Terms and Conditions

  1. Acceptance of Terms.
  1. As our business evolves, R I A may change this TOS. If we make a material change to the TOS, we will provide you with reasonable notice prior to the changes either by emailing the email address associated with your account or by posting a notice on the Site. You can review the most current version of the TOS at any time by visiting this page. The revised terms and conditions will become effective on the date set forth in our notice, and if you use the Service after that date, your use will constitute acceptance of the revised terms and conditions. If any change to this TOS is not acceptable to you, your only remedy is to cancel your account and stop using the Services, which you may do by clicking here or otherwise through the process provided in the Service.
  2. As part of the registration process, you will identify an Owner’s user name (in the form of a mobile number/ email address.) The total number of users is limited to the maximum number permitted for your account or those who have been subscribed in the system. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and for all activities that occur under your account, including the activities of Members.

2.Description of Service.

The “Service(s)” means (a) R I A’s real-time communication, messaging, archiving and search services and related systems and technologies, as well as the website http://R I A.in (the “Site”), and (b) all software (including the Software, as defined below), applications, data, reports, text, images, and other content made available by or on behalf of R I A through any of the foregoing. The “Service” does not include Your Data (as defined below) or any software application or service that is provided by you or a third party, which you use in connection with the Service, whether or not R I A designates them as “official integrations” (each a “Non-R I A Product”). Any modifications and new features added to the Service are also subject to this TOS. R I A reserves the right to modify or discontinue the Service (or any Service plan) or any feature or functionality thereof at any time without notice to you. All rights, title and interest in and to the Service and its components (including all intellectual property rights) will remain with and belong exclusively to R I A.

  1. Access and Use of the Service.

 

 

 

  1. Your Data Rights and Related Responsibilities.

 

 

 

  1. Payment.

 

  1. Representations and Warranties.

You represent and warrant to KISPL that (i) you have full power and authority to enter into this TOS; (ii) you own all Your Data or have obtained all permissions, releases, rights or licenses required to engage in your activities (and allow R I A to perform its obligations) in connection with the Services without obtaining any further releases or consents; and (iii) Your Data and your other activities in connection with the Service, and R I A’s exercise of all rights and license granted by you herein, do not and will not violate, infringe, or misappropriate any third party’s copyright, trademark, right of privacy or publicity, or other personal or proprietary right, nor does Your Data contain any matter that is unlawful or illegal.

You also agree not to:

  1. upload, post, transmit, or otherwise make available any of Your Data that is unlawful or illegal, including without limitation Data that is libellous, or invasive of another's privacy;
    b. use the Service to harm minors in any way;
    c. impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a KISPL employee, Administrator, Owner, or other Member, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
    d. manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any of Your Data;
    e. upload, post, transmit, or otherwise make available any of Your Data that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
    f. upload, post, transmit or otherwise make available any of Your Data in a manner that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;
    g. sublicense, resell, rent, lease, transfer or assign (except as permitted in Section 16) the Service or its use, or offer the Service on a time share basis to any third party;
    h. use the Service to upload, post, transmit, or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation;
    i. use the Service to upload, post, transmit, or otherwise make available any software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware;
    j. interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Service, including using any device or software;
    k. Modify, adapt, or hack the Service, including by using any non-public R I A APIs, or otherwise attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service or its related systems or networks.
    l. intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law in connection with your use of the Service, including, but not limited to, any data, privacy, or export control laws, or regulations and any regulations having the force of law;
    m. use the Service to provide material support or resources (or to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, or ownership of material support or resources) to any organization(s)
    n. use the Service to engage in any unlawful or illegal activities; and/or
    o. Collect or store personal data about other users in connection with any of the prohibited conduct and activities set forth above.

You acknowledge that KISPL and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to pre-screen, refuse, or remove any of Your Data that is available via the Service. For example, we may choose to review publically visible content (“Public Content”) posted using the “Create Public Link” feature or other mechanism for sharing content outside of your private channel for compliance with our policies and guidelines. If, for instance, you upload files that do not belong to you and make these files available publicly, we can delete those files. We may also review Your Data transmitted through non-public mechanisms (such as private channels within the Service) where we deem appropriate, including for violations of this TOS or in response to a user complaint. Without limiting the foregoing, KISPL and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) to remove any of Your Data that violates the TOS or is otherwise objectionable. You must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of Your Data, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of Your Data.

You acknowledge, consent and agree that KISPL may access, preserve and disclose your account information and Your Data if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (i) comply with legal process; (ii) enforce the TOS; (iii) respond to claims that any of Your Data violates the rights of third parties; (iv) respond to your requests for customer service; or (v) protect the rights, property or personal safety of R I A, its users and the public.

  1. Term Termination.
  1. Disclaimer of Warranties.

The Services may be temporarily unavailable for scheduled maintenance or for unscheduled emergency maintenance, or because of other causes beyond our reasonable control, but KISPL shall use reasonable efforts to provide advance notice of any material scheduled service disruption. Further, you understand that Your Data may be transmitted or handled in an unencrypted manner if you choose to use unencrypted gateways to connect to the Service. Additionally, while R I A takes steps to ensure that information provided to its third party vendors and hosting partners is transmitted using reasonable security measures, it does not guarantee that these transmissions will be encrypted. Accordingly, you acknowledge that you bear sole responsibility for adequate security, protection and backup of Your Data. R I A will have no liability to you for any unauthorized access or use of any of Your Data, or any corruption, deletion, destruction or loss of any of Your Data.

  1. Limitation of Liability.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) SHALL R I A BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR

  1. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, which means that some of the above limitations may not apply to you. IN THESE JURISDICTIONS, R I A’S LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
  2. Dispute Resolution/Arbitration.

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY – IT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT AND TO HAVE A JURY HEAR YOUR CLAIMS. In order to expedite and control the cost of disputes, you and we agree that any legal or equitable claim arising out of or relating in any way to your use of the Services or these TOS, and the formation, validity, enforceability, scope, or applicability of this TOS, including this Section 10 (referred to as a “Claim”) will be resolved as follows:

  1. Informal Resolution.

We will first try to resolve any Claim informally. Accordingly, neither of us may start a formal proceeding (except for Claims described in Section 10.4 below) for at least 30 days after one of us notifies the other of a Claim in writing. Notice of the Claim will include a brief written statement that sets forth the name, address, and contact information of the party giving it, the facts giving rise to the dispute, claim, or controversy and the relief requested. You will send your notice by email to info@kaizeninfotech.com AND to the address listed directly below. For Administrative Users, we will send our notice to the email AND mailing address associated with your account. For Members, we will send your notice by email to the email address associated with your Member account.

Kaizen Infotech Solutions Pvt. Ltd : Office no. 102, PHASE 1. Arihant Plaza Co-operative Housing Society.  Owale. Thane (west) 400615.

  1. Formal Resolution. If we cannot resolve a Claim informally, any Claim either of us asserts will be resolved only by binding arbitration and not in courts of general jurisdiction. The arbitration will be conducted under the rules of R I A that are in effect at the time the arbitration is initiated (referred to as the “R I A Rules”) and under the rules set forth in this TOS. If there is a conflict between JAMS Rules and the rules set forth in this TOS, the rules set forth in this TOS will govern. ARBITRATION MEANS THAT YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL. You may, in arbitration, seek any and all remedies otherwise available to you pursuant to your state’s law.
  2. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

Regardless of any statute or law to the contrary or the applicable dispute resolution process, an informal complaint pertaining to any Claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Service or under the TOS must be filed with R I A within one (1) year after such Claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. These Claims must be filed with the appropriate court within three (3) years after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.

  1. NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENTM

We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. We may, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who may be repeat infringers. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please provide R I A's Copyright Agent the following information:

By mail:
Kaizen Infotech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
102 Arihant Plaza Phase 1, Owala, Ghodbunder Road, Thane West 400615
By phone: +91-22 25970075  By email:naren@kaizeninfotech.com

  1. Indemnification.

You shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless R I A from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising or resulting from your breach of this TOS, any of Your Data, or your (and your Members’) use or misuse of the Service. R I A shall provide notice to you of any such claim, suit or demand. R I A reserves the right to conduct the exclusive defense and control of any matter that is subject to indemnification under this section. In such case, you agree to cooperate with any reasonable requests assisting R I A’s defense of such matters.

  1. Enforceability.

If any provision of this TOS is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this TOS will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.

  1. Integration, Modification, and Authority.

This TOS is the complete and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding of the parties and supersedes and cancels all previous written and oral agreements, communications and other understandings relating to the subject matter of this TOS. All waivers and modifications to this TOS must be in a writing signed by both parties that expressly by its terms modifies or waives a provision of this TOS, except as otherwise provided herein. No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment is created as a result of this TOS and you do not have any authority of any kind to bind R I A in any respect whatsoever.

  1. Assignment.

You may not assign this TOS without the prior written consent of R I A, except, if you are a company or other legal entity, you may assign this TOS in connection with a merger, re-organization or acquisition of all or a substantial portion of your assets by another company, but only upon 30-days prior notice to R I A. R I A may assign or transfer this TOS, in whole or in part, without restriction.

  1. Notices.

Except as otherwise set forth herein, all notices under this TOS will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when received, if personally delivered; when receipt is electronically confirmed, if transmitted by facsimile or email; the day after it is sent, if sent for next day delivery by recognized overnight delivery service; and upon receipt, if sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.

  1. Choice of Law and Forum.

The TOS and the relationship between the parties shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law.

  1. Waiver and Severability of Terms.

The failure of R I A to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the TOS shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

  1. No Right of Survivorship and Non-Transferability.

If you are a living person, you agree that your account is non-transferable and your rights to the content within your account terminate upon your death, however the content may thereafter be available and accessible by Administrative Users.

I AGREE TO THE ABOVE TERMS OF SERVICE AGREEMENT.

Terms and Conditions

  1. Acceptance of Terms.

 

  1. As our business evolves, R I A may change this TOS. If we make a material change to the TOS, we will provide you with reasonable notice prior to the changes either by emailing the email address associated with your account or by posting a notice on the Site. You can review the most current version of the TOS at any time by visiting this page. The revised terms and conditions will become effective on the date set forth in our notice, and if you use the Service after that date, your use will constitute acceptance of the revised terms and conditions. If any change to this TOS is not acceptable to you, your only remedy is to cancel your account and stop using the Services, which you may do by clicking here or otherwise through the process provided in the Service.
  2. As part of the registration process, you will identify an Owner’s user name (in the form of a mobile number/ email address.) The total number of users is limited to the maximum number permitted for your account or those who have been subscribed in the system. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and for all activities that occur under your account, including the activities of Members.

2.Description of Service.

The “Service(s)” means (a) R I A’s real-time communication, messaging, archiving and search services and related systems and technologies, as well as the website http://R I A.in (the “Site”), and (b) all software (including the Software, as defined below), applications, data, reports, text, images, and other content made available by or on behalf of R I A through any of the foregoing. The “Service” does not include Your Data (as defined below) or any software application or service that is provided by you or a third party, which you use in connection with the Service, whether or not R I A designates them as “official integrations” (each a “Non-R I A Product”). Any modifications and new features added to the Service are also subject to this TOS. R I A reserves the right to modify or discontinue the Service (or any Service plan) or any feature or functionality thereof at any time without notice to you. All rights, title and interest in and to the Service and its components (including all intellectual property rights) will remain with and belong exclusively to R I A.

  1. Access and Use of the Service.

 

 

 

  1. Your Data Rights and Related Responsibilities.

 

 

 

  1. Payment.

 

  1. Representations and Warranties.

You represent and warrant to KISPL that (i) you have full power and authority to enter into this TOS; (ii) you own all Your Data or have obtained all permissions, releases, rights or licenses required to engage in your activities (and allow R I A to perform its obligations) in connection with the Services without obtaining any further releases or consents; and (iii) Your Data and your other activities in connection with the Service, and R I A’s exercise of all rights and license granted by you herein, do not and will not violate, infringe, or misappropriate any third party’s copyright, trademark, right of privacy or publicity, or other personal or proprietary right, nor does Your Data contain any matter that is unlawful or illegal.

You also agree not to:

  1. upload, post, transmit, or otherwise make available any of Your Data that is unlawful or illegal, including without limitation Data that is libellous, or invasive of another's privacy;
    b. use the Service to harm minors in any way;
    c. impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a KISPL employee, Administrator, Owner, or other Member, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
    d. manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any of Your Data;
    e. upload, post, transmit, or otherwise make available any of Your Data that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
    f. upload, post, transmit or otherwise make available any of Your Data in a manner that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;
    g. sublicense, resell, rent, lease, transfer or assign (except as permitted in Section 16) the Service or its use, or offer the Service on a time share basis to any third party;
    h. use the Service to upload, post, transmit, or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation;
    i. use the Service to upload, post, transmit, or otherwise make available any software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware;
    j. interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Service, including using any device or software;
    k. Modify, adapt, or hack the Service, including by using any non-public R I A APIs, or otherwise attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service or its related systems or networks.
    l. intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law in connection with your use of the Service, including, but not limited to, any data, privacy, or export control laws, or regulations and any regulations having the force of law;
    m. use the Service to provide material support or resources (or to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, or ownership of material support or resources) to any organization(s)
    n. use the Service to engage in any unlawful or illegal activities; and/or
    o. Collect or store personal data about other users in connection with any of the prohibited conduct and activities set forth above.

You acknowledge that KISPL and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to pre-screen, refuse, or remove any of Your Data that is available via the Service. For example, we may choose to review publically visible content (“Public Content”) posted using the “Create Public Link” feature or other mechanism for sharing content outside of your private channel for compliance with our policies and guidelines. If, for instance, you upload files that do not belong to you and make these files available publicly, we can delete those files. We may also review Your Data transmitted through non-public mechanisms (such as private channels within the Service) where we deem appropriate, including for violations of this TOS or in response to a user complaint. Without limiting the foregoing, KISPL and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) to remove any of Your Data that violates the TOS or is otherwise objectionable. You must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of Your Data, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of Your Data.

You acknowledge, consent and agree that KISPL may access, preserve and disclose your account information and Your Data if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (i) comply with legal process; (ii) enforce the TOS; (iii) respond to claims that any of Your Data violates the rights of third parties; (iv) respond to your requests for customer service; or (v) protect the rights, property or personal safety of R I A, its users and the public.

  1. Term Termination.
  1. Disclaimer of Warranties.

The Services may be temporarily unavailable for scheduled maintenance or for unscheduled emergency maintenance, or because of other causes beyond our reasonable control, but KISPL shall use reasonable efforts to provide advance notice of any material scheduled service disruption. Further, you understand that Your Data may be transmitted or handled in an unencrypted manner if you choose to use unencrypted gateways to connect to the Service. Additionally, while R I A takes steps to ensure that information provided to its third party vendors and hosting partners is transmitted using reasonable security measures, it does not guarantee that these transmissions will be encrypted. Accordingly, you acknowledge that you bear sole responsibility for adequate security, protection and backup of Your Data. R I A will have no liability to you for any unauthorized access or use of any of Your Data, or any corruption, deletion, destruction or loss of any of Your Data.

  1. Limitation of Liability.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) SHALL R I A BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR

  1. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, which means that some of the above limitations may not apply to you. IN THESE JURISDICTIONS, R I A’S LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
  2. Dispute Resolution/Arbitration.

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY – IT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT AND TO HAVE A JURY HEAR YOUR CLAIMS. In order to expedite and control the cost of disputes, you and we agree that any legal or equitable claim arising out of or relating in any way to your use of the Services or these TOS, and the formation, validity, enforceability, scope, or applicability of this TOS, including this Section 10 (referred to as a “Claim”) will be resolved as follows:

  1. Informal Resolution.

We will first try to resolve any Claim informally. Accordingly, neither of us may start a formal proceeding (except for Claims described in Section 10.4 below) for at least 30 days after one of us notifies the other of a Claim in writing. Notice of the Claim will include a brief written statement that sets forth the name, address, and contact information of the party giving it, the facts giving rise to the dispute, claim, or controversy and the relief requested. You will send your notice by email to info@kaizeninfotech.com AND to the address listed directly below. For Administrative Users, we will send our notice to the email AND mailing address associated with your account. For Members, we will send your notice by email to the email address associated with your Member account.

Kaizen Infotech Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 122/123 Gala Industrial Estate, Dindayal Upandhyay Marg, Mulund (W)

  1. Formal Resolution. If we cannot resolve a Claim informally, any Claim either of us asserts will be resolved only by binding arbitration and not in courts of general jurisdiction. The arbitration will be conducted under the rules of R I A that are in effect at the time the arbitration is initiated (referred to as the “R I A Rules”) and under the rules set forth in this TOS. If there is a conflict between JAMS Rules and the rules set forth in this TOS, the rules set forth in this TOS will govern. ARBITRATION MEANS THAT YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL. You may, in arbitration, seek any and all remedies otherwise available to you pursuant to your state’s law.
  2. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

Regardless of any statute or law to the contrary or the applicable dispute resolution process, an informal complaint pertaining to any Claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Service or under the TOS must be filed with R I A within one (1) year after such Claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. These Claims must be filed with the appropriate court within three (3) years after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.

  1. NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENTM

We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. We may, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who may be repeat infringers. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please provide R I A's Copyright Agent the following information:

By mail:
Kaizen Infotech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
102 Arihant Plaza Phase 1, Owala, Ghodbunder Road, Thane West 400615
By phone: +91-22 25970075  By email:naren@kaizeninfotech.com

  1. Indemnification.

You shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless R I A from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising or resulting from your breach of this TOS, any of Your Data, or your (and your Members’) use or misuse of the Service. R I A shall provide notice to you of any such claim, suit or demand. R I A reserves the right to conduct the exclusive defence and control of any matter that is subject to indemnification under this section. In such case, you agree to cooperate with any reasonable requests assisting R I A’s defence of such matters.

  1. Enforceability.

If any provision of this TOS is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this TOS will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.

  1. Integration, Modification, and Authority.

This TOS is the complete and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding of the parties and supersedes and cancels all previous written and oral agreements, communications and other understandings relating to the subject matter of this TOS. All waivers and modifications to this TOS must be in a writing signed by both parties that expressly by its terms modifies or waives a provision of this TOS, except as otherwise provided herein. No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment is created as a result of this TOS and you do not have any authority of any kind to bind R I A in any respect whatsoever.

  1. Assignment.

You may not assign this TOS without the prior written consent of R I A, except, if you are a company or other legal entity, you may assign this TOS in connection with a merger, re-organization or acquisition of all or a substantial portion of your assets by another company, but only upon 30-days prior notice to R I A. R I A may assign or transfer this TOS, in whole or in part, without restriction.

  1. Notices.

Except as otherwise set forth herein, all notices under this TOS will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when received, if personally delivered; when receipt is electronically confirmed, if transmitted by facsimile or email; the day after it is sent, if sent for next day delivery by recognized overnight delivery service; and upon receipt, if sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.

  1. Choice of Law and Forum.

The TOS and the relationship between the parties shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law.

  1. Waiver and Severability of Terms.

The failure of R I A to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the TOS shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

  1. No Right of Survivorship and Non-Transferability.

If you are a living person, you agree that your account is non-transferable and your rights to the content within your account terminate upon your death, however the content may thereafter be available and accessible by Administrative Users.

I AGREE TO THE ABOVE TERMS OF SERVICE AGREEMENT.