8.12Independent Contractor.
The parties acknowledge that the Asset Representations Reviewer is acting as an independent contractor and that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create an agency, partnership, joint venture or employment relationship between the parties.
8.13Entire Agreement; Modification.
This Agreement, and the material incorporated by reference, including the schedules and exhibits to this Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreement or understanding, whether written or oral, concerning the subject matter hereof. No change or modification of, or waiver under, this Agreement shall be valid unless it is in writing and signed by duly authorized representatives of the Sponsor, the Trust and the Asset Representations Reviewer.
8.14Waiver.
A waiver of a breach under this Agreement shall not be a waiver of any subsequent breach or default hereunder. Failure of either party to enforce compliance with any term or condition of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such term or condition.
8.15No Petition.
Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the final distribution with respect to the Notes to the Note Distribution Account or, with respect to the Certificates, to the Certificateholders or the Certificate Distribution Account, acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Trust to invoke the process of any court or government authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Trust under any federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Trust or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Trust under a federal or State bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.
8.16Liability of Owner Trustee.
It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Agreement is executed and delivered by BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee of the Trust, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it under the Trust Agreement, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Trust is made and intended not as a personal representation, undertaking and agreement by the Owner Trustee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust, (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on the Owner Trustee, in its individual capacity or, except as expressly provided in the Trust Agreement, as Owner Trustee of the Trust, to perform any covenant either expressed or implied contained herein and (d) under no circumstances shall the Owner Trustee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Trust or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Trust under this Agreement or any related
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