GLUE AB BETA TESTING AGREEMENT
Thank you for your interest in joining our Beta Test Programme for Glue Home! Beta testing aims to help us deliver the best possible service for customers. The programme enables us to assure the quality of new versions of hardware and software and helps us tailor our services to our customers. As with any Beta Test Programme, you will be asked to agree to several conditions before you begin testing materials. Don't worry, we're not asking for much! Here's a summary of the main terms you'll be agreeing to:
- You acknowledge that any information you learn as a Beta Tester is confidential and cannot be shared.
- The information you provide to Glue in relation to the Glue Beta Test Programme is accurate.
- You are not a member of the press, nor an employee or representative of any competitor.
- You won't disclose your role, or work as a Glue Beta Tester to any member of the press, any public news group, or any competitor.
- You will respond in a timely manner to Glue’s requests for feedback.
- You license Glue to freely use the feedback and suggestions you provide.
If you (“Beta Tester”) agree to these conditions, please read the terms of this Beta Test Programme and confidentiality agreement ("Agreement") governing the use of the software, related firmware and hardware provided to you by Glue AB ("Glue").
BY INDICATING YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND SELECTING THE "I AGREE" BUTTON WHEN YOU APPLY TO JOIN THE BETA TESTING PROGRAMME, YOU ARE (1) REPRESENTING THAT YOU ARE OVER THE AGE OF 18, (2) REPRESENTING THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AND AUTHORITY TO LEGALLY BIND YOURSELF TO THESE TERMS, AND (3) CONSENTING TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. THIS WILL CREATE A BINDING AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL THESE TERMS OR CANNOT MAKE SUCH REPRESENTATIONS DO NOT SELECT THE "I AGREE" BUTTON WHERE IT APPEARS IN THE BETA TESTING APPLICATION FORM AND DO NOT USE THE PRODUCTS OR GLUE MATERIALS.
A. Glue AB. is continuing to develop new hardware and software variants (referred to herein as the "Beta Product") to complement its existing set of commercially available Scandinavian products (the "Products"). As a Beat Tester you will receive Glue hardware, software, products, documentation, equipment, or other material, (the "Glue Materials").
B. The Beta Product is the next generation of the existing Glue Smart Lock, enabled by new firmware and mobile application and is currently still in development. You agreed to test and evaluate the Beta Product in your home, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to assist Glue in the completion of the Beta Product.
The parties hereby agree as follows:
- Confidentiality. You agree to keep confidential and not disclose, or discuss to any third party:
- The Beta Product,
- Glue Materials,
- Glue development or marketing plans that you learn about as part of your participation as tester,
- Verbal or written communications from Glue employees, agents, contractors or other representatives regarding Glue Materials and the Beta Product.
The confidentiality requirements continue until all of the above become publicly known.
2. No Conflicting Loyalty. You represent that neither you, nor any other lock user is:
- a member of the press or any public newsgroup,
- an employee or representative of any competitor of Glue.
3. Feedback. You will provide prompt feedback to Glue regarding the operation or use of the Beta Product or Glue Materials when it is requested. This may include online surveys, participating in telephone interviews, maintaining a record of problems or errors, providing suggestions and ideas, and responding to written surveys or emails that may be sent by Glue. If an issue requires examination of the Glue Materials provided by Glue you will allow access to, or return, the equipment to Glue within 48 hours of receiving the request, at Glue's sole expense. You acknowledge and agree that Glue may use, disclose, reproduce, license, distribute and otherwise commercialise such feedback. You hereby grant to Glue all required licenses in your feedback and the associated intellectual property rights, to allow Glue to carry out these rights.
4. Grant of License to Test. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Glue hereby grants the tester a personal, non-transferable and revocable license to use the Beta Product at your home. You agree not to reverse engineer, or disassemble any prototypes, software or other tangible objects which are provided to you.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties. You acknowledge and agree that:
- the Beta Product is in development and has not been commercially released for sale by Glue;
- the Beta Product may not be completely reliable during the time you are participating as a tester in the Glue Beta test programme and you are recommended to keep keys available for use too;
- you have received the necessary consents and approvals from the owner(s) of any premises where the products will be used/tested in the manner requested by Glue;
- you further acknowledge that you have paid no consideration to Glue for the Beta Product hereunder, and that the Beta Product is being supplied to you “as is”.
6. Ownership. You acknowledge and agree that Glue and/or its suppliers own all right, title and interest in and to the Beta Product and all intellectual property rights therein, including but not limited to any and all copyrights, patents, patent applications, trade secrets and trademarks. You agree not to use Glue trademarks or other business names for any purpose. You will not earn or acquire any rights or licenses under any copyrights, patents, trade secrets, trademarks or other intellectual property rights on account of this Agreement, or your performance under this Agreement. To the extent that Glue provides you Glue Materials or Beta Products, you agree that all Glue Materials are and remain the sole and exclusive property of Glue. You further agree, upon request of Glue, to return any Glue Materials at the end of the Beta test at Glue’s expense. You agree to promptly disclose and hereby assign to Glue any suggestions for change and/or improvement to the Beta Product.
7. Limitation of Liability. In no event shall Glue be liable to you, or any other party for damages of any kind, arising from installation, or use of the Beta Product, whether resulting from negligence, breach of contract, warranty or other form of action, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental and consequential damages, of any kind arising in any way, as a result of this agreement.
8. Privacy. For purposes of this Beta Test Program, you agree to allow Glue, its employees or agents to contact you using the personal contact information you have provided, such as your name, email, address, and telephone number.
- Glue’s Privacy Policy (available at https://en.gluehome.com/se/privacy-policy) applies to the Beta Test Programme. You acknowledge and agree that by participating in the Beta Test Programme or by using the Beta Product, Glue may receive certain information about you, including personally identifiable information, and you hereby consent to Glue’s collection, use and disclosure such information in accordance with the Privacy Policy.
9. Termination. Either party may terminate this Agreement for any reason, at any time, upon written notice to the other party.
- This Agreement will automatically terminate upon any breach by you, of any of your obligations, including breach of confidentiality obligations.
- As set out in Section 1, the confidentiality requirements of this Agreement continue until after the Beta Product is made available to the public.
- On termination of the Agreement, Glue may direct you to return the Beta Product. You will return the equipment to Glue within 48 hours of receiving the request, at Glue's sole expense. You acknowledge and agree that Glue may continue to use, disclose, reproduce, license, distribute and otherwise commercialise your feedback following termination of this Agreement. Requests to revoke this right should be submitted in writing and Glue will respond within 5 working days.
If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms. Glue reserves the right to change these terms at any time without prior notice. In the event that any changes are made, the revised Agreement shall be posted on this website immediately.