Terms & Conditions

Eeve Donor Bank – Terms and Conditions
Current as of October 2021

 

1.1         Eeve Donor Bank Website and App Terms and Conditions

These terms and conditions (Terms and Conditions) regulate the relationship between you, a user of this website www.eevedonorbank.com.au (Eeve Website), the Eeve Donor Bank App (Eeve App),Eeve Donor Bank (“Eeve”,“we”, “us”, “our”),“The World Egg Bank” and “Genesis International Egg and Sperm Centre” (https://eggandspermcentre.com.au/). The World Egg Bank (www.theworldeggbank.com) refers to TWEB Resources, LLC.

1. Terms and Conditions

1.1. Welcome to the Eeve Donor Bank Website (eevedonorbank.com.au) (Eeve Website) and Eeve Donor Bank App (Eeve App). The Eeve Website and Eeve App are operated by City Fertility Centre Pty Ltd ACN 105 976 056 and its Related Entities (as that term is defined in Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)) (Eeve, we, our or us), as a result of a partnership with The World Egg Bank (theworldeggbank.com) and Genesis International (https://eggandspermcentre.com.au/).

1.2. These Terms and Conditions (together, Terms and Conditions) apply to you as a visitor and user of the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App.

1.3. The Terms and Conditions govern your use of the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App, and the supply of any of our services to you through the use of the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App.

1.4. We strongly recommend that you read all of the terms in the Terms and Conditions.

1.5. By using Eeve Donor Bank, you agree to comply with The World Egg Bank Terms of Use (https://www.theworldeggbank.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/terms-of-use.pdf) as well as Genesis International Egg and Sperm Bank.

2. Use of Website and/or App

2.1 As a condition of your use of the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App, you warrant to Eeve that:

(a) you must not use the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by the Terms and Conditions;

(b) you are legally capable of entering into this agreement, or if you are under the age of 18 have obtained the consent of your parents or guardians to access this Website and/or App and enter into this agreement;

(c) you understand that our Website and/or App provides a donor selection tool and other health and information services.

The Services made available on our Website and/or App may not be applicable to all individuals, patients, clients or all clinical situations. Some medical conditions or carrier status may determine the suitability of some donors over others, and you are recommended to seek advice from a medical practitioner in person to discuss this matter.

(d) all information supplied by you on our Website and/or App is true, accurate, current and complete;

(e) you understand and agree that our Website and/or App are a selection tool only and that you will be contacted by TWEB or Genesis International after your reservation of overseas donor eggs is being made, and that you will be required to complete a number of processes prior to commence a fertility treatment.

(f) if you have an account on our Website and/or App, you will safeguard your account information and will supervise and be completely responsible for any use of your account by you and anyone other than you. You understand that Eeve Donor Bank retains the right to deny you access to your website/app or to terminate your account;

(g) you understand that the fees of the fertility services will be provided after you have a treatment plan and requested your preferred donors from the selection tool. You understand that fees are subject to change depending on the suppliers or providers of the fertility services;

(h) you are responsible for paying the prices of the Services as well as any other applicable charges for your fertility treatment, which may include but shall not be limited to the following GST; transaction fees or other processing fees charged by the bank or other agency processing the transaction and any other related fees.

You may make the payment using your credit card or any other payment methods enabled on the Website and/or App. You will be charged at the point of purchase or completion of the Services. All purchases of Services are final, irreversible and non-refundable.

(i) you understand that we reserve the right to refuse or cancel any Services, wholly or in part, for any reason. In the event that Eeve Donor Bank refuses or cancel any order for any reasons unrelated to any wrongdoings or failure to comply with the Terms of Use on your part, Eeve Donor Bank shall refund the fees paid to you for the Services that have been refused or cancelled.

For the avoidance of doubt, no refund shall be made to you in the event that your orders for the Services are cancelled by you, or refused or cancelled by us due to any wrongdoings or failure to comply with the Terms of Use on your part. Furthermore, Eeve Donor Bank reserves the right to impose a cancellation fee in the event that your orders are cancelled by you, or refused or cancelled by us due to any wrongdoings or failure to comply with the Terms of Use on your part.

(j) you must not use or attempt to use the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Eeve Website and or Eeve App;

(k) you must not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App;

(l) you must not link to the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App or any part of the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App in a way that damages or takes advantage of our reputation, including but not limited to in a way to suggest or imply that you have any kind of association and affiliation with us, or approval and endorsement from us that you do not have.

(m) If you decide to create embryos with Eeeve Donor Bank and then want them exported to another facility, there will be a service charge applicable.

2.2 All information, advice, articles or other data on the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App, including but not limited to any information provided by Eeve in any phone conversation, forum, blog or online chat facility, is provided as general information only and should not be relied upon, including but not limited to any medical information.  The Eeve Website and/or Eeve App are provided as a general information service only, and are not intended as a substitute for advice from a registered physician or other healthcare professional.  The features, advice and other materials available on the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App are intended to support the relationship between you and our healthcare providers and not replace it.  We are not liable or responsible for any actions taken due to you having read or been told about such advice or other materials.

Furthermore, you may find answers to your questions on our Website and/or App, or the Healthcare Provider(s)/Practitioner(s), TWEB and/or Genesis International may provide you with medical advice during and/or after your Consultations. Such advice is the sole responsibility of the Healthcare Provider(s)/Practitioner(s) TWEB and/or Genesis International, and Eeve Donor Bank shall in no way be liable or responsible for this advice.

2.3 Although Eeve has made every reasonable attempt to ensure the accuracy of the information contained within the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App, Eeve cannot accept responsibility for any error, omission, misrepresentation, or misstatement contained in these pages.  Eeve does not guarantee the information is complete, correct or up to date and the information is subject to change without notice.

2.4 Eeve does not guarantee the availability of any services and treatments advertised in the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App.

2.5 The Healthcare provider(s)/Practitioner(s) shall be solely responsible for determining the need for a face-to-face consultation with you. Eeve Donor Bank shall not be held liable for any misdiagnoses, acts or omissions of the Healthcare Provider(s)/Practitioner(s).

2.6 If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App, or with any of the Terms and Conditions, your sole and exclusive remedy is to not use or to discontinue using the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App. You may ask questions about  our Website and/or App or during the Telehealth Consultations.

2.7. Donor availability on the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App, is subject to change in choice, donor withdrawal from the programme, multiple reservations, amongst other reasons that may affect your reservation.

2.8. Eeve Website and/or Eeve App refreshes its donor database every 24 hours. You may need to receive a confirmation from TWEB or Genesis International to ensure your overseas donor has been successfully reserved. Should your donor no longer be available, Eeve’s Central Donor Team may assist you in finding other suitable donors for you.

2.9. Repeat patients may re-order the same donor at any time, depending on the availability of the donor.

2.10. Egg availability is subject to location; you may be required to travel interstate to use your preferred donor as not all donors are eligible for interstate transfer. You will incur travel costs associated with the shipment of the egg to access your preferred donor.

 

3. Chat Rooms

3.1 Eeve provides a live chat facility via WhatsApp (Eeve Chat). If you wish to use Eeve Chat, you may be required to provide us with your personal information which will be collected in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

3.2 In order to use Eeve Chat, you may also be required to set up a username and password in order to access the live chat service.

3.3 You are responsible for all usage of your Eeve Chat account. It is your responsibility to maintain the confidentiality and security of your username and password for your Eeve Chat account. If you become aware of any misuse by an unauthorised third party of your Eeve Chat account, then you should notify us immediately.

3.4 You grant Eeve an irrevocable, perpetual, transferrable, world-wide, royalty free licence to use any Intellectual Property Rights which may exist in any submission or content you provide to Eeve or create via Eeve Chat.

4. Forums and Blogs

4.1 Eeve Website may also provide blogs on the Eeve Website.

4.2 Eeve is not responsible for any material submitted to the public areas by you or any other person (which may include bulletin boards, blogs, hosted pages, chat rooms, or any other publicly accessible area found on the Eeve Website).

4.3 Any material (whether submitted by you or any other user) is not endorsed, reviewed or approved by Eeve Donor Bank.

4.4 Eeve reserves the right to moderate all comments and remove any material submitted or posted by you in the public areas, without notice to you, if it becomes aware and determines, in its sole and absolute discretion that you are or there is the likelihood that you may (including but not limited to):

(a) defame, abuse, harass, threaten or otherwise violate the rights of other persons or any third parties;

(b) publish, post, distribute or disseminate any defamatory, obscene, indecent or unlawful material or information;

(c) post or upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files or any other similar software or programmes that may damage the operation of Eeve’s and/or a third party’s computer system and/or network;

(d) violate any copyright, trade mark, other applicable laws or Intellectual Property Rights of Eeve or any other third party; or

(e) submit content containing marketing or promotional material which is intended to solicit business.

4.5 You further agree not to use the Eeve Website to send or post any message or material that is unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, indecent, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, sexually orientated, racially offensive, profane, pornographic or violates any applicable law and you hereby indemnify Eeve against any loss, liability, damage or expense of whatever nature which Eeve or any third party may suffer which is caused by or attributable to, whether directly or indirectly, your use of the Eeve Website to send or post any such message or material.

4.6 Some of the content on the Eeve Website is provided by Eeve  or its suppliers, and other content is provided by persons who use the Eeve Website (“Users”), such as User opinions and views provided via posts to chat rooms or blogs. While Eeve strives to keep the content that it posts on the Eeve Website accurate, complete, and up-to-date, Eeve cannot guarantee, and is not responsible for, the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any content, whether provided by Eeve or its suppliers, or by Users of the Eeve Website.

4.7 You are responsible for all content that you submit, post, or otherwise make available to or through the Eeve Website. By doing so, you:

(a) represent and warrant to Eeve that such content is not confidential and that you have all necessary permission to submit, post and otherwise make available such content;

(b) grant to Eeve a worldwide, nonexclusive, perpetual, sub-licensable, royalty-free right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute (including, without limitation, making available on-line, electronically transmitting or otherwise communicating to the public), perform, and display such content (in whole or part) worldwide via the Eeve Website or otherwise, and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed; and

(c) you give your complete and genuine consent to all relevant acts or omissions in relation to your moral rights in such content, for which our use of all or any portion of such content may or might otherwise constitute a breach or infringement of those moral rights (as that term is defined in the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth)) and to the extent permitted by law, waive all your moral rights in such content.

5. Security of Website and App

Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed as totally secure. Whilst Eeve strives to protect such information, Eeve does not warrant and cannot ensure the security of any information which you transmit to us. Accordingly, any information which you transmit to us via the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App is transmitted at your own risk.

6. Downtime, suspension and limitations

6.1 You agree that:

(a) the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App will not be available at all times and without disruption;

(b) access to the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App may occasionally be limited due to scheduled and unscheduled maintenance;

(c) access to the Eeve  Website and/or Eeve  App is reliant upon various factors outside our control, including, without limitation, events of Exceptional Circumstance, your internet service provider, telecommunications provider or equipment used to access the Eeve  Website and/or Eeve  App;

(d) we may choose to suspend your access to the Website for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation, if:

(1) there is a malfunction, fault or breakdown of any equipment we use, or any repairs or maintenance services are required;

(2) we are required to do so by any law;

(3) an Event of Exceptional Circumstance occurs, which affects or may affect our ability to provide the Website and any related services;

(4) you or another has engaged in prohibited conduct under clause 4;

(5) if someone claims that the Website and/or App infringes their Intellectual Property Rights; or

(6) if someone makes a Claim that exposes us to Liability.

(e) although we will use reasonable endeavours to ensure you have continuous access to the Eeve  Website and/or Eeve  App we are not liable to you or any other person for any claim or to any extent for loss or damage caused by such factors; and

(f) you will have no claim against us in respect of loss or access or functionality to the Eeve  Website and/or Eeve App referred to in this section 7.1.

 

7. Liability of Eeve

Exclusion of Liability

7.1 Eeve does not give any warranty nor accept any liability in relation to performance or non-performance of its obligations under these Eeve Terms and Conditions except to the extent, if any, required by law or specifically provided for in these Eeve Terms and Conditions.

7.2 You acknowledge and agree that, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall we, our directors, employees, contractors or other representatives, be Liable for any Loss or damage howsoever caused or arising, including but not limited to any Loss or damage you may suffer as a result of:

(a) the use or performance of the Eeve  Website and/or Eeve App;

(b) the delay or inability to use the Eeve  Website and/or Eeve App or related services, the provision of or failure to provide services;

(c) any errors, mistakes or inaccuracies on the Eeve Website and/or Eeve  App;

(d) you acting or failing to act on any information contained on or referred to on the Website, the App and/or any third party websites;

(e) personal injury, death or property damage of any kind resulting from your access or use of the Eeve  Website and/or Eeve  App;

(f) any fraud;

(g) any unauthorised access to or use of the Eeve Website and/or Eeve  App’s secure servers;

(h) any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the Eeve  Website and/or Eeve  App;

(i) any bugs, viruses, Trojan horses or other harmful code or communications which may be transmitted to or through the Eeve  Website and/or Eeve  App to any third party;

(j) the quality or fitness for any purpose of any third party websites and/or apps;

(k) any information, goods, service and related graphics obtained through the Eeve Website and/or Eeve  App,

(l) the information supplied on the “Fertility Window” ovulation calendar; or

otherwise arising out of the use of the Eeve  Website and/or Eeve  App, and you acknowledge that the existence of any of the above in sections 8.2(a)-0 will not be a breach of this agreement.

Implied Terms

7.3 Without limitation to your rights under the Australian Consumer Law and to the full extent permitted under law, to the extent such rights apply in connection with this Website:

(a) any term which would otherwise be implied into these Terms and Conditions is excluded (subject to section 8.4);

(b) you acknowledge that Eeve  has not made any representations or warranties or representations (whether express or implied) in relation to the Eeve  Website and/or Eeve  App, and the Website and/or App is provided on as “as is where is” is basis.

7.4 Notwithstanding section 8.3, nothing in these Terms and Conditions excludes liability for:

(a) a compulsory consumer guarantee which applies under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and which cannot be excluded, restricted or modified as applicable to any service;

(b) any other term which cannot lawfully be excluded,

such terms will apply, save that our Liability will be limited in accordance with the remainder of this section 8.

7.5. By agreeing with Eeve’s Terms and Conditions, you agree that you understand that not all egg donors have had full extended screening. From the 1^st of May 2020 the Sema 4 extended genetic panel was introduced.

7.6. Fresh egg donors’ suitability can vary between cycles and no guarantee is given that eggs will be collected.

7.7. Egg donor cycles may be cancelled for reasons out of Eeve Donor Bank’s control.

Consequential Loss

7.8 To the maximum extent permitted by law, we (and any of our Related Entities) do not accept responsibility for any Loss or damage (whether in contract, tort, statute or otherwise) for any consequential, incidental, special, exemplary or indirect damages of any kind, or for any loss of profits, revenue or opportunity arising out of or in connection with this agreement, your use of this Site and/or App or reliance on any information contained in this Site and/or App, or use of any linked web site and/or App, however, caused, even if we have been advised of or should have known the possibility of such damages.

Limitation of Liability

7.9 Despite anything else in these Terms and Conditions, to the extent that we are Liable in connection with these Terms and Conditions (whether in contract, under a right of indemnity, tort or statute), Eeve ‘s Liability is capped cumulatively in the aggregate, to the sum of AUD $10.00.

7.10 All limitations of Liability under these Terms and Conditions shall apply for the benefit of the employees and agents of Eeve to the same extent as they apply for the benefit of Eeve against you or anyone claiming through or under you.

8. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify us and our Related Entities (as that term is defined under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and agents against any Claims, Liabilities or expenses or demand, including reasonable legal fees arising in any way out of:

(a) your use (or misuse) of the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App in breach of these terms and conditions;

(b) your breach of any warranty provided by you to us under clause 2.1;

(c) your breach of any applicable law or third party rights (including the infringement by you, or by any other person using your computer, of any Intellectual Property Rights).

(d) Any actions undertaken by a third party resulting in loss on damage, negligence etc.

9. Intellectual Property Rights

You acknowledge that:

9.1 Eeve or its Related Entities own or are licensed to use all Intellectual Property Rights in the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App (including, but not limited to, any images, photographs or text which appears on the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App). You agree that you will not make any representations to the contrary, and that you will not use or copy the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App in any manner that is inconsistent with the rights of the owner or licensee of such Intellectual Property Rights, including reproducing, transmitting, communicating, adapting, distributing, selling, modifying or publishing any of the material on our Website without our prior written authorisation.

9.2 Any trade marks or logos, brand or product names which appear on the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App are owned by or licensed to Eeve or its Related Entities, and that you must not do anything to prejudice the rights of the trade mark owner or licensee to such trade marks or logos.

9.3 The Eeve Website and/or Eeve App are protected under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) and international copyright and other laws governing the protection of Intellectual Property Rights. You must not in any form or by any means (except as expressly authorised by the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) or these terms and conditions):

(a) adapt, reproduce, store, distribute, print, display, perform, publish or create derivative works from any works or other subject matter or any part of this Eeve Website and/or Eeve App generally; or

commercialise any works or other subject matter, information, products or services obtained from any part of this Eeve Website and/or Eeve App, without our written permission.

9.4 Unless we agree otherwise in writing, you are provided with access to the Eeve Website only for your individual use. You can print a copy of any information contained on the Eeve Website for your personal, non-commercial use, unless such printing is expressly prohibited. Without limiting the foregoing, you may not without our written permission (including to others within your organisation) on-sell or distribute information obtained from the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App.

10. Privacy

10.1 In some instances when you are using the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App, such as (but without limitation) filling out survey questionnaires, booking an appointment, requesting further information or sending us an enquiry, you will have provided personal information to Eeve.

We maintain a Privacy Policy that sets out how we handle your personal information. We recommend that you read Eeve’s Privacy Policy.

10.2 Our Privacy Policy is a non-contractual document prescribed by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). It does not impose any contractual obligations on us, and we disclaim any such contractual obligations.

10.3 We may transfer or store your personal information at a destination outside of Australia. By accepting these Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy, you expressly acknowledge, consent and agree to the disclosure, transfer, storing or processing of any of your personal information outside of Australia. The Privacy Act requires us to take such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances to ensure that any recipients of personal information outside of Australia do not breach the privacy principles within the Privacy Act.

11. Linked Sites and/or Apps

11.1 The Website and/or App may contain links to other websites. The Linked Sites and/or Apps are not under the control of Eeve and Eeve is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained within a Linked Site and/or App, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site and/or App.

11.2 Eeve does not make any warranty, representation or endorsement with respect to any Linked Site and/or App or the products or services advertised on a Linked Site.

11.3 Eeve is not responsible for the privacy practices of sites linked to it via hyperlinks, banner advertising or other means. Please take care at all times to check the privacy policy of the site you are visiting.

12. General

Jurisdiction; Governing Law

12.1 These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws in force in Queensland, Australia. You agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Queensland.

Severability

12.2 If anything in this document, or any part of a particular term or condition is or is determined to be unenforceable, illegal, voidable or void in a jurisdiction for any reason then it is severed for that jurisdiction and the rest of this document and terms remain in full force and effect.

Notices

12.3 You can give us notice under this agreement by email at contact@eevedonorbank.com.au

12.4 We can give you notice under these Terms and Conditions by emailing posting on the Eeve Website.

Assignment

12.5 You must not assign, transfer or novate all or any part of your rights or obligations under or relating to this agreement or grant, declare, create or dispose of any right or interest in it.

12.6 Eeve may assign, transfer or novate all or any part of its rights or obligations under or relating to these terms and conditions in its sole discretion and without prior notice to you.

Variation

12.7 An amendment or variation to these Terms and Conditions is effective from the date it is published on the Site.

Waiver

12.8 If we waive any rights available to us under these terms and conditions on one occasion, this does not mean that those rights will automatically be waived on any other occasion.

13. Consent

13.1 By browsing, accessing or using the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App you are agreeing to these Terms and Conditions.

13.2 You agree that we may modify or update our Terms and Conditions at any time. We will post such changes on the Eeve Website and/or Eeve App, after which, your later agreement under clause 13.1 to these terms shall be deemed to be your agreement to the modified terms. You should periodically check this page to ensure that you are aware of the latest Terms and Conditions.

 

14. Definitions and interpretation

14.1 Claim means, in relation to a person, any action, allegation, claim, demand, judgment, liability, proceeding, remedy, right of action or right of set-off made against the person concerned however it arises whether:

(a) it is present, unascertained, immediate, future or contingent;

(b) it is based in contract, tort, statute or otherwise; or

(c) it involves a third party or a party to this agreement.

14.2 Exceptional Circumstance means a circumstance beyond the reasonable control of the parties which results in a party being unable to observe or perform on time an obligation under this agreement. Such circumstances include:

(a) adverse changes in government regulations;

(b) any disaster or act of God, lightning strikes, atmospheric disturbances, earthquakes, floods, storms, explosions, fires and any natural disaster;

(c) acts of war, acts of public enemies, terrorism, riots, civil commotion, malicious damage, sabotage and revolution, cyber attacks, viruses or malware, data loss as a result of the actions of a third party;

(d) strikes or industrial disputes;

(e) materials or labour shortage; and

(f) acts or omissions of any third party network providers (such as internet, telephony or power provider).

14.3 Intellectual Property Rights means all current and future registered and unregistered rights in respect of copyright, circuit layouts, designs, trade marks, know-how, confidential information, patents, inventions, plant breeder’s rights and discoveries and all other intellectual property as defined in article 2 of the convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organisation 1967.

14.4 Liability means any liability, debt or obligation, whether actual, contingent or prospective, present or future, qualified or unqualified or incurred jointly or severally with any other person.

14.5 Loss means any loss (including Consequential Loss under section 8.5), claims, actions, liabilities, damages, expenses, diminution in value or deficiency of any kind whether direct, indirect, consequential or otherwise.

14.6 Unless the contrary intention appears, a reference in this agreement to:

(1) this agreement or another document includes any variation or replacement of it despite any change in the identity of the parties;

(2) one gender includes the others;

(3) the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular;

(4) a person, partnership, corporation, trust, association, joint venture, unincorporated body, Government Body or other entity includes any other of them;

(5) an item, recital, section, sub-section, paragraph, schedule or attachment is to an item, recital, section, sub-section, paragraph of, or schedule or attachment to, this agreement and a reference to this agreement includes any schedule or attachment;

(6) a party includes the party’s executors, administrators, successors, substitutes (including a person who becomes a party by novation) and permitted assigns;

(7) any statute, ordinance, code or other law includes regulations and other instruments under any of them and consolidations, amendments, re-enactments or replacements of any of them;

(8) money is in Australian dollars, unless otherwise stated; and

(9) a time is a reference to Brisbane time unless otherwise specified.

14.7 The words include, including, such as, for example and similar expressions are not to be construed as words of limitation.

14.8 Where a word or expression is given a particular meaning, other parts of speech and grammatical forms of that word or expression have a corresponding meaning.

14.9 Headings and any table of contents or index are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of this agreement.

14.10 A provision of this agreement must not be construed to the disadvantage of a party merely because that party or its advisers were responsible for the preparation of this agreement or the inclusion of the provision in this agreement.