-regulatory organization, court of competent
jurisdiction or similar body.
NEC NEC Cloud Communications America, Inc., a
Delaware corporation with offices at 3929 W. John Carpenter
.
NEC Parties NEC
subsidiaries), vendors, licensors and partners, and its officers,
employees, agents and representatives.
CAREFULLY READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AS THEY FORM A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN YOU AND NEC CLOUD COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, INC. ONLY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF YOUR COMPANY MAY EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT
THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU DO NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO USE NEC SERVICES AND DO NOT
HAVE ANY OTHER OF THE RIGHTS SET FORTH BELOW.
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PHI (a) for customers in the United States, Protected
Health Information (as such term is defined in the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, as each may be amended
from time to time) and (b) for customers in Canada, personal
health information (as such term is defined in the applicable
federal, state and provincial privacy legislation relating to personal
health information and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, as each may be amended from time to time) that is
individually identifiable health information.
Schedule(s)-specific
product schedules located at https://www.univerge.blue/legal and
the order documentation generated through NEC
control panel) that specifically describe the Services used by You
under this Agreement, including product descriptions, the currency
to be used for billing and payment, pricing, and other terms. Each
Schedule shall be deemed a part of and incorporated into this
Agreement.
Services NEC unified communications, hosting and
other services, software and products, as such services, software
and products that are offered by NEC from time-to-time in its
discretion and subscribed to, purchased by, or used by You as set
forth in a Schedule.
Third-Party Service
party that is not NEC.
User yees, consultants, independent
contractors or other individuals to whom You grant permission to
access the Services in accordance with NEC
procedures and this Agreement (including Administrative Users
and end Users).
You Your entity on whose behalf
this Agreement is accepted.
1. SCOPE; ACCESS; SECURITY.
1.1. Access to Services. Subject to and in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement, including any Schedules, NEC grants
You a non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, nontransferable, non-
assignable, revocable license for the term of this Agreement to
access and use the Services. Services may only be used by Your
Users for internal business purposes only. You agree to comply
with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including any
Schedules, and with all applicable NEC procedures and policies
that further define use of the Services. You acknowledge and
agree that the actions of any of Your Users with respect to the
Services will be deemed to be actions by You and that any breach
by any of Your Users of the terms of this Agreement, including any
Schedule, will be deemed to be a breach by You.
1.2. Account Information and Ownership. You acknowledge
that Your failure to timely update Your Account information,
including authorized Administrative Users, can result in
unauthorized personnel having access to Your Account and
potentially doing harm to You. Accordingly, You agree to maintain
accurate Account information by providing updates to NEC
promptly, but no later than three (3) business days, when any of
Your Account information requires change, including any relevant
Account contact information. Failure by You, for any reason, to
respond within three (3) business days to any inquiries made by
NEC to determine the validity of information provided by You will
constitute a material breach of this Agreement. You acknowledge
and agree, and expressly consent, that in the event of any dispute
regarding access to or legal ownership of any NEC account or any
portion thereof, including Your Account, NEC will resolve such
dispute in its sole discretion. In addition, in the event of such a
dispute, NEC may immediately suspend, alter or terminate any
relevant account, including Your Account, or any portion thereof.
You will reimburse NEC for any legal fees and other fees incurred
with respect to any dispute regarding control or ownership of Your
Account or Your Data or the same of another NEC customer. You
acknowledge and agree that (i) the legal owner of all Data on the
Account is You (the counterparty to this Agreement) and not any
individual User, including any Account contact registered with
NEC, regardless of any administrative designation (e.g.,
Administrator, Billing Contact, Owner, etc.); (ii) You will provide
NEC with any documentation it reasonably requests to establish
ownership and rights to Your Account and any related Data; and
(iii) any User identified as an Administrative User with respect to
Your Account has the authority to bind You to any amendments,
modifications or acknowledgements regarding this Agreement or
otherwise relating to the Services.
1.3. Account Security and Activity. You acknowledge and
agree that You are solely responsible for (i) maintaining the
confidentiality and security of Your Access Information, and (ii) all
activities that occur in connection with Your Account, whether
initiated by You, by others on Your behalf or by any other means.
You will notify NEC immediately of any unauthorized use of Your
Account, Access Information or any other actual or potential
breach of security. You acknowledge and agree that NEC will not
be liable for any loss that You may incur as a result of any party
using Your Access Information, either with or without Your
knowledge and/or authorization. You further agree that You may
be held liable for losses incurred by NEC, any NEC Party, or
another party due to any party using Your Access Information.
NEC strongly recommends that You keep Your Access
Information in a secure location, take precautions to prevent others
from accessing it and change it when necessary to maintain its
confidentiality and security. NEC specifically disclaims all
liability for any activity in Your Account, whether authorized
by You or not.
1.4. Failure of a Line Test. With respect to voice services, if a
o
process, and You are unable or unwilling to upgrade the data
circuit, router, switch, or faulty component responsible for the
failure, NEC reserves the right to cancel the order for such site.
2. TERM AND TERMINATION.
2.1. Term. This Agreement shall be effective from Your
acceptance of this Agreement (or a previous version of NEC
service agreement) and shall continue until the expiration or
Agreement Term
purchase Services from NEC, a Schedule will be created specific
to such purchase, setting forth the contract term and other terms
and conditions with respect to such purchase. The term of each
Schedule Term
to be agreed to by You and NEC (e.g., one month, one year or
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Agreement, RSA End User (200501)
some other mutually agreed-Schedule Initial
Term
to by You and NEC Schedule Renewal Term
this Agreement shall not relieve either party from fulfilling its
obligations prior to such termination.
(a) Monthly Plan Schedule Term. For a Monthly Plan with
NEC, the Schedule Initial Term is the period from the date of Your
acceptance of the Schedule through the remainder of that
calendar month. The Schedule Renewal Term for a Monthly Plan
is defined as one (1) calendar month beginning at the end of the
Schedule Initial Term and each subsequent calendar month
thereafter.
(b) Annual or Multi-Year Plan Schedule Term. For an Annual
or Multi-Year Plan with NEC, the Schedule Initial Term is the
period from the date of Your acceptance of the Schedule through
the remainder of that calendar month and continuing through the
remainder of the agreed upon term (for example, an Annual Plan
that begins April 14th will continue until April 30th of the last term
year), unless the parties have agreed in writing to a longer term.
A Schedule Renewal Term for an Annual or Multi-Year Plan is
defined as the twelve-month period beginning at the end of the
Schedule Initial Term and each subsequent twelve-month period
thereafter.
(c) Automatic Renewal. Each Schedule will renew
automatically at the end of the then-current Schedule Term for a
Schedule Renewal Term unless terminated in accordance with this
Agreement by either You or NEC.
2.2. Termination by You.
(a) Monthly Plan. For a Monthly Plan, You may terminate any
Schedule for any reason by following the termination procedure
located within the Account section of the administrative control
panel prior to the beginning of any Schedule Renewal Term. If You
terminate a Monthly Plan prior to the end of the then-current
Schedule Term, NEC will not be required to refund to You any fees
already paid, unless otherwise set forth in the applicable Schedule
and You shall pay all unpaid amounts for Services provided
through the date of termination and any third party
cancellation/termination charges related to the installation and/or
termination of Services and the non-recurring charges for any
cancelled Services.
(b) Annual or Multi-Year Plan. For an Annual or Multi-Year
Plan, You may terminate any Schedule for any reason by following
the termination procedure located within the Account section of the
administrative control panel at any time. If such a termination is
effective prior to the end of the then-current Schedule Term, You
will incur a fee that is equal to the sum of (a) all unpaid amounts
for Services provided through the date of termination; (b) any third
party cancellation/termination charges related to the installation
and/or termination of Services, (c) the non-recurring charges for
any cancelled Services, if such charges have not already been
paid and (d) the percentage of the monthly recurring charges for
the terminated Services calculated from the effective date of
termination as (1) 100% of the remaining monthly recurring
charges that would have been incurred for the Services for months
1-12 of the Services Term, plus (2) 50% of the remaining monthly
recurring charges that would have been incurred for the Services
for months 13 through the end of the Services Term. The early
termination fee is not a penalty. It is an estimate of liquidated
damages suffered by NEC as a result of Your early termination of
the Services.
(c) Refunds/Fees for Termination by You. Fees for non-
recurring Services and set up fees will not be refunded. Any fees
previously waived, discounts, or rebates applied may be reinstated
if You terminate the account during the Schedule Term or if You
breach this Agreement, including any Schedule.
2.3. Termination by NEC.
(a) 30-Day Termination. NEC may terminate this Agreement
or any Schedule for any reason by providing thirty (30) calendar
e. If NEC terminates this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 2.3(a), then all Schedules will terminate at the end of the
thirty (30) day notice period. If NEC terminates any Schedule
pursuant to this Section 2.3(a), then (i) for a Schedule with a
Monthly Plan, if the effective termination date occurs prior to the
end of the then-current Schedule Term, NEC will refund (or refrain
from charging You) the pro rata monthly fees for the month in
which Services terminate and (ii) for a Schedule with an Annual
Plan or Multi-Year Plan, NEC will refund (or refrain from charging
You) the monthly fees for the month in which Services terminate.
For Schedules with either a Monthly Plan, Annual Plan, or a Multi-
Year Plan, if NEC terminates this Agreement, including any
Schedule, pursuant to this Section 2.3(a), NEC will not charge You
monthly fees for any month following the month in which NEC
terminates this Agreement, including any Schedule.
(b) Immediate Termination. NEC may terminate this
Agreement, including any Schedule, (or suspend Your Account)
immediately and without prior notice for any of the following
reasons:
(i) Any material breach of this Agreement,
including any Schedule, by You, as determined by NEC in its sole
discretion, including, but not limited to, failure to make any
payment when due, violation of the AUP or any other NEC policy
or procedure applicable to the Services as notified to You from
otice
by NEC; or
(ii) If Your use of the Services results in, or is the
subject of, actual or potential legal action or threatened legal
action, against NEC or any of its affiliates, vendors, partners,
representatives or customers, without consideration for whether
such actual or potential legal action or threatened legal action is
eventually determined to be with or without merit.
(c) Termination or Suspension of Users. In lieu of terminating
or suspending Your entire Account, NEC may suspend Your
Account or terminate or suspend individual Users.
(d) No Refunds; Further Payment Due. If NEC terminates
this Agreement, including any Schedule, pursuant to Section
2.3(b), (i) NEC will not refund to You any paid fees and (ii) You will
be liable for any payment that would have been due had You
terminated pursuant to Section 2.2.
2.4. Following Termination. Termination will not cancel or
waive any fees owed to NEC or incurred prior to or upon
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termination. You agree that NEC may charge such unpaid balance
to Your Account on file or otherwise bill You for such unpaid
balance. Upon termination, You must promptly uninstall all
software provided by NEC in connection with the Services. All of
Your Data will be irrevocably deleted promptly (as soon as
fourteen (14) calendar days) following the termination of this
Agreement or the applicable Schedule, including but not limited to,
databases, contacts, calendars, e-mail, website content, and any
Data hosted by NEC. It will be solely Your responsibility to secure
all necessary Data from Your Account prior to termination. NEC
will not be responsible or otherwise liable for any loss of Your Data
or any damages arising from the deletion of Your Data following
termination of the Services.
3. FEES, BILLING, TAXES, CHARGES.
3.1. Fees. The fees initially charged upon ordering any
Service will be effective for the applicable Schedule Initial Term
and each Schedule Renewal Term, provided, that NEC will have
the right to increase these fees at any time upon thirty (30)
e to You. If You do not agree with such fee
increase, You will have the right to terminate the applicable
Schedule immediately upon notice received within thirty (30)
calendar days of date of notice of the fee increase. All payments
made to NEC shall be in U.S. dollars (or any other currency as
may be permitted in the applicable Schedule(s)).
3.2. Billing and Payment Arrangements. NEC will bill You
monthly for all established and recurring fees, and any applicable
one-time fees in that month, including but not limited to interest,
check paying program fees and returned check fees. Pro rata
billing may occur throughout the course of a billing cycle for feature
add-ons that You enable on your Account during any given month.
3.3. Payment by Automated Means.
(a) You may view and print an invoice for Your Account using
the administrative control panel made available to You. On or
about the first (1st) day of each month, NEC will apply the current
monthly charges to Your automated payment method, the relevant
information of which You entered on the billing information page in
the administrative control panel. Payment by automated means
includes any form of automated payment accepted by NEC from
time to time, including credit card, debit card, direct debit or other
means.
(b) You must provide NEC with valid automated payment
information as a condition to receive or use the Services. You are
responsible for and agree to update NECwith any changes to Your
billing and/or automated payment information (e.g., new or
updated credit card, credit card expiration date or other payment
account information). By providing NEC with the automated
payment information, You authorize NEC to charge Your
automated payment account for any amounts arising from or
relating to the Services without further authorization from
You. It is Your responsibility to keep Your automated payment
information up-to-date. If charges to Your automated payment
account fail, NEC will email a warning to Your Account billing
contacts.
(c) If NEC is unable to successfully process Your payment
by automated means by the seventh (7th) calendar day of the
month for which the payment is due, Your payment will be
considered late and not paid in full. NECmay suspend or terminate
Your Account in accordance with Section 2.3(b)(i) for failure to
timely pay in full. Late payments are subject to a late-payment
charge of the greater of (i) interest calculated at the lesser of (x)
eighteen percent (18%) per year and (y) the maximum amount
permitted by law and (ii) twenty-five dollars ($25). Such interest
will accrue daily from the due date until the date of actual payment
of the overdue amount, whether before or after judgment. You will
pay the interest immediately on demand. You will pay all collection
costs incurred by NEC (including, without limitation, reasonable
3.4. Intentionally Omitted.
3.5. Fees for Excess Use. You agree to monitor and maintain
Your Accounts within all NEC-specified limits and in a manner that
does not disrupt the activities of NEC and other NEC customers
and users. If Your usage exceeds the limits for Your Account or
may disrupt the activities of other NEC customers, You agree that
NEC may immediately, in its sole discretion, (i) charge You for
such excess usage via Your automated payment account, or by
invoice if You have been accepted into NEC
program, (ii) upgrade You to a plan or increase the limits on Your
Account to address this excess usage, and/or (iii) suspend Your
Account or terminate Your Account upon notice To You. Usage
and associated charges for excess usage will be determined
based solely upon NEC information. Unused
monthly allotments will not accrue or carry over from one month to
any other month. Upon any upgrade or increase on the limits of
Your Account, You will be responsible for the new costs and fees.
3.6. Taxes. In addition to NEC , You will be
responsible for all applicable federal, state, municipal, local or
other governmental sales, use, excise, personal property, public
utility or other taxes, fees or charges, including fees collected by
federal and state regulatory agencies, now in force or enacted in
the future, that arise from or as a result of Your subscription, use,
and/or payment for the Services. Such amounts are in addition to
payment for the Services and will be billed to You as set forth in
this Agreement. If You are exempt from payment of such taxes,
You must provide NEC with an original certificate that satisfies
applicable legal requirements attesting to Your tax-exempt status.
Tax exemption will only apply from and after the date NEC
receives such certificate.
3.7. Fees for Additional Services. You agree to pay NEC
then-current rates and expenses, including the cost of NEC
vendors, for any requests related to information retrieval,
subpoenas, consulting and advisory services, or similar work.
3.8. Bill Disputes. You will notify NEC of any dispute relating
to charges billed to Your Account by submitting a Billing Dispute
Notification Form (available through NEC
NEC within sixty (60) days of the date the disputed charges
appeared on Your Account. The existence of a dispute will not
relieve You from paying any and all amounts billed hereunder. You
waive all rights to dispute any charges not disputed by written
notice as required above.
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3.9. Electronic Billing and Documentation. All billing and other
documentation regarding the Services may be provided
Electronic Documentation
agree that You are able to view all Electronic Documentation and
consent to receiving Electronic Documentation and decline to
receive hard copies of any such materials. You agree to receive
all such communications in the English language.
3.10. Modification made by Sales Partner. You acknowledge
and agree that any charges, fees, surcharges, and taxes resulting
from any changes made to Your Account by the registered Sales
Partner are Your sole and exclusive responsibility unless you
select the option in your control panel indicating that You do not
want Your registered Sales Partner to have the authority to
manage Your Account.
3.11 Regulatory Recovery Fee. A Regulatory Recovery Fee
is charged monthly to offset costs incurred by NEC in maintaining
compliance with federal, state and municipal regulatory bodies,
government inquiries and related legal expenses
. This fee is not a tax or charge required or assessed by any
government. The Recovery Fee will apply to each User and
charged to Your Account.
4. USE OF THE SERVICES.
4.1. Internal Use. You will use the Services for Your own
internal business, non-residential and non-personal use. You
acknowledge and agree that You will not allow any third party,
including Your vendors and service providers, to access or use the
Services unless such third party is allowed access for the purpose
of providing authorized customer support services or in connection
with Your appropriate use of the Services for Your own business
purposes.
4.2. Restricted Activities. You will not (i) use any Service for
function set, (ii) use any Service for third-party training, (iii) use any
Service as an application service provider or service bureau,
unless You have entered into a separate written agreement with
NEC to provide such services, (iv) use any Service for timesharing
or rental, (v) use any Service to design software or other materials
or services with similar or competitive functionality for any
purpose, including distribution to third parties, (vi) except with
respect to Your Data, duplicate any portion of the Services or
display, distribute, publish, or otherwise disclose any Service; (vii)
use any of the Services to interface with any other service or
application that is outside the scope of intended use; (viii)
decompile, disassemble, or otherwise reverse engineer any
portion of the Services; (ix) make any modification or interface to
any Service that is not specifically authorized by NEC without prior
written consent of NEC; (x) resell or sublicense any portion of the
Services, and any purported resale or sublicense will be void; and
(xi) store, maintain, or use on or through the Service any PHI,
unless a formal Business Associate Agreement (in a form
acceptable to NEC in its sole discretion), if required by applicable
law, has been executed between NEC and You. You may not
access the Services for purposes of monitoring their performance,
availability, or functionality, or for any other benchmarking or
competitive purposes, without NEC
may not, without NEC
if You are a direct competitor of NEC.
4.3. Applicable Law. You acknowledge and agree that access
and use of the Services may be restricted or limited as a result of
Applicable Laws and that You will not use, or allow the use of the
Services in contravention of, and will comply with, any Applicable
Law. You represent that (i) You and Your Users are not named on
any Government Authority list of persons or entities prohibited
from receiving exports, and (ii) You will not permit Users to access
or use Services in violation of any export embargo, prohibition or
restriction. You acknowledge and agree that that it is Your sole
responsibility to use the Services in a lawful manner.
5. YOUR DATA; FEEDBACK.
5.1. Submission of Your Data. Any Data You provide to NEC
in connection with the Services must comply with the AUP.
Attempting to place or transmit, or requesting placement or
transmission, of Data that does not comply with the AUP will be a
material breach of this Agreement. NECmay, in its sole discretion,
reject or remove Data that You have used or attempted to use with
respect to the Services. Any Data used with respect to the
Services by or through You will be free of any and all malicious
code, including without limitation, disabling devices, drop dead
devices, time bombs, trap doors, trojan horses, worms, computer
viruses and mechanisms that may disable or negatively impact the
Services or NEC
NEC that You have the right to use any patented, copyrighted,
trademarked, proprietary or other material in connection with Data
that You use, post, or otherwise transfer or transmit with respect
to the Services.
5.2. Public Disclosure of Data. You are solely responsible for
ensuring that You do not accidentally make any private Data
publicly available. Any Data made public may be publicly
accessible through the internet and may be crawled and indexed
by search engines or other third parties. By making any Data
publicly available on any of the Services, You affirm that You have
the consent, authorization or permission, as the case may be, from
every person who may claim any rights in such Data to make such
Data available in such manner.
5.3. Data Takedown. By making any Data publicly available
in the manner aforementioned, You expressly agree that NEC will
have the right to block access to or remove such Data made
available by You, if NEC receives complaints, inquiries or notices
concerning any illegality or infringement of rights in such Data. You
expressly consent to determination of questions of illegality or
infringement of rights in such Data by the agent designated by
NEC for this purpose.
5.4. Filtering. NEC may employ various filtering methods to
reduce unwanted content, such as SPAM e-mail or calls, from
reaching Your NEC Account. You acknowledge and agree that
such methods may prevent legitimate content or communications
from reaching Your Account and that NEC will not be liable
therefor.
5.5. Control. NEC is not obligated to exercise control over the
content of information, including Your Data, passing through
NEC cept any controls expressly provided in this
Agreement.
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5.6. Feedback. Any feedback, recommendations,
enhancement requests, suggestions, testimonials, endorsements,
information or materials conveyed to NEC by You or Your Users
in connection with the Services shall be collectively deemed
Feedback NEC a
perpetual, transferable, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide
license (with the right to grant and authorize sublicenses) to make,
have made, use, import, offer for sale, sell, reproduce, distribute,
modify, adapt, prepare derivative works of, display, perform, and
otherwise exploit such Feedback without restriction.
6. CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY.
6.1. Confidential Information Confidential Information
Disclosing Party
Receiving Party
is designated as confidential or that reasonably should be
understood to be confidential given the nature of the information
and the circumstances of disclosure. Your Confidential Information
will include Your Data. NEC
the Services (and any portion thereof), the terms and conditions of
this Agreement and any Schedules, and all related Service order
forms, as well as NEC
and technical information, product plans and designs, and
business processes disclosed by NEC. Confidential Information
will not include any information that (i) is or becomes generally
known to the public without breach of any obligation owed to the
Disclosing Party, (ii) was known to the Receiving Party prior to its
disclosure by the Disclosing Party without breach of any obligation
owed to the Disclosing Party, (iii) is received from a third party
without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, or
(iv) was independently developed by the Receiving Party. The
Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information to the
extent required to comply with binding orders of governmental
entities that have jurisdiction over it; provided however that, to the
extent legally permitted by law to do so, the Receiving Party gives
the Disclosing Party reasonable written notice to allow the
Disclosing Party to seek a protective order or other appropriate
remedy, discloses only such Confidential Information as is
required by the governmental entity, and uses commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain confidential treatment for any
Confidential Information disclosed. You acknowledge that NEC,
and its licensors, retain all intellectual property rights and title, in
and to, all of their Confidential Information and/or other proprietary
information. This shall include, but not be limited to: products,
services, and the ideas, concepts, techniques, inventions,
processes, software or works of authorship developed, embodied
in, or practiced in connection with the Services provided by NEC
hereunder.
6.2. Protection of Confidential Information. Except as
otherwise permitted by this Agreement or in writing by the
Disclosing Party, (i) the Receiving Party will use the same degree
of care that it uses to protect the confidentiality of its own
confidential information of like kind (but in no event less than
reasonable care) not to disclose or use any Confidential
Information of the Disclosing Party for any purpose outside the
scope of this Agreement, and (ii) the Receiving Party will limit
access to Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to those
of its employees, contractors and agents who need such access
for purposes consistent with this Agreement and who are bound
by confidentiality obligations at least as protective of Disclosing
Party and its Confidential Information as the provisions of this
Agreement.
6.3. Use and Disclosure by NEC. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, NEC may use or disclose Your Data (i) as expressly
permitted in writing by You, and (ii) as expressly provided in this
Agreement, including (a) in accordance with the Privacy Policy (as
as defined under the Privacy
Policy), and (b) to access Your Data to provide the Services or
prevent or address service or technical problems, or at Your
request in connection with customer support matters. You
expressly consent to the foregoing use and disclosure.
7. BETA OFFERINGS.
The SLAs do not apply to any Beta Offerings. Notwithstanding
anything else set forth in this Agreement, NEC does not make any
representations or warranties regarding any Beta Offering or the
integrity of any data stored in connection with any Beta Offering.
You are strongly discouraged from using any Beta Offering in
connection with sensitive data. NEC may, in its sole discretion,
change or terminate any Beta Offering without notice and does not
represent or warrant the result of any such action. NEC may, in
NEC
upon notice to You. To avoid incurring increased charges following
such a conversion, You must terminate (i) the individual converted
service (if possible) by contacting NEC as directed in the
conversion notice, or (ii) if You subscribe to no other services
under Your Account, the entire Account, pursuant to Section 2 of
this MSA.
8.LIMITED WARRANTY; LIMITATION ON LIABILITY;
THIRD-PARTY SERVICES.
8.1. Limited Warranty. NEC provides the Services and any
specifically set forth in the applicable SLA. You expressly agree
that use of the Services is at Your sole risk. To the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, NEC and the NEC Parties expressly
disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express, implied,
statutory, or otherwise, oral or written, including, but not limited to,
the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose and non-infringement. You hereby agree that the terms of
this Agreement, including any Schedule, will not be altered due to
of performance under this Agreement, including any Schedule.
8.2. Limitation on Liability. NEC and NEC Parties will not be
liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive or
consequential damages (including but not limited to damages for
lost profits, business interruption, loss of programs or information,
and the like) in connection with any claim arising under or in
connection with this Agreement or the Services provided
hereunder, regardless of whether NECor any NECParty has been
advised of such damages or their possibility. Some jurisdictions do
not permit exclusion or limitation of liability for all types of
damages, so the preceding exclusions may not apply to all parties;
in such jurisdictions, and only such jurisdictions, the liability is
limited to the fullest extent permitted by law. NEC will not be liable
for any harm that may be caused by Your access to application
programming interfaces or the execution or transmission of
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malicious code or similar occurrences, including without limitation,
disabling devices, drop dead devices, time bombs, trap doors,
trojan horses, worms, viruses and similar mechanisms. You agree
that the total liability of NEC and any NEC Party and Your sole
remedy for any claims (i) regarding the Services for which a
remedy is set forth in the applicable SLA is limited to the credits
set forth in such SLA; and (ii) regarding the Services, other than
those specifically described in clause (i) of this Section 8.2, is
limited to the lesser of (a) One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) and (b)
the prior one (1) month of Service fees paid under this Agreement
by You to NEC.
8.3. Other Liability. None of the NEC Parties is responsible to
You for any warranty provided by NEC.
8.4. Third-Party Services. NECmay link to or offer Third-Party
Services on NEC
purchase, enabling, or engagement of Third-Party Services,
including but not limited to implementation, customization,
consulting services, and any exchange of Data between You and
any Third-Party Service, is solely between You and the applicable
Third-Party Service provider and is subject to the terms and
conditions of such Third-Party Provider. NEC does not warrant,
endorse or support Third-Party Services and is not responsible or
liable for such Services or any losses or issues that arise as a
result of Your use of such services. If You purchase, enable or
engage any Third-Party Service for use in connection with the
Services, You acknowledge that NECmay allow providers of those
Third-Party Services to access Your Data used in connection with
the Services as required for the interoperation of such Third-Party
Services with the Services. You represent and warrant that Your
use of any Third-Party Service signifies Your independent consent
to the access and use of Your Data by the Third-Party Service
provider, and that such consent, use, and access is outside of
NEC NEC will not be responsible or liable for any
disclosure, modification or deletion of Data resulting from any such
access by Third-Party Service providers.
9. OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL.
9.1. No Transfer. Except for rights expressly granted in this
Agreement, including any Schedules, NEC does not transfer any
intellectual or other property or proprietary right to You. All right,
title, and interest in any Service provided to You, including without
limitation any copyright, trade secret and vested or potential
trademark and patent rights, is solely the property of NEC and its
vendors and licensors. As between You and NEC, all materials
distributed by NEC in connection with the Services will at all times
remain the property of NEC, and upon the request of NEC or upon
termination of this Agreement or any Schedule, You will promptly
return any and all such materials.
9.2. Control. NEC will have sole and complete control over,
and reserves the right at any time to make changes to, the
configuration, appearance, content and functionality of the
Services. In addition, NEC reserves the right, at any time, without
prior notice, to the exercise of its sole discretion to suspend or
terminate any Service for the protection of the security and
integrity of the Services or other business, technical or financial
considerations as determined by NEC.
10. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION.
NEC will, at its own expense, defend or at its option settle, any
claim brought against You by a third party on the issue of
infringement of any copyright, patent, or trademark of that third
NEC
this Section 10; provided that You provide NEC with (a) prompt
written notice of such claim; (b) control over the defense and
settlement of such claim; and (c) proper and full information and
assistance to settle and/or defend any such claim. In the event of
any claim for which NEC may be obligated to defend or settle in
accordance with this Section 10, NEC may at its sole option and
expense, either: (i) procure the right to use the NEC Technology
as provided herein; (ii) replace the NEC Technology with other
non-infringing products with equivalent functionality; (iii) suitably
modify the NEC Technology so that it does not infringe; or (iv)
terminate this Agreement. NEC assumes no liability for
infringement claims arising from: (1) any combination of the NEC
Technology with products or technology not provided by NEC, if
the infringement would not have occurred if the NEC Technology
had not been so combined; (2) any modification of the NEC
Technology, in whole or in part, by anyone other than NEC, if the
infringement would not have occurred but for such modification;
(3) use by You of any NEC Technology after NEC notifies You that
continued use may subject You to such claim of infringement,
provided that NEC provides You with a replacement release of the
NEC Technology; (4) any proprietary or intellectual property rights
not expressly identified in this Section 10; or (5) any non-United
NEC
Technology NEC or NEC Parties which is
delivered to You in connection with Your use of the Services. This
Section 10 sets forth the entire liability and obligations of NEC, and
Your exclusive remedy, with respect to any actual or alleged
infringement of any intellectual property or proprietary right by the
Services. The terms of this Section 10 are subject to the limitations
of Section 8.
11. HARDWARE, EQUIPMENT, AND SOFTWARE.
Unless purchased from NEC or one of its affiliates pursuant to a
separate written agreement, You are responsible for and must
provide all hardware, software, services and other components
necessary to access and use the Services. NEC makes no
representations, warranties, or assurances that third party
hardware, software, services and other components will be
compatible with any Service. NEC reserves the right to change or
upgrade any equipment or software that it uses to provide the
Services without notice to You. NEC will install security patches,
Updates
in its sole discretion, and reserves the right, but not the obligation,
to roll back any Updates. Updates may change system behavior
and functionality and as such may negatively affect the Services
used by You. NEC cannot foresee nor be responsible or liable for
service disruption or changes in functionality or performance due
to Updates. NEC is not responsible or liable for issues that may
arise from incompatibilities between Your Data and use of the
Services and any Update or hardware or software change or
configuration, regardless of whether discretionary or requested.
12. INDEMNIFICATION.
You agree to defend, indemnify, save, and hold NEC and the NEC
Parties harmless from any and all demands, liabilities, losses,
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against them that may arise or result from Your use of the
Services, Your breach of this Agreement (or any Schedule), or
Your negligence or willful misconduct.
13. MODIFICATION OF TERMS.
NEC may update, amend, modify or supplement the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, including any Schedules, any SLAs,
the AUP and the Privacy Policy, from time to time by giving You
notice. Such changes will take effect immediately. Any such
modification may be made without the consent of any third party
beneficiaries of this Agreement. You can review the most current
version of this Agreement at any time at:
https://www.univerge.blue/legal. Your continued use of Your
Account or the Services after NEC posts a new version of the
Agreement will be conclusively deemed to be acceptance by You
of any such new version.
14. MISCELLANEOUS.
14.1..
This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Texas without regard to its conflicts of
laws or its principles. Any claim or suit arising out of or relating to
this Agreement will be brought exclusively in any court of
competent jurisdiction located in the State of Texas. In any action
to enforce this Agreement, including, without limitation, any action
by NEC for the recovery of fees due hereunder, You agree to pay
NEC in connection with
such action if NEC prevails in such action. You agree to waive the
right to trial by jury with respect to any proceeding related to or
arising out of this Agreement.
14.2. Written Communications and Notice. You accept that
communication from NEC may be electronic. NEC may contact
You by e-mail or provide You with information by posting notices
on NEC You agree to receive all
such communications in the English language. You agree to this
electronic means of communication and You acknowledge that all
contracts, notices, information and other communications that
NEC provides to You electronically are acceptable and effective
as notice. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, all
notices, permissions and approvals hereunder will be in writing
and will be deemed to have been given (i) immediately upon
personal delivery, (ii) the second (2nd) business day after mailing,
(iii) the second (2nd) business day after sending by confirmed
facsimile, or (iv) the first (1st) business day after sending by email
or, if from NEC to You, online posting. Notices to You shall be
written in English and may be addressed by NEC to any e-mail
address, postal address or facsimile number registered with NEC,
or through means of online posting through the Services. Notices
to NEC that are not expressly authorized by administrative control
panel under this Agreement shall be written in English and mailed
to NEC Cloud Communications America, Inc., 3929 W John
Carpenter Freeway, Irving, Texas 75063, Attn: Contracts, or such
other address as designated on NEC
14.3. Authority, Age and Capacity. The individual accepting
this Agreement on behalf of You represents and warrants that
he/she has the authority to bind You to this Agreement. You
hereby represent and warrant that each User has reached the
older of (i) the age of eighteen (18) and (ii) the age of majority in
on Your ability to enter into this Agreement.
14.4. Severability. If any one or more of the provisions
contained herein will, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal,
or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or
unenforceability will not affect any of the other provisions of this
Agreement, and this Agreement will be construed as if such
provision(s) had never been contained herein, provided that such
provision(s) will be curtailed, limited, or eliminated only to the
extent necessary to remove the invalidity, illegality, or
unenforceability.
14.5. Waiver. No waiver by either party of any breach by the
other party of any of the provisions of this Agreement will be
deemed a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach of this
Agreement. No such waiver will be effective unless it is in writing
signed by the parties hereto, and then only to the extent expressly
set forth in such writing.
14.6. Remedies. The rights and remedies of the parties
hereunder shall not be mutually exclusive, i.e., the exercise of one
(1) or more of the provisions hereof shall not preclude the exercise
of any other provision hereof. The parties acknowledge, confirm
and agree that damages may be inadequate for a breach or a
threatened breach of this Agreement and, in the event of a breach
or threatened breach by You or Your Users of any provision
hereof, the respective rights and obligations hereunder shall be
enforceable by specific performance, injunction or other equitable
remedy. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall limit or affect
any rights at law or statute or otherwise for a breach or threatened
breach of any provision hereof, it being the intent of this provision
to clarify that the respective rights and obligations of the parties
shall be enforceable in equity as well as at law or otherwise.
14.7. No Assignment. No benefit or duty of You under this
Agreement will, without the consent of NEC, be subject in any
manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment,
pledge, encumbrance or charge, and any attempt to do so will be
void. NEC may assign this Agreement without Your consent and
without notice.
14.8. Fair Interpretation, Headings. This Agreement reflects
terms that are mutually agreeable to the parties. This Agreement
will be interpreted fairly in accordance with its terms and without
any strict construction in favor of or against either party based on
draftsmanship of the Agreement or otherwise. The headings and
captions used in this Agreement are used for convenience only
and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this
Agreement.
14.9. Force Majeure. Except for monetary obligations, neither
party shall be liable to the other for failure or delay in the
performance of a required obligation hereunder if such inability or
Force Majeure
Event
anticipation, including, without limitation, acts of war, acts of god,
terrorism, earthquake, hurricanes, flood, fire or other casualty,
embargo, riot, sabotage, labor shortage or dispute, governmental
act, insurrections, epidemics, quarantines, inability to procure
materials or transportation facilities, failure of power, restrictive
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governmental laws or regulations, condemnation, acts of third
parties, failure of the Internet or other reason that is beyond a
14.10. Survival
4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14 of this MSA will survive termination.
14.11. Independent Parties. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, it is acknowledged, confirmed, and agreed that
You shall be, and shall be deemed to be, an independent entity for
all intents and purposes, including, without limitation, federal
taxation. You shall pay all expenses in connection with performing
Your obligations hereunder and shall not incur any indebtedness
on behalf of NEC in connection with such expenses. Neither party
shall have or hold itself out as having any right, authority nor
agency to act on behalf of the other party in any capacity or in any
manner, except as be specifically authorized in this Agreement.
14.12. Entire Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries. This
Agreement, including any Schedules, constitutes the entire
agreement for provision of the Services to You and supersedes all
other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral,
between You and NEC with respect to the Services. You
understand and agree that (i) the NEC Parties are third party
beneficiaries of this Agreement, and (ii) in the event of any breach
of this Agreement, including any Schedule, such NEC Parties shall
have all rights and remedies available to them as if they were
parties to this Agreement, including claiming the benefit of Section
8 of this MSA.
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Attachment 1
Enhanced 911 Service - Disclosures, Notices and Disclaimers
IMPORTANT: EMERGENCY 911 CALLING INFORMATION
This document provides very important information about emergency 911 calling using the Internet phone service of NEC
Cloud Communications America, Inc.NEC as part of NEC UNIVERGE® BLUE CONNECT. This document also
to ensure Your safety and the safety of
Your employees and visitors.
Capitalized terms used in this document but not otherwise defined have their respective meanings set forth in the Master
Service Agreement between You and NEC.Note that this document is incorporated into the terms of Your Master
Service Agreement and creates a legally binding obligation on You.
Dear Customer:
Emergency NEC differ from the emergency calling
services provided by a traditional telephone company. These differences may have an adverse impact upon the ability
or timeliness of 911 responders to respond to or assist You or others in the event of an emergency. In addition, due
to limitations on technology, the location reported by NECto the public safety dispatcher for Your telephones may not include
ions
below.
As part of the process of subscribing to our voice services, You provide us with the street address, city, and state
NEC voice service. Our customers have access to either basic 911 or
E911 service depending on their service location:
If You are a customer located in an area where the applicable emergency center offers E911 service, then,
when You dial 911, Your NEC telephone number and registered address are sent by NEC to the emergency
center, where public safety dispatchers have access to this information in order to send help and call You
back if necessary.
However, if You are a customer located in an area where the applicable emergency center only offers basic
911 service, then, when You dial 911, the emergency center is not equipped to automatically receive Your
telephone number and address, and public safety dispatchers answering the call may not be able to access
Your NEC telephone number and/or registered address. Therefore, in this situation, You must be prepared
to supply this information on the call. Until You supply the public safety dispatchers with Your phone number
and address, the dispatcher may not be able to send help, and they may not be able to call You back if the
call is disconnected or dropped.
For the purposes of 911, and to ensure the safety of You, Your employees, and Your visitors, You must register
with NEC the physical location where each user will utilize our service with each phone line. We will register the physical
location or Service Address that You provide as part of subscribing to our service. Please note that it is Your responsibility
to confirm the accuracy of Your Service Address upon initial registration, and upon any further changes, additions,
or transfers of phone numbers.You can do this by using Your online account portal. In addition, it is Your obligation to
require each user to provide NEC with their specific location within Your premises in the event of an emergency. It is Your
responsibility to inform each user that when the user moves the device to another location, the user must inform You, and
in turn, it is Your obligation to update Your registered address. It is Your responsibility to update NEC promptly when You
or any user changes the physical location to which service is provided. If You (or Your users) do not update location
information, Your 911 calls may be directed to an emergency center near Your old address (instead of the new location),
which may result in 911 responders being delayed in responding, or unable to respond, to the reported emergency. You
may register only one 911 location at a time for each phone line. To be clear, You must re-register the Service Address
with NEC each time the Service Address changes. Please note that this is standard and customary practice for any
Internet-based voice service, and it is designed to keep You, Your employees, and Your visitors safe in case of an
emergency.
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With NEC UNIVERGE BLUE CONNECT, You have the ability to connect Your voice service to multiple devices
and endpoints. Please note the following important service limitations with regard to the use of such devices or endpoints:
Note that You must register the correct service address for each separate device within the NEC portal (e.g.,
home phone, office phone, etc.).
Emergency 911 calls are supported from the NEC UNIVERGE BLUE CONNECT mobile application as
follows:
o Emergency 911 calls placed through the NEC UNIVERGE BLUE CONNECT mobile application will
be processed (e.g., routed to a local Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)) as if the call was being
placed from the Service Address that is registered in NEC s system for the applicable NEC
UNIVERGE BLUE CONNECT phone number. Therefore, if the caller is not physically located at
that registered Service Address, the
then-current location, and the caller will need to verbally provide his/her location to the emergency
responder. As a result, there is a risk of delay in the processing of emergency 911 calls placed
through the mobile application (due to calls being incorrectly routed and additional handling and
transfer time), as well as a risk that the emergency service providers may not be able to identify the
de the emergency services needed by the caller) if the
caller is unable to verbally communicate his/her location; and any of these events may result in the
caller not receiving the emergency services they require in a timely manner, or at all.
NEC recomm
native dialer, instead of through the NEC UNIVERGE BLUE® CONNECT mobile application, as the mobile
carrier infrastructure is better able to obtain and provide accurate location information to enable the call to be
routed to the most appropriate PSAP.
911 service over Internet-based voice service has several limitations. Such limitations, including those discussed
above, may prevent You from making emergency calls and include but are not limited to any of the following:
Loss of electrical power
Loss of Internet connection for any reason
Termination of Your account by your broadband ISP or by NEC
Defective or misconfigured customer premises equipment or software
Network congestion
Delays from updating Your registered Service Address
Non-voice equipment, such as security systems and medical monitoring equipment
Relocating the equipment outside of the United States, Canada or Puerto Rico, which is prohibited by
the Master Service Agreement and applicable product schedules
Simultaneous use of one line with multiple pieces of equipment
The failure of the emergency response center to answer Your calls
Failures of third parties responsible for routing 911 calls
You should advise all of Your employees, invitees, guests, visitors, and every other person who visits Your facility
and/or who may make calls using the service of the limitations described above.
In some cases, emergency calls may not be routed to the designated emergency center in Your area. Rather, an
emergency call may be routed to an alternative emergency center that may not have access to any or all of Your registered
Service Address information. Consequently, a user should be prepared to provide sufficient information with respect to their
physical location to a public safety dispatcher. This method may delay the dispatch of emergency personnel to the us
location. If the emergency call is disconnected for any reason prior to the time the user has provided a location and callback
should immediately redial 911.
It is important that You place the stickers shipped with the phones purchased from NEC, or the label
(supplied with this letter) for phones You supplied yourself, next to all devices which use NEC service, including
all sess
telephone adapter having the capability of connecting to our service, as well as all computers having softphone
software installed. The sticker or label should be conspicuously located near or on each device so that a caller can
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easily see it. Failure to situate a sticker or label near or on each device may result in a caller not knowing that he/she
may not be able to reach 911 in the event of an emergency.
You acknowledge and agree that if You are not comfortable with the limitations of 911 service, that You
should always have an alternative means of accessing emergency service. To ensure that You and Your Users have access
to emergency services, You acknowledge and accept that it is Your sole responsibility to purchase, from a third-party
separately from NEC, traditional wireless or landline telephone service as a backup means of completing emergency calls.
If the Service is used in a home office environment, it is not intended to be used for personal, residential, nonbusiness or
nonprofessional commercial use. A home office user must provide alternative arrangements for residential emergency calls.
To check Your 911 activation status, log in to Your account or dial support from Your NEC phone.