How To Use Bonterms Standard Agreements

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How to Use the Cloud Terms:

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    Review the Cloud Terms with your lawyer.

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    Prepare your Cover Page (example).

    • Identify the parties, Effective Date and other Key Terms.
    • Propose any Additional Terms (examples).
    • Name the Agreement you are creating (for example, “Cloud Services Agreement”).
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    Incorporate any Attachments by reference (example).

    • Add any Support Policy (example), Acceptable Use Policy (example), Security Policy or other Attachments by linking or attaching on the Cover Page.
    • If you want to add the Bonterms SLA, see guidance here.
    • If you want to add the Bonterms DPA, see guidance here.
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    Send your Cover Page (and Attachments) to your counterparty.

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    Negotiate the Cover Page and Attachments.

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    Sign the Cover Page and create your Agreement!

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    Issue or receive Orders (example).

How to Use the AI Standard Clauses:

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    Review the Standard Clauses with your lawyer.

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    Edit or use the Standard Clauses as you see fit. Learn more here.

How to Use the SLA:

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    Review the SLA with your lawyer.

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    Incorporate the SLA by reference as an Attachment on your Cloud Terms Cover Page (example).

    • Propose any changes to the SLA under Additional Terms on your Cloud Terms Cover Page (examples).
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    Enter into the SLA when you sign the Cloud Terms Cover Page.

How to Use the DPA:

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    Review the DPA with your lawyer.

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    Prepare your DPA Setup Page (example).

    • Identify the parties, DPA Effective Date, Subprocessor List and other Key Terms.
    • Propose any Additional Terms (additions to or modifications of the DPA).
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    Prepare your Schedules (examples).

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    Send your DPA Setup Page (and Schedules) to your counterparty.

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    Negotiate the DPA Setup Page and Schedules.

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    Sign the DPA Setup Page and create your DPA!

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    Add the DPA as an Attachment to the Agreement you created using the Cloud Terms.

    • Add a reference to the DPA under Attachments on your Cloud Terms Cover Page (if executing concurrently) (see example); or
    • Amend your Agreement to add the DPA as an Attachment.

     

How to Use the PSA:

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    Review the PSA with your lawyer.

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    Prepare your Cover Page (example).

    • Identify the parties and Key Terms: Effective Date, Rights in Deliverables, Governing Law and Courts.
    • Note: for Rights in Deliverables, you must specify if Deliverables will be provided as Licensed Deliverables or Assigned Deliverables by default.
    • Propose any Additional Terms (example).
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    Incorporate any Attachments by reference.

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    Send your Cover Page (and Attachments) to your counterparty.

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    Negotiate the Cover Page and Attachments.

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    Sign the Cover Page and create your Agreement!

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    Issue or receive SOWs (example).

How to Use the Mutual NDA:

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    Review the NDA with your lawyer.

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    Prepare your Cover Page (example).

    • Identify the parties and Key Terms: Effective Date, Term of NDA, Confidentiality Period, Governing Law and Courts.
    • Propose any Additional Terms (additions to or modifications of the NDA).
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    Send your Cover Page to your counterparty.

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    Sign the Cover Page and create your NDA!