Last Updated: October 14, 2024 

These Terms of Service (“Agreement”) constitute a contract between Veteran Crowd Rewards, Inc. with offices at 30 Piankatank Way, Cobbs Creek, VA 23035 (“Veteran Crowd Rewards”), and you (“Customer”). Customer agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement upon the earlier of: (a) its download, installation, access to or use of any of Veteran Crowd Rewards’s software or services (including the Services); or (b) its express consent to this Agreement  (“Effective Date”). 

If you are entering into this Agreement on behalf of a company, organization or other entity, you  represent that you have proper authority to bind such entity and are agreeing to this Agreement  on behalf of such entity. If you do not have such authority to enter into this Agreement or do not  agree with these terms and conditions, you may not use any Veteran Crowd Rewards software or  services.

1. Definitions 

Any terms not defined in this Section shall have the meaning ascribed to them in their relevant  Section. 

“Applicable Law” means all laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations and other types of government directives applicable to the access, use or provision of the Services, including the  California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 and the General Data Protection Act of 2016  (Regulation (EU) 2016/679). 

“Confidential Information” means any information or data disclosed by either party that is marked or otherwise designated as confidential or proprietary or that should otherwise be  reasonably understood to be confidential considering the nature of the information and the  circumstances surrounding disclosure, including all Customer Data, and all non-public business,  technology, product, roadmap, financial, pricing, and marketing information. Notwithstanding  the foregoing, Confidential Information will not include any information which: (a) is or  becomes generally available to the public without breach of any obligation owed to the  disclosing party; (b) was properly known to receiving party, without restriction, prior to  disclosure by the disclosing party; (c) was properly disclosed to receiving party, without  restriction, by another person with the legal authority to do so; or (d) is independently developed  by the receiving party without use of or reference to the disclosing party’s Confidential Information. 

“Documentation” means the written instructions, technical documentation, manuals and other materials made available by Veteran Crowd Rewards related to the Services, which Veteran  Crowd Rewards may modify from time to time.

“Installed Software” means any software provided by Veteran Crowd Rewards to be installed by Customer or its Authorized Users solely for use with the Services. 

“Intellectual Property Rights” means any and all registered and unregistered rights granted, applied for, or otherwise now or hereafter in existence under or related to any patent, copyright,  trademark, service mark, trade secret, database protection, or other intellectual property rights  laws, and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection, in any part of the world. 

“Services” means any Veteran Crowd Rewards products and services made available to Customer hereunder, including: (a) the Veteran Crowd Rewards proprietary software, including  any software code, utility, application interface, tools, or services related thereto; (b) any  commercial or open-source software used by Veteran Crowd Rewards in support of the products  and services; (c) the Documentation; (d) any updates, upgrades, enhancements, improvements,  derivative works, and modifications of the foregoing, including the general know-how,  performance metrics, analytics and machine learning developed over time. 

“Term” means the period of time during which Veteran Crowd Rewards has authorized Customer to access the Services. 

2. Services and Responsibilities 

2.1 Provision of Veteran Crowd Rewards Platform. Veteran Crowd Rewards hereby grants  Customer and its authorized employees, contractors, vendors and consultants (“Authorized Users”) a limited non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable: (a) right to access and use  the Services solely for Customer’s internal business purposes and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Usernames and passwords to the Services may not be shared or  accessed by more than one unique Authorized User. The Services are subject to modification  from time to time at Veteran Crowd Rewards’s sole discretion, provided the modifications do not materially diminish the functionality of the Services. 

2.2 Data Protection. Veteran Crowd Rewards maintains a commercially reasonable security  program that is designed to: (a) ensure the security and integrity of Customer data provided by or  on behalf of Customer to Veteran Crowd Rewards in connection with the Services (“Customer Data”); (b) protect against threats or hazards to the security or integrity of Customer Data; and  (c) prevent unauthorized access to Customer Data. Solely if and to the extent Veteran Crowd  Rewards processes Customer personal data that is subject to applicable data protection laws (as  defined in the DPA), the Security Commitments provided at https://VeteranCrowdRewards.com/ security (“DPA”) is hereby incorporated into, and shall be fully governed by, this Agreement. 

2.3 Restrictions. Customer will not, and shall ensure that any Authorized Users will not, directly  or indirectly: (a) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, modify, copy, create derivative works  of or otherwise create, attempt to create or derive the source code, object code or underlying  structures, ideas or algorithms of the Services or any data related thereto; (b) attempt to probe,  scan or test the vulnerability of the Services, breach the security or authentication measures of  the Services without proper authorization, or render any part of the Services unusable; (c) use or 

access the Services to develop a product or service that is competitive with Veteran Crowd  Rewards’s products or services or engage in competitive benchmarking; (d) share, transfer, distribute, resell, lease, license, sublicense, make available or otherwise offer the Services on a  standalone basis; (e) remove any proprietary notices from the Services or related Documentation;  (f) provide any infringing, offensive, fraudulent or unlawful content in connection with the  Services (any such content may be reported using Veteran Crowd Rewards’s content dispute policy located at https://VeteranCrowdRewards.com/websiteterms); (g) use the Services or  related Documentation in any manner or for any purpose that violates this Agreement or  Applicable Law, or infringes, misappropriates, or otherwise violates any Intellectual Property  Right or other right of any person (collectively, the “Restrictions”). 

2.4 Privacy and Data Rights. All Customer Data collected through the Services is subject to the  privacy policy located at https://VeteranCrowdRewards.com/privacy. Customer acknowledges  and agrees that the Services will require Authorized Users to share with Veteran Crowd Rewards  certain information which may include personal data regarding Authorized Users (such as names,  usernames, hashed passwords, email address and/or online identifiers) solely for the purposes of  providing and improving the Services. Prior to providing any personal information to the  Services, Customer is fully responsible for obtaining the consent of any associated individual, in  accordance with Applicable Law, to the use of his/her information by Veteran Crowd Rewards in  accordance with this Agreement. Customer represents and warrants that it has all rights  necessary, including any consents required hereunder or by Applicable Law, to provide or make  available the Customer Data (including personal data) or other materials in connection with its  use of the Services, and to permit Veteran Crowd Rewards to use the same as contemplated  hereunder. 

2.5 Suspension. Veteran Crowd Rewards reserves the right to suspend Customer’s (or any Authorized User’s) access to the Services, or delete or disable any content submitted thereto, immediately: (a) if Customer breaches Section 2 or Section 4 of this Agreement, or breaches any  other provision and fails to correct that breach within the applicable cure period; or (b) as it  deems reasonably necessary to respond to any actual or potential security or availability concern  that may affect Veteran Crowd Rewards or its customers or users. 

2.6 Customer Responsibilities. Customer is solely responsible for: (a) all uses of the Services  under its account (whether or not authorized); (b) all acts and omissions of Authorized Users,  including ensuring that it and its Authorized Users only use the Services in compliance with this  Agreement and all Applicable Law (any breach of this Agreement by an Authorized User shall be  deemed a breach by Customer); (c) the entry, accuracy, integrity and legality of Customer Data  and the means by which it acquires and uses such Customer Data; (d) using commercially  reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access to or use of the Services (and promptly  notifying Veteran Crowd Rewards in the event of any such unauthorized access or use); and (e)  determining whether the Services are suitable or sufficient for its business purposes. Veteran  Crowd Rewards’s relationship is with Customer and not individual Authorized Users (unless the Customer is the Authorized User) or third parties using the Services through Customer, and  Customer will address all claims raised by its Authorized Users directly with Veteran Crowd  Rewards.

2.7 Third-Party Services. Customer’s use of third-party products or services that are not licensed to Customer directly by Veteran Crowd Rewards (“Third-Party Services”) shall be governed solely by the terms and conditions applicable to such Third-Party Services, as agreed to  between Customer and the third party. Veteran Crowd Rewards does not endorse or support, is  not responsible for, and disclaims all liability with respect to Third-Party Services, including the  privacy practices, data security processes and other policies related to Third-Party Services.  Customer agrees to waive any claim against Veteran Crowd Rewards with respect to any Third Party Services. Customer may enable integrations between the Services and Third-Party Services  (each, an “Integration”). By enabling an Integration between the Services and its Third-Party Services, Customer is instructing Veteran Crowd Rewards to share the Customer Data necessary  to facilitate the Integration. Customer is responsible for providing all instructions to any Third Party Service provider relating to Customer Data. Veteran Crowd Rewards and Third-Party  Service providers are not sub-processors of each other. 

CARD AND TRANSACTION ELIGIBILITY 

The Visa Service supports transactions made with U.S.-issued Visa consumer and business credit  and signature-based debit cards, at merchant locations in the United States. Certain cards are not  eligible, including prepaid cards (such as Visa gift cards, Visa Buxx, Flexible Spending Account  

Visa cards, and EBT Visa cards) and other Visa-branded cards whose transactions are not  processed through the Visa U.S.A. payment system. 

The Visa Service may not detect or provide information regarding PIN-based transactions,  purchases initiated through identification technology that substitutes for a PIN, payments of  existing card balances, balance transfers, cash advances, ATM transactions, convenience checks,  payments made for pre-paid and re-loadable cards, bill payments, payments made for payment  instruments that can readily be converted to cash (e.g., travelers cheques, money orders, wire  transfers, and similar products or services), transactions that are routed by Issuers or merchants  to other payment processors or that are otherwise not processed on the Visa U.S.A. payment  system, or transactions in the categories listed in the “Excluded Merchant Categories”: 

• Alcohol  

• Tobacco  

• Dairy 

• Financial services 

• Insurance products 

• Court costs/alimony/support 

• Legal services 

• Fines, bail, and bond payments 

• Firearms 

• Funeral services 

• Political organizations 

• Religious organizations 

• Dating or escort services

• Massage parlors 

• Drugs, drug proprietaries, druggist sundries 

• Internet pharmacies  

• Internet pharmacy referral sites 

• Healthcare, pharmaceuticals (excluding general merchandise transactions of a drug store  that maintains separate POS Systems for general merchandise and pharmacy) • Gambling (including online/internet) 

• Betting (including lottery tickets, casino gaming chips, off-track betting, wagers at race  tracks) 

• Payment networks (including payment divisions of Google and Amazon, except Visa) • Direct marketing: 

o travel-related arrangement services 

o outbound telemarketing merchants 

o outbound telemarketers 

o inbound telemarketing merchants 

o subscription merchants 

• Infomercial merchants 

• Buyers clubs/membership clubs 

• Credit counseling or credit repair services 

• Credit protection/identity theft protection 

• Multi-level marketing businesses 

• Rebate-based businesses 

• Up-selling merchants 

• Merchants that have sale of counterfeit or trademark-infringing products or services • Merchants that have sale of adult- or mature-content products and services 

3. Fees 

3.1 Fees. Customer shall pay all amounts invoiced by Veteran Crowd Rewards relating to any  applicable Service, according to the payment schedule set forth therein. Except as otherwise  specified herein: (a) fees are quoted and payable in United States dollars; and (b) payment  obligations are non-cancelable and non-pro-ratable for partial months, and fees paid are non refundable. Veteran Crowd Rewards reserves the right to change the fees or applicable charges  and to institute new charges and fees at the end of the initial term, or then current renewal term,  upon forty-five (45) days prior notice to Customer (which may be sent by email). 

3.2 Late Payment. Veteran Crowd Rewards may suspend access to the Services immediately  upon notice if Customer fails to pay any amounts hereunder at least fifteen (15) days past the  applicable due date. 

3.3 Taxes. All amounts payable hereunder are exclusive of any taxes, including any direct or  indirect local, state, federal or foreign taxes, levies, duties or similar government assessments of  any nature (such as VAT, GST, excise, sales, use or withholding taxes) (collectively “Taxes”). Customer will be solely responsible for payment and reimbursement of all Taxes associated with  its purchases hereunder, except for taxes based on Veteran Crowd Rewards’s net income. Customer will not withhold any Taxes from any amounts due hereunder.

4. Confidential Information and Proprietary Rights 

4.1 Proprietary Rights. Except as expressly set forth herein, Veteran Crowd Rewards (and its  licensors, where applicable) exclusively retains all right, title and interest (including all  Intellectual Property Rights) relating to the Services and Veteran Crowd Rewards Confidential  Information, and Customer exclusively retains all right, title and interest (including all  Intellectual Property Rights) in its Customer Data and Confidential Information. 

4.2 Feedback. Customer may from time to time provide Veteran Crowd Rewards suggestions or  comments for enhancements or improvements, new features or functionality or other feedback  (“Feedback”) with respect to the Services. Veteran Crowd Rewards will have full discretion to determine whether to proceed with the development of any requested enhancements, new  features or functionality. Veteran Crowd Rewards will have the full, unencumbered right, without  any obligation to compensate or reimburse Customer, to use, incorporate and otherwise fully  exploit any such Feedback in connection with its products and services. 

4.3 Confidential Information. Each party agrees that it will use the Confidential Information of  the other party solely in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and it will not  disclose, or permit to be disclosed, the same directly or indirectly, to any third party without the  other party’s prior written consent, except as otherwise permitted hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may disclose Confidential Information: (a) to its employees, officers,  directors, attorneys, auditors, financial advisors, contractors, and other representatives who have  a need to know and are legally bound to keep such information confidential by confidentiality  obligations consistent with those of this Agreement (and for whom each party is responsible for  any breach of this Agreement); and (b) as required by law (in which case, to the extent legally  permitted, the receiving party will limit the disclosure to that required by law and provide the  disclosing party with prior written notification thereof in order to allow disclosing party the  opportunity to contest such disclosure). Neither party will disclose the terms of this Agreement to  any third party, except that Veteran Crowd Rewards may confidentially disclose such terms to  actual or potential lenders, investors or acquirers. Receiving party agrees to use the same degree  of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information to prevent the  unauthorized use or disclosure of disclosing party’s Confidential Information, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care. Promptly after disclosing party’s request, receiving party agrees to return or destroy disclosing party’s Confidential Information; provided, however, that receiving party shall be entitled to retain copies of Confidential Information solely to the extent  necessary for purposes of such party’s ordinary course records retention and backup policies and procedures, or to comply with Applicable Law, provided that such Confidential Information is  treated as such for so long as it is retained. Each party acknowledges the irreparable harm that  improper disclosure of Confidential Information may cause; therefore, the injured party will be  entitled to seek immediate injunctive and other equitable relief, in addition to all other remedies,  for any violation or threatened violation of this Section or Section 2.3 “Restrictions.” 

4.4 Performance Metrics and Machine Learning. Customer acknowledges that a fundamental  component of the Services is the use of machine learning and performance metrics for the  purpose of providing and improving Veteran Crowd Rewards’s products and services.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Veteran Crowd Rewards may collect, use, aggregate,  de-identify and/or anonymize (during and after the Term) information related to Customer’s use of the Services to train its algorithms through machine learning techniques, monitor  performance, create analytics and statistical data, or for any other purpose permitted by  Applicable Law. 

5. Warranties and Disclaimers 

5.1 Veteran Crowd Rewards Warranties. Veteran Crowd Rewards represents and warrants  that: (a) the Services will, under normal and authorized use in full compliance with this  Agreement, perform materially in accordance with the Documentation; and (b) it will not  knowingly include, in the Services provided to Customer hereunder, any computer code or other  computer instructions, devices or techniques, including those known as viruses, disabling  devices, trojans, or time bombs, designed to intentionally disrupt, disable, harm, or infect the  operation of a network, computer program or computer system or any component thereof,  including Customer Data. If, at any time, the Services do not conform to the warranty set forth in  this Section 5.1, Customer may promptly notify Veteran Crowd Rewards in writing of any such  noncompliance and Veteran Crowd Rewards will, within 30 days of receipt of such notification,  either correct the noncompliance or provide Customer with a plan for correcting the  noncompliance. If the noncompliance is not corrected or if a reasonably acceptable correction  plan is not established during such period, Customer may terminate this Agreement and receive a  pro-rata refund of any pre-paid subscription fees as its sole and exclusive remedy for such  noncompliance. 

5.2 Reciprocal Warranties. Each party represents and warrants to the other party that it has the  legal power and authority to enter into this Agreement. 

5.3 DISCLAIMERS. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS SECTION 5, THE  SERVICES, VISA/CARD NETWORKS AND ANYTHING ELSE PROVIDED IN  CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT IS PROVIDED TO CUSTOMER STRICTLY “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES THAT THE SERVICES WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR WITHOUT  INTERRUPTION, OR BE FREE OF SECURITY DEFECTS. ALL CONDITIONS,  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY  OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY,  TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE  HEREBY DISCLAIMED BY Veteran Crowd Rewards TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT  PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. 

5.4 BETA PRODUCTS. FROM TIME TO TIME, CUSTOMER MAY HAVE THE OPTION  TO USE FREE OR BETA PRODUCTS, FEATURES OR DOCUMENTATION  (COLLECTIVELY, “BETA PRODUCTS”) OFFERED BY VETERAN CROWD REWARDS. BETA PRODUCTS MAY NOT BE GENERALLY AVAILABLE, ARE PROVIDED STRICTLY  “AS IS,” AND SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS OR SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS, AND UNLESS 

PROHIBITED BY LAW, VETERAN CROWD REWARDS WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY  RELATED TO SUCH BETA PRODUCTS IN EXCESS OF $100.00. CUSTOMER OR  VETERAN CROWD REWARDS MAY TERMINATE CUSTOMER’S ACCESS TO BETA PRODUCTS AT ANY TIME FOR ANY OR NO REASON. 

6. Indemnification 

6.1 Indemnification by Veteran Crowd Rewards. Veteran Crowd Rewards will defend  Customer against any claims, actions, demands or proceedings (“Claim”) made or brought against Customer by an unaffiliated third party alleging that the use of the Services as permitted  hereunder infringes or misappropriates any third party copyright, trademark, US patent, or trade  secret, and will indemnify Customer for any damages (including reasonable attorney’s fees) finally awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction against Customer, or agreed upon in  settlement by Veteran Crowd Rewards, in connection with any such Claim. Notwithstanding the  foregoing, Veteran Crowd Rewards shall have no obligation or liability for any Claim of  infringement or misappropriation to the extent that it arises out of or relates to: (a) Third-Party  Services, Customer Data, or Customer designs, guidelines or specifications; (b) modifications  made other than by Veteran Crowd Rewards; (c) combination of the Services with a non-Veteran  Crowd Rewards application, product, data or business process, where the Services would not be  infringing alone; (d) continued use of the Services after Customer has been notified of  modifications or substitutes, to the extent use of such modifications or substitutes would have  prevented the Claim; or (e) use of the Services in a manner not strictly in accordance with this  Agreement and all related Documentation (clauses (a) through (e), “Excluded Claims”). If the use of the Services by Customer has become, or in Veteran Crowd Rewards’s opinion is likely to become, the subject of any Claim of infringement, Veteran Crowd Rewards may at its sole option  and expense: (i) procure for Customer the right to continue using and receiving the Services as  set forth hereunder; (ii) replace or modify the Services to make them non-infringing (with  comparable functionality); or (iii) if the options in clauses (i) or (ii) are not commercially  practicable, terminate this Agreement solely with respect to the infringing portion of the Services  and provide a pro-rata refund of any pre-paid subscription fees. This Section states Veteran  Crowd Rewards’s sole and exclusive liability and obligation, and Customer’s exclusive remedy, for any Claim of any nature related to infringement or misappropriation of Intellectual Property  Rights. 

6.2 Indemnification by Customer. Customer will defend, indemnify and hold harmless Veteran  Crowd Rewards and VISA/Card Networks and its officers, directors, employees and agents  against any Claim made or brought against Veteran Crowd Rewards by a third party relating to  the Excluded Claims or Customer’s breach of Section 2 “Services and Responsibilities,” and Customer will indemnify Veteran Crowd Rewards and its officers, directors, employees and  agents for any damages finally awarded against Veteran Crowd Rewards (or any settlement  approved by Customer) in connection with any such Claim. 

6.3 Indemnification Procedures. The party entitled to seek coverage pursuant to this Section 6 (the “Indemnified Party”) shall: (a) promptly notify the other party obligated to provide such

indemnification (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing of any such claim; (b) give sole control of the defense and settlement of any such claim to the Indemnifying Party (provided that  Indemnifying Party may not settle any claim in a manner that adversely affects Indemnified  Party’s rights, imposes any obligation or liability on the Indemnified Party or admits liability or wrongdoing on the part of Indemnified Party, in each case, without Indemnified Party’s prior written consent); and (c) provide all information and assistance reasonably requested by the  Indemnifying Party, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, in defending or settling such claim. The Indemnified Party may join in defense with counsel of its choice at its own expense. 

7. Limitation of Liability 

EXCEPT FOR EACH PARTY’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS OR CUSTOMER’S BREACH OF SECTION 2 “SERVICES AND RESPONSIBILITIES” OR SECTION 3 “FEES,” IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY OR VISA/CARD NETWORKS BE LIABLE FOR:  (A) ANY LOST PROFITS OR REVENUE, LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA, OR FOR  ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, COVER, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL  DAMAGES, ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THE  PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR SUCH  DAMAGES WERE OTHERWISE FORESEEABLE; OR (B) ANY AGGREGATE LIABILITY  ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT IN EXCESS OF THE TOTAL  AMOUNTS PAID OR PAYABLE TO VETERAN CROWD REWARDS GIVING RISE TO  LIABILITY IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE  EVENT FIRST GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY. THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMERS  SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE  LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 7 SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING  THE FAILURE OF THE ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY AND  REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY ON WHICH CLAIMS ARE  BROUGHT (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR  OTHERWISE). 

Exclusion of Consequential Damages. IN NO EVENT SHALL VISA OR ANY OF ITS  AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO COMPANY, ANY MERCHANT, MEMBER OR ANY OTHER  PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR  EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND/ OR ITS SUBJECT MATTER, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY GIVING  RISE TO SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR  OTHERWISE, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER VISA AND/OR A VISA AFFILIATE  WAS ADVISED OR AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. 

8. Termination 

8.1 Term. The Term of this Agreement begins on the Effective Date and continues until all  Services have expired or been terminated. Except as may otherwise be set forth, the subscription  term will automatically renew for successive renewal terms equal to the length of the 

subscription term (“Renewal Term”), unless either party provides the other party with written notice of non-renewal at least thirty (30) days prior to the end of the then-current term. 

8.2 Termination. Each party may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the other  party in the event: (a) the other party commits any material breach of this Agreement and fails to  cure such breach within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice of such breach; or (b) subject to  Applicable Law, upon the other party’s liquidation, commencement of dissolution proceedings or assignment of substantially all its assets for the benefit of creditors, or if such party become the  subject of bankruptcy or similar proceeding that is not dismissed within sixty (60) days. 

8.3 Survival. Upon termination of this Agreement all rights and obligations will immediately  terminate except that any terms or conditions that by their nature should survive such termination  will survive, including the Restrictions and terms and conditions relating to confidential  information and proprietary rights, disclaimers, indemnification, limitations of liability,  termination and the general provisions below. 

9. General 

9.1 Export Compliance. Each party will comply with the export laws and regulations of the  United States, European Union and other applicable jurisdictions in providing and using the  Services. Customer may not export, re-export or otherwise access the Services in violation of  Applicable Law, including access or use in any embargoed country or other jurisdiction where  such access or use is prohibited. Each party represents that it is not named on any U.S.  government denied-party list. 

9.2 Publicity. Customer agrees that Veteran Crowd Rewards may refer to Customer’s name and trademarks in Veteran Crowd Rewards’s marketing materials and website; however, Veteran Crowd Rewards will not use Customer’s name or trademarks in any other publicity (e.g., press releases, customer references and case studies) without Customer’s prior written consent (which may be by email). 

9.3 Assignment. Neither party hereto may assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement, in whole  or in part, without the other party’s prior written consent, except that either party may assign this Agreement without consent to a successor to all or substantially all of its assets or business  related to this Agreement. Any attempted assignment, delegation, or transfer by either party in  violation hereof will be null and void. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will be binding  on the parties and their successors and assigns. 

9.4 Relationship. The parties are independent contractors, and nothing contained herein will in  any way constitute any association, partnership, agency, employment or joint venture between  the parties hereto, or be construed to evidence the intention of the parties to establish any such  relationship. Neither party will have the authority to obligate or bind the other in any manner  outside the scope of this Agreement.

9.5 Third-Party Beneficiaries. By accessing the Services, Customer expressly agrees that  Veteran Crowd Rewards shall have the benefit of and right to enforce this Agreement against  Customer, irrespective of Customer’s agreements with any authorized reseller. Except for Veteran Crowd Rewards’s own benefit, nothing in this Agreement shall confer, or is intended to confer, on any third party any benefit or the right to enforce or modify any term of this Agreement. 

9.6 Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this  Agreement is invalid, illegal, or otherwise unenforceable, such provision will be enforced as  nearly as possible in accordance with the stated intention of the parties, while the remainder of  this Agreement will remain in full force and effect and bind the parties according to its terms. 

9.7 Governing Law. Compliance. This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance  with the laws of the State of California and the federal U.S. laws applicable therein, excluding its  conflicts of law provisions. For purposes of any dispute or claim related to this Agreement,  Customer and Veteran Crowd Rewards agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction  of the courts located in San Francisco County, California. The parties agree that the United  Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not apply to this  Agreement. Each party will comply with all Applicable Law. 

9.8 Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given hereunder will be given in writing by  personal delivery, certified mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight delivery. Veteran  Crowd Rewards may provide notice using the information provided in the application by  Customer and Customer may provide notice using the contact information provided on https:// VeteranCrowdRewards.com/contact. Notices regarding the Services in general may be given by  electronic mail to Customer’s email address on record with Veteran Crowd Rewards. 

9.9 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties  concerning its subject matter and is intended to be the final expression of their Agreement, and  supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, proposals, or representations, whether  written or oral. No failure or delay in exercising any right hereunder shall constitute a waiver of  such right. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless  in writing and signed by an authorized representative of Customer and Veteran Crowd Rewards  and will only be given effect as to the specific provision and circumstances for which it was  given. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no force or effect shall be given to any different or  additional terms contained in any purchase order or other vendor form issued by Customer, even  if signed by Veteran Crowd Rewards after the date hereof. In the event of any conflict between  this Agreement and any applicable DPA or CCPA Addendum, the DPA and/or CCPA Addendum  will govern. 

9.10 U.S. Government Use. The Services are commercial computer software as defined in FAR  2.101. Any related documentation, technical data, or services are also commercial. In accordance  with FAR 12.212 and DFARS 227.7202, all rights conferred in the Services, related  documentation, technical data, or any deliverable to the United States Government are specified  solely in this Agreement. All other uses are prohibited and no ownership rights are conferred.

9.11 Force Majeure. Any delay or failure in the performance of any duties or obligations of  either party (except the payment of money owed) will not be considered a breach of this  Agreement if such delay or failure is due to a labor dispute, fire, earthquake, flood, cyber-attack,  war, or any other event beyond the reasonable control of a party, provided that such party  promptly notifies the other party thereof and uses commercially reasonable efforts to resume  performance as soon as possible. 

9.12 Anti-Corruption. Customer agrees that it has not received or been offered any illegal or  improper bribe, kickback, payment, gift, or thing of value from any Veteran Crowd Rewards  employee or agent in connection with this Agreement. If Customer learns of any violation of the  above restriction, Customer will promptly notify Veteran Crowd Rewards. 

9.13 Interpretation. For purposes hereof, “including” or “such as” means “including without limitation”.