COMMERCIAL MEMBERSHIP/COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSE AGREEMENT

This Agreement is effective on the date the Licensee applies for participation in the applicable program.

Recitals

A. Escapees, Inc. (“Escapees”) is in the business of providing a total support network for all recreational vehicle enthusiasts (“RVers”/ “RVing Community.”) and owns the Intellectual Property, the form of which, is set forth at escapees.com hereby incorporated by reference.

B. Escapees’ logos, program names, and other intellectual property are trademark protected content, (“Intellectual Property”).

C. Licensee wishes to use the Intellectual Property in the marketing of their Products and/or Services.

D. Escapees is willing to grant the Licensee a license to use the Intellectual Property on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

E. The Licensee agrees to abide by the Escapees Code of Conduct (found in the Escapees Member Handbook) and privacy policy which are hereby incorporated by reference. The Licensee will not use the names, addresses, or e-mail addresses from the Escapees membership directory or website, www.escapees.com, for any business or solicitation use.

F. The Licensee understands and agrees that reserves the right to terminate (or refuse to renew) the Licensees’ commercial membership, commercial partnership, and/or personal membership if the Licensee violate this Agreement. And, the Licensee understands and agrees that they must be a either a commercial member or a commercial partner, in good standing, to use the Intellectual Property. Termination of the Licensee’s commercial membership or commercial partnership shall constitute a termination of this Agreement and the termination of the Licensee’s right to use the Intellectual Property. A termination of a personal Escapees membership can, at the sole discretion of Escapees, result in the termination the Licensee’s commercial membership or commercial partnership membership. No refunds of Commercial Membership or Commercial Partnership fees programs will be issued.

G. In consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements set forth below, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

Article I: License

A. The Escapees hereby grants to the Licensee, and the Licensee hereby accepts, a nonexclusive, nontransferable license (the “License”) to use the Intellectual Property.

B. No other right or license is granted by Escapees to Licensee or by Licensee to Escapees, either express or implied, with respect to any other trademark, trade name, service mark, or other intellectual property right owned, possessed, or licensed by or to Escapees. Licensee shall not use the Intellectual Property in any manner not specifically authorized by this Agreement.

C. As a Licensee, you understand and acknowledge that we created, developed, or obtained our Intellectual Property through the investment of significant time, effort, and expense, and that this information is a valuable, special and unique asset of ours which needs to be protected from improper and/or unauthorized use.

D. When the Licensee downloads our Intellectual Property, the Licensee agree that the Licensee is clearly and expressly prohibited from doing the following:
1. The Licensee will not copy, share, or steal our Intellectual Property or any parts of them.
2. The Licensee will not in any way use, copy, adapt, or represent any of our Intellectual Property in any way as if they are the Licensee’s or created by the Licensee.
3. The Licensee will not engage in improper and/or unauthorized use of our Intellectual Property. The Licensee will not use our Intellectual Property in a manner that constitutes an infringement of our rights or in a manner that has not been authorized by us through our prior written consent.
4. The Licensee will not duplicate, share, trade, sell, or otherwise distribute our Intellectual Property for their personal use, business/commercial use or in any way that earns them money, whether or not it was known to the Licensee at the time that the Licensee shared the information that their intention was to use the Intellectual Property for their own personal use or business/commercial use. This means the Licensee cannot share or sell or any part of our Intellectual Property to someone else so they can copy and/or use them for their own personal use, business/commercial use, or in any way that earns them money. The Licensee are the only one granted a limited license to use our Intellectual Property.

E. The Licensee understand and agree that engaging in the prohibited use or the improper and/or unauthorized use of our Intellectual Property as set forth in this Agreement is considered theft and stealing; and, we retain the right to prosecute theft / intellectual property infringement claims to the full extent of the law.

F. The Licensee agree and understand that prohibited use, improper and/or unauthorized use may give rise to a civil claim for damages and/or be a criminal offense.

Article II: Operation under License

A. The Licensee must obtain all governmental permits, licenses, registrations, and approvals needed to produce and market the Product or provide the Service and must operate under the License in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Specifically, but without limitation, when using any of the Intellectual Property, the Licensee must comply with all laws relating to intellectual property in force, including marking requirements. For those trademarks, taglines, and logos for which you are granted permission to use, the trademark indicia must be included at all times. Any marketing or promotional tools and/or Programs, Products, and Services titles or any other title or information of ours bearing the trademark symbols (™) or ® may not be used by you for any reason without our express written permission.

B. The Licensee acknowledges the Escapees' exclusive right, title, and interest in the Intellectual Property and will not at any time do or cause to be done any act or thing contesting or in any way impairing or tending to impair any part of such right, title, and interest. Specifically, but without limitation, the Licensee will at no time adopt or use any word or mark that is likely to be similar to or confusing with the Intellectual Property. In connection with use of the Intellectual Property, the Licensee will not in any manner represent that it has ownership of the Intellectual Property or any registration thereof, and the Licensee acknowledges that use of the Intellectual Property will not create in the Licensee's favor any right, title, or interest in or to the Intellectual Property, but all uses of the Intellectual Property by the Licensee, including any goodwill generated by such use, will inure to the benefit of the Escapees. The Escapees will be responsible for trademark registrations and must use commercially reasonable efforts to file, prosecute, and maintain all trademark and related registrations and registration applications for the Intellectual Property.

C. At the request of Escapees, and without compensation to Licensee, Licensee shall promptly do such acts and execute, acknowledge, and deliver all such papers as may be necessary or desirable, in the sole discretion of Escapees, to obtain, maintain, protect, and/or vest in Escapees the entire right, title, and interest in and to any Intellectual Property; including rendering such assistance as Escapees may request in any litigation, Patent and Trademark Office proceeding, or other proceeding. All use of any Intellectual Property by Licensee on any good shall inure to the benefit and be the property of Escapees.

D. The Licensee may use the Intellectual Property only in connection with the marketing and/or advertising of Licensee’s company. Licensee may not incorporate the Intellectual Property with Licensee’s actual goods or services.

E. Whenever the Licensee uses any of the Intellectual Property, in advertising or in connection with goods that it sells or distributes, the Intellectual Property must be displayed in accordance with specifications and directions furnished by the Escapees to the Licensee, from time to time.

F. The Licensee must use the Intellectual Property for lawful purposes only. The Licensee agree that the Licensee will not use our Intellectual Property in any of the following ways:
1. For fraudulent purposes or in connection with a criminal offense or otherwise carry out any unlawful activity.
2. To send, use or re-use any material that is illegal, offensive, abusive, indecent, harmful, defamatory, obscene or menacing, threatening, objectionable, invasive of privacy, in breach of confidence, infringing of any intellectual property rights, or that may otherwise injure others.
3. To send, negatively impact, or infect our website with software viruses or any other harmful or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings or any spam, whether intended or not.
4. To impersonate any third party or otherwise mislead as to the origin of the Licensee’s contributions
5. To reproduce, duplicate, copy or resell any part of our Resources in a way that is not in compliance with these Terms and Conditions, or any other agreement with us.

G. Although this site may be accessible worldwide, we make no representation that materials on this site are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws. Any offer for any product, service, and/or information made in connection with this site is void where prohibited.

Article III: Assignment and Subleasing

A. This Agreement and the License are personal to the Licensee, and the Licensee may not assign or sublicense any of the rights granted to the Licensee under this Agreement without the advance written consent of the Escapees, which consent may be withheld for any reason whatsoever. Any purported assignment or sublicense by the Licensee (or by operation of law) that is not approved in writing by the Escapees will be null and void and of no legal effect whatsoever.

B. This Agreement may be assigned by the Escapees to any person or entity whatsoever.

Article IV: Infringement

Only the Escapees shall have the right, but not the obligation, to prosecute any infringement of the Intellectual Property. The Licensee must promptly inform the Escapees of any infringement that comes to the Licensee's attention, regardless of whether the Licensee elects to prosecute the infringement.

Article V: Escapees's Warranties and Representations

The Escapees is the sole Escapees of the Intellectual Property and has a good right to license the rights in the Intellectual Property to the Licensee in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Article VI: Indemnity

A. Licensee represents and warrants that it has the right to enter into this Agreement and to agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Licensee agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Escapees , and its directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, agents, and affiliates, against all controversies, disputes, claims, liability, and expenses (including legal fees) relating to this Agreement, whether sounding in contract, tort or otherwise, brought by a third party.

B. Licensee shall promptly notify the Escapees of any claim, in writing; and, Licensee shall cooperate with the Escapees in the defense of any claim.

Article VII: Term and Termination

A. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to refuse or terminate the Licensee’s access to our Intellectual Property, in full or in part, at any time, without notice, by sending the Licensee an e-mail to the e-mail address the Licensee provided upon downloading the Intellectual Property.

B. Upon termination of this Agreement, the Licensee must immediately cease the use of the Intellectual Property.

Article VIII: Relationship

The relationship between the Escapees and the Licensee is that of Escapees and licensee, and it is not the purpose or intention of this agreement or of the parties to create a partnership, joint venture, principal-agent, or other relationship for any purpose whatsoever. Neither the Escapees nor the Licensee is authorized to or has the power to obligate or bind the other party in any manner whatsoever except as may be expressly provided in this Agreement.

Article IX: Binding Effect

The provisions of this Agreement will be binding on and inure to the benefit of the heirs, personal representatives, successors, and assigns (where applicable) of the parties.

Article X: Notice

A. All notices and other communications between the parties must be in writing.

B. Notices must be given by (i) personal delivery, (ii) a nationally-recognized, next-day courier service, (iii) first-class registered or certified mail, postage prepaid to the party's address specified in this agreement, or to the address that a party has notified to be that party's address for the purposes of this section, (iv) or via email.

C. A Notice given in accordance with this Agreement will be effective upon receipt by the party to which it is given or, if mailed, upon the earlier of receipt and the fifth Business Day following mailing.

Escapees:
General Counsel for ESCAPEES, INC
101 Rainbow Drive
Livingston, Texas 77351

(936) 327-8873
clubbusiness@escapees.com

Article XI: Attorney's Fees

In the event of any controversies, disputes, and/or claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement, whether sounding in contract, tort, or otherwise, each party shall bear its own costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with such action.

Article XII: Confidentiality

Licensee shall maintain the confidentiality of all trade and proprietary secrets that may be disclosed in the course of providing the services under this agreement. Escapees shall identify to Licensee in advance and in writing any information or data deemed a trade or proprietary secret.

ARTICLE XIII: Choice of Law

The parties agree that the laws of Texas shall govern this Agreement and all controversies, disputes and claims relating to, in connection with or arising out of this Agreement or breach of this Agreement, whether sounding in contract, tort, or otherwise, and whether settled by binding arbitration or by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Article XIV: Waiver

A party's failure or neglect to enforce any of its rights under this agreement will not be deemed to be a waiver of that rights or any other of its rights.

Article XV: Headings and Construction

The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Article XVI: Severability

If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and, that illegal, invalid, or unenforceable term or provision shall be modified to the extent necessary to render such term or provision enforceable. The rights and obligations of the parties shall be construed and enforced accordingly, preserving to the fullest permissible extent the intent and agreements of the parties, without frustrating the purpose of the Agreement.

Article XVII: Entire Agreement, Modification and Integration

A. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties. Each party acknowledges that in entering into this Agreement it does not rely on, and shall have no remedies in respect of, any representation or warranty (whether made expressly or impliedly) that is not set out in this agreement.

B. This Agreement may not be modified other than in a writing, dated, executed by an authorized representative of both parties, stating its intent to modify or supersede this Agreement and delivered in accordance with the Notice clause of this Agreement.

Escapees has caused this Agreement to be executed by offering the Intellectual Property for download on escapees.com; and, Licensee has caused this Agreement to be executed personally or, as appropriate, by its duly authorized officers by downloading the Intellectual Property.