Statement of Work Agreement between Wewards, Inc. and Sandbx Corp., dated as of January 4, 2021
EXHIBIT 10.4
Statement of Work
The following Statement of Work (SOW) to be agreed by the parties under this Agreement in respect of any Services requested by the Client where applicable and agreed by the parties:
Sandbx Corp.
and
Wewards Inc.
This SOW is entered into between Wewards Inc. (hereafter Client) and Sandbx Corp. (hereafter Sandbx) on January 4, 2021. The Terms and Conditions below apply to this Statement of Work in full and any modifications to these terms and conditions should be included in this Statement of Work.
Sandbx Corp. shall supply professional services in accordance with the Work Breakdown Estimate (Sandbx Services).
Prepared for: Lei Pei, Wewards Inc.
Prepared by: Sandbx Corp.
Statement of Work
Project Summary
Wewards Inc. is looking to engage Sandbx Corp in development and improvements of a web based MMO game.
Work Breakdown
Sandbx Corp will provide the services of Product Manager, Business Analyst, Front End, Back End, Quality Assurance and Design professionals at an hourly rate of $50 / hr.
Payment Instructions
We accept Wire, ACH or Credit Card payment. A 3% fee is added to all Credit Card payments.
Email for financial / accounting inquiries: ***@***
ACH / Wire Instructions:
Wire / ACH Instructions:
Routing Number: 031101169
Account number : 875101167778
SANDBX CORP, 10 Grace Ave, Ste 4, Great Neck, NY 11021
Bank Name: Bancorp
Bank Address: 401 Warren St Suite 300 Redwood City, CA 94063
CC Payments:
Please email ***@*** if you would like to pay via a CC.
Signatures & Invoice Information
/S/ Uri Soroka
/S/ Lei Pei
_________________
______________________
By: Uri Soroka
By: Lei Pei
Sandbx Corp.
Wewards, Inc.
CEO
CEO
Terms and Conditions
1. SERVICES
1.1. Sandbx will provide various services to Client including, but not limited to oustaffing, project management, business analysis, software development, quality assurance engineering, graphic, user interface, and user experience design (Sandbx Services).
1.2. The term Sandbx Services may be further defined in addendums to this Agreement or the Statement of Work (SOW) more specifically detailing services on a project basis. Upon receipt of written approval from Client in the form of email or other written modes of communication, Sandbx may provide additional services that are not included in this SOW. Client hereby agrees that such communication from authorized client representatives will constitute approval of such additional services.
1.3. Sandbx and third-party subcontractors providing Sandbx Services are not engaged in the practice of law. Sandbx does not provide legal advice or representation. To achieve the highest quality and efficiency, Client and/or its counsel is responsible for reviewing Sandbx Services deliverables and work product and providing feedback on a regular basis.
2. PAYMENT TERMS
2.1. Price. Client will pay Sandbx in accordance with the price terms for the Sandbx Services listed on an addendum to this Agreement, Statement of Work or invoice. If additional services are requested outside the scope of the addendum or Statement of Work, Sandbx standard rate will apply, unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.
2.2. Taxes. Client is responsible for the payment of all applicable sales, use and/or other similar taxes (except for taxes based on Sandbx income or personnel costs) which may be levied or assessed in connection with this Agreement.
2.3. Payment. Invoices will be submitted according to milestone payments defined in the SOW. A Client Deposit in the amount equivalent to the estimated value of 1 month of work must be received prior to project initiation. Client will pay Sandbx within 14 days of the date of each invoice submitted for all Sandbx Services. Sandbx acceptance of payment of any amount less than the full amount due will not be a waiver of the remaining amount due. Sandbx may apply any overpayment on any invoice or proposal to any other amount due from Client.
Undisputed past due obligations will bear interest at the rate of 15% per annum, or the maximum rate allowed by law, whichever is less. Any interest charged or received greater than the maximum amount allowed by law will be applied to the principal obligations, or if none is owed, will be refunded to Client. If any undisputed Client payment becomes past due, Sandbx will have the right to retain possession of any Client property in Sandbx possession, and any Images produced by Sandbx, and Sandbx may suspend performance on any work in process, including but not limited to, availability of any hosted platforms or services until payment is made.
2.4. Commencement of Work. Sandbx will begin processing of Client work upon receipt of a signed Statement of Work (SOW) or email approval from the Client and Client Deposit.
2.5. Disputed Amounts. Client may dispute any amounts invoiced provided that the dispute is made in good faith. Any amounts disputed may be deducted from the invoice; however, a disputed amount does not relieve the Client from payment obligations for the remainder of the invoice. The remainder amount of any invoice containing a disputed amount must be paid within 30 days of the date of the invoice. The disputed amount and the reasons for disputing the amount must be submitted to Sandbx in writing within 14 calendar days of receipt of the invoice. Sandbx will work together with Client in good faith to resolve such disputes in a mutually acceptable manner. Client agrees to pay any disputed amounts within 5 business days once the dispute has been resolved.
3. SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT
3.1. Operation. Sandbx will use its best efforts to maintain availability of provided services, except for specific scheduled downtime periods during which Sandbx may shut down access to the Services for system upgrades, maintenance and backup procedures (Scheduled Downtime). Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Sandbx and the Client, the Scheduled Downtime shall occur after three days advance notice to the Client and no more than once per month. In addition, there may be events that from time to time will services and support inaccessible for a limited amount of time due to unforeseen, unavoidable software, hardware, network, power and/or Internet outages (Unscheduled Downtime). Sandbx will use its best efforts to ensure that Scheduled Downtime and Unscheduled Downtime cause the availability percentage to be no less than ninety-nine and three-tenths percent (99.3%) in each calendar year.
3.2. Disaster Recovery. Where applicable, Sandbx shall (a) cooperate with Client in participating, testing and implementing a disaster recovery plan (DRP) as part of Clients own business continuity plan; (b) update and test the operability of the DRP to ensure that the DRP is fully operational; (c) certify to Client at least once during every six-month period that data is being stored for Client that the DRP is fully operational; and (d) implement the DRP upon the occurrence of a disaster. In the event the applicable Services are not reinstated within the applicable Service Levels, Client may terminate this Agreement, in whole or in part, without further liability other than for payment for services already performed by Sandbx prior to a services interruption. In the event of a disaster, Sandbx shall not increase its charges under any Services Schedule under this Agreement or charge Client usage fees in addition to the charges set forth in this Agreement.
3.3. Storage of Data. Upon conclusion of any Client project, and for a period of sixty (60) days after delivery to Client of all client data (the Standard Storage Period), Sandbx will store a copy of such client data provided to Client. After the foregoing Standard Storage Period, Sandbx may erase, write over, destroy or discontinue storage of any client data without any liability or obligation to Client.
3.4. Client Inspection. Client (or Clients counsel) shall review completely all services, documents and/or data delivered by Sandbx (Deliverables) to determine whether any Deliverables or any other aspect of the Sandbx Services fail to conform to the requirements of this Agreement. Client (or Clients counsel) must notify Sandbx of every failure to conform to the requirements of this Agreement or any addendum incorporated herein, or any other complaints about Sandbx Services within 60 days after delivery. Notice shall be by direct communication with the Sandbx project manager assigned to this matter by electronic mail or certified mail. If Sandbx receives any such notice from Client (or Clients counsel), Sandbx will provide the services necessary to comply with the requirements of this Agreement or any addendum incorporated herein within a reasonable amount of time. If Client (or Clients counsel) does not notify Sandbx as required above, then it will be deemed conclusive that Sandbx provided the Sandbx Services and the Deliverables as required by this Agreement or any addendum incorporated herein; that Client accepted all Deliverables; and that Client did not reject any of the Deliverables.
4. CONFIDENTIALITY
4.1. Confidential Information. "Confidential Information" shall mean any non-public information of the other Party that is designated as confidential, or that the receiving Party knew or reasonably should have known was confidential because it derives independent value from not being generally known to the public. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be considered Client and Sandbx Confidential Information. Confidential Information shall not include any information which: (a) a Party can demonstrate was rightfully in its possession prior to the date of disclosure to it by the other Party; (b) at the time of disclosure or later, is published or becomes part of the public domain through no act or failure to act on the part of a Party; (c) a Party has developed independently without reference to any Confidential Information of the other Party; or (d) a Party can demonstrate came into its possession from a third party who had a bona fide right to make such information available.
4.2. The Party receiving Confidential Information will not at any time disclose to any person or use for its own benefit or the benefit of anyone, Confidential Information of the other Party without the prior written consent of said Party. Each Party shall limit disclosure of Confidential Information to its employees or agents who have a need to know related to the Parties' business relationship for a minimum period of 2 years.
4.3. Upon termination of a Services Schedule or this Agreement, the recipient of Confidential Information shall promptly deliver to the other Party or destroy any and all such information in its possession or under its control, and any copies made thereof which the recipient of said information may have made, except as the Parties by prior express written permission have agreed to retain.
4.4. Neither Party shall be liable for disclosure of Confidential Information if made in response to a valid order of a court or authorized agency of government; provided that, if available, five (5) days' notice first be given to the other Party so a protective order, if appropriate, may be sought by such Party. The Parties acknowledge and agree that a breach of its obligations under this Section may cause harm to the other Party for which monetary damages are not a sufficient remedy. In such event the Parties understand and agree that the non-defaulting Party shall be entitled to seek to obtain from a court of appropriate jurisdiction immediate injunctive or other equitable relief to which it may be entitled under the circumstances in addition to other remedies allowed under this Agreement and under applicable law.
5. PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
5.1."Personally Identifiable Information, includes any information that can be associated with or traced to any individual, including an individuals name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit card information, social security number, or other similar specific factual information, regardless of the media on which such information is stored (e.g., on paper or electronically) and includes such information that is generated, collected, stored or obtained as part of this Agreement. Sandbx will comply with all applicable privacy and other laws and regulations relating to protection, collection, use, and distribution of Personally Identifiable Information, including Credit Card Company Regulations if the Services, collect, process or store credit card information.
5.2.As between Client and Sandbx, Personally Identifiable Information is the exclusive property of Client and will be deemed Client Materials under the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
5.3. Sandbx will not, without the prior written consent of an authorized representative of Client, use Personally Identifiable Information for any purpose other than to provide the Services under this Agreement. In no event may Sandbx (a) use Personally Identifiable Information to market its services or those of a third party, or (b) sell or transfer Personally Identifiable Information to third parties, or (c) otherwise provide third parties with access thereto.
5.4. Without limiting its other obligations under this Agreement, Sandbx agrees that all such information under its control will be secured from unauthorized access, use, disclosure and loss using commercially acceptable security practices and technologies.
5.5. If there is a suspected or actual breach of security involving Personally Identifiable Information Sandbx will notify Client within twelve (12) hours of becoming aware of such occurrence. Sandbx shall provide Client with access to Personally Identifiable Information at any time as Client may request. Upon termination of this Agreement all Personally Identifiable Information in the possession of Sandbx will be provided to Client in a manner reasonably requested by Client and all copies will be permanently removed from all Sandbx systems, records and backups and all subsequent use of such information by Sandbx will cease.
6.
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES & COVENANTS.
6.1. Compliance with Laws. Sandbx warrants that the Services will not violate, and Sandbx will obtain all permits required to comply with, any applicable law, rule, regulation, ordinance, order, direction and regulation (as they may be amended from time to time) of the applicable government agencies having jurisdiction over the provision and use of the Services.
6.2. Mutual Obligations. Each party represents, warrants, and covenants that: (a) it has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement; (b) it is in compliance with all applicable laws related to such performance, including it having obtained all necessary permits and licenses; and (c) it is authorized to deliver data and information to perform requested services.
6.3. Loss or Damage. Client assumes all risk or loss or damage related to Clients documents or other materials provided to Sandbx, except as provided in this Agreement. Sandbx will use reasonable care when any documents or other materials are provided to Sandbx by Client or at the request or direction of Client; during the time such documents and materials are in Sandbx offices. Sandbx may deliver Clients documents, other materials and client data by any commercial or employee delivery.
6.4. Client Indemnity. Client will indemnify Sandbx against all claims for damages made by any third party relating to any imaging, copying, retention or storage or possession of any Client documents or data by Sandbx on any paper, media, or other form, and/or related to Sandbx providing data to Client or to any other party at Clients request, and Client will defend Sandbx against all such claims (using counsel approved by Sandbx and Client). Client agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Sandbx, its officers, directors and employees (collectively, Sandbx Indemnitees) from and against any and all claims, damages, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees), or other liabilities of any nature incurred or asserted against Sandbx Indemnitees to the extent that such claims, damages, costs, expenses, or other liabilities are caused by (a) the negligence, fraud or misconduct of Client, its employees, agents, officers or directors; (b) any breach of warranty or (c) failure of Client to comply with the terms hereof.
6.5. Sandbx Indemnity. Sandbx agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Client, its officers, directors and employees (collectively, Client Indemnitees) from and against any and all claims, damages, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees), or other liabilities of any nature incurred or asserted against Client Indemnitees to the extent that such claims, damages, costs, expenses, or other liabilities are caused by (a) the negligence, fraud or misconduct of Sandbx, its employees, agents, officers or directors; (b) any breach of warranty or (c) failure of Sandbx to comply with the terms hereof. Neither party shall be liable hereunder for any consequential or indirect loss or damage or any other special or incidental damages incurred or suffered by the other. Sandbxs liability shall be limited in all cases to a maximum of $50,000. Sandbx will never be liable for any damage caused wholly or partially by Clients delivery of damaged documents, data, media or other materials to Sandbx.
6.6. Limited Warranty. Sandbx shall perform the services in good faith and in a timely and professional manner. Sandbx shall exercise the same level of professional care commonly found in services business in carrying out the terms of this Agreement. THE FOREGOING LIMITED WARRANTY IS Sandbx SOLE WARRANTY FOR ANY SERVICES AND/OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED HEREUNDER OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ALL SUCH WARRANTIES BEING HEREBY FULLY DISCLAIMED.
7.
OWNERSHIP OF SOFTWARE
7.1.
Sandbx assigns to Client its entire right, title and interest in perpetuity and throughout the universe on anything created or developed by Sandbx for Client under this Agreement including source code, all patents, intellectual property copyrights, trade secrets and other proprietary rights. This assignment is conditioned upon full payment of the compensation due to Sandbx under this Agreement.
7.2.
Sandbx shall not retain right or title to any of the products developed or services rendered in connection with the services. Sandbx cannot sell, transfer, publish or otherwise make the Work Product available to third parties. Any rights granted to Sandbx under this Agreement shall not affect Client's exclusive ownership of the software package. Sandbx can publish the description of the finished projects for marketing purposes and is obliged to include the reference to Client as an owner of any and all any intellectual property created during the term of this agreement.
7.3.
Sandbx leaves the right to publish the application of Client in Sandbx Portfolio without disclosing any previously information covered by an NDA signed between the Parties with the prior written consent of Client, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
8.
WARRANTY
8.1.
Warranty of Software Performance: Sandbx warrants that for 30 days following acceptance of the Software by Client, the Software will be free from material reproducible programming errors and defects in workmanship and materials, and will substantially conform to the Specifications when maintained and operated in accordance with Sandbx 's instructions. If material re producible programming errors are discovered during the warranty period, Sandbx shall promptly remedy them at no additional expense to Client. This warranty to Client shall be null and void if Client is in default under this Agreement or if the non-conformance is due to:
A.
Hardware failures due to defects, power problems, environmental problems or any cause other than the Software itself;
B.
Modification of the Software operating systems or computer hardware by any party other than Sandbx; or
C.
Misuse, errors or negligence of Client, its employees or agents in operating the Software. Sandbx shall not be obligated to cure any defect unless Client notifies it of the existence and nature of such defect promptly upon discovery.
8.2.
Warranty of Title: Sandbx owns and has the right to license or convey to Client title to the Software and documentation covered by this Agreement. Sandbx will not grant any rights or licenses to any intellectual property or technology that would conflict with Sandbx 's obligations under this Agreement.
8.3.
Warranty against Disablement: Sandbx expressly warrants that no portion of the Software contains or will contain any protection feature designed to prevent its use. This includes, without limitation, any computer virus, worm, software lock, drop dead device, Trojan-horse routine, trap door, time bomb or any other codes or instructions that may be used to access, modify, delete, damage or disable Client's Software or computer system. Sandbx further warrants that it will not impair the operation of the Software in any way other than by order of a court of law.
9.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS
9.1.
Sandbx warrants that Sandbx will not knowingly infringe on the copyright or trade secrets of any third party in performing services under this Agreement. To the extent any material used by Sandbx contains matter proprietary to a third party, Sandbx shall obtain a license from the owner permitting the use of such matter and granting Sandbx the right to sub-license its use. Sandbx will not knowingly infringe upon any existing patents of third parties in the performance of services required by this Agreement.
If any third party brings a lawsuit or proceeding against Client based upon a claim that the Software breaches the third party's patent, copyright or trade secrets rights, and it is determined that such infringement has occurred, Sandbx shall hold Client harmless against any loss, damage, expense or cost, including reasonable attorney fees, arising from the claim.
This indemnification obligation shall be effective only if:
A.
The third party intellectual property rights involved were known to Sandbx prior to delivery of the Software
B.
Client has made all undisputed payments required by this Agreement
C.
Client has given prompt notice of the claim and permitted Sandbx to defend, and
D.
The claim does not result from Client's modification of the Software.
10.
TERMINATION
10.1.
Either party may elect to terminate this Agreement by providing written notice to the other party. Termination notice is required 60 day prior to final day of notice of termination. This Agreements Termination Date is defined as the date that notice of termination is received by the non-terminating party. Should Client elect to terminate this Agreement, Client will still be charged and responsible for all services performed by Sandbx prior to the date of termination, in addition to, all monthly charges for services fees invoiced for the month in which the Termination Date falls. Client will not be due any pro-rata refunds or offsets for days left in the month following the Termination Date.
11.
COMMUNICATIONS
11.1.
Notices. Notices of default shall be sent by e-mail and certified mail to the parties contacts provided below. All certificates, reports, records, subordinate agreements (and their applicable amendments), notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and sent by e-mail and shall be deemed to have been duly given: (a) on the date of service if served personally on the party hereto to whom notice is to be given; (b) on the date of confirmed transmission if sent via facsimile to the number given below, and telephonic confirmation of transmission is obtained promptly after completion of transmission, and followed by mail delivery; (c) on the day after delivery to commercial or postal overnight carrier service; or (d) on the fifth day after mailing, if mailed to the party to whom such notice is to be given, by first class mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid and properly addressed, to the party as follows:
If to Sandbx:
Sandbx Corp
77 Water St., 8th Floor
New York, NY 10004
If to Client:
Wewards Inc., Attn: Lei Pei
2960 W Sahara Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89102
Any party hereto may change its address for the purpose of this section by giving the other party timely, written notice of its new address in the manner set forth above. Failure by either party to timely and fully deliver any documents required pursuant to this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of their obligations hereunder.
12.
MISCELLANEOUS
12.1. 12.2.
Client Authority. The person signing this Agreement below represents that he/she is authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of the Client.
Dispute Resolution. If a dispute arises under this Agreement, the parties agree to first try to resolve the dispute with the help of a mutually agreed-upon mediator in the following location: New York, NY. Any costs and fees other than attorney fees associated with the mediation shall be shared equally by the parties.
12.3.
Applicable Law, Venue and Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. Any action brought by Sandbx or Client which refers or relates to this Agreement, the Sandbx Services shall be brought in, and each party hereby consents to the jurisdiction of and venue in the courts in Southern District of New York.
12.4.
Attorneys Fees and Court Costs. If either party to this Agreement is forced to bring legal action to prosecute claims arising from obligations bound by this Agreement, the prevailing party in such action will have the right to recover all reasonable attorneys fees and court costs from the non-prevailing party.
12.5.
Relationship of the Parties. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as creating any agency or partnership between the parties and neither party shall have any express or implied power or authority to act on or make any representations whatsoever on behalf of the other party.
12.6.
No Rights of Third Parties. This Agreement does not create any right enforceable by any person who is not a party, except that the terms of this Agreement may be enforced by any affiliate of any Party hereto.
12.7.
Cumulative Remedies. All remedies available to either party for breach of this Agreement are cumulative and may be exercised concurrently or separately, and the exercise of any one remedy shall not be deemed an election of such remedy to the exclusion of other remedies.
12.8.
Natural Disaster/Force Majeure. Regardless of any other provision in this Agreement, Sandbx will not be liable for any damages, for any delay or failure in performance of any part of this Agreement, or for any damage to or loss of Client documents or other materials held by Sandbx pursuant to this Agreement, to the extent that such delay, failure, damage, or loss results, wholly or partially, from causes beyond Sandbx control; including but not limited to: fire, flood, explosion, war, labor dispute, embargo, government requirement, civil or military authority, natural disasters, or other similar situation. If any such situation occurs, Sandbx will make reasonable efforts to give prompt notice to Client and, in the case of a delay or failure in performance, Sandbx will use commercially reasonable efforts to resume performance of the Agreement, to the extent possible, as soon as practicable after the cessation of the situation.
12.9.
Headings. The headings of the sections, subsections and paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenient reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
12.10.
Amendments/Counterparts. No amendment, waiver or modifications to this Agreement shall be valid or enforceable unless in writing, and executed by the authorized representatives of Client and Sandbx. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original. Facsimile of a partys authorized representatives signature and electronic signatures shall be deemed to be binding upon such party, unless otherwise prohibited by law.
12.11.
Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable, the parties shall substitute for the affected provision an enforceable provision that approximates the intent and economic effect of the affected provision and the remaining provisions hereof shall be unimpaired and shall remain in full force and effect.
12.12.
Assignment. Neither Client nor Sandbx may assign, by operation of law or otherwise (including, without limitation, by means of outsourcing), this Agreement, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
12.13.
Waiver; Remedies Non-Exclusive. No failure or delay on the part of any party in exercising any right or remedy provided in this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of or failure to exercise any such right or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy provided herein or at law or in equity. Except as expressly provided herein, no remedy specified in this Agreement is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy, and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right or remedy provided herein or available at law or in equity.
12.14. Amendment. This Agreement may be modified or amended only by written agreement executed by both parties.
12.15 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the attached Exhibits, supersedes all prior written or oral agreements, understandings and discussions between Sandbx and Client.