Splunk Cloud Terms of Service

1.1     Service Subscriptions; Support; Service Levels. Subject to Customer’s compliance with this Agreement, Splunk will make the applicable Services available to Customer during the Subscription Term. Splunk will provide Support for the applicable Services to Customer during the Subscription Term at no additional charge. During the Subscription Term Splunk’s Service Level Schedule, set forth at https://www.splunk.com/en_us/legal/splunk-cloud-service-level-schedule.html, will apply to the availability and uptime of the Service, subject to planned downtime and any unscheduled emergency maintenance according to Splunk’s Maintenance Policy referenced in the Splunk Service Level Schedule. Customer will be entitled to service credits for downtime in accordance with the applicable Service Level Schedule.

1.2     Security and Protection of Customer Content. Splunk maintains administrative, physical and technical safeguards to protect the security of Customer Content as set forth in the Splunk Cloud Security Addendum located at https://www.splunk.com/en_us/legal/splunk-cloud-security-addendum.html (“Cloud Security Addendum”). Splunk’s security safeguards include, without limitation, employee (and contractor, as applicable) security training, background testing and confidentiality obligations. Splunk’s security controls adhere to generally accepted industry standards, are subject to audit by third-parties (as described in the Cloud Security Addendum), and are designed to (a) ensure the security and integrity of Customer Content; (b) detect and protect against threats or hazards to the security or integrity of Customer Content; and (c) prevent unauthorized access to Customer Content.

1.3    Maintaining Protections and Support Levels. Notwithstanding anything to contrary in this Agreement, or any policy or terms referenced herein via hyperlink (or any update thereto), Splunk may not, during a paid Subscription Term (a) materially diminish the security protections provided by the controls set for the Cloud Security Addendum, or (b) reduce the level of support purchased by Customer under the applicable Support plan.

1.4    Trial Services. Splunk may make certain Services, Splunk Applications or specific features and functions, available without charge for limited periods for evaluation and non-production purposes (a “Trial”). Some of these Trials may be made available in an online sandbox, a self-contained cloud instance that Splunk pre-configures and pre-populates with data available for the evaluation of Services, Splunk Application(s) or specific features and functionalities. The use of a Trial will be for the term specified by Splunk and may have limited features, functions, indexing capacity, data storage, data security, data continuity, data retention or other limitations as determined by Splunk, and Splunk may change or discontinue the Trial at any point. Splunk reserves the right to monitor Customer’s use of Trial in accordance with Section 2.7. Upon expiration of a specified term for an online sandbox Trial in particular, the sandbox environment and all Customer Content contained in the environment will become inaccessible. Customer understands that only Sections 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10.2, 11, 13, 14 and 15 of this Agreement apply to a Trial. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 8.2 will apply without exception for the terms of Section 8.1. Splunk is not obligated to provide any maintenance, technical or other support for Trials.

1.5    Beta Services. Splunk may make available to Customer a preview, limited release, alpha, beta or other pre-release version or feature of the Service or Splunk Applications for non-production use (each, a “Beta Service”). Only Sections 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10.2, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of this Agreement apply to the Beta Service. Customer's use of a Beta Service will be for the term specified by Splunk and if no term is specified, then for the earlier of one year from the Beta start date of the Beta Service or when that version of the Beta Service becomes generally available. A Beta Service may have limited features, functions, indexing capacity, data storage, data security, data continuity, data retention or other limitations as determined by Splunk. Splunk reserves the right to monitor Customer’s use of Beta Services in accordance with Section 2.7. Splunk may discontinue the Beta Service and may decide never to make the features and functionality in the Beta Service generally available. Customer acknowledges that Beta Services, by their nature, have not been fully tested and may contain defects or deficiencies which may not be corrected by Splunk, that a Beta Service may undergo significant changes prior to release of the generally available final version.

1.6    Configuration Services. Subject to Customer’s payment of applicable fees, Splunk will provide the deployment, usage assistance, configuration, and/or training services (if any) set forth in an Order in accordance with Splunk’s standard professional services terms and conditions located at http://www.splunk.com/en_us/legal/professional-services-agreement.html.

1.7    Service Data. Splunk collects Service Data to support and troubleshoot issues, provide personalized messages/updates, analyze trends and otherwise improve the Service. For more information on the use of the Service Data we collect, see Splunk’s Privacy Policy, located at http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAAAG, incorporated herein by reference.

2.1    Access and Use. Customer may only access and use the Services, Splunk Applications and Splunk Content in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, within the Licensed Capacity set under the Order, and solely for Customer’s Internal Business Purpose. Customer agrees to provide accurate and complete information when Customer registers for and uses any Service and agrees to update all required information promptly. Each person who uses any Service must have a separate username and password. Customer must provide a valid email address for each person that Customer authorizes to use Customer’s account, and Customer may only create one account per email address. Customer must provide any other information reasonably requested by Splunk.

2.2    Purchased Volumes. Each Service is provided to Customer according to the Licensed Capacity, as purchased on the Order. Any Splunk Application licensed to Customer for use with a Service is subject to the same limitations and restrictions that apply to the Service with which such Splunk Application is used. For Subscriptions based on Maximum Daily Indexing Volume, Customer is entitled to periodically exceed the daily volume purchased by Customer in accordance with Splunk’s data ingestion and daily license usage policy set forth at http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/latest/User/DataPolicies#Data_ingestion_and_daily_license_usage. If Customer’s usage is in excess of the policy allowance, Splunk may work with Customer to reduce usage so that it conforms to the applicable usage limit. If, notwithstanding Splunk’s efforts, Customer is unable or unwilling to abide by the applicable usage limit, Customer will pay any invoice for excess usage in accordance with Section 3.

2.3    Transmission of Customer Content. Customer is responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telecommunications, broadband and computer equipment and services needed to access and use the Services and for paying all charges related thereto. Customer is the owner and/or controller of all of Customer Content that Customer transmits to the Services. Without limiting Splunk’s security obligations under Section 1.2 above, Customer is responsible for the security of Customer Content when transmitted to and from the Services. Customer acknowledges that any encryption of Customer Content stored (i.e., “encryption at rest”) on the Service is subject to Customer’s separate purchase of encryption features available from Splunk.

2.4     Customer Responsibility for Users and Customer Content. Customer is responsible for: (a) Users’ compliance with the Agreement; (b) the accuracy, quality and lawful use of Customer Content and the means by which Customer acquired Customer Content; (c) taking steps to maintain appropriate security and protection of Customer Content (which may include (i) selecting certain service options that Splunk makes available for a Service, such as premium encryption at rest service, and (ii) taking additional measures outside of the Service to the extent the Service offering does not provide the controls that may be required or desired by Customer; and (d) routine archiving and back up of Customer Content. Customer is responsible for securing, protecting and maintaining the confidentiality of Customer’s account username, passwords and access tokens. Neither Customer nor its Users will share Customer passwords or access codes. Customer is responsible for any access and use of the Services via Customer’s accounts and for all activity that occurs in connection with Customer’s accounts, regardless of whether the activities were undertaken by Customer, a User or a third party, except to the extent due to Splunk’s breach of its security obligations under Section 1.2. Splunk will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from Customer’s failure to maintain the security of Customer’s account and. Customer agrees to notify Splunk immediately if Customer believes that an unauthorized third party may be using Customer’s account or if Customer’s account information is lost or stolen. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 2.4 will limit Splunk’s security obligations under Section 1.2. However, Customer acknowledges that Splunk Cloud security controls cannot be customized to meet individual Customer requirements, and that Customer is responsible for determining if the Splunk Cloud security controls meet Customer’s needs. Customer is responsible for implementing any additional security controls deemed necessary by the Customer, including any additional security measures not provided as part of the Service.

2.5    Data Restrictions/Regulated Data. Customer may not transmit and/or store HIPAA Data or PCI Data within the Services unless Customer has specifically purchased a Subscription for that applicable Services environment (as identified in an Order). Customer will be prohibited in all cases from transmitting or storing within the Services any or ITAR Data or any data that is restricted under export-controls as provided in Section 13.

2.6    Splunk Applications. Splunk Applications can be installed within the Service pursuant to Splunk’s instructions. Some Splunk Applications are supported by Splunk while others are not supported. For further information on supporting Splunk Applications, please refer to https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunkbase/splunkbase/Splunkbase/Appsupporttypes. For those Splunk Applications that are labeled on Splunkbase as “Not Supported”, the Service Level Commitment and Service Level Credit in the Splunk Service Level Schedule will not apply. Customer agrees that Splunk is not responsible for any impact on Customer’s experience of the Service as a result of Customer’s installation and/or use of any such Splunk Applications, and that Customer’s sole remedy will be to remove the “Not Supported” Splunk Application from it’s Splunk environment.

2.7     Third Party Content or Resources. A Service may contain features or functions that enable the interoperation of the Services or Splunk Applications with Third Party Content. To use such features or functions, however, Customer may be required to obtain access separately to such Third Party Content from the respective providers of such Third Party Content, and Customer may be further required to grant Splunk access to Customer accounts with such providers to the extent necessary for Splunk to provide a Service. By requesting or allowing Splunk to enable access to such Third Party Content in connection with the Services, Customer certifies that it has accepted all terms related to the Third Party Content and agrees to use the Third Party Content in accordance with the license or service terms provided by the provider of the Third Party Content. If Customer installs or enables (or directs or otherwise authorizes Splunk to install or enable) Third Party Content for use with any Service, Customer hereby authorizes Splunk to allow the provider of such Third Party Content to access Customer Content as necessary for the interoperation of such Third Party Content with the applicable Services. Customer agrees that Splunk is not responsible or liable for disclosure, modification or deletion of Customer Content resulting from access to Customer Content by such Third Party Content, nor is Splunk liable for any damages or downtime that Customer may incur or any impact on Customer’s experience of the Service, directly or indirectly, as a result of Customer’s use of, and/or reliance upon, any Third Party Content, sites or resources.

3.1    Fees and Taxes. Customer agrees to pay all fees and charges specified in the Orders. Subscription licenses to the Services, any Splunk Applications, and associated fees incurred are non-cancelable and non-refundable. Without limiting any other rights or remedies herein, overdue charges will accrue interest monthly at the rate of 1.5% of the then-outstanding unpaid balance, or the maximum rate permitted by law, whichever is lower. Charges must be paid in advance, either annually or in accordance with any different billing period stated in the Order. All payments are due and payable either within 30 days from the date of Splunk’s invoice or such other period, if any, stated in the Order. All fees and charges quoted are exclusive of applicable taxes and duties, including any applicable sales and use tax. Customer is responsible for paying any taxes assessed based on Customer’s purchases under the Agreement. Any fees and payment terms for Splunk Applications not included in the Order will be as set forth on the access page for such Splunk Applications.

3.2    Resellers. If Customer acquires a subscription through an authorized reseller of Splunk (“Authorized Reseller”), then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, Customer agrees to pay the Authorized Reseller the subscription fees associated with such subscription, and Customer will have no direct payment obligations to Splunk for such fees. However, for the avoidance of doubt, no agreement between Customer and an Authorized Reseller is binding on Splunk or will have any force or effect with respect to the operation, use or provision of the Services. Furthermore, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not limit Splunk’s right to directly charge Customer for overages under Section 2.2.

3.3   Credit Card Payments. If Customer is permitted to pay by credit card, Customer: (a) will provide Splunk with valid credit card information; and (b) hereby authorizes Splunk to charge such credit card for all items listed in the Order for the initial Subscription Term, and any renewal term(s). Such charges must be paid in advance, either annually or in accordance with any different billing frequency stated in the applicable Order. Customer is responsible for providing complete and accurate billing and contact information and notifying Splunk in a timely manner of any changes to such information.

3.4     Future Functionality. Customer agrees that its purchases are not contingent on the delivery of any future functionality or features, or dependent on any oral or written statements made by Splunk regarding future functionality or features.

4.1    Splunk Ownership; Suggestions. As between Customer and Splunk, Splunk owns and reserves all right, title, and interest in and to the Services, the Splunk Software, the Splunk Applications and the Splunk Content, including all intellectual property rights therein. No rights are granted to Customer hereunder other than as expressly set forth herein. Customer grants to Splunk a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, nonexclusive, transferable, sublicensable right and license to commercially exploit in any manner Splunk deems fit any Suggestions that Customer provides to Splunk.

4.2    License to Services, Splunk Applications and Splunk Content. Subject to Customer’s continued compliance with this Agreement, including timely payment of the fees set forth in the applicable Order, Splunk grants Customer a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferrable license to do the following solely during the Subscription Term:

4.3    License Restrictions. The grant of rights to Customer in Section 4.2 is subject to the following restrictions and limitations: Customer may not, and may not permit any third party to: (a) reverse engineer (except to the extent specifically permitted by statutory law), decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover source code, object code or underlying structures, ideas or algorithms of the Services, the Splunk Software, the Splunk Applications, the Splunk Content or any software, documentation or data related to the Services, the Splunk Software, the Splunk Applications or Splunk Content; (b) modify, translate or create derivative works based on the Services, the Splunk Software, the Splunk Applications or Splunk Content; (c) use the Services, the Splunk Software, the Splunk Applications or Splunk Content for timesharing or service bureau purposes, or for any purpose other than its own internal purposes; (d) access or use any Service in order to monitor its availability, performance, or functionality for competitive purposes; or (e) use the Services, the Splunk Software, the Splunk Applications or Splunk Content other than in accordance with the Agreement and in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations (including but not limited to any applicable privacy and intellectual property laws). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Splunk Application is provided to Customer under a separate license agreement that grants Customer more permissive or broader rights with respect to such Splunk Application (e.g., a separate license agreement that is provided to Customer as part of the provisioning process for such Splunk Application), then that separate license agreement, and not the Agreement, will govern Customer’s installation and use of such Splunk Application (but, for clarity, the Agreement will apply to all other Splunk Applications).

5.1     Ownership. By submitting or posting Customer Content on the Services, Customer is representing that Customer is the owner of such materials and/or has the necessary rights, licenses, and authorization to distribute it.

5.2    Access to and Use of Customer Content. By submitting or posting Customer Content on areas of the Services, Customer grants Splunk a worldwide, royalty free, non-exclusive license to access and use such Content on the Services for purposes consistent with this Agreement.

6.1    Term and Renewal. This Agreement will expire upon the expiration or termination of Customer’s account or subscription to a Service. Unless indicated otherwise in the Order, the Subscription Term and the Agreement will automatically renew for: an additional period of time equal to the length of the initial Subscription Term, unless one party notifies the other of its intent not to renew at least one (1) day in advance of the expiration of the Subscription Term or then-current renewal period.

6.2    Termination for Cause. A party may terminate this Agreement for cause if there is any material breach of this Agreement by the other party, unless the breaching party has cured the material default or breach within 30 days from the date of notice.

6.3    Effect of Termination. Upon expiration or termination of Customer’s account or subscription to a Service:

6.4    Return of Customer Content. Customer Content may be retrieved by Customer and removed from the Services in accordance with the Documentation. Upon request by Customer made before the effective date of termination of a Service subscription, Splunk may assist Customer with the transition of Customer Content for a mutually agreed upon fee. Thirty-one (31) days following expiration or termination of Customer’s account or subscription for a Service, Splunk will have no obligation to maintain or provide any of Customer Content relating to such Service, and Customer hereby authorizes Splunk thereafter to delete all Customer Content relating to such Service that is in its possession or under its control, unless Splunk is otherwise legally prohibited from doing so.

6.5     Refund or Payment upon Termination. If this Agreement is terminated by Customer in accordance with Section 6.2 (Termination for Cause), Splunk will refund Customer any prepaid subscription fees covering the remainder of the Subscription Term after the effective date of termination. If this Agreement is terminated by Splunk in accordance with Section 6.2, Customer will pay any unpaid fees covering the remainder of the then-current Subscription Term after the effective date of termination. In no event will termination relieve Customer of its obligation to pay any fees payable to Splunk for the period prior to the effective date of termination.

6.6     Suspension of Service. If any charge owing by Customer is thirty (30) days or more overdue, Splunk may, without limiting its other rights and remedies, suspend the applicable Services until such amounts are paid in full, provided that, Splunk will give Customer at least ten (10) days’ prior notice that its payment is overdue before suspending services to Customer. For the avoidance of doubt suspensions of applicable Services will have no impact on the then-current Subscription Term, its associated payments or the relevant duration of the Subscription.

7.1    Confidential Information. Unless otherwise provided in writing, the Receiving Party agrees to: (i) protect the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information using the same degree of care (but in no event less than reasonable care) that it uses to protect its own Confidential Information of a similar nature; (ii) limit use of Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information for purposes consistent with this Agreement, and (iii) limit access to Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information to its employees, contractors and agents or those of its Affiliates who have a bona fide need to access such Confidential Information for purposes consistent with this Agreement and who are subject to confidentiality obligations no less stringent than those herein.

7.2     Compelled Disclosure of Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing terms of Section 7.1, the Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party if it is compelled by law enforcement agencies or regulators to do so, provided the Receiving Party gives the Disclosing Party prior notice of such compelled disclosure (to the extent legally permitted) and reasonable assistance, at the Disclosing Party's cost, if the Disclosing Party wishes to contest the disclosure. If the Receiving Party is compelled to disclose the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information as part of a civil proceeding to which the Disclosing Party is a Party, and the Disclosing Party is not contesting the disclosure, the Disclosing Party will reimburse the Receiving Party for its reasonable cost of compiling and providing secure access to such Confidential Information.

8.1     Splunk’s Warranties. Splunk warrants that: (a) it has the legal power and authority to enter into this Agreement; (b) during the Subscription Term Splunk will not materially decrease the overall functionality of the Services; and (c) during the Subscription Term the Services will perform materially in accordance with the applicable Documentation. For any breach of the warranties in (b) and (c), Customer’s sole and exclusive remedies are those described in the Termination and Refund of Payment upon Termination sections above.

8.2     Disclaimers. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN 8.1 ABOVE, THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO CUSTOMER ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SPLUNK DISCLAIMS ALL STATUTORY OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, INCLUDING ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT AND TITLE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES. TO THE EXTENT SUCH A LAW APPLIES TO CUSTOMER, SOME OR ALL OF THE EXCLUSIONS SET FORTH ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO CUSTOMER, AND CUSTOMER MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

10.1    Indemnification by Splunk. Splunk will defend Customer, and pay all damages (including attorneys’ fees and costs) finally awarded against Customer, or that are agreed to in a court-approved settlement, to the extent a claim, demand, suit or proceeding is made or brought against Customer by a third party (including those brought by the government) alleging that the Splunk Software infringes or misappropriates such third party’s United States patent, copyright, trademark or trade secret (a “Customer Claim”), provided that Customer: (i) provides Splunk with prompt written notice of the Customer Claim; (ii) gives Splunk sole control of the defense and settlement of the Customer Claim (except that Splunk may not settle any Customer Claim that requires any action or forbearance on Customer’s part without Customer’s prior consent, which Customer will not unreasonably withhold or delay); and (iii) gives Splunk all reasonable assistance, at Splunk’s expense. Splunk will have no obligation under the foregoing provision to the extent a Customer Claim arises from Customer’s breach of the Agreement, Customer Content, Third Party Content, or the combination of the Splunk Software with: (a) Customer Content; (b) Third Party Content; (c) any software other than the Splunk Software; or (d) any hardware or equipment. Splunk may in its sole discretion and at no cost to Customer: (1) modify any Service and/or Splunk Software so that it no longer infringes or misappropriates a third party right, (2) obtain a license for Customer’s continued use of the Splunk Software, in accordance with the Agreement, or (3) terminate this Agreement and refund Customer any prepaid fees covering the unexpired Subscription Term.

10.2    Customer Indemnity of Splunk. Unless expressly prohibited by applicable law, Customer will defend, and pay all damages (including attorneys’ fees and costs) finally awarded against Splunk, or that are agreed to in a court-approved settlement, to the extent a claim, demand, suit or proceeding is made or brought against Splunk or its Affiliates by a third party (including those brought by a government entity) that: (i) alleges that Customer Content, Customer Applications or Customer’s use of any Service infringes or misappropriates such third party’s patent, copyright, trademark or trade secret, or violates another right of a third party; (ii) arises out of the activities of Users; or (iii) alleges that Customer Content, Customer Applications or Customer use of any Service violates applicable law or regulation (each, a “Splunk Claim”), provided that Splunk: (a) gives Customer prompt written notice of the Splunk Claim; (b) gives Customer sole control of the defense and settlement of the Splunk Claim except that Customer may not settle any Splunk Claim that requires any action or forbearance on Splunk’s part without Splunk’s prior consent (that Splunk will not unreasonably withhold or delay); and (c) Splunk gives Customer all reasonable assistance, at Customer expense.

14.1    Anti-Corruption. Splunk uses diligent efforts to implement and maintain programs for its compliance with anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws. Each party agrees that Customer it has not received or been offered any illegal or improper bribe, kickback, payment, gift, or thing of value from any employees or agents of the other party in connection with this Agreement. Reasonable gifts and entertainment provided in the ordinary course of business do not violate the above restriction. If either party learns of any violation of the above restriction, such party will use reasonable efforts to promptly notify the other party, in the case of notices to Splunk, to our Legal Department at legal-notices@splunk.com, and in the case of Customer to the main contact address provided by Customer to Splunk.

14.2    Governing Law; Venue. For Customers domiciled in the United States, Canada, Mexico, or a country in Central or South America or the Caribbean (the “Americas”), this Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, as if performed wholly within the state and without giving effect to the principles of conflict of law. For such Customers, any legal action or proceeding arising under this Agreement will be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts located in the Northern District of California and the parties hereby consent to personal jurisdiction and venue therein. Splunk may seek injunctive or other relief in any state, federal, or national court of competent jurisdiction for any actual or alleged infringement of intellectual property or other proprietary rights of Splunk, its Affiliates, or any third party. 

For Customers domiciled outside the Americas, this Agreement will be governed by the laws of England and Wales. For such Customers, any legal action or proceeding arising under this Agreement will be referred to and finally resolved exclusively by arbitration in London by a panel of one (1) arbitrator in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the London Court of International Arbitration ("LCIA Rules") for the time being in force, which rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference to this clause. English will be the official language for the arbitration. The arbitrator will be appointed jointly by both parties and if the parties cannot agree on the identity of the arbitrator within thirty (30) days of a request for arbitration, the arbitrator will be selected in accordance with the LCIA Rules. The award rendered by the arbitrator will be final and binding on the parties and may include costs, including a reasonable allowance for attorney/solicitors' fees, and judgment thereon may be entered in any court having competent jurisdiction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, neither party will be required to arbitrate any dispute relating to actual or threatened (i) unauthorized disclosure of Confidential Information or (ii) violation of Splunk’s proprietary rights. Either party will be entitled to receive injunctive, preliminary or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction, including court costs and fees of attorneys and other professionals, to remedy any actual or threatened violation of its rights.

Neither the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (“UCITA”), nor the United Nations Convention for the International Sale of Goods will apply to this Agreement.

14.3    Independent Contractors; No Third Party Beneficiaries. The parties are independent contractors. This Agreement does not create a partnership, franchise, joint venture, agency, fiduciary or employment relationship between the parties. The third-party licensors of Splunk Content are express third-party beneficiaries of the Agreement. There are no other third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement. Customer represents that it has the authority to bind itself and its Affiliates to the terms and conditions herein.

14.4    Amendment; Severability. This Agreement may only be amended by a written amendment signed by both parties, unless otherwise provided herein. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, invalid or unenforceable, the provision will be modified by the court and interpreted so as best to accomplish the objectives and intent of the original provision to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in effect. If such construction is not possible, the invalid or unenforceable portion will be severed from this Agreement but the remainder of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect.

14.5    Assignment. Customer may not assign, delegate or sublicense any of Customer’s rights or obligations hereunder, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Splunk.

14.6    No waiver. The failure of either party to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision or of any other right or provision. All waivers must be in a signed writing to be effective.

14.7    Force Majeure. Splunk and its Affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees, agents, partners and licensors will not be liable for any delay or failure to perform any obligation under this Agreement where the delay or failure results from any cause beyond Splunk’s or its Affiliates’, officers’, directors’, employees’, agents’, partners’, or licensors’ reasonable control, including, without limitation, acts of God, labor disputes or other industrial disturbances, systemic electrical, telecommunications, or other utility failures, earthquake, storms or other elements of nature, blockades, embargoes, riots, acts or orders of government, acts of terrorism, or war.

14.8     Entire Agreement. This Agreement, which incorporates the Splunk Privacy Policy at https://www.splunk.com/en_us/legal/privacy/privacy-policy.html, the Splunk Acceptable Use Policy at http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAMB6 , the Splunk Standard Support Terms at https://www.splunk.com/en_us/customer-success/support-programs.html, the Splunk Service Level Schedule at http://splunk.com/goto/splunkcloud_sls, the Documentation and the Order, as well as the terms and documents referred to in each, constitutes the entire agreement between Customer and Splunk and supersedes any prior agreements between Customer and Splunk concerning the Services, the Splunk Software, and/or Splunk Content (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Agreement) or any preprinted terms on a Customer’s Order. This Agreement does not amend any other separate agreement Customer may have with Splunk for other software products or services that are not Services.

14.9    Notices to Customers and Consent to Electronic Communications. Customer consents to receiving electronic communications and notifications from Splunk in connection with the Services, the linked policies and the Agreement. Customer agrees that any such communication will satisfy any applicable legal communication requirements, including that such communications be in writing. Splunk may provide Customer with notices regarding the Services, including changes to this Agreement and the linked policies, by email to the email address of Customer’s administrator (and/or other alternate email address associated with Customer Account if provided), or by regular mail. It is Customer's responsibility to keep Customer's email address current. Customer will be deemed to have received any email sent to the email address then associated with Customer’s account when Splunk sends the email. In the event Customer does not wish to accept any material change to the Services, the linked policies or to this Agreement, Customer will have the right, as its sole remedy, to terminate this Agreement within thirty (30) days of Splunk’s notice of such change, and, if Customer exercises such termination right, Splunk will provide a pro rata refund to Customer equal to the amount fees pre-paid by Customer for the Service that corresponds to the period after the date of such termination for the Term.

14.10    Survival. The following sections will survive the termination or expiration of the Agreement: 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 4.1, 5, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 and 7-15.

15.1    “Affiliate” means any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the subject entity. "Control," for purposes of this definition, means direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 50% of the voting interests of the subject entity.

15.2   “API” or “Application Programming Interface” means a set of programming instructions, and standards for accessing a Service that Splunk provides to Customer in the Documentation and any other materials identified and provided by Splunk for and with a Service that are designed to enable the creation of Applications or otherwise support interoperability between a Service and Customer’s systems or environment.

15.3   “Application” means any suite, configuration file, add-on, technical add-on, example module, command, function or application that extends the features or functionality of the applicable Service or the underlying Splunk Software.   

15.4    “Confidential Information” means all nonpublic information disclosed by a party ("Disclosing Party”) to the other party (“Receiving Party”), whether orally or in writing, that is designated as “confidential” or that, given the nature of the information or circumstances surrounding its disclosure, should reasonably be understood to be confidential. Customer Confidential Information includes Customer Content. Splunk Confidential Information will include: (i) nonpublic information relating to Splunk or its Affiliates’ or business partners’ products or services (including a Beta Service), technology, customers, business plans, promotional and marketing activities, finances and other business affairs; (ii) third-party information that Splunk is obligated to keep confidential; and (iii) the nature, content and existence of any discussions or negotiations between Customer and Splunk or its Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Confidential Information” does not include any information that: (i) is or becomes generally known to the public without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, (ii) was known to the Receiving Party prior to its disclosure by the Disclosing Party without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, (iii) is received from a third party without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, or (iv) was independently developed by the Receiving Party.

15.5  “Customer Applications” means Applications developed by Customer for use with the designated Service or Splunk Application.

15.6   “Customer Content” means the machine data (logs, metrics, or other data) that Customer ingests, or that is ingested, by a third party on Customer’s behalf, into a Service.

15.7   “Data Storage” means the volume of data storage, as measured by uncompressed Customer Content that Customer may index using a Service, that Customer purchases, as listed in the Order subject to the policy at http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/latest/User/DataPolicies and documentation at http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/latest/User/Manageindexes.

15.8    “Documentation” means online user guides, documentation and help and training materials published on Splunk’s website at http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation or accessible through the applicable Services, as may be updated by Splunk from time to time.

15.9   “Effective Date” means the date a Service commences as listed on the Order.

15.10    “Forwarder”means that Splunk software application that collects data from remote end points for use as specified in the Documentation.

15.11  “HIPAA Data” means any protected health data, as defined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) as amended and supplemented by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, including the HIPAA omnibus final rule.

15.12   “Internal Business Purpose” means Customer’s use of the Services for its own internal business operations, based on the indexing of Customer data from Customer’s systems, networks and devices. Such use does not include use by Customer on a service bureau basis or otherwise to provide services to, or process data for, any third party, or otherwise use to monitor or service the systems, networks and devices of third parties.

15.13   “ITAR Data” means information protected by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.

15.14   “Licensed Capacity” means the maximum usage of the Services (e.g., aggregate daily volume of data indexed, based on source types, number of search and compute units, number of monitored accounts, storage capacity, etc.) that is permitted under the type of subscription included in the applicable Order.

15.15   “Maximum Daily Indexing Volume” means the maximum aggregate volume, in gigabytes, of uncompressed data that Customer may index using a Service each calendar day, as such maximum volume is specified in an Order.

15.16    “Order” means Splunk’s quote or ordering document (including online order form) accepted by Customer via Customer’s purchase order or other ordering document submitted to Splunk (directly or indirectly through an Authorized Reseller) to order Services, which references the Services, Licensed Capacity, pricing and other applicable terms set forth in an applicable Splunk quote or ordering document. Orders do not include the terms of any preprinted terms on a Customer purchase order or other terms on a purchase order that are additional or inconsistent with the terms of the Agreement.

15.17    “PCI Data” means credit card information within the scope of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.

15.18    “Service” means any of the hosted services provided and maintained by Splunk for online searching, monitoring and analyzing of machine-generated data, including the associated API’s, the Splunk Software, and the Splunk Content (including, as applicable, Beta Services). The Services do not include Customer Content, or any Third Party Content, even if made available to Customer by Splunk in connection with any Service.

15.19    “Service Data” means data generated from cloud infrastructure, applications and other software, including Splunk’s, tied to the usage, configuration, access, performance and security of the Services. For example, this may include such things as page views, interactions, errors, number of searches, source types and format (e.g., json, xml, csv), ingest volume, search concurrency, and session duration. Service Data does not include Customer Content.

15.20    “Splunkbase” means Splunk’s online directory of or platform for Applications, currently located at https://splunkbase.splunk.com/ and any and all successors, replacements, new versions, derivatives, updates and upgrades thereto.

15.21   “Splunk Application(s)” means Applications made available through Splunkbase that are identified on Splunkbase as (i) published by Splunk (and not by any third party) and (ii) interoperable with a Service. “Splunk Application(s)” does not include Customer Content or any Third Party Content.

15.22    “Splunk Cloud Site” means www.splunkcloud.com any successor or related site designated by Splunk for any Service.

15.23    “Splunk Content” means the information, data, technology and materials, other than Splunk Applications, that Splunk makes available at its discretion in connection with the Services or on a Splunk Cloud Site, including Documentation, sample code, software libraries, command line tools, and other related technology such as, add-ons and templates. Splunk Content does not include Splunk Software.

15.24   “Splunk Software” means a specific and unique instance of the Splunk software product that is made available to Customer as a Service or a part thereof, and includes any new releases or maintenance and support updates to such software as Splunk makes generally commercially available during the Subscription Term.  Splunk Software does not include Splunk Applications.

15.25    “Subscription Term” means the duration of Customer’s subscription to the applicable Service(s) under the Agreement that begins on the Effective Date and ends on the date listed on the applicable Order.

15.26   “Suggestion” means any suggested improvement or enhancement and any other recommendation or other feedback with respect to the Services, Splunk Software, Splunk Applications, Splunk Content, or Splunk Inc. that Customer provides to Splunk.

15.27    “Support” means the support terms available at https://www.splunk.com/en_us/customer-success/support-programs.html.

15.28    “Third Party Content” means information, data, technology, or materials made available to Customer by any third party that Customer licenses and adds to a Service or directs Splunk to install in connection with a Service. Third Party Content includes but is not limited to web-based or offline software applications, data service or content that are provided by third parties that interoperate with the Splunk Software or a Service, as for example, a software application that is developed by or for Customer, or a third-party software application that is available through www.splunkbase.com (whether they are categorized as “Developer Supported” or “Not Supported”).

15.29    "User" means “Customer” and an individual whom Customer authorizes to use the Services and whom Customer (or Splunk, at Customer's request) have supplied a user identification and password. Users may, for example, include Customer employees, consultants, contractors and agents.