Customer shall indemnify and hold harmless Illumina, its directors, officers, employees, agents, successors, and assigns from and against any liabilities, expenses, or costs arising out of any claim, complaint, suit, proceedings or cause of action brought by a third party pertaining to (i) infringement of such third party’s valid and enforceable Intellectual Property Rights resulting from Customer’s (a) providing the Samples, (b) specification or selection of any methods, materials, or processes to be used in the performance of the Services, other than those methods, materials, or processes that are specified by Illumina and used by Illumina in performing the Service, and (c) specification or selection of the SNP loci in the case of genotyping or regions of interest in the case of targeted sequencing, and (ii) or arising out of any actions Customer has taken based on its analysis, interpretation, or use of the Results and any other information provided by Illumina under this Agreement and Customer shall pay all settlements entered into, and all final judgments and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) awarded against Illumina (and Customer, as the case may be) in connection with any such action.
Each party’s indemnification obligation pursuant to this Section 10 is subject to the indemnified party (i) notifying the indemnifying party promptly in writing of such action, (ii) giving the indemnifying party exclusive control and authority over the defense and settlement of such action, (iii) not admitting infringement of any Intellectual Property Right without the indemnifying party’s prior written consent, (iv) not entering into any settlement or compromise of any such action without the indemnifying party’s prior written consent, and (v) providing all reasonable assistance to the indemnifying party (provided that the indemnifying party reimburses the indemnified party for its reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing such assistance).
11. Limited Liability. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES, LOST PROFITS, DATA OR BUSINESS, OR FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES INCURRED BY SUCH PARTY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT (OR THE TERMINATION HEREOF), HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE LOSS OF PROSPECTIVE PROFITS OR ANTICIPATED SALES, OR ON ACCOUNT OF EXPENSES, INVESTMENTS, OR COMMITMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE BUSINESS OR GOODWILL OR OTHERWISE. ILLUMINA’S TOTAL AND CUMULATIVE LIABILITY ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE AMOUNT RECEIVED BY ILLUMINA FROM CUSTOMER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY EVEN IF A PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY.
12. Privacy. Customer acknowledges that Illumina deems of utmost importance the privacy and anonymity of any individual that is the subject of the Samples. Therefore Customer shall not disclose or provide to Illumina in any format, any information that might identify the source of a Sample, shall comply with all legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations with respect to the privacy of the individual that is the subject of such Sample, and shall inform Illumina in a timely manner of any requirements applicable to Illumina’s provision of these Services. Illumina shall not sell, trade or otherwise share with any other customer of Illumina any account information of Customer. Customer acknowledges and agrees that Illumina may maintain and use a database of orders and account information pertaining to Customer for purposes of order processing, maintaining records and assisting with future orders of Customer.
13. Confidential Information. Except as provided herein, each party shall maintain in confidence, and shall not use for any other purpose or disclose to any third party, information disclosed by the other party in writing and marked “Confidential” (or in a similar manner to indicate its confidential nature) or that is disclosed orally as confidential and confirmed in writing within thirty (30) days following such disclosure (collectively, “Confidential Information”). However, the source and identity of Samples, the Results, and the details of the assay used in the performance of the Services which, by their very nature, would reasonably be deemed confidential, shall be considered Confidential Information whether or not so marked. Each party also agrees not to disclose to any third party any financial terms of this Agreement without the consent of the other party, except as required by securities or other applicable laws, in which case the disclosing party shall seek confidential treatment to the extent available, under conditions that reasonably protect the confidentiality thereof.
Confidential Information shall not include any information that is: (i) already known to the receiving party at the time of disclosure hereunder, (ii) now or hereafter becomes publicly known other than through breach of this Agreement, (iii) is disclosed to the receiving party by a third party that the disclosing party reasonably concluded was under no obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing party with respect thereto, or (iv) is independently developed by or for the receiving party without reliance on the Confidential Information of the disclosing party. The obligations of confidentiality contained in this Section 13 shall remain in force for a period of no less than three (3) years from the delivery of all the Results, which shall in all events survive its earlier termination.
14. Survival. All provisions of this Agreement that by their nature should survive termination shall survive including without limitation Sections1-15 and all payment obligations incurred hereunder. All other rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall cease upon termination or expiration of this Agreement.
15. Miscellaneous.
a. Customer acknowledges and agrees that any future products and/or services (“Unreleased Products”) are subject to new part numbers, pricing, and specifications. Customer agrees that its purchase of the Services hereunder is not in reliance on the availability of any Unreleased Products.
b. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the parties, and the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect. The failure of either party to exercise any right granted herein or to require any performance of any term of this Agreement or the waiver by either party of any breach of this Agreement shall not prevent a subsequent exercise or enforcement of, or be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach of, the same or any other term of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute or create a joint venture, partnership, or any other similar arrangement between the parties. No party is authorized to act as agent for the other party hereunder except as expressly stated in this Agreement.
c. All notices required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed received when (a) delivered personally; (b) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid (or ten (10) days for international mail); or (c) one (1) day after deposit with a commercial express courier specifying next day delivery or, for international courier packages, two (2) days after deposit with a commercial express courier specifying2-day delivery, with written verification of receipt.
d. Customer shall not assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations under this Agreement, whether voluntary, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Illumina; provided, however, that no consent shall be required for any assignment in connection with any merger, acquisition or the sale of all or substantially all of the stock or assets of Customer to a party that (i) agrees in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and (ii) is not, in Illumina’s reasonable judgment, a competitor of Illumina. Illumina may assign or transfer this agreement to any (i) successor by way of merger, acquisition or sale of all or substantially all of its stock or assets relating to this Agreement, (ii) of its affiliated entities. Illumina or any successor may assign all or part of the right to payments under this Agreement. Any assignment or transfer of this Agreement made in contravention of the terms hereof shall be null and void. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties’ respective successors and permitted assigns.
e. This Agreement and performance by the parties hereunder shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, U.S.A., without regard to provisions on the conflicts of laws.
f. Illumina shall not be responsible for any failure to perform or delay attributable in whole or in part to any cause beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, fire, flood, tornado, earthquake, hurricane, lightning, government actions, actual or threatened acts of war, terrorism, civil disturbance or insurrection, sabotage, labor shortages or disputes, failure or delay in delivery by Illumina’s suppliers or subcontractors, transportation difficulties, shortage of energy, raw materials or equipment, or Customer’s fault or negligence. In the event of any such delay the delivery date shall be deferred for a period equal to the time lost by reason of the delay.
g. This Agreement exclusively govern the ordering, purchase and provision of Services provided to Customer by Illumina hereunder, and shall override any conflicting, amending, and/or additional terms contained in any purchase orders, invoices, or similar documents which are hereby rejected and shall be null and void. Illumina’s failure to object to any such terms shall not constitute a waiver by Illumina, nor constitute acceptance by Illumina of such terms and conditions.