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General Service and License Terms

General Service and License Terms

Article 1

Applicability

1.1
These General Service and License Conditions apply to legal relationships in which WebElect commits or will commit itself as a seller, supplier or service provider towards the client and to any offer, quotation or advertising expression of WebElect.
1.2
Agreements that deviate from what is described in these general service and license conditions are only binding on WebElect if the deviating agreement has been accepted by WebElect in writing. Unless otherwise apparent from such acceptance, an agreed deviation only applies to the specific agreement for which it was stipulated.
1.3
If the client itself also uses general (purchase) conditions, under whatever name or in whatever form, the applicability thereof is expressly rejected by WebElect, unless otherwise agreed.

Article 2

Conclusion of the agreement

An agreement between WebElect and the client is concluded at the moment of acceptance of the offer from WebElect by the client, usually expressed with an (electronic) agreement of the client on the quotation. The foregoing does not affect the fact that an agreement can also be concluded without a quotation from WebElect preceding it.

Article 3

Offers and quotations

3.1
A quotation issued by WebElect is at all times without obligation and has a validity of thirty (30) days, unless a different period of validity is stated on the quotation.
3.2
Quotations issued by WebElect are largely based on information provided by the client. The client is therefore obliged to provide WebElect with all information that can be helpful in determining the products, services to be delivered and the work to be performed in a timely manner.
3.3
Terms stated on an offer or quotation are indicative in nature and do not apply as strict deadlines for WebElect, unless otherwise agreed.
3.4
If the offer or quotation consists of several parts, with a specified price for each part, the client is not automatically entitled to purchase a single part of this offer or quotation for the price specified therein.

Article 4

Applicability

4.1
WebElect will always carry out its work to the best of its knowledge and ability, with due observance of the care of a good contractor. In principle, WebElect has a best efforts obligation when performing work, unless WebElect has promised the client a sufficiently specific result in writing.
4.2
The client has the right to give WebElect instructions with regard to the work to be performed by it. However, if an instruction according to WebElect is irresponsible or will not lead to the intended result, WebElect will inform the client as soon as possible. If the client insists on following directions that WebElect has indicated are irresponsible or do not lead to the intended result, WebElect has the right to terminate the agreement for serious reasons.
4.3
If WebElect and the client agree that an agreement will be executed in phases, WebElect can suspend the execution of those parts that belong to a next phase, until the client has approved the results of the preceding phase.

Article 5

User license

5.1
When concluding the agreement, WebElect grants the client the non-exclusive and non-transferable right to use the software, subject to the conditions and limitations of the agreement, supplemented by these general service and license conditions.
5.2
The client may only use the software within its own organization within the meaning of Section 2:24a of the Dutch Civil Code, but never in such a way that this use leads or can lead to any form of – commercial or non-commercial – exploitation of the software or any part thereof by client or any third party.
5.3
The client is prohibited from disclosing, copying or in any other way multiplying or adapting software provided by WebElect, except insofar as this is necessary for the use that is expressly permitted in the agreement.
5.4
The client is prohibited from decompiling the software, multiplying or translating the (source) code or otherwise subjecting it to reverse engineering, except insofar as this would take place with due observance of the legal rules regarding the realization of interoperability of the software. Software with other software.

Article 6

Development of custom software

6.1
Customized software developed within the framework of the agreement is designed by WebElect with due observance of the specifications submitted by the client. The supplied specifications are translated into a functional design by WebElect as soon as possible.
6.2
The functional design referred to in the previous paragraph will be discussed with the Client. If the Client is convinced of the soundness and feasibility of the functional design, the Client grants WebElect written permission to develop the custom software.

Article 7

Provision of custom software

7.1
WebElect will make the developed custom software available to the client within the agreed terms.
7.2
As an integral part of the installation process, the parties will perform a test to determine whether the custom software developed meets the specifications laid down in the functional design, with due observance of Article 6 of the general service and license conditions.

Article 8

The acceptance of custom software

8.1
After the installation of custom software has taken place in accordance with Article 7 of these terms and conditions, the client will carry out an acceptance test within a period of fourteen (14) days after the installation, in which it will be tested whether the custom software meets the agreed functional specifications. WebElect has the right to be present at this acceptance test.
8.2
The results of the acceptance test are recorded in a certificate signed by both parties.
8.3
If, when performing the acceptance test, it appears that the custom software contains defects, of which it is established that these defects did not arise as a result of the use of faulty equipment, WebElect is obliged to repair these defects.

Article 9

Confidentiality and transfer

9.1
The client will not disclose the software, make it available for inspection or otherwise make it available to any third parties, including its own employee who does not necessarily have to work with the software.
9.2
The client will not transfer or hand over the software or any data carrier on which it is recorded (whether or not as part of equipment) or the right of use for the software to any third party or grant (limited) rights thereto.

Article 10

Payment conditions

10.1
The client agrees to electronic invoicing by WebElect.
10.2
Agreed license fees for (customized) software are invoiced when the software is made available. In that case, the compensation amounts to the number of hours worked at the agreed rates.
10.3
Fees charged to the client on the basis of subsequent calculation are invoiced monthly. In that case, the compensation amounts to the number of hours worked at the agreed rates. Additional hours will be charged to the client at the agreed rate. WebElect will inform the client in writing as soon as possible that the performance of additional hours is deemed necessary.
10.4
Invoices are paid according to the payment conditions stated therein. If no payment conditions are stated on the invoice, the client will pay the invoice within thirty (30) days.
10.5
If the client does not pay the invoice to WebElect within the specified period, it will owe the statutory commercial interest on the outstanding amount, without a notice of default or demand being required. If WebElect is forced to take collection measures when the client is in default, all judicial and extrajudicial costs related to this collection will be borne by the client. The extrajudicial collection costs are determined on the basis of the Decree on compensation for extrajudicial collection costs.
10.6
Payments are made first against expenses, then against accrued interest, and finally against principal and accrued interest.
10.7
If the client has not paid the amounts owed to WebElect within the specified periods, WebElect is entitled to suspend the fulfillment of the agreement on the basis of the uncertainty exception.

Article 11

Intellectual property rights

11.1
The copyright and any other intellectual property rights as well as similar rights to protect information with regard to the software and documentation belong exclusively to WebElect. Nothing in these general terms and conditions of service and license extends to full or partial transfer of such rights.
11.2
WebElect guarantees to the client that the software and the use thereof permitted to the client do not infringe intellectual property rights or similar rights of third parties, and that it is fully authorized to grant these rights.

Article 12

Providing documents

12.1
The client will ensure that all documents that WebElect indicates are necessary for the correct execution of the agreement in the manner desired by WebElect and in a timely manner.
12.2
WebElect is not liable for damage, of whatever nature or in whatever form, that is the result of the fact that it has assumed the correctness of the information provided by the client, unless this inaccuracy or incompleteness was or should have been known to it. . The provisions of Article 18 of these General Service and License Conditions apply mutatis mutandis.

Article 13

Amendment provision

13.1
WebElect has the right to unilaterally change these general service and license conditions. Changes will take effect at a time to be determined by WebElect. A change will be notified to the client at least twenty-eight (28) days before it takes effect.
13.2
If the client does not wish to agree to the amended general service and license conditions, he has the right to dissolve the agreement. The client must dissolve the agreement before the expiry of the applicable term. If the client has not dissolved the agreement before the effective date, it is deemed to have agreed to the amendment of these general service and license conditions. The amended terms and conditions will then apply from the time specified by WebElect.

Article 14

Repair provision

If any provision in these general terms and conditions of service is void, voidable or is or becomes unenforceable in any other way, this affects the validity of the remaining provisions. In such event, the void, voidable or otherwise unenforceable provision will be replaced by an enforceable alternative provision. In doing so, taken into account as much as possible the purpose and intent of the void, destroyed or otherwise unenforceable provision.

Article 15

Force majeure

15.1
WebElect cannot be held to fulfill its obligations towards the client if there are abnormal and unforeseen circumstances beyond its control and the consequences of which, despite all precautions, could not be prevented (force majeure).
15.2
Insofar as this does not already arise from law, case law or customary law, force majeure within the meaning of this article includes disasters (by human or natural action), fire, flooding, pandemics, international conflicts, strikes and industrial disturbances in both WebElect as third parties, power failures, failures of the Internet, computer networks or telecommunications facilities and unforeseen (business interruption) at WebElect or third parties on which it depends.
15.3
WebElect may suspend the obligations under the agreement during a period of force majeure. If this period lasts longer than three (3) months, or if it already appears in advance that this period will last longer than three (3) months, both WebElect and the Client are entitled to dissolve the agreement, without this being the case. case there is an obligation to pay compensation.
15.4
If WebElect has already (partially) fulfilled obligations towards the Client before the force majeure situation occurs and this obligation represents an independent value, WebElect is entitled to charge the already fulfilled or yet to be fulfilled obligations to the Client. bring. The Client will pay this invoice as if it were a separate agreement.

Article 16

Agreements about the processing of personal data (Processing Agreement)

16.1
WebElect may process personal data of natural persons ("data") for the client with its services, which have been obtained directly or indirectly from the service. The Client remains the owner of this data at all times.
16.2
Insofar as WebElect processes data in accordance with the previous paragraph of this article, the client is the controller for this within the meaning of the GDPR. WebElect is a processor within the meaning of the GDPR. The Client guarantees that it processes the data lawfully, both the data supplied by the Client to WebElect and data received from WebElect.
16.3
WebElect will only process data on behalf of and in accordance with the instructions of the client – which are deemed to have been given during the term of the agreement. WebElect undertakes, in accordance with Article 10 of these general service and license conditions, to confidentiality of data and agrees confidentiality with regard to the processing of data with its employees.
16.4
WebElect makes data available to third parties for the performance of its services, for which the client provides general permission when entering into the agreement, in addition to those cases in which WebElect does so by virtue of the law, a regulation, a court order or by decision of a government agency is required. When entering into the agreement, at least the following sub-processors are engaged by WebElect: a. Hosted.nl; b. flow mailer.
16.5
At the request of the client, WebElect will inform as soon as possible about new sub-processors it has engaged. The Client has the right to object to the engagement of a sub-processor. This objection must be submitted in writing, within two weeks and supported by arguments.
16.6
The Client indemnifies WebElect against all claims from third parties due to a violation of the GDPR and/or other legislation regarding the processing of personal data that cannot be attributed to WebElect.
16.7
WebElect will take appropriate technical and organizational measures with regard to the processing of data to be carried out and protect it against loss or against any form of unlawful processing (such as unauthorized access, impairment, modification or provision of data). WebElect does not guarantee that security will be effective under all circumstances. WebElect will make every effort to ensure that the security meets a level that is not unreasonable in view of the state of the art, the sensitivity of the data and the costs associated with taking the security. WebElect has taken the following technical and organizational measures: a. Personal data is processed in compliance with ISO 27001 standards; b. Encrypted storage of processed personal data; c. WebElect and chain partners have taken physical security measures to protect the personal data; d. Personal data is only processed via secure network connections.
16.8
If WebElect uses computer, data or telecommunication facilities in the execution of the agreement, it is entitled to assign access or identification codes to the client. The client treats these confidentially and carefully.
16.9
The data that WebElect processes is stored in databases and backups that are managed by suppliers engaged by WebElect, the so-called sub-processors. WebElect imposes the same obligations on these sub-processors as WebElect has towards the client.
16.10
In the event of a security breach resulting in accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration or unauthorized access to stored or processed data, WebElect must notify WebElect without undue delay and at the latest within 36 hours of becoming aware of this breach. inform the client, unless it is not probable that the infringement poses a risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons. WebElect supports the client with a possible notification of the breach to the Dutch Data Protection Authority.
16.11
The Client has the right to have an auditor check periodically whether WebElect acts in accordance with the obligations referred to in this article with regard to the processing of data. The Client will inform WebElect of this at least seven (7) days before it actually takes place. The costs of an audit are borne by the client.
16.12
If natural persons wish to exercise their privacy rights (such as the right of access, correction, oblivion and data portability), WebElect will support the client in meeting its handling obligations.
16.13
After termination of the agreement, WebElect will keep the processed data according to the term specified in the Works Council regulations, unless statutory retention periods oblige WebElect to keep data for longer. If the Works Council regulations do not provide for a specific retention period or the agreement does not relate to the organization of Works Council elections, WebElect will observe a retention period of three (3) months after termination of the agreement. After this period, this data will be deleted without further informing the client.

Article 17

Liability

17.1
WebElect's Liability due to an attributable shortcoming in the fulfillment of the agreement or on account of an unlawful act, is limited to the amount that will be paid out under the liability insurance taken out by WebElect, increased by the amount of the deductible according to the policy conditions are not at the expense of the insurer.
17.2
In the event that no payment is made, the liability of WebElect on account of an attributable shortcoming in the fulfillment of the agreement or an unlawful act is limited to compensation for the direct damage suffered by the Client, with a maximum equal to the fees already charged or to be charged in the performance of the agreement.
17.3
Direct damage within the meaning of this article is understood to mean the following: a. Damage that is directly inflicted on material goods (property damage); b. Reasonable and demonstrable costs of the client to urge WebElect to properly fulfill its obligations towards the client; c. Reasonable costs of the client to determine the cause and extent of the damage suffered, insofar as it relates to direct damage as specified in this article; d. Reasonable and demonstrable costs of the client to prevent or limit the direct damage as specified in this article.
17.4
WebElect is indemnified by the client for indirect damage. Indirect damage is understood to mean all damage that is not direct damage and which in any case includes consequential damage, lost profits, lost savings, reduced goodwill and damage due to business interruption.
17.5
The exclusions and limitations included in this article lapse insofar as the damage is the result of intent or willful recklessness on the part of WebElect.
17.6
A claim against WebElect to pay compensation lapses after a period of twelve (12) months after the day on which the client became or should have become aware of the damage suffered.

Article 18

Term and termination of the agreement

18.1
The license granted by WebElect has a term that is equal to the agreement concluded between the parties. By (interim) termination of the agreement, the granted user license will lapse by operation of law.
18.2
Without prejudice to the provisions of the following paragraph, (premature) unilateral termination of the agreement is not possible, unless the parties have agreed otherwise in writing.
18.3
Each party has the right to terminate the agreement without judicial intervention with immediate effect if the other party has given notice of default by registered letter and fails to fulfill its obligations within a reasonable period of time specified in such notice , or that the other party has been declared bankrupt, has applied for a moratorium or has ceased its business activities.
18.4
Termination of the agreement will result in both parties having no further obligation to perform the agreement for the future after the other party receives notice of termination.
18.5
If the client proceeds to (premature) termination, WebElect is entitled to compensation for the loss of occupancy that has arisen and can be demonstrated on its side, to compensation for additional costs incurred by WebElect and to compensation for costs arising from any cancellation of engaged third parties

Article 19

Choice of law and dispute resolution

19.1
Dutch law applies to all legal relationships between WebElect and the Client;
19.2
Disputes arising from the legal relationship between WebElect and the client are in the first instance exclusively submitted to the competent court based on the nature of the dispute, located in the district of the District Court of Central Netherlands, unless mandatory rules of competence do not allow this choice of forum.
19.3
Contrary to the previous paragraph, WebElect has the right to bring disputes before the court in the district where the client is located.