WHEREAS
(1) Ardens is the owner of intellectual property rights in the items listed in clause 7 hereto, and as updated from time to time (”Intellectual Property”) which are included within a collection of SystmOne templates enabling data viewing and entry and reporting of health care data (“the System”) .
(2) The User wishes to use the System.
(3) Payment for such use, and the corresponding paid-for obligations on Ardens to maintain, upgrade and support the System are not dealt with in this agreement, but may be the subject of a separate agreement, whose terms shall, unless otherwise stated, prevail over the terms of this Agreement.
NOW IT IS AGREED THAT:
Grant of licence
1. In consideration of the mutual obligations contained herein (and in particular but without prejudice, to the indemnity in clause 4 below given by the User to Ardens, Ardens grants to The User a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the System.
Warranties
2. Ardens warrants that:
(i) the System is reasonably fit for its purpose of displaying data entry and data viewing screens for SystmOne, generating reports, documents and emails from SystmOne, but always on the assumption that SystmOne is performing as it needs to in order to support the System;
(ii) where information is displayed to The User by the System which also gives the source document(s) from which that information is derived, the information reasonably reflects the contents of the source document(s); but subject always to the overriding duty of The User to exercise reasonable care in clinical matters, which may require The User to check the source document(s). Any obligation to provide updates to the System in the light of updates to source documents are not the subject of this agreement, but may be the subject of a separate agreement, if any.
3. No warranty is given by Ardens:
(i) that SystmOne will continue to perform as it needs to in order to support the System, and further that the functionality of SystmOne will not change, thereby potentially impeding or preventing the operation of the System in the future;
(ii) that information which the System invites to be input is relevant and complete, either in respect of any particular patient’s condition, or as to any business aspect of the GP Surgery; nor that any output from the System is relevant and complete in relation to such matters; nor that any source document relied upon by the System is correct and relevant;
(iii) that GP Surgery IT systems and internet connections will perform as they need to in order to support the System, nor that emails and other communications sent by the System will inevitably be received by the recipient, nor that the SystmOne server is always accessible to the GP Surgery via the internet.
(iv) that SystmOne is itself suitable for recording and processing patient data and/or complies with data protection legislation;
(v) which relieves, in whole or in part, The User of any aspect of his or her duty to the patient, which may include exercising independent clinical judgment, checking that communications from System have been received in a timely fashion by the intended recipient thereof and obtaining the necessary consents from the patient for the purposes of processing the patient’s personal data using SystmOne.
Indemnity
4. The User indemnifies Ardens in respect of any liability or alleged liability of Ardens arising out of or in connection with the use of the System.
Termination
5. This agreement shall terminate immediately upon:
(i) termination of any prevailing separate agreement;
(ii) the expiry of not less than 1 year’s notice period, notified in writing by either party to the other.
(iii) any material change to the role or responsibilities of The User, including the reorganisation or amalgamation into a different corporate structure.
(iv) notice in writing by either party in the event of a material breach by the other party.
Effect of Termination
6. Upon termination of this agreement:
(i) The licence granted in clause 1 shall terminate.
(ii) all obligations owed by either party to the other under this agreement shall cease, save that (a) the indemnity in clause 4 shall continue; and (b) the obligation of confidentiality in clause 9 below shall continue.
Intellectual Property Rights
7. “Intellectual Property” is defined herein as
(a) copyright in:
(i) Each compilation of items of textual information and data input fields contained within each template comprised within the System, and/or within each tabbed pane contained within the template, the compilation comprising the selection and ordering of items of textual information and data input fields, and the said items of textual information and data input fields including labelled text fields and drop down selection boxes.
The compilation comprising the selection and ordering of blocks of information into tabbed panes within each template; and within each report generated by the System.
(ii) The compilation comprising the selection and ordering of templates within the System.
(iii) Compilations comprising the selection of default Read codes applicable to particular conditions or treatments.
(iv) Graphical user interfaces comprising each tabbed pane, each view, and the combinations and hierarchies of views which make up the System;
(v) Graphic works comprised within the templates.
(b) copyright and database rights in:
(i) Default address books supplied with the System.
(ii) Default Read codes supplied with the System.
8. The Intellectual Property shall remain vested in Arden’s. Insofar as the System is updated, whether by incorporation of information supplied by The Users or otherwise, the Intellectual Property of the System as updated shall vest or remain vested in Ardens.
Confidentiality
9. The User shall keep the System confidential and will not use or disclose to any person firm or company any information as to the content of screens or reports therein, or procure enable or assist any other person to do so, save as may be necessary for the operation of this agreement.
General
10. Neither The User nor Ardens shall be liable for any loss or damage arising from a failure on their respective parts to perform any obligation under this Agreement where such failure arises solely due to causes beyond their respective control.
11. Nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create a partnership or the relationship of principal and agent, or any fiduciary duty, or any duty of good faith.
12. If in any exceptional circumstances Ardens ceases to exist and can no longer provide its services to its users, the user may copy and continue to use all existing templates and resources. However, the user will then be responsible for all the content. The user will also need to keep this content up to date and clinically governed to insure clinical safety is maintained.
13. Ardens will not have access to any confidential patient data unless separately and specifically agreed in writing with The User. If this occurs, Ardens will handle all confidential data in accordance with the appropriate information governance procedures.
14. By using Ardens, The User (and its employees) consent to receiving emails regarding training, updates or surveys.
15. Any feedback and comments made by The User may be used by Ardens for marketing purposes but will be anonymised.
16. Neither this Agreement, nor the Licence granted by this Agreement, may be assigned by The User to any third party.
17. If any term condition or other provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid void or unenforceable or to render this Agreement or any part of it void or unenforceable then that provision shall be severable from the remaining terms conditions and provisions of this Agreement which will continue in force and be construed as if such provision had never been contained in the Agreement.
18. This Agreement supersedes all previous agreements and understandings made between The User and Ardens in relation to the System and embodies the entire agreement of the parties (save where supplemented by a Framework Agreement). In particular no statement representation or warranty made by either party (whether before or after the signing of this Agreement and whether such statement representation or warranty induced either part to enter this Agreement) shall be effective or enforceable or give rise to any legal remedy unless it is repeated in this Agreement. Provided that nothing in this clause shall serve to exclude the liability of either party in respect of any fraudulent pre-contractual statement or misrepresentation.
19. For the ‘Refer a Friend’ scheme, up to a maximum of 5 practices can be referred per applicant. This must occur before Ardens have had direct contact with them.
20. Ardens will provide Users help, support, feedback and request mechanisms via; online contact forms, email or via phoning the helpdesk Monday-Friday 8.30-18.30 (excluding bank holidays). Contact details can be found at www.ardens.org.uk/contact
21. If any feedback or a request is deemed clinically urgent by Ardens, an initial response will be made within 4 hours and a fix will be made within 8 hours (excluding issues which are outside of Ardens control). For all other feedback and requests, a result will be delivered within 1-4weeks, depending upon the volume of work required.
22. The User is responsible for notifying Ardens of any changes to local referral forms, local contracts or other local content, in order that Ardens can keep local content accurate and up to date.
23. The User allows any local content or resources that are added to Ardens to be used by all other Ardens Users.
24. All clinical guidance on Ardens, including all NICE guidance, is accurate at the time it was published. Please see the Clinical Governance Policy for further details.
25. Ardens has a UK Open Content Licence to use National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Guidance, available from NICE. NICE guidance is prepared for the National Health Service in England, and is subject to regular review and may be updated or withdrawn. NICE has not checked the use of its content by Ardens to confirm that it accurately reflects the NICE publication from which it is taken.
26. This agreement shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of England and Wales and the parties submit to the jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales.
