Terms and Conditions

BACKGROUND

The Supplier, Sekuro Operations Pte Ltd (formerly trading as Privasec Pte Ltd.). (‘Sekuro’ or ‘Supplier’) is in the business of providing Cyber Security and Information Technology Services.

The ‘Customer’ wishes to obtain, and the Supplier wishes to provide, the Services on the terms set out in this Master Services Agreement (“MSA”).

GENERAL TERMS

  1. Definitions and interpretation
    • 1.1 Capitalised terms or expressions used in this agreement have the meanings set out in this clause.

      Agreement Commencement Date: the date when the agreement has been signed by all the parties.

      Applicable Data Protection Laws: means, in respect of a Party, any law, statute, declaration, decree, directive, legislative enactment, order, ordinance, regulation, rule or other binding instrument in connection with the protection of privacy, personal data and/or information (including regulations thereof).

      AWS Order: is an order placed through the AWS Marketplace portal.

      Business Day: a day on which banks are open for business in Singapore, other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.

      Business Hours: the period from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm on any Business Day.

      Change Order: has the meaning given in clause 7.1.

      Consumer Price Index: the Consumer Price Index published by the Department of Statistics Singapore.

      Control: The authority, whether exercised or not, directly or indirectly, to control a person’s business and affairs, which authority shall conclusively be presumed to exist upon possession of beneficial ownership or power to direct the vote of more than 50% of the votes entitled to be cast or to control the composition of the board of directors.

      Customer’s Equipment: any equipment, including tools, systems, cabling or facilities, provided by the Customer, its agents, subcontractors or consultants which is used directly or indirectly in the supply of the Services.

      Customer Materials: all documents, information, items and materials in any form, whether owned by the Customer or a third party, which are provided by the Customer to the Supplier in connection with the Services.

      Customer’s Representative: has the meaning given in clause 5.1(b).

      Data Breach Investigation: an investigation as required to be carried out in accordance with clause 11.3(c).

      Data Incident: a Notifiable Data Breach that has, or is reasonably suspected of having, occurred in respect of any Personal Data the Supplier has collected, held, used, disclosed or processed in the course of or relating to this agreement.

      Deliverables: any output of the Services to be provided by the Supplier to the Customer as specified in an Order and any other documents, products and materials provided by the Supplier to the Customer in relation to the Services (excluding Hardware and Software and the Supplier’s Equipment).

      Notifiable Data Breach: any data breach that must be notified or reported (whether to authorities or to affected individuals) under any thresholds or criteria under the Applicable Data Protection Laws.

      GST: goods and services tax chargeable under Goods and Services Tax Act 1993 in Singapore or its equivalent in any other applicable legislation.

      Hardware: any physical product sold to the Customer by the Supplier.

      Intellectual Property Rights: patents, rights to inventions, copyright and related rights, trademarks, business names and domain names, technology and all other intellectual property rights, whether registered or unregistered.

      Log Files: computer or software generated machine data / telemetry, ingested into the Supplier’s Managed Service platforms, containing information about the operations, activities and usage patterns within the Customer’s ITC / OT environment.

      Managed Services:  where the Supplier, or it’s Related Entity, provides certain, ongoing cyber security services as specified in the Managed Services Schedules to this Agreement

      Milestone: a date by which a part or all of the Services is to be completed, as set out in an Order

      Order: means either:

      1. a) the Customer’s request for Services based on a valid Quote that has subsequently been accepted by the Supplier (which may be made via the Supplier’s online quotation system);
      2. b) a SoW or Proposal, issued by the Supplier, for the provision of Services that has been signed by the Customer; or
      3. c) an AWS Order.

      Party: means the Supplier or the Customer under this agreement.

      Personal Data: has the meaning given in the Applicable Data Protection Laws.

      Professional Services: the provision of information technology professionals for consulting, design, development, implementation or training projects as described in an Order.

      Proposal: a document describing the Services to be provided by the Supplier and applicable pricing and charges.

      Quote: a quotation for Services to be provided, including applicable Service Charges.

      Related Entity: as defined by the Companies Act of Singapore.

      Resale Services: services (including support) that are performed by a third-party vendor and resold to the Customer by the Supplier under the Agreement.

      Service Charges: the amounts payable for the Services as set out in the relevant Order

      Services: the services to be provided to the Customer as set out in an Order, which may include the provision of Hardware, Software, Professional Services, Managed Security Services or any other services offered by the Supplier, or it’s Related Entities, and agreed to be supplied under an Order.

      Software: software (including any software-as-a-service or licenced software) that is owned by a third-party vendor and provided to the Customer by the Supplier under the Agreement.

      Statement(s) Of Work (SoW(s)): a document describing the Services to be provided by the Supplier and applicable pricing and charges.

      Supplier’s Equipment: any equipment (other than Hardware), including tools, systems, cabling or facilities, provided by the Supplier to the Customer and used directly or indirectly in the supply of the Services.

      Term: has a meaning given in clause 2.1.

    • 1.2 In this agreement, the following rules of interpretation apply unless the contrary intention appears or the context otherwise requires:
      1. a) headings and subheadings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of this agreement;
      2. b) a reference to a body (other than a party to this agreement), whether statutory or not, that ceases to exist or has its powers or functions transferred to another body is a reference to the body that replaces it or that substantially succeeds to its powers or functions;
      3. c) no provision of this agreement will be construed adversely to a party because that party was responsible for the preparation of that provision or this agreement;
      4. d) specifying anything in this agreement after the terms “include”, “including”, “includes”, “for example”‘, “such as”, or any similar expression does not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase or term preceding those; and
      5. e) this agreement includes all Schedules, Appendices and attachments to it.
  2. Commencement and term
    • 2.1 This agreement starts on the Agreement Commencement Date and, unless terminated earlier in accordance with clause 14, ends when either party gives to the other party 30 days written notice to terminate, such notice to terminate only taking effect on the completion of all Orders entered into before the date on which the notice to terminate is served (the Term).
    • 2.2 If there are no uncompleted Orders as at the date notice to terminate is served under clause 1, such notice will terminate this agreement with immediate effect.
    • 2.3 The parties will not enter into any further Orders after the date on which notice to terminate is served under clause 2.1.
  3. Orders
    • 3.1 If, during the Term, the parties enter into an Order for Services, the Parties agree that the provision of the Services will be governed by the terms of this agreement.
    • 3.2 Once an Order has been agreed, no amendment will be made to it except in accordance with clause
    • 3.3 Each Order will be part of this agreement and will not form a separate contract to it.
    • 3.4 Each Order will specify the Services to be provided. The Schedules to this agreement set out terms that will apply to the provision of specific types of Services in addition to these General Terms.
    • 3.5 If there is an inconsistency between the terms set out in this document and the terms set out in an Order the terms shall be applied in this order of precedence:
      1. a) the terms of the Schedule(s) related to the Service(s);
      2. b) these General Terms; then
      3. c) the terms of the Order
    • Any terms or conditions in any purchase order or any other related documentation submitted by or on behalf of the Customer in relation to the Services do not form part of this agreement and are void unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing and signed by authorised signatories of both parties.
  4. Supplier’s obligations and warranties
    • 4.1 The Supplier will endeavour to provide the Services at a professional standard to the Customer in accordance with a Order in all material respects.
    • 4.2 The Supplier will endeavour to meet any delivery, performance dates or Milestones specified in an Order, but any such dates will be estimates only. The Supplier will be excused from any failure to supply which was contributed to by causes beyond its reasonable control (including delay in supply from third parties), and the time specified for completion of supply will be extended commensurately.
    • 4.3 The Supplier will abide by the relevant information security laws and regulations applicable in the countries in which it operates.
    • 4.4 The Supplier makes no additional warranty in relation to the Services other than those prescribed by law and any implied warranties (whether implied by custom, statute or under any other theory of law) are expressly excluded.
    • 4.5 The Supplier does not represent or guarantee that the outcome of the Services will meet the Customer’s expectations or objectives. The Customer must make independent enquiries about the suitability of the Services for their requirements.
    • 4.6 The Supplier will provide the Services using appropriate skills, training and tools; however, the Customer acknowledges that the provision of Services does not guarantee, warrant or represent in any way that:
      • a) all threats or non-compliant environments will be identified;
      • b) all damage will be prevented; or
      • c) all responses will be effective.
  5. Customer’s obligations and warranties
    • 5.1 The Customer:
      • a) must provide assistance to the Supplier (including access to physical sites, networks, infrastructure, documentation, licence information, Customer Materials and employees and contractors) to the extent reasonably necessary to enable the Supplier to perform the Services;
      • b) must identify a manager who is appointed in respect of the relevant Services to be performed (Customer’s Representative); and
      • c) warrants that the Customer’s Representative has the authority to contractually bind the Customer on all matters relating to the relevant Services under an Order (including by signing Change Orders).
    • 5.2 The Customer warrants, throughout the term of this agreement that:
      • a) there are no legal restrictions preventing compliance with the terms of this agreement;
      • b) it will cooperate with the Supplier and provide all information that is reasonably necessary to enable satisfactory performance of the Services;
      • c) the information provided to the Supplier is true, correct and complete;
      • d) it has obtained any consents, licences and permissions from other parties necessary for the Services to be provided at the Customers cost; and
      • e) consent is given for the use of the Customer’s name and Intellectual Property in relation to the Services.
    • 5.3 The Customer acknowledges by entry into this agreement that no promise, representation, guarantee or undertaking has been made or given by the Supplier or any person on its behalf in relation to the capacity, uses, or benefits to be derived from use, profitability of or any other results to be obtained from the provision of the Services, except as set out in this agreement. The Customer has relied on its own skill and judgment in deciding to acquire the Services and acknowledges that the Supplier does not and cannot warrant that any services will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components or that any content will be secure or not otherwise lost or damaged.
  6. Non-solicitation

    From the date of an Order until 12 months after its completion, neither party will, without the prior written consent of the other party, employ or engage or attempt to employ or engage any employee or contractor of the other party involved in the provision of the Services.

  7. Change control
    • 7.1 Either party may propose changes to the scope or delivery of the Services but no proposed changes shall come into effect until a relevant amendment has presented to the Customer by the Supplier by way of a quote and it has been accepted by the Customer (Change Order). A Change Order will set out the proposed changes and the effect that those changes will have on:
      1. a) the Services;
      2. b) the Service Charges;
      3. c) the timetable for the Services; and
      4. d) any of the other terms of the Order.
  8. Service Charges and Payment
    • 8.1 The Supplier will invoice the Customer for the Service Charges in accordance with the schedule specified in the Order. If no times are specified, the Supplier will invoice the Customer at the end of each month for Services delivered during that month.
    • 8.2 The Customer will pay any reasonable additional expenses incurred by the Supplier in performing the Services. The amount and nature of those expenses are to be advised to the Customer prior to those expenses being incurred.
    • 8.3 The Customer must pay each invoice submitted to it by the Supplier within 30 days of the date of invoice to a bank account nominated in writing by the Supplier from time to time or in accordance with the terms of the AWS Marketplace in respect of an AWS Order.
    • 8.4 All consulting and professional services work will be conducted during local Business Hours. If the Customer requires work to be conducted outside of those hours, any associated Service Charges will be calculated at a 150% of the quoted price for weekdays, and 200% of the quoted rate for weekends and public holidays.
    • 8.5 Unless specified otherwise in an Order, the Customer will have 10 Business Days to provide feedback, or request a project debrief meeting, on any deliverable, draft deliverable, or draft report. Upon completion of the project debrief meeting, or after 10 Business Days from the date of delivery, whichever occurs first, Supplier will deliver the final version of the deliverable or report, and any related invoices will be issued to the Customer.
    • 8.6 The Supplier may increase any ongoing Service Charges on an annual basis with effect from each anniversary of the relevant Order in line with the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for the most recent 12-month period, as quoted by the Department of Statistics Singapore.
    • 8.7 The Supplier reserves the right to charge a cost recovery fee in circumstances where the Customer postpones, or cancels Professional Services work, with less than 5 Business Days’ notice, and it is not able to redeploy the scheduled consultants onto other billable engagements. If a Cost Recovery Rate is not specified in an Order, SGD $2,000 per-person, per-day, will be the default charge, up to a maximum of 5 days.
    • 8.8 If the Customer orders any services on a retainer basis where these are on pre-purchased per-person per-day basis, , or a block of days, they must be consumed within 12 months of purchase. Any unused time will be forfeited at the end of that period.
    • 8.9 Except for any amounts in dispute under clause 8.11, the Supplier will be entitled to charge interest on any amount due and not paid the Customer in accordance with clause 8.3, at the DBS Bank’s Overdraft Rate for Corporate Customers, calculated monthly. In addition, the Supplier is entitled to be reimbursed by the Customer for the full costs of recovery of overdue amounts on an indemnity basis.
    • 8.10 Without limiting the Supplier’s rights to terminate or take other action under this agreement, if the Customer fails to pay any amount due in accordance with clause 8.3, which are not legitimately in dispute under clause 8.11, the Supplier may cease or suspend providing a Service and or to extend any credit to, or permit further delay in payment by, the Customer.
    • 8.11 If the Customer disputes the whole or any portion of an invoice:
      1. a) the Customer will pay any amount in the invoice which is not in dispute;
      2. b) within 5 Business Days of receipt of the invoice, the Customer will notify the Supplier in writing of the reasons for disputing the remainder of the invoice; and
      3. c) within 5 Business Days of that notification, the parties must meet with a view to resolving the dispute.
    • 8.12 All sums payable to the Supplier under this agreement:
      1. a) are exclusive of GST (unless expressly stated otherwise), and the Customer must, in addition, pay an amount equal to any GST chargeable on those sums on delivery of a GST invoice; and
      2. b) must be paid in full without any set-off, counterclaim, deduction or withholding (other than any deduction or withholding of tax as required by law).
  9. Intellectual Property Rights
    • 9.1 Each party retains ownership of all its pre-existing Intellectual Property Rights.
    • 9.2 Unless the contrary is expressly set out in the relevant Order:
      1. a) the Supplier and its licensors will retain ownership of all Intellectual Property Rights in the Deliverables (except to the extent of any Customer Materials contained therein); however
      2. b) subject to due and timely payment of all relevant monies due under or in connection with the relevant SOW, the Supplier grants to the Customer a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence during the term of this agreement to use the Deliverables for the sole purpose of receiving and using the Services.
  10. Insurance
    • 10.1 During the Term of this agreement, the Supplier will have and maintain the following insurances:
      1. a) Public Liability Insurance
      2. b) Professional Indemnity Insurance
      3. c) Workplace Injury Compensation Insurance in accordance with applicable law.
  11. Privacy
    • 11.1 If the Supplier collects, holds, uses, discloses or processes Personal Data in the course of or relating to this agreement, the Supplier does so either as a “data intermediary” or “data processor” (and any other analogous concepts) under Applicable Data Protections Laws, and will:
      1. a) handle all Personal Data in accordance with the Supplier’s privacy policy;
      2. b) only use Personal Data for the purpose of performing its obligations under this agreement; and
      3. c) not disclose Personal Data to any third party (including any subcontractor) without the Customer’s prior written consent or as required by law.
    • 11.2 The Customer warrants that it:
      1. a) will not provide any Personal Data to the Supplier unless that information is necessary (and is no more than is necessary) for the Supplier to perform its obligations under the agreement and then only with the Supplier’s specific written consent;
      2. b) has:
        1. a) made all necessary notifications required by law, on behalf of itself and the Supplier to; and
        2. b) obtained all necessary consents required by law from,

          the individuals whose Personal Data it is disclosing to the Supplier in the course of this agreement to enable to the Supplier to lawfully use the Personal Data and perform its obligations in accordance with this agreement; and

        3. c) the Supplier may provide access to the Personal Data to people located overseas for the purpose of enabling it to perform the Services and perform back of house functions including billing provided that the standard of protection to Personal Data so transferred is comparable to the protection required under the prevailing law or meets such the adequacy requirements under Applicable Data Protection Law – and for such purposes, the Customer agrees to co-operate and support any steps or procedures required under Applicable Data Protection Law (including any providing or supporting any clearances, assessments or executing any reports as may be required by relevant government or regulatory authorities),.
    • 11.3 If the Supplier becomes aware, or there are reasonable grounds to suspect, that a Data Incident has occurred, the Supplier must:
      1. a) immediately take reasonable steps to contain the Data Incident and prevent any further serious harm to affected individuals;
      2. b) immediately notify the Customer in writing, stating the:
        1. (i) nature and details of the Data Incident;
        2. (ii) specific Personal Data affected; and
        3. (iii) actions taken by the Supplier at clause 11.3(a);
      3. c) identify whether the Data Incident is a Notifiable Data Breach by conducting a thorough investigation of the Data Incident within 20 days of becoming aware of the Data Incident (Data Breach Investigation), with the Customer taking all reasonable steps to co-operate with the investigation as required by the Supplier; provide a copy of the report of the Data Breach Investigation in clause 11.3(a) to the Customer on completion;
      4. d) engage in discussions with the Customer regarding:
        1. (i) the conduct and outcomes of the Data Breach Investigation; and
        2. (ii) in the case of an Eligible Data Breach, whether the Customer or the Supplier will make the relevant notifications under the prevailing law; and
      5. e) where it is agreed by the parties that the Supplier is making the relevant notifications, such notifications will be made by the Supplier on the Customer’s behalf and the Customer must approve the notifications before they are made (such approval to be given promptly and not to be unreasonably withheld).
    • 11.4 The Customer:
      1. a) acknowledges that the Supplier is reliant on the Customer for direction as to the extent to which the Supplier is entitled to use Personal Data disclosed to it in the course of and for the purpose of this agreement;
      2. b) indemnifies the Supplier for any claim brought by any third party in connection with any act or omission by the Supplier in relation to a third party’s Personal Data to the extent that such act or omission resulted directly from the Customer’s instructions or the Customer’s breach of this agreement; and
      3. c) acknowledges that from time to time it may provide information to third parties in order to assess the Customer’s credit standing, credit history and financial capacity.
  12. Confidentiality
    • 12.1 Each party (Recipient) must keep secret and confidential and not disclose any information relating to another party or its business (which is or has been disclosed to the Recipient by the other party, its representatives or advisers) or the terms of this agreement, except:
      1. a) where the information is in the public domain as at the date of this agreement (or subsequently becomes in the public domain other than by breach of any obligation of confidentiality binding on the Recipient);
      2. b) if the Recipient is required to disclose the information by applicable law or the rules of any recognised securities exchange, provided that the Recipient has to the extent practicable, having regard to those obligations and the required timing of the disclosure, consulted with the provider of the information as to the form and content of the disclosure;
      3. c) where the disclosure is expressly permitted under this agreement;
      4. d) if the disclosure is made to its officers, employees and professional advisers to the extent necessary to enable the Recipient to properly perform its obligations under this agreement or to conduct their business generally, in which case the Recipient must ensure that such persons keep the information secret and confidential and do not disclose the information to any other person;
      5. e) where the disclosure is required for use in legal proceedings regarding this agreement; or
      6. f) if the party to whom the information relates has consented in writing before the disclosure.
    • 12.2 Each Recipient must ensure that its directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives and related bodies corporate comply in all respects with the Recipient’s obligations under this clause 12.
    • 12.3 On termination of the Agreement, the customer may provide the Supplier with a written direction requiring the Supplier to either destroy or return its confidential information, subject to the Supplier being able to retain such information required in order to maintain good corporate and accounting practices.
  13. Limitation of remedies and liability
    • 13.113.1 Nothing in this agreement limits or excludes either party’s liability:
      1. a) for death or personal injury; or
      2. b) for fraud by it or its employees.
    • 13.2 Subject to clause 13.1, the parties exclude any liability to each other, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, for any special, indirect or consequential loss arising under or in connection with this agreement, including any loss of profits (except to the extent contained in the Service Charges), loss of sales or business, loss of production, loss of agreements or contracts, loss of business opportunity, loss of anticipated savings, loss of or damage to goodwill, loss of reputation, loss of use or corruption of software, data or information.
    • 13.3 If the supply of any goods or services under this agreement constitutes a supply of goods or services from a supplier to a consumer as defined in the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003, as amended or replaced, or the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (“the Acts”), nothing contained in this agreement excludes, restricts or modifies any condition, warranty or other obligation where to do so is unlawful. Where permitted, the Supplier’s liability for breach of any such condition, warranty or other obligation, including any consequential loss which the Customer may sustain or incur, shall be limited to:
      1. a) In relation to goods:
        1. i. the replacement of the goods or the supply of equivalent goods or payment of the cost of replacing the goods or acquiring equivalent goods; or
        2. ii. the repair of the goods or payment of the cost of having the goods repaired; and
      2. b) In relation to services:
        1. i. the supplying of the services again; or
        2. ii. the payment of the cost of having the services supplied again.
    • 13.4 Subject to clause 13.1 and 13.3, a party’s aggregate liability in respect of claims:
      1. a) based on events in any calendar year arising out of or in connection with an Order under this agreement, whether in contract or tort (including negligence) or otherwise, will in no circumstances exceed 100% of the total charges (including fees and interest) payable by the Customer to the Supplier under that Order in that calendar year; or
      2. a) where not in connection with an Order, whether in contract or tort (including negligence) or otherwise, will in no circumstances exceed 100% of the total charges (including fees and interest) payable by the Customer to the Supplier under this agreement in the 12months prior to the claim arising.
    • 13.5 13.5 While the Supplier will take all reasonable measures to preserve the Customer’s data which the Supplier may have access to while providing the Services, the Supplier cannot accept any responsibility if any data is corrupted or erased for any reason. The Customer accepts that it must maintain backup data to avoid any loss or damage arising from such corruption or erasure and will hold the Supplier and its employees harmless from any claims, loss or damage arising from a failure to restore the Customer’s data.
    • 13.6 13.6 The Supplier will not be liable in relation to any proceeding or claim which:
      1. a) was caused by any act or omission of the Customer or its employees or agents; or
      2. b) relates to actions of the Supplier which were expressly or impliedly authorised by the Customer or by the Customer’s employees or agents.
  14. Termination
    • 14.1 Without affecting any other right or remedy available to it, either party may terminate this agreement with immediate effect by giving written notice to the other party if:
      1. a) the other party fails to pay any amount due under this agreement on the due date for payment and remains in default not less than seven days after being notified in writing to make such payment;
      2. b) the other party commits a material breach of any term of this agreement which breach is irremediable or (if such breach is remediable) fails to remedy that breach within a period of 14 days after being notified in writing to do so; or
      3. c) the other party becomes, threatens or resolves to become or is in jeopardy of becoming subject to any form of insolvency, administration, receivership or liquidation.
    • 14.2 On termination of this agreement under this clause 14:
      1. a) all existing Orders will terminate automatically;
      2. b) the Customer must immediately pay to the Supplier all of the Supplier’s outstanding unpaid invoices and interest, and in respect of the Services supplied but for which no invoice has been submitted, the Supplier may submit an invoice (including for Hardware and Software orders placed that cannot be cancelled by the Supplier in the ordinary course of business), which shall be payable in accordance with clause 8.3
      3. c) the Customer must, within a reasonable time, return all of the Supplier’s Equipment. If the Customer fails to do so, then the Supplier may enter the Customer’s premises and take possession of the Supplier’s Equipment. Until the Supplier’s Equipment has been returned or repossessed, the Customer shall be solely responsible for its safekeeping;
      4. d) the Supplier must, on request, return any of the Customer Materials not used up in the provision of the Services; and
      5. e) the following clauses will continue in force: clause 1 (Interpretation), clause 6 (Non-solicitation), clause 9 (Intellectual Property Rights), clause 12 (Confidentiality), clause 13 (Limitation of remedies and liability), this clause 14 (Termination), clause 19 (Waiver), clause 20 (Severability) and clause 25 (Governing law and jurisdiction).
  15. Force Majeure
    • 15.1 3either party i s in breach of this agreement or is liable to the other party for any loss incurred by that other party as a direct result of a party (Affected Party) failing or being prevented, hindered or delayed in the performance of its obligations under this agreement where such prevention, hindrance or delay results from events, circumstances or causes beyond the Affected Party’s reasonable control (Force Majeure Event).
    • 15.2 The Affected Party will be entitled to a reasonable extension of time for performing its obligations under the agreement. However, the Affected Party must continue to use all reasonable endeavours to perform those obligations.
    • 15.3 The performance of the affected obligations must be resumed as soon as practicable after such Force Majeure Event is removed or has ceased.
  16. Assignment and subcontracting

    Neither party may assign any right arising out of this agreement, or novate the agreement, without the other party’s prior written consent, which must not be unreasonably withheld. The Supplier may subcontract any of its obligations under this agreement and remains responsible for the performance of the Services under this agreement.

  17. Variation

    An amendment or variation of any term of this agreement must be in writing and signed by each party.

  18. Prevention of Human Trafficking
    • 18.1 In this clause 18, Human Trafficking has the same meaning as it has in the Prevention of Human Trafficking Act 2014.
    • 18.2 The Supplier must take reasonable steps to identify, assess and address the risks of Human Trafficking practices in the operations and supply chains used in the provision of the Service.
    • 18.3 If at any time the Supplier becomes aware of Human Trafficking practices in the operations and supply chains used in the performance of the Services, the Supplier must, as soon as reasonably practicable, take all reasonable action to address or remove these practices, including where relevant by addressing any practices of other entities in its supply chains.
  19. Waiver

    No party may rely on the words or conduct of any other party as being a waiver of any right, power or remedy arising under or in connection with this agreement unless the other party or parties expressly grant a waiver of the right, power or remedy. Any waiver must be in writing, signed by the party granting the waiver and is only effective to the extent set out in that waiver.

  20. Severability
    • If the whole or any part of a provision of this agreement is or becomes invalid or unenforceable under the law of any jurisdiction, it is severed in that jurisdiction to the extent that it is invalid or unenforceable and whether it is in severable terms or not.
  21. Entire agreement

    This agreement states all the express terms agreed by the parties about its subject matter. It supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations, proposals and discussions in respect of its subject matter.

  22. Relationship of the parties

    Nothing in this agreement gives a party authority to bind any other party in any way or imposes any fiduciary duties on a party in relation to any other party.

  23. Notices
    • 23.1 All notices under this agreement must be in writing.
    • 23.2 23.2 A notice will be taken to be received:
      1. a) If hand delivered, on delivery; or
      2. b) If sent by email, on receipt of a non-automated reply or other form of communication confirming or indicating that the notice has been received.
  24. Counterparts

    This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts.

  25. Governing law and jurisdiction
    • 25.1 This agreement is governed by the law in force in Singapore.
    • 25.2 Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts exercising jurisdiction in Singapore and courts of appeal from them in respect of any proceedings arising out of or in connection with this agreement.
    • 25.3 Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this agreement, including any question regarding its existence, validity or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration in Singapore in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) for the time being in force which rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Clause. The language of the arbitration shall be English, and unless otherwise agreed, there shall be one (1) arbitrator. The arbitration shall be conducted in Singapore.

The following additional terms and conditions contained in this Schedule 1 apply to the provision of Services only where the Customer is acquiring Offensive Security, Penetration Testing, Red Teaming Services or Incident Response Services (as defined below or referred to in any relevant Order).

  1. Where the Supplier is providing services designed to test the security of the Customer’s environment (including Penetration Testing), the Customer acknowledges that the nature of the Services is such that the Supplier will actively attempt to breach security controls in order to obtain access to the Customer systems and data and that such attempts might otherwise amount to criminal activity. Customer specifically consents (and will procure consents from third parties, as may be relevant) to the Supplier attempting to gain such access to systems and data (except for any systems or data specifically referred to as out of scope) and that if the Supplier activities are identified by Customer staff and reported to any external body (including law enforcement agencies), the Customer will promptly confirm to that external body that the Supplier is acting in an authorised manner.
  2. The Customer acknowledges that security testing is inherently risky due to the potential frailties of networks and their reaction to unknown variables and that intrusion testing will largely take place over open public networks, and that a risk exists of information being accidentally disclosed to third parties.
  3. The Customer acknowledges that Services and Deliverables designed by the Supplier to test the security of the Customer’s environment have the potential to cause damage. The Customer shall defend and hold the Supplier harmless from any claim, suit, damages and expenses (including, but not limited to legal costs) arising out of (i) the misuse of the Services or Deliverables (other than by the Supplier); (ii) deploying the Services or Deliverables in accordance with the Customer’s instructions (iii) Customer’s failure to comply with applicable laws, rules, and/or regulations regarding use of the Services and Deliverables; or (iv) any negligent act or omission by the Customer in relation to the Services or Deliverables.  This includes indemnifying the Supplier for any loss we suffer arising out of the above, including damage to reputation.
  4. The Supplier reserves the right to charge a cost recovery fee in circumstances where the Customer postpones, or cancels Offensive Security Services work, with less than 10 Business Days’ notice, and it is not able to redeploy the scheduled consultants onto other billable engagements. If a Cost Recovery Rate is not specified in an Order, SGD $2,000 per-person, per-day, will be the default charge, up to a maximum of 5 days.
  5. The Customer agrees that where any third party environments or systems are to be impacted by the Services, the Customer will undertake all reasonable steps to procure consents and prepare the same in anticipation (and avoidance and prevention of) adverse effects (including disruption, or any loss arising from or in connection with) the due execution of the Services.

The following additional terms and conditions contained in this Schedule 2 apply to the provision of Services only where the Customer is purchasing Resale Services and Software under an Order.

Vendor Terms

  1. Where the Supplier is reselling a service, either Resale Services or Software, those Services will be subject to any vendor terms provided to the Customer prior to or at the time of accepting the Services (Vendor Terms). Vendor Terms may take the form of an end-user licence agreement and may be provided separately or be included as click-through terms of use of the Service. The Customer agrees that as a condition of accepting Resale Services or Software, it will agree to the Vendor Terms and failure to do so could result in the Customer being unable to use the Resale Services or Software, in which case the Customer will still be liable for the Service Charges set out in the relevant Order.
  2. The Customer agrees that, to the extent permitted by law and without limiting the Customer’s rights against the Supplier, if it has a claim in respect of the Resale Services or Software under the applicable Vendor Terms or otherwise as available at law (including the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003 if applicable) it will, along with any redress it chooses to seek, pursue that claim against the relevant vendor.
  3. A failure of the Customer to comply with its obligations under the Vendor Terms is grounds for the Supplier to suspend, or if irreparable, terminate the provision of the relevant Resale Services or Software, without prejudice to the Supplier’s other remedies under any agreement or at law. In this event, the Customer will remain liable for the Service Charges set out in the relevant Order.
  4. The Customer acknowledges that the Supplier has no direct control over the features or performance of the Resale Services and Software and is bound to only supply those Services on strict resale terms which include passing through the Vendor Terms. As a result, the Customer agrees that in no circumstances (other than as prescribed by law) will the Supplier be liable for any amount or provide any warranties in relation to the Resale Services or Software that exceed the liability accepted and warranties provided by the relevant vendor in the Vendor Terms.

Software Pricing

  1. The Supplier agrees to maintain the Software licence charges set out in the relevant Order for the initial licence period. After the initial licence period, where the Customer continues to use the Software, the Supplier may, on reasonable notice to the Customer, increase the licence charges, which may include passing on incremental increases proportionate to increased pricing from relevant vendors and any other input costs including operational costs and currency fluctuations.
  2. In the event that a vendor conducts an audit of your use of Software and reasonably establishes that your use of the Software exceeded the licence volume during any period, you will be liable to promptly pay for that use. The Customer acknowledges that this is a right that the vendor may enforce against the Supplier as a reseller and agrees that it is reasonable to pass this onto the Customer as the beneficiary of the use of the Software. Despite anything to the contrary, this clause survives termination of the Agreement.

Intellectual Property

  1. The Vendor Terms will set out the scope of the licence and acceptable use of the Software and any Intellectual Property Rights associated with the Resale Services. The Supplier provides the Software and Resale Services consistent with the scope and acceptable use constraints as contained in those terms.

The following additional terms and conditions contained in this Schedule 3 apply to the provision of Services only where the Customer is purchasing Hardware under an Order.

Delivery

  1. Deliveries shall be made during normal working hours and at the cost and risk of the Customer.
  2. The act of receiving the Hardware at the specified delivery address will constitute acceptance of the Hardware by the Customer. In the event the Customer or the Customer’s agent was not available to accept the delivery, then the driver’s signature, denoting the time, date & place of delivery shall be deemed to be acceptance of the said delivery by the Customer.
  3. The Customer acknowledges that Hardware delivered to a courier is outside the Supplier’s control, and the Supplier will not be liable for any loss, damage, delay or non‐delivery of Hardware contributed to by a third party, to the extent permitted by law.

Ownership and Possession

  1. Notwithstanding the delivery of any Hardware, the Hardware remains the sole and absolute property of the Supplier as full legal and equitable owner until such time as the Customer has paid the Supplier the full purchase price of the Hardware. Risk in all Hardware purchases passes to the Customer on delivery. Until such full title has passed, the Customer undertakes to ensure that any such Hardware is appropriately identified as property of the Supplier and to take such steps to prevent it from being seized or appropriated by third parties, and to secure the same from loss or damage or unauthorised access or use. For the avoidance of doubt, the sale of Hardware is without prejudice to right title to or interest in Intellectual Property Rights,
  2. The Customer acknowledges that it receives possession of and holds Hardware delivered by the Supplier solely as bailee for the Supplier until such time as the full price for the Hardware has been paid to the Supplier. Until such time as the Customer becomes the owner of the Hardware, it must:
    1. Store them on the premises separately;
    2. Ensure that the Hardware are kept in good and serviceable condition;
    3. Secure the Hardware from risk, damage and theft; and
    4. Keep the Hardware fully insured against such risks that are usual or common to insure against in a business of a similar nature to that of the Customer.
  1. Should the Customer stop payment or call a meeting of its creditors or become insolvent or subject to the bankruptcy law or being a company calls a meeting for the purpose of or to go into liquidation or have a winding-­‐up petition presented against it or has a receiver or administrator appointed, the Supplier may at its option notwithstanding its waiver of such default or failure and without prejudice to its other rights under this agreement suspend or cancel this agreement or require payment in cash before or on delivery or tender of Hardware or documents notwithstanding terms of payment previously specified or may, subject to the law, repossess and take over the Hardware and dispose of the same in its own interest without prejudice to any claim it may have for damages for any loss resulting from such resale.
  2. If the Customer does not pay for any Hardware on the due date then the Supplier is hereby irrevocably authorised by the Customer to enter the Customer’s premises (or any premises under the control of the Customer or as agent of the Customer in which the Hardware are stored at such premises) and use reasonable force to take possession of the Hardware without liability for the tort of trespass, negligence or payment of any compensation to the Customer whatsoever.
  3. On retaking possession of the Hardware the Supplier may elect to refund to the Customer any part payment that may have been made and to credit the Customer’s account with the value of the Hardware less any charge for recover of the Hardware, or to resell the Hardware.

Security

  1. The Customer acknowledges and agrees that this agreement constitutes a security agreement in relation to the Supplier’s security interest in all present and after-acquired Hardware. The Customer agrees to grant a “Purchase Money Security Interest” to the Supplier.
  2. For the avoidance of doubt, the Customer acknowledges and agrees that it grants to the Supplier a security interest in all Hardware supplied by the Supplier to the Customer (whether now or in the future) and in any proceeds from the sale of those Hardware.
  3. The Customer (and the Supplier) agree that any payments received from the Customer by the Supplier pursuant to or in any way connected with this agreement will be applied in such order as the Supplier deems fit in its absolute discretion.
  4. The Customer consents to:
    1. execute any other document or instrument required to give effect to the security interests created by this agreement; and
    2. the registration with the relevant authority or public register of any security interest created by this agreement or any other document required to give effect to a security interest created by this agreement, including without limitation the registration of a financing statement or financing change statement on the Personal Property Securities Register.
  5. The Customer must pay all costs of and incidental to the preparation, execution and registration of any instrument which is executed for the purposes of giving effect to this clause and must also pay all costs incidental to the withdrawal, discharge or release of such instrument.
  6. To the extent permissible at law, the Customer waives its right to receive notification of or a copy of any Verification Statement confirming registration of a Financing Statement or a Financing Change Statement relation to a Security Interest granted by the Customer as Grantor to the Supplier.

Returns

  1. Returns on Hardware can only be accepted if authorised in writing by the Supplier (which may be given, given with conditions, or withheld at the absolute discretion of the Supplier), and the Hardware are in the same condition as delivered and within 14 days of delivery. The Supplier reserves the right to charge the Customer for any costs or losses incurred by the Supplier, in addition to any amounts charged by the third-party manufacturer or distributor of the Hardware.

Hardware Pricing

  1. The price of any Hardware is quoted EXW (Incoterms 2010) from the Supplier’s premises.

Installation of Hardware

  1. The Supplier will only be responsible for the installation of the Hardware where specified in an Order. Acceptance of the Hardware will not be contingent on installation unless explicitly set out in the terms of the Order and liability for payment for the Hardware will arise on delivery.
  2. Pricing and details of installation will be set out in the Order.
  3. Where the Supplier personnel are required to attend the Customer’s premise to conduct the installation, the Customer will ensure a safe working environment and indemnify the Supplier and its personnel for any injury or loss arising on the Customer’s premises.

Manufacturer’s terms

  1. Provision of the Hardware and ongoing maintenance and support (if included) may be provided on the basis of the Customer accepting end-user terms directly with the Hardware manufacturer (Manufacturer). The Customer agrees that as a condition of accepting the Hardware, it will enter into end user terms if provided and failure to do so could result in a failure to complete the sale and a return of goods in accordance with the above.
  2. The Customer acknowledges that the Supplier has no direct control over the features or performance of the Hardware and is bound to only supply the Software on strict resale terms which include passing through Manufacturer terms. As a result the Customer agrees that, to the extent permitted by law and without limiting the Customer’s rights against the Supplier, if it has a claim in respect of the Hardware under any end user agreement or otherwise as available at law (including the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003 if applicable) it will, along with any redress it chooses to seek, pursue that claim against the Manufacturer.

The following additional terms and conditions contained in this Schedule 4 apply to the provision of Services only where the Customer is acquiring Team Augmentation under an Order.

For the purpose of this Schedule, we, us, our is a reference to the Supplier and you, your is a reference to the Customer.

 Relationships

  1. Whilst on an assignment, our consultant/s (Consultants) will be under your day-to-day control, and you will be responsible for their supervision.
  2. We reserve all other rights to control the employment or other contract relationship with our Consultants.
  3. If you are not satisfied with one of our Consultants and want a replacement, you will:
    • speak to us directly about the replacement of our Consultant; and
    • not communicate anything to our Consultant indicating that their on-hire assignment will be cancelled, or words to that effect.
  4. If you are not satisfied with one of our Consultants but do not want our Consultant replaced, you may speak to our Consultant in order to give any reasonable instruction, provided that you contact us as soon as reasonably practicable to discuss the matter.

Our Charges

  1. Consultant’s work attendance records will be emailed to you, as set out in the Order, every week through our work attendance software. You agree to ensure the approver/s promptly respond to the previous week’s work attendance records.
  2. You agree that you and your employees and agents will not disclose to the Consultant any information regarding the rates paid by you to us for the services of the Consultant unless unavoidable in the course of the assignment.

Invoicing and Charges

  1. We may withdraw the services of the Consultant immediately if payment is not made within the payment terms specified in the Order. Any additional costs incurred by us and/or our agents in securing payment will be charged and invoiced to you, and you agree to pay any such invoice received from us in accordance.
  2. In addition to sums due to us in respect of invoices rendered for work carried out by the Consultant, you will pay to us all reasonable expenses incurred by the Consultant in carrying out the work for you, provided that any such expenses have been authorised by you through our work attendance software, or in writing.
  3. In the event of the Consultant’s place of work being changed during the term of this Agreement and/or if the Customer requests that work be performed by a Consultant somewhere other than the originally agreed location we reserve the right to alter the charges payable by you and to recover from you reasonable additional costs including, but without limitation, travel and accommodation costs.

General matters and other responsibilities 

  1. You will:
    1. provide us with full and accurate information about the job requirements relevant to the assignment by means of an assignment description;
    2. provide the Consultant with a suitable place for the Consultant to carry out his or her work that is comparable to and of a similar standard to that provided by you for your permanent staff;
    3. not allocate tasks or responsibilities to our Consultants or require our Consultants to perform or participate in work, other than in accordance with the relevant assignment description;
    4. not request our Consultants to perform or participate in any work or use any equipment with which our Consultants, or their employees or agents, are unfamiliar or in respect of which they are unqualified or have not received adequate training;
    5. comply with your obligations to our Consultants pursuant to relevant legislation, including legislation relating to workplace or occupational health and safety, discrimination and harassment.
    6. maintain a safe work environment and safe systems of work; establish safe work practices; communicate safe work procedures to each of our Consultants; comply with safety standards; maintain plant and equipment; and provide site-specific induction, training and safety consumables to our Consultants where appropriate;
    7. inform our Consultants and us promptly of any unusual workplace risk or practice or of any change in the site or safety conditions that may present a hazard to our Consultants.
    8. comply with our reasonable requests to ensure the workplace health and safety of our Consultants and to promptly rectify any deficiency in the provision of a safe work environment or safe systems of work that, in our reasonable opinion, would pose a threat to the safety of one of our Consultants or to any other person who may attend a place at which work is or may be performed by one of our Consultants under the assignment;
    9. notify us immediately of any event that may give rise to a claim under any insurance policy, statutory indemnity or self-insurance arrangement that relates to our Consultants, whether such policy, indemnity or arrangement is held or established by you or by us;
    10. report to us any performance issues in relation to our Consultants in a written format so that we can manage the feedback process with our Consultants;
    11. forward to us promptly a written notification of any workplace incident that may give rise to a claim by, against or involving our Consultants; and
    12. abide by all federal and state laws that cast upon you any obligation to do, or refrain from doing, anything or to make or pay any payment, deduction, premium, levy, allowance, compensation, damages, interest or costs in respect of or in connection with the engagement of our Consultants.

Our responsibilities

  1. We are responsible for the following in relation to our Consultants whilst on assignment with you:
    1. establish and maintain communication methods for our Consultants to contact us if they consider that there is a risk to their health or safety;
    2. the payment of all amounts due to our Consultants under the terms of any relevant industrial instruments or contracts;
    3. if our Consultant is an employee, the payment of leave entitlements (if any), including but not limited to annual leave, sick leave, parental leave and long service leave;
    4. subject to the Assignment Details, the deduction and/or remittance of all appropriate Federal and State taxes, including but not limited to income tax, fringe benefits tax and payroll tax, as may be required by law;
    5. workers’ compensation under applicable legislation in the relevant jurisdiction, unless the legislation casts that responsibility on you;
    6. the payment of an amount as superannuation into a superannuation fund to avoid the imposition of any charge as may be required by law; and
    7. such other matters or things as may be negotiated between you and us and as are set out in the Order.

Exclusions and Indemnity

  1. Where they are acting under your direction we make no warranty, representation or guarantee that any of our Consultants will achieve a certain level of performance, achieve a certain outcome, solve a particular problem or attain a specific goal, and any implied warranties (whether implied by custom, statute or under any other theory of law) are expressly excluded
  2. Our Consultants may refuse work if it reasonably appears that the working environment is or has become unsafe for any reason, including but not limited to you:
    1. having not established safe work procedures;
    2. not complying with safety standards;
    3. not maintaining plant and equipment; or
    4. not complying with any relevant health or safety legislation or regulations;
  3. If you terminate an assignment other than for our material breach, you agree that you will reimbure us for any costs or claims that arise as a result of that termination including payments in respect of any notice period a Consultant is owed as a result of being contracted by us to provide the Services.

Intellectual Property

  1. Subject to due and timely payment of all amounts due to us, we assign the rights to any intellectual property developed by the Consultant in the course of carrying out the Assignment to you.
  2. We reserve the exclusive right to any pre-existing methods, techniques and processes utilised or owned by us. These will remain our property at all times.  You will maintain the confidentiality of all of our methods, techniques and processes given to you or communicated to you by the Consultant or by us and will not communicate or give any such information to any third party without our prior written consent.

The following additional terms and conditions contained in this Schedule 5 apply to the provision of Services only where the Customer is purchasing the Sekuro Cyber Resiliency Program (CRP or the Program) under an Order.

 

CRP Services

  1. The Cyber Resilience Program is a program of Services designed to deliver a strategic and programmatic approach to cyber security. It goes beyond individual services and solutions, providing an ongoing security program, tailored to continuously improve cyber security posture and maturity.

Term and Price of Service

  1. The Program will be priced in accordance with the relevant Order and may consist of a once-off onboarding charge and an ongoing, periodic service charge.
  2. The Program will continue from the service commencement date until cancelled in accordance with clause 6 below.
  3. On each anniversary of the Program, the monthly service charges will increase in line with the Consumer Price Index, unless alternative pricing has been agreed by way of an Order.
  4. At the end of any term specified in an Order, the Program, and the associated ongoing, periodic service charges will continue, unless varied in accordance with clause 7.

Variation and Cancellation

  1. Subject to any term specified in an Order, either party may cancel the Program by giving the other party written notice of its intention to cancel the service on 3 complete months’ notice. The service will terminate 3 months after the end of the month in which the notice is given.

 

  1. If either party wishes to vary the Program in terms of scope, pricing or applicable rates (other than in accordance with clause 6) they will provide the other party details of the requested change. If the changes are agreed in writing, they will take effect 3 months after the end of the month in which they are agreed (unless the parties mutually agree that they apply sooner).

Customer Obligations

  1. The Customer will:
    1. provide the Supplier with all consents, waivers, accesses and rights with respect to the Customers IT environment and architecture to enable the Supplier to perform the CRP Services, including, where necessary, the necessary rights under third-party licences to access and use Customer software and equipment on the Customer’s behalf;
    2. promptly notify the Supplier about any changes proposed or made to the Customer IT environment and architecture which may affect any aspect of the CRP Services;
    3. make all reasonably requested changes required by the Supplier to the Customers IT environment to enable the proper performance of the CRP Services; and
    4. ensure that it provides the Supplier with up-to-date contact information to allow Customer contact for all security notifications to the Customer.

Incorporation of other Services

  1. CRP may incorporate other Services, including, but not limited to, Offensive Security Services. The Schedules to this agreement that relate to those Services apply to those elements of the CRP.

In providing the Program, the Customer may be required to enter into Software Vendor Terms and/or Resale Service Vendor Terms directly with the Software Vendor (as defined in Schedule 2 above).

 

The terms and conditions of Incident Response Services shall be provided at the time of Quote, Proposal or SoW submission.