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Previous Version, No Longer in Effect as of October 1, 2015

EFFECTIVE:  April 22, 2015

This Application Developer and API License Agreement (the ““Agreement””), effective as of the date of acceptance of this Agreement (the ““Effective Date””), is by and between Zendesk, Inc. (““Zendesk””) and you, or the company, organization or other legal entity (““Entity””) that you represent (““Licensee””). If you are entering into this Agreement on behalf of an Entity, you are agreeing to this Agreement for that Entity and representing to Zendesk that you have the authority to bind such Entity and its affiliates to this Agreement.

1. DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this Agreement, capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms utilized in this Agreement and not defined have the meaning set forth in the Zendesk Terms of Service (the “”Terms””).

Account Data: means data stored or transmitted on or through the Service by or on behalf of a Subscriber, Agent or End-User that specifically authorizes Licensee to access and use such data in connection with Licensee’’s Zendesk Applications and Login or other account configuration or usage data with respect to the Service of or by such Subscriber, Agent or End-User.

Agent: means any individual authorized to use the Service by any Subscriber as an agent and/or administrator.

App Market: means any marketplace or other aggregator or public repository of code or applications.

Confidential Information: means all information disclosed by or on behalf of Zendesk to Licensee which is in tangible form and labeled “confidential” (or with a similar legend) or which a reasonable person would understand to be confidential given the nature of the information and circumstances of disclosure. Confidential Information may include, without limitation, proprietary information, technical data, trade secrets or know-how, including, but not limited to, source code, research, product plans, products, services, customers, customer lists, markets, software, developments, inventions, processes, formulas, technology, designs, drawings, engineering, hardware configuration information, marketing, finances, pricing or other business information. For all purposes of this Agreement, Account Data shall be deemed Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information (other than Account Data) that (i) was already known to Licensee at the time of disclosure by or on behalf of Zendesk without an obligation of confidentiality; (ii) was or is obtained by Licensee from a third party not known by Licensee to be under an obligation of confidentiality with respect to such information; (iii) is or becomes generally available to the public other than by violation of this Agreement; or (iv) was or is independently developed by Licensee without use of Zendesk’’s Confidential Information.

End-User: means any person or entity other than an Agent with whom any Subscriber or its Agents interact with using the Service.

Intellectual Property Rights: means patents, inventions, copyrights, trademarks, domain names, trade secrets, know-how and any other intellectual property and/or proprietary rights.

Internal Use: means the use of the Zendesk API in connection with Licensee’’s subscription to the Service for Licensee’’s internal business purposes in accordance with the Terms.

Paid Zendesk Applications: mean any Zendesk Application published by Licensee in which Subscriber pays Licensee and/or Zendesk for a license to use, access and/or deploy such Zendesk Application.

Payment Processor: means the third party payment processor that processes fees related to a Paid Zendesk Application.

Publishing: means the making of any Zendesk Application available to any Subscriber other than Licensee or for any purpose other than for use by Licensee as a Subscriber for Internal Use.

Service: means only the on-demand customer service solution made available by Zendesk online via the subscriber login link at https://www.zendesk.com and other web pages designated by Zendesk, including, individually and collectively, the applicable Software, Updates, API and Documentation.

Subscriber: means any individual or Entity that subscribes to the Service.

Zendesk API: means the API and any accompanying or related documentation, source code, executable applications and other materials made available by Zendesk, including, without limitation, through its Developer Website

Zendesk Applications: mean web or other software services or applications developed by Licensee that utilize or interact with the Zendesk API and are authorized to be Published pursuant to this Agreement.

Zendesk Marketplace: means the marketplace or other aggregator or public repository of code or applications provided and operated by Zendesk.

Zendesk Marks: mean Zendesk®, and Zendesk’’s other product and service names, trademarks, service marks, branding and logos made available for use in connection with the Zendesk API pursuant to this Agreement.

2. PURPOSE AND LICENSE

2.1 This Agreement governs Licensee’’s rights to use and access the Zendesk API for the purpose of developing, implementing and Publishing Zendesk Applications. Licensee’s access to and use of the Zendesk API for Internal Use is governed by Licensee’’s Terms of Service by and between Licensee and Zendesk relating to Licensee’’s access and use of the Service, including any and all restrictions and policies implemented by Zendesk from time to time with respect to the Zendesk API as set forth in the Documentation, this Agreement or otherwise communicated to Licensee (“General API Policies”).

2.2 Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the restrictions set forth in Section 3, Zendesk grants to Licensee a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, worldwide, revocable right and license during the Term to: (a) use and make calls to the Zendesk API to develop, implement and distribute Zendesk Applications solely for use by Subscribers in connection with the Service; (b) use, reproduce, distribute, and transmit Account Data to the extent necessary to format and display it through the Zendesk Applications; (c) use and display the Zendesk Mark only to identify that the Account Data originates from the Service; and (d) market and sell Paid Zendesk Applications through the Zendesk Marketplace in accordance with this Agreement.

2.3 Licensee grants to Zendesk a non-exclusive, worldwide, fully paid-up, royalty-free license, for as long as its Zendesk Applications are Published to an App Market maintained or operated by Zendesk, to: (i) market, sell and distribute such Zendesk Applications; (ii) to permit others to access, install, purchase and (in the case of downloadable software applications) download such Zendesk Applications through such App Market; and (iii) use, perform, and display such Zendesk Applications. Licensee further grants to Zendesk a nonexclusive, worldwide, fully paid-up, royalty-free license, for the term of this Agreement, to use Licensee’’s name, Zendesk Application name(s) and associated logos (collectively, “Licensee Marks”) solely to enable Zendesk to exercise its rights and perform its obligations under this Agreement. Any use of Licensee’’s Marks shall be in accordance with Licensee’’s reasonable trademark usage policies if such policies are communicated to Zendesk.

2.4 Zendesk shall have a royalty-free, fully paid-up, worldwide, transferable, sub-licensable, irrevocable and perpetual license to implement, use, modify, commercially exploit and/or incorporate into the Service and/or the Zendesk API any suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations or other feedback Zendesk receives from Licensee.

3. RESTRICTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The licenses granted in Section 2 of this Agreement are explicitly conditioned on Licensee’’s adherence to the following restrictions and compliance with its responsibilities as set forth herein.

3.1 Licensee must comply with all restrictions set forth in this Agreement, the Terms, the Zendesk Marketplace Terms of Use, the Zendesk Privacy Policy, and the General API Guidelines in all uses of the Zendesk API and Account Data. Licensee must also comply with all restrictions set forth in this Agreement and the Zendesk Trademark Guidelines in all uses of the Zendesk Marks. If Zendesk believes, in its sole discretion, that Licensee has violated or attempted to violate any term, condition or the spirit of this Agreement, the license afforded Licensee pursuant to this Agreement may be temporarily or permanently revoked, with or without notice to Licensee.

3.2 In order to use and access the Zendesk API, Licensee must obtain API credentials (a “Token”) by becoming a Subscriber. Licensee may not share its Token with any third party, shall keep such Token and all Login information secure and shall use the Token as Licensee’’s sole means of accessing the Zendesk API.

3.3 Licensee’’s Zendesk Applications shall not substantially replicate products or services offered by Zendesk, including, without limitation, functions or clients on platforms (such as iOS or Android) where Zendesk offers its own client or function. Subject to the preceding sentence and the parties’ other rights and obligations under this Agreement, each party agrees that the other party may develop and publish applications that are similar to or otherwise compete with such party’’s applications. Zendesk Applications may not use or access the Zendesk API or the Service in order to monitor the availability, performance, or functionality of any of the Zendesk API or Service or for any similar benchmarking purposes.

3.4 Zendesk Applications shall not, in any manner, display any form of advertising within or connected to any Account Data received by any Subscriber, Agent or End-User.

3.5 Licensee is not permitted to Publish any Zendesk Applications on any App Market” that is not Published in identical form on the Zendesk Marketplace.

3.6 Licensee shall not, under any circumstances, through Zendesk Applications or otherwise, repackage or resell the Service, Zendesk API or Account Data. Licensee is not permitted to use the Zendesk API or any Account Data in any manner that does or could potentially undermine the security of the Service, the Zendesk API, Account Data or any other data or information stored or transmitted using the Service. In addition, Licensee shall not, and shall not attempt to, interfere with, modify or disable any features, functionality or security controls of the Service or the Zendesk API, defeat, avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate or otherwise circumvent any protection mechanisms for the Service or the Zendesk API, or reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or derive source code, underlying ideas, algorithms, structure or organizational form from the Service or the Zendesk API.

3.7 Licensee acknowledges that Licensee is solely responsible, and that Zendesk has no responsibility or liability of any kind, for the content, development, operation, support or maintenance of Zendesk Applications. Without limiting the foregoing, Licensee will be solely responsible for (i) the technical installation and operation of its Zendesk Applications; (ii) creating and displaying information and content on, through or within its Zendesk Applications; (iii) ensuring that its Zendesk Applications do not violate or infringe the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party; (iv) ensuring that Zendesk Applications are not offensive, profane, obscene, libelous or otherwise illegal; (v) ensuring that its Zendesk Applications do not contain or introduce Malicious Software into the Service, the Zendesk API, any Account Data or other data stored or transmitted using the Service; and (vi) ensuring that its Zendesk Applications are not designed to or utilized for the purpose of “spamming” any Zendesk Subscribers, Agents or End-Users.

3.8 Licensee will respect and comply with the technical and policy-implemented limitations of the Zendesk API and the restrictions of this Agreement in designing and implementing Zendesk Applications. Without limiting the foregoing, Licensee shall not violate any explicit rate limitations on calling or otherwise utilizing the Zendesk API.

3.9 Licensee shall not make any modifications to any Account Data, other than as reasonably necessary to modify the formatting of such Account Data in order to display it in a manner appropriate for the pertinent Zendesk Applications.

3.10 In order to Publish and maintain a Paid Zendesk Application on the Zendesk Marketplace, Licensee must (i) submit such Zendesk Application to Zendesk for approval and listing as a Paid Zendesk Application; (ii) sign up and register for an account with the Payment Processor under the terms communicated to Licensee by the Payment Processor; (iii) maintain a relevant terms of service and privacy policy to govern Subscriber’s use of the Paid Zendesk Application; and (iv) provide ongoing commercially reasonable support to users, purchasers and/or Subscribers of the Paid Zendesk Application.

3.11 Licensee acknowledges and agrees that Zendesk may, at its sole discretion, initiate a refund related to any Purchase Fee (defined below) paid to Licensee by Subscriber in connection with a Subscriber’s purchase of a Paid Zendesk Application should Zendesk determine such a refund is appropriate and that any such refund shall be the exclusive financial responsibility of Licensee. Without limiting any other rights afforded Zendesk with respect to such refund, the parties acknowledge and agree that any such refund may be processed through Payment Processor and taken out of Licensee’s Payment Processor account and returned to Subscriber. Licensee agrees that Zendesk shall not be responsible for and will not issue any refunds related to Licensee’s Zendesk Applications for any reason, including Licensee’s failure to support the Zendesk Application.

4. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

4.1 To the extent Licensee’’s Zendesk Applications transmit Account Data outside the Service, Licensee represents and warrants that Licensee has notified all users of such Zendesk Applications that their Account Data will be transmitted outside the Service and that Zendesk is not responsible for the privacy, security or integrity of such Account Data. Licensee further represents and warrants that to the extent Licensee’’s Zendesk Applications store, process or transmit Account Data, neither Licensee nor Licensee’’s Application will, without appropriate prior user consent or except to the extent required by applicable law; (i) modify the content of Account Data in a manner that adversely affects the integrity of Account Data; (ii) disclose Account Data to any third party; or (iii) use Account Data for any purpose other than providing the Zendesk Application functionality to users of such Zendesk Application. Licensee shall maintain and handle all Account Data in accordance with privacy and security measures reasonably adequate to preserve the confidentiality and security of all Account Data and all applicable privacy laws and regulations, and in no event less protective than the measures and policies set forth in the Zendesk Privacy Policy.

4.2 Licensee represents, warrants and covenants that: (i) its Zendesk Applications and Licensee Marks, the use of such Zendesk Applications by its users, and the activities with respect to such Zendesk Applications and Licensee Marks undertaken by Zendesk in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, do not and will not violate, misappropriate or infringe upon the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party; (ii) Licensee will comply with all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations, including, without limitation, all applicable export control laws, and maintain all licenses, permits and other permissions necessary to develop, implement and Publish its Zendesk Applications; and (iii) its Zendesk Applications do not and will not contain or introduce into the Service, the Zendesk API, any Account Data or other data stored or transmitted using the Service, any Malicious Software; (vi) its Zendesk Applications are not designed to or utilized for the purpose of “spamming” any Zendesk Subscribers, Agents or End-Users; (vi) it has all right, power and authority to grant the licenses granted to Zendesk herein; and (vii) it acknowledges Zendesk’s right to charge transaction and/or listing fees as provided in Section 8 herein.

4.3 Licensee represents, warrants and covenants that it will include the mandatory terms of service provisions listed below (“Mandatory Service Terms”) in the terms of service (“App Terms of Service”) that govern use of its Apps by Zendesk Subscribers. Such Mandatory Service Terms are a minimum set of provisions and Licensee may have more exhaustive App Terms of Service. Licensee may change the term references to match the terms used in its App Terms of Service.

Mandatory Service Terms:

(i) The Licensee is the licensor of the Zendesk Application and Zendesk is not a party to the App Terms of Service.

(ii) Except as otherwise limited by any App Terms of Service imposed or required by the Licensee, Licensee grants You a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable and non-sublicensable license to access, deploy, use and integrate the Zendesk Application in connection with Your active Account for the Service.

(iii) Any information that Licensee collects, stores and processes from You or the systems You use to access or deploy the Zendesk Application, including Your Data, will be subject to the App Terms of Service, privacy notice, or similar terms that the Licensor provides to You, and will not be subject to the Zendesk Privacy Policy.

(iv) You may not modify, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the Zendesk Application in whole or in part, or create any derivative works from or sublicense any rights in the Zendesk Application, unless otherwise expressly authorized in writing by Licensor.

(v) Each of You and the Licensor shall maintain all rights, title and interest in and to all its respective patents, inventions, copyrights, trademarks, domain names, trade secrets, know-how and any other intellectual property and/or proprietary rights (collectively, “IP Rights”). The rights granted to You to use the Zendesk Application under these App Terms of Service do not convey any additional rights in the Zendesk Application or Licensor Service, or in any IP Rights associated therewith. Subject only to limited rights to access and use the Zendesk Application as expressly stated herein, all rights, title and interest in and to the Zendesk Application and all hardware, software and other components of or used to provide the Zendesk Application, including all related IP Rights, will remain with and belong exclusively to the Licensor. Licensor shall have a royalty-free, worldwide, transferable, sub-licensable, irrevocable and perpetual license to incorporate into the Zendesk Application or otherwise use any suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations or other feedback it receives from You.

-End of Mandatory Service Terms-

5. MODIFICATIONS

Licensee acknowledges and agrees that Zendesk may modify this Agreement, the Service, the Zendesk API, the General API Policies, Zendesk Privacy Policy, and the Terms from time to time (a ““Modification””). Licensee will be notified of a Modification to this Agreement, the Zendesk API or the General API Policies through notifications or posts on the Zendesk Developer Website. All other Modifications shall be communicated through the Service, the Zendesk website at www.zendesk.com or through a form of direct communication from Zendesk to Licensee. Licensee further acknowledges and agrees that such Modifications may be implemented at any time and without any notice to Licensee. Licensee shall, within thirty (30) days from the date of first notice of any Modification(s) (or such shorter period of time specified in the notice of the Modification(s)) (the ““Conformance Period””) comply with such modification(s) by implementing and using the most current version of the Zendesk API and making any changes to Zendesk Applications that may be required as a result of such Modification(s). Licensee acknowledges that a Modification may have an adverse effect on Zendesk Applications, including but not limited to changing the manner in which Zendesk Applications communicate with the Zendesk API and display or transmit Account Data. Zendesk shall have no liability of any kind to Licensee or any user of Licensee’’s Zendesk Applications with respect to such Modifications or any adverse effects resulting from such Modifications. Licensee’’s continued access to or use of the Service or Zendesk API following the Conformance Period shall constitute binding acceptance of the Modification(s) at issue.

6. OWNERSHIP

Subject to the limited licenses expressly provided in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement transfers or assigns to Zendesk any of Licensee’’s Intellectual Property Rights in its Zendesk Applications or Licensee’’s Marks or other technology, and nothing in this Agreement transfers or assigns to Licensee any of Zendesk’’s Intellectual Property Rights in the Service, the Zendesk API, the Zendesk Marks, or Zendesk’’s other technology or the respective Intellectual Property Rights in any Account Data of Zendesk or its Subscriber’s, Agents’ or End-Users’.

7. SUPPORT

This Agreement does not entitle Licensee to any support for the Service or the Zendesk API, unless Licensee makes separate arrangements with Zendesk for such support. Licensee is solely responsible for providing all support and technical assistance to End-Users of its Zendesk Applications and Subscribers who access, deploy and/or purchase its Zendesk Applications. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that Zendesk has no obligation to provide support or technical assistance to the users of Zendesk Applications and Licensee shall not represent to any such users that Zendesk is available to provide such support. Licensee agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide reasonable support to users of its Zendesk Applications.

8. FEES

If Licensee submits a Paid Zendesk Application, such application is approved by Zendesk and Licensee follows the required registration and listing steps contain herein and as otherwise communicated to Licensee, Licensee may list the Paid Zendesk Application on the Zendesk Marketplace and charge Subscribers to purchase the Paid Zendesk Application. Fees collected from the sale of Licensee’s Paid Zendesk Application (“Purchase Fees”) must be processed through the Payment Processor account Licensee registered for in connection with listing the Paid Zendesk Application. Purchase Fees shall be processed from the Subscriber to Licensee through the Payment Processor. Purchase Fees shall be transferred to Licensee’s Payment Processor account per the terms of the agreement entered into between Licensee and Payment Processor. Zendesk reserves the right to charge fees to Licensee related to any aspect of the Zendesk Marketplace at its sole discretion either as indicated to Licensee at time of listing of the Paid Zendesk Application or upon ten (10) days notice to Licensee. Continued listing of the Paid Zendesk Application on the Zendesk Marketplace after notice of Zendesk’s collection of such fees, shall be deemed consent to the imposition and collection of such charges.

9. CONFIDENTIALITY

Licensee may from time to time, gain access to Confidential Information. Licensee may use Confidential Information only to the extent necessary to exercise its rights under this Agreement. Subject to the express permissions set forth herein. Licensee may not disclose Confidential Information to a third party without the prior express consent of Zendesk, provided in writing or by email. Without limiting any other obligation of Licensee under this Agreement, Licensee agrees that it will protect Confidential Information from unauthorized use, access, or disclosure in the same manner that Licensee would use to protect its own confidential and proprietary information of a similar nature and in any event with no less than a reasonable degree of care.

10. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

ALL ASPECTS OF THE SERVICE AND THE ZENDESK API, INCLUDING ALL SERVER AND NETWORK COMPONENTS ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, AND ZENDESK EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ZENDESK DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE OR ZENDESK API WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, ERROR-FREE OR FREE FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER MALICIOUS SOFTWARE, AND NO INFORMATION OR ADVICE OBTAINED BY YOU FROM ZENDESK OR THROUGH THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS.

11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

11.1 UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) WILL ZENDESK, OR ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHER SIMILAR DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOST SALES OR BUSINESS, LOST DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR ANY OTHER LOSS INCURRED BY LICENSEE OR ANY THIRD PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ZENDESK HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF OR COULD HAVE FORESEEN SUCH DAMAGES.

11.2 NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS AGREEMENT, ZENDESK’’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO LICENSEE OR ANY THIRD PARTY ARISING OUT THIS AGREEMENT, SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100.00). ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MUST BE BROUGHT WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR OF THE FIRST EVENT OR OCCURRENCE GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.

11.3 Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, which means that some of the above limitations may not apply to Licensee. IN THESE JURISDICTIONS, ZENDESK’’S LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. The limitations set forth in this Section 11 will survive and apply even if any limited remedy specified in this agreement is found to have failed of its essential purpose.

12. INDEMNIFICATION

Licensee will indemnify and hold Zendesk harmless against any claim brought by a third party against Zendesk arising from or related to any breach of an obligation, representation, warranty, covenant or other provision of this Agreement by Licensee or any matter which Licensee has expressly agreed to be responsible pursuant to this Agreement.

13. TERM AND TERMINATION

This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and will remain in effect until terminated pursuant to this Section 13. Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time, for any reason, or for no reason including, but not limited to, if Licensee violates any provision of this Agreement. Any termination of this Agreement shall also terminate the licenses granted to Licensee hereunder. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, Licensee shall cease using, and either return to Zendesk, or destroy and remove from all computers, hard drives, networks, and other storage media, all copies of any materials licensed pursuant to this Agreement and any Confidential Information in Licensee’’s possession, and shall certify to Zendesk that such actions have occurred. Sections 3, 4, 6, and 8-16 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

14. ASSIGNMENT; ENTIRE AGREEMENT; REVISIONS

14.1 Licensee may not, directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise, assign all or any part of this Agreement or Licensee’’s rights under this Agreement or delegate performance of Licensee’’s duties under this Agreement without Zendesk’’s prior consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. Zendesk may, without Licensee’’s consent, assign this Agreement to any affiliate or in connection with any merger or change of control of Zendesk or the sale of all or substantially all of its assets provided that any such successor agrees to fulfill its obligations pursuant to this Agreement. Subject to the foregoing restrictions, this Agreement will be fully binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and assigns.

14.2 This Agreement, together with the Terms of Service related to Licensee’’s subscription to the Service by and between Licensee and Zendesk, the Zendesk Privacy Policy and the Zendesk Marketplace User Agreement, constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Either party’’s failure to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement does not constitute a waiver of that provision or of any other provision of this Agreement.

15. SEVERABILITY

If any provision in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, such provision shall be modified by the court and interpreted so as to best accomplish the original provision to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect.

16. RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES

The parties are independent contractors. This Agreement does not create a partnership, franchise, joint venture, agency, fiduciary or employment relationship among the parties.

17. NOTICE

All notices to be provided by Zendesk to Licensee under this Agreement may be delivered in writing (i) by nationally recognized overnight delivery service (“Courier”) or U.S. mail to the contact mailing address provided by Licensee to Zendesk; or (ii) electronic mail to the electronic mail address provided for the Account owner related to your subscription to the Service. Licensee must give notice to Zendesk in writing by Courier or U.S. Mail to the following address: Zendesk, Inc., Attn: Legal Department, 1019 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94103 USA. All notices shall be deemed to have been given immediately upon delivery by electronic mail, or if otherwise delivered upon receipt or, if earlier, two (2) business days after being deposited in the mail or with a Courier as permitted above.

18. GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to conflict of laws principles. Licensee hereby expressly agree to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the federal and state courts of the State of California, San Francisco County, for the purpose of resolving any dispute relating to this Agreement.