PLAYER LENS INTERMEDIARIES TERMS AND CONDITIONS

PARTIES

(1) PLAYER LENS LIMITED incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number 08898270 whose registered office is at Lakeview House, 4 Woodbrook Crescent, Billericay, Essex, CM12 0EQ (“Player LENS”); and

(2) [NAME] with passport number [PASS. NO.] and date of birth [dd/mm/yyyy] whose residential address is at [RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS] (the “User”).

(2) [COMPANY NAME] incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number [COMPANY NO.] whose registered office is at [REGISTERED ADDRESS] (the “User”).

AGREED TERMS
  1. INTERPRETATION
    • The definitions and rules of interpretation in this clause 1 apply in this Agreement.

Agreement: (a) the terms of clauses 1-11 herein; (b) the terms of the Disclaimer Form; (c) the terms of the Player LENS Privacy Policy; and (d) the terms of any other document incorporated by reference herein.

Club: a professional association football club anywhere in the world.

Commencement Date: the date upon which the User is accepted onto the Platform and the Services commence.

Extension Period: shall have the meaning given at clause 3.2.

Initial Subscription Term: the period of 12 months from the Commencement Date, or the period from the Commencement Date until the date on which the User enters the Player into a Transaction in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, whichever is earlier.

Intellectual Property Rights: any patents, rights to inventions, copyright and related rights, trade marks, business names and domain names, rights in get-up, goodwill and the right to sue for passing off, rights in designs, database rights, rights to use, and protect the confidentiality of, confidential information (including know-how), and all other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications and rights to apply for and be granted, renewals or extensions of, and rights to claim priority from, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection which subsist or will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world.

Intermediary: any “Registered Intermediary” within the meaning of the FA’s Working with Intermediaries Regulations (as amended from time to time), or any registered intermediary in any other FIFA national association.

Player: an individual represented by the User (regardless of whether such individual is a free agent or currently associated with a Club) who is over the age of 18 with a history of being a professional association football player.

Profile: the profile of and all data and other information relating to the Player that appears on the Platform.

Representatives: any employees, agents, officers, subcontractors, consultants and other representatives of a Club or Player (as applicable).

Services: the subscription services provided by Player LENS to the User under this Agreement.

Term: the Initial Subscription Term together with any Extension Period(s) (if applicable).

Transaction: the registration of a Player with a Club or the entering into an employment or other contract between a Player and a Club, following the identification or revelation of such Player through the provision of the Services and via the Platform.

  1. WHEREAS

2.1. Player LENS is a technological solution for the football industry aiming to facilitate the movement of players in the transfer & loan market. It provides an online channel and platform offering the Services to Clubs, and Agents (the “Platform“). Player LENS offers equal opportunity to Clubs, and Agents.

2.2. The User is an Intermediary willing to use the Platform to allow Clubs to advertise that the Player is available to be contracted as a professional football player (and no Club have instructed Player LENS to prevent such advertisement). This Agreement governs Player LENS’ provision of the Services to the User and the User’s use of the Platform.

2.3. Both parties agree and acknowledge that Player LENS is not an Intermediary, and the Services do not constitute an offer to be an Intermediary. For the avoidance of doubt, Player LENS will not enter into or have any involvement in any contract negotiations between the User and any Club at any time during or after the termination of this Agreement.

  1. SERVICES AND DURATION

3.1. Player LENS shall provide the Services to the User under the terms and conditions of this Agreement for the duration of the Term unless terminated earlier in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

3.2. Following the Initial Subscription Term, this Agreement will terminate with immediate effect and Player LENS will cease to provide the Services in relation to the Player to the User unless: (a) the User makes a request in writing for the Agreement to extend beyond the Initial Subscription Term for a further period of 12 months (the “Extension Period”); (b) Player LENS accepts the User’s request pursuant to clause 3.2(a); and (c) the User pays Player LENS a further Subscription Fee (as defined in clause 4.1) in respect of the Extension Period in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

3.3. In the event that the Player into a Transaction with a Club, the User shall inform Player LENS in writing of such Transaction (including the details of such Transaction) within 7 days of the date of the relevant Transaction and shall make the associated payment in accordance with clause 4 of this Agreement.

  1. FEES & REIMBURSEMENT

4.1. In consideration of the provision of the Services by Player LENS during the Initial Subscription Term, and prior to Clubs being informed that the Player is available on the Platform, the User will pay Player LENS an initial amount of GBP 250.00 per Profile, or such other subscription fee as agreed between Player LENS and the User, as indicated by a Letter of Variation from Player LENS to the User (the “Subscription Fee”).

4.2. Unless otherwise agreed between the User and Player LENS, the User acknowledges that Player LENS’ provision of the Services, and the User’s use of the Platform pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject at all times to the User paying a valid Subscription Fee.

4.3. All amounts due under this Agreement from the User shall be paid in full without any set-off, counterclaim, deduction or withholding (other than any deduction or withholding of tax as required by law) and to a bank account nominated in writing by Player LENS.

4.4. In addition to the Subscription Fee due pursuant to clause 4.1, upon the Player entering into a Transaction with a Club, the User shall pay Player LENS, in full and in cleared funds, 20% of the User’s guaranteed gross income resulting from the Transaction (whether paid from the selling Club, the buying Club or from first year of the agreement between the Player and the User) or such other Transaction Fee as agreed between Player LENS and the User, as indicated by a Letter of Variation from Player LENS to the User (the “Transaction Fee”) within 7 days of the date of the relevant Transaction. If the User fails to pay the Transaction Fee by the due date for payment, the User shall pay interest on the overdue amount at the rate of eight (8) per cent (%) per annum above the Bank of England’s base rate from time to time. Such interest shall accrue on a daily basis from the due date until actual payment of the overdue amount, whether before or after judgment. The User shall pay the interest together with the overdue amount. In relation to payments disputed in good faith, interest under this clause is payable only after the dispute is resolved, on sums found to be due, from the due date until payment.

4.5. The parties agree and acknowledge that a fee relating to the Transaction may also be payable by a relevant Club to Player LENS pursuant to the terms of the contractual relationship between a relevant Club and Player LENS.

4.6. For the avoidance of doubt, the User agrees and acknowledges that the Transaction Fee payable pursuant to clause 4.4 shall be payable by the User irrespective of any claim by the User that the User had prior knowledge of the Club’s interest in, need to and/or intention to recruit the Player at any time during the Term.

4.7. Player LENS will not be held liable for, and the User will not have the right to be reimbursed for, any Subscription Fee for any reason, including (without limitation) if:

 4.7.1. the Profile or any other data required for the use of the Services has not been inputted correctly onto the Platform by the Commencement Date;

4.7.2. the information provided by the User when signing up to the Platform is factually incorrect;

4.7.3 the Club with which the Player is currently associated prevents the advertisement of the Player; or

4.7.4 the Player registers, or enters into an employment contract, with an association football club (whether or not affiliated with the Platform) during the Term without using the Services or via the Platform.

4.7.5 the player for whom the User is creating a Profile is not to be represented by the User via a formal Representation Agreement or a formal Representation Agreement has expired.

  1. WARRANTIES

5.1. The User hereby undertakes, represents and warrants to Player LENS that:

5.1.1 at the time of entering into the Agreement:

            5.1.1.1 the User is: (a) 18 or over; and (b) a FIFA registered Intermediary;

5.1.1.2 the player for whom the User is creating a Profile is: (a) 18 or over;  and (b) represented by the User via a formal Representation Agreement; and

5.1.1.3 the Club with which the Player is currently associated has been made aware of and has approved the creation of a Profile for the Player;

5.1.2 he shall notify Player LENS of any approach, offer or enquiry that the User receives from a Club (or person acting directly or indirectly on behalf of a Club) to whom the Player or User has been introduced via the Platform;

5.1.3 he shall comply with all applicable national and international football rules and regulations in so far as they may apply to him;

5.1.4 he shall provide any such information that Player LENS may reasonably require in order to perform the Services and include the Player on the Platform;

5.1.5 he has read and understands, and is bound by, the provisions of all constituent parts to this Agreement (including the terms of the Player LENS Privacy Policy); and acknowledges that he has been advised by Player LENS to seek independent legal advice in relation to this Agreement; and

5.1.6 in providing the Services and including the Player’s name and details on the Platform, Player LENS does not guarantee that the Player will receive any offer from any Club in respect of a Transaction or indeed that any Club will express any interest in the Player in respect of his services as a professional football player.

5.1.7 he has access and use of our Services only for legal, authorised, and acceptable purposes. He will not use (or assist others in using) our Services in ways that: (a) violate, misappropriate, or infringe the rights of Player LENS, our users, or others, including privacy, publicity, intellectual property, or other proprietary rights; (b) are illegal, obscene, defamatory, threatening, intimidating, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or instigate or encourage conduct that would be illegal or otherwise inappropriate, such as endangering or exploiting children or others, or coordinating harm; (c) involve publishing falsehoods, misrepresentations, or misleading statements; (d) impersonate someone.

5.2. The User acknowledges that: (a) Player LENS makes no representations about, does not guarantee, and shall in no way be liable for, the truth or accuracy of the Profile on the Platform; and (b) the Profile shall contain data provided to Player LENS from a third party(ies).

  1. TERMINATION

6.1. Player LENS may terminate the Agreement with immediate effect (and with no obligation to refund the Subscription Fee) if:

6.1.1.    the User commits a material breach of this Agreement which is not capable of remedy;

6.1.2.    the User commits a material breach of this Agreement which is capable of being remedied but the User fails to remedy such breach within 14 days of a receipt of written notice from Player LENS and requiring it to be remedied;

6.1.3. the Player enters into, or is found to have entered into, an employment or other contract with a Club without using the Services via the Platform;

            6.1.4.    is declared bankrupt; or

6.1.5.   commits a material breach of any rule or regulation to which he is bound as an Intermediary (including, without limitation, any integrity, disciplinary, match fixing, betting or anti-doping rules or regulation).

  1. CONFIDENTIALITY

7.1. Each party (“Receiving Party”) shall at all times (both during the term of this Agreement and after termination or expiry of the Agreement) keep confidential, and shall not without the prior consent of the other party (“Disclosing Party”), use or disclose to any third party (other than as permitted in this clause 7) any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party.

7.2. For the purpose of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall mean all confidential information (however recorded or preserved) disclosed or made available, directly or indirectly, by the Disclosing Party and/or its Representatives, including but not limited to: (a) the terms of this Agreement; (b) any information that would be regarded as confidential by a reasonable business person relating to the business, affairs, customers, clients, suppliers, plans, intentions, business contacts or market opportunities of the Disclosing Party. “Confidential Information” does not include any information that: (i) is or becomes generally available to the public (other than as a result of its disclosure by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives in breach of this Agreement); or (ii) was lawfully in the possession of the Receiving Party before the information was disclosed to it by the Disclosing Party as evidenced by written records; (iii) is agreed by the Disclosing Party in writing not to be confidential or to be disclosable; or (iv) is needed by the Receiving Party’s Representatives for the purposes of carrying out the Receiving Party’s obligations under this Agreement, provided that the Receiving Party takes all reasonable steps to ensure that its Representatives comply with the confidentiality obligations contained in this clause 7 as though they were a party to this Agreement.

  1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

8.1. All Intellectual Property Rights in or arising out of or in connection with the Services and the Platform shall be owned by Player LENS.

8.2. The User acknowledges that, in respect of any third party Intellectual Property Rights, the User’s use of any such Intellectual Property Rights is conditional on Player LENS obtaining a written license from the relevant licensor on such terms as will entitle Player LENS to license such rights to the User.

  1. INDEMNITY

The User shall indemnify and keep indemnified Player LENS on demand, from and against any loss, claim, damage, penalty, fine, sanction and any other liability whatsoever and whether in contract or tort (including negligence) that Player LENS may suffer, sustain or incur as a result of the User’s breach of this Agreement and/or negligence.

  1. MISCELLANEOUS

10.1. The Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts by signature, by a party affixing their respective electronic signature hereto by means of typing or an electronic signature system (including by clicking an icon or ticking a box digitally), or otherwise by a party indicating their intention in writing on this agreement to be bound by it. Each counterpart (including those in electronic form) which is so executed, will be an original, but together all counterparts will constitute one and the same instrument. Transmission of the executed signature page of a counterpart of this Agreement (a) by fax, (b) by email (in PDF, JPEG or other agreed format) or (c) by the above mentioned electronic signature system, shall take effect as delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement. If either method of delivery is adopted, without prejudice to the validity of the agreement thus made, either party can request from the other that the original of such counterpart be provided as soon as reasonably possible thereafter.

10.2.     The Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the User and Player LENS and supersedes all previous discussions, correspondence, negotiations, arrangements, understandings and agreements between both parties, whether written or oral, relating to its subject matter.

10.3.     This Agreement applies to the exclusion of any other terms that the User seeks to impose or incorporate, or which are implied by trade, custom, practice or course of dealing.

10.4.     No variation or modification of this letter shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the User and Player LENS (or respective authorised representatives).

10.5. If any provision or part-provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable. If such modification is not possible, the relevant provision or part-provision shall be deemed deleted. Any modification to or deletion of a provision or part-provision under this clause shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of this Agreement.

10.6. A waiver of any right or remedy under this Agreement or by law shall only be effective if given in writing and shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default.

10.7. A failure or delay by a party to exercise any right or remedy provided under this Agreement or by law shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict any further exercise of that or any other right or remedy. No single or partial exercise of such right or remedy shall prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.

10.8. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, or shall be deemed to, establish any partnership or joint venture between the parties, nor constitute either party the agent of the other for any purpose. Neither party shall have authority to act as agent for, or to bind, the other party in any way.

10.9. A person who is not a party to this Agreement shall not have any rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this Agreement. This does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists, or is available, apart from that Act.

10.10. Except as set out in this Agreement, no variation of this Agreement, including the introduction of any additional terms and conditions, shall be effective unless it is agreed in writing and signed by both parties.

10.11. Player LENS may at any time assign, transfer, subcontract or deal in any other manner with all or any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party. The User shall not, without the prior written consent of Player LENS, assign, transfer, subcontractor deal in any other manner with any or all of its rights or obligations under this Agreement.

10.12    Disclosure of the User’s personally identifiable information is governed by Player LENS’ Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated into this Agreement.

  1. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

This Agreement and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and both parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with this appointment or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).

Yours sincerely,

Lee Hemmings

 

For and on behalf of Player LENS Limited

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