13.1. This Agreement shall be governed solely by the governing law listed in the chart below for the Mastercard Affiliate that is a party to (i) in the case of a Direct Enrollment Agreement, the Subscriber’s Enrollment Form, (ii) in the case of a Reseller Subscription, the Reseller Agreement with the applicable Reseller (or for Reseller Agreements previously entered into by RiskRecon, the Mastercard Contracting Party shall be deemed solely for purposes of this paragraph to be Mastercard International Inc.), (iii) in the case of an Other Direct Subscription, the ODS Documentation, or (iv) in the case of a Free Trial, the Free Trial documentation or the non-disclosure agreement executed in connection therewith, (the “Mastercard Contracting Party”), without regard to such jurisdiction’s principles of conflicts of law. The application of the United Nations Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods or other international laws is expressly excluded. Each party consents to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in the jurisdiction listed in the chart below for the Mastercard Contracting Party, in connection with all proceedings related to the Hosted Services or this Agreement.
Mastercard Contracting Party
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Governing Law
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Jurisdiction
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Mastercard International Inc.
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State of New York, US
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Westchester County, New York, US
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Mastercard Brasil Soluções de Pagamento Ltda.
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Brazil
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Sao Paolo, Brazil
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Mastercard Cono Sur S.R.L.
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Argentina
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Mastercard Europe SA
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Belgium
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Waterloo, Belgium
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Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte. Ltd.
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Singapore
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Singapore
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Mastercard Technology Private Limited
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India
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India
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13.2. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of each party’s permitted successors and assigns. Neither party may assign or transfer its rights or obligations granted under this Agreement, by operation of law, contract, or otherwise, without the other party’s prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that Mastercard may, without the consent of Subscriber, delegate or assign any obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to an Affiliate capable of performing Mastercard’s obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Mastercard and its Affiliates may assign any of its or their rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Subscriber to any successor entity, including by way of a merger, acquisition, consolidation, asset or stock sale, or similar transaction. Mastercard may assign its rights to payments under this Agreement without obtaining Subscriber’s consent. Any attempted assignment of this Agreement in violation of this Section will be null and void. In the event of an assignment by Subscriber, Subscriber shall pay Mastercard any additional agreed professional services fees, one-time deployment fees, or other reasonable costs incurred by the Mastercard Group in connection with the migration of the Hosted Services to the assignee. The parties will negotiate in good faith the scope and the payment terms of any such additional fees.
13.3. Except for Subscriber’s payment obligations, neither party shall be liable for loss or damage, or for any delay, or failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement, to the extent such loss, damage, delay, or failure is caused by any act of God, natural disaster, fire, strike, embargo, war, threat of terrorism, insurrection, riot, denial of service attack, or other cause or circumstance beyond the reasonable control of the party; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not excuse any failure by such party to take reasonable action to minimize the scope, extent, duration, and adverse effect of any such event.
13.4. The Mastercard Group shall have the right to mention that Subscriber is a user of the Hosted Services in the Mastercard Group’s press releases, descriptions and communications, and all related promotional and marketing materials at any time, in each case relating to the Hosted Services. Subscriber hereby grants to the Mastercard Group a nonexclusive, worldwide, fully paid-up, nontransferable license, without right of sublicense, to copy, distribute, display, and use any Marks owned or used by Subscriber for the purposes described in this section. All proprietary rights and goodwill associated with the Mastercard Group’s use of the Subscriber’s Marks will inure to the benefit of Subscriber.
13.5. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer any rights or remedies to any persons other than the parties, their permitted successors and assigns, the Mastercard Indemnitees and Subscriber Indemnitees.
13.6. In the event that any provision of this Agreement conflicts with the law under which this Agreement is to be construed, or is held invalid by a court with jurisdiction over the parties to this Agreement, (a) such provision will be deemed restated to reflect as nearly as possible the original intentions of the parties in accordance with applicable law; and (b) the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
13.7. The failure of either party to insist upon or enforce strict performance by the other party any provision of this Agreement, or to exercise any right under this Agreement, shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of such party’s right to assert or rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance; rather, the same will be and remain in full force and effect. Neither party will be deemed to have waived any of its rights under this Agreement by lapse of time or by any statement or representation other than by an explicit written waiver. No waiver of a breach of this Agreement will constitute a waiver of any prior or subsequent breach of this Agreement.
13.8. This Agreement will not be construed in favor of or against either party by reason of authorship. This Agreement, including all attachments, exhibits, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes and replaces all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written or oral, regarding such subject matter.
13.9. All notices delivered under this Agreement shall be in writing and deemed to be given (a) when actually received if delivered personally; (b) two (2) days after the date deposited with the U.S. Postal Service if sent by certified or registered mail; and (c) one (1) day after the date delivered to a reputable next-day courier service for overnight delivery. Notices shall be addressed to a party at (1) in the case of Mastercard, c/o Mastercard International Incorporated, 2000 Purchase Street, Purchase New York, 10577 USA, Attention: General Counsel, with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice) c/o Mastercard International Incorporated, 2000 Purchase Street, Purchase New York, 10577 USA, Attention: Rigo Van den Broeck; and (2) in the case of Subscriber, (x) for a Direct Enrollment Subscription, the address set forth in the Enrollment Form, and (y) in all other cases, the most recent address that Mastercard has for such Subscriber in its books and records related to the Hosted Services. Either party may change such address by giving notice in accordance with this Section.
13.10. Each Party shall maintain adequate insurance or shall self-insure at an appropriate level with respect to the business activities carried out by such Party in the ordinary course. Each Party shall furnish certificates of insurance to the other Party upon reasonable request.
13.11. References in this Agreement to Purchase Orders are made for reference purposes only in the case of a Reseller Subscription and no terms or conditions contained in any Purchase Order shall be binding upon the Mastercard Group or otherwise apply to the relationship between Subscriber and Mastercard or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
13.12. Except where otherwise specified, the rights and remedies granted to a party subject to this Agreement are cumulative and in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights or remedies which a Party may possess at law or in equity.
13.13. In the event of an inconsistency or conflict between a term in this Agreement and a term contained in an Enrollment Form or ODS Documentation, as applicable in the case of a Direct Enrollment Subscription or Other Direct Subscription, the term in the Enrollment Form or ODS Documentation, as applicable, shall govern.