Terms & Conditions

Great Question Subscription Agreement

Last Updated: May 23, 2025

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This Great Question Subscription Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into by and between Great Question, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at 418 45^th Street, Oakland, California 94609 (“Great Question”), and the customer identified in one or more Orders referencing this Agreement (referred to herein as, “Customer”).  This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions under which Great Question agrees to provide, and Customer agrees to obtain, access to the Great Question online services described herein.   

1. Software as a service.
   
   1. Access. Commencing on the Effective Date of this Agreement, Great Question shall make available to Customer the Great Question software identified in one or more applicable orders referencing this Agreement (each, an “Order”) as hosted by Great Question for use by Customer within the use limitations set forth in the Order (the “Service”) under the terms of this Agreement.
   2. Rights to the Service. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Great Question hereby grants Customer a non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide right during the Term to access the Service and permit the number of individual users specified in the Order to use the Service solely for Customer’s internal purposes up to the limits set forth in the applicable Order (“Authorized Users”).
   3. Updates. At no charge to Customer, Great Question shall install on its servers any software updates deemed reasonably necessary to address errors, bugs or other performance issues in the Service (collectively, “Updates”).  Updates (if any) shall be subject to the same terms and conditions of this Agreement.  
   4. Restrictions and Conditions. Customer shall not, directly, indirectly or through its Authorized Users, employees and/or the services of independent contractors: (a) attempt to sell, transfer, assign, rent, lend, lease, sublicense or otherwise provide third parties rights to the Service; (b) "frame," "mirror,” copy or otherwise enable third parties to use the Service (or any component thereof) as a service bureau or other outsourced service; (c) allow access to the Service by multiple individuals impersonating a single end user; (d) use the Service in a manner that interferes with, degrades, or disrupts the integrity or performance of any Great Question technologies, services, systems or other offerings, including data transmission, storage and backup; (e) use the Service for the purpose of developing a  product or service that competes with the Great Question online products and services; (f) circumvent or disable any security features or functionality associated with Service; or (g) use the Service in any manner prohibited by law.  All rights not expressly granted to Customer are reserved by Great Question, its suppliers and licensor.
   5. AI Functionality. Customer acknowledges that the Service contains AI functionality, which may be used at the Customer’s option Great Question’s AI features are provided through third party service providers (currently, OpenAI OpCo, LLC).  AI features are disabled by default within the SErvice and will only apply if Customer opt-in to using them by enabling those features within the Service. Customer acknowledges that enabling the AI features will result in Customer Content being shared with these third parties. Customer and its Authorized Users should evaluate the accuracy of any output generated by AI as appropriate for its use case, including by using human review of the output. Output generated by AI is not error-free, may not work as expected, may generate incorrect information, and should not be relied on or used for advice of any kind. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Great Question hereby disclaims all liability associated with any output generated by large language models or other artificial intelligence associated with the Service.
2. CONFIDENTIALITY.
   
   1. Confidentiality. Each party agrees that, without the express consent of the other party, none of its employees or agents will disclose to any third party any information or material that the other party designates as confidential (including without limitation the terms and conditions of this Agreement) unless such information or material (a) is or becomes publicly known through no wrongful act of the receiving party, (b) is received from a third party without restriction and without breach of any confidentiality obligation to the other party, (c) is independently developed by the receiving party, or (d) is required by law to be disclosed (provided that the other party is given advance notice of, and an opportunity to, contest any such requirement).
   2. Customer Content. As between the parties, Customer owns all rights, title and interest in and to all content and other data submitted by Customer or its Authorized Users to the Service (“Customer Content”).  Customer shall have sole responsibility for the legality, reliability, accuracy and quality of Customer Content.  Customer hereby grants to Great Question a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, copy, store, modify, distribute, transfer and display the Customer Content solely for the purpose of providing the Service to Customer, and for the limited purposes described in this Section.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Great Question may use aggregated and anonymized Customer Content for any purpose.  Resulting models will not include, or be reversable to expose, the identity of Customer, its Authorized Users or any other person.  If requested by Customer within thirty (30) days of the expiration or termination of this Agreement, Great Question shall make available to Customer all Customer Content stored within the Service at the time of expiration or termination.  Thirty (30) days after termination, Great Question shall have no further obligation to Customer and may, at its option, permanently delete or destroy the Service and all information and materials contained therein.  
3. Services. Additional support services, including custom configuration, consulting, training and system integration, may be separately purchased from Great Question under the terms of an addendum to this Agreement.  For clarity, Great Question has no obligation to support Customer’s own technology, internal infrastructure, provide free training, or provide consulting on customer created content or third-party technologies and services unless agreed to in writing via an approved sales agreement and or statement of work.  
4. Customer Obligations.
   
   1. Fees and Payment Terms. In consideration of the rights granted herein, Customer shall pay Great Question the amounts specified in each applicable Order (“Fees”).  In addition to the subscription fees specified in an applicable Order, Customer may purchase recruitment credits and fund additional incentives to be used within the Service for recruiting research participants and funding incentives to be paid to research participants.  Unused incentive funds are refundable and will be returned to Customer upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, or early, upon request by Customer. Recruitment credits are non-refundable and will roll over from one concurrent subscription term to the next as long as there is no lapse in Service.  Any unused credits will be forfeit if Customer’s subscription expires or is terminated without renewal.  Customer is solely responsible for ensuring compliance with any applicable financial, tax or regulatory obligations related to funds disbursed through the Service, including but not limited to payments made to research participants.  
      
      • Fees are exclusive of any applicable sales, use, import or export taxes, duties, fees, value-added taxes, tariffs or other amounts attributable to Customer’s execution of this Agreement or use of the Service (collectively, “Sales Taxes”).  Customer shall be solely responsible for the payment of any Sales Taxes.  In the event Great Question is required to pay Sales Taxes on Customer’s behalf, Customer shall promptly reimburse Great Question for all amounts paid.  
      • Unless otherwise set forth in an applicable Order, fees will be billed and payable annually in advance.  For multi-year subscriptions, each year’s invoice will be issued thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary of the subscription start date.  All amounts shall be paid to Great Question within thirty (30) days of receipt of an undisputed invoice.  An invoice shall be deemed undisputed if, within such thirty (30) day period, Customer fails to notify Great Question in writing of any disputed amounts.  
      • Fees not paid when due shall be subject to a late fee equal to one and one half percent (1.5%) of the unpaid balance per month or the highest monthly rate permitted by applicable law.  Great Question further reserves (among other rights and remedies) the right to suspend access to the Service.  Amounts payable to Great Question shall continue to accrue during any period of suspension and must be paid as a condition precedent to reactivation, which reactivation is at the sole discretion of Great Question.    
      • All prices and other payment terms are confidential information of Great Question and Customer agrees not to disclose such information to any third party throughout the Term and for three (3) years thereafter.
      • Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, fees are based on services purchased and not actual usage, payment obligations are non-cancelable, fees paid are non-refundable, and the scope of the subscription cannot be decreased during the relevant subscription term. 
   2. Compliance with Laws. The Great Question software and Service are of U.S. origin.  Customer shall adhere to all applicable state, federal, local and international laws and treaties in all jurisdictions in which Customer uses the Service, including all end-user, end-use and destination restrictions issued by U.S. and other governments and the U.S. Export Administration Act and its associated regulations.  Customer will not upload any data or information to the Service for which Customer does not have full and unrestricted rights.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other agreement between the parties, Customer will not upload any data or information that is subject to government regulation, including without limitation, protected health information regulated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 or sensitive financial information regulated under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999.
5. Term and termination.
   
   1. Term. Unless otherwise specified in the Order, the initial term of this Agreement will begin on the Effective Date and shall continue thereafter until the End Date specified in the Order (the “Initial Term”), and shall thereafter automatically renew for additional periods of one (1) year unless either party provides written notice of its intention not to renew to the other party at least sixty (60) days prior to expiration of the current term (each a “Renewal Term,” and collectively together with the Initial Term, the “Term”).  If no End Date is specified in the Order, the End Date will be one year from the Effective Date of this Agreement.
   2. Termination. Either party may terminate this Agreement if the other party materially breaches this Agreement and such breach has not been cured within thirty (30) days of providing notice thereof.
   3. Effect of Termination. Upon expiration or termination for any reason, Customer shall discontinue all use of the Service, and return any and all software and documentation provided to Customer by Great Question.
6. Indemnification.
   
   1. Customer. Customer shall indemnify and hold Great Question, its suppliers and licensors harmless from and against any and all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs) arising out of or in connection with a claim which, if true, would constitute a breach of Customer’s obligations under Section 1 or 4 of this Agreement.  In the event Great Question is required to seek legal remedies to enforce collection of any amounts due under this Agreement, Customer agrees to reimburse for all additional costs associated with collection of that past due amount, including reimbursement of collection and attorney's fees.
   2. Great Question. Great Question shall indemnify and hold Customer harmless from and against any and all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs) arising out a third-party claim that the Service infringes or misappropriates any U.S. patents issued as of the Effective Date or any copyright or trade secret of any third party during the term of this Agreement.  Great Question shall have no indemnification obligation, and Customer shall indemnify Great Question pursuant to this Agreement, for claims of infringement arising from the combination of Service with any unique aspects of Customer’s business, for instance Customer’s content, products, services, hardware or business processes, or for any use of the Service or any Great Question software not expressly authorized herein.
   3. Process. A party seeking indemnification hereunder shall promptly notify in writing the other party of any claim for which defense and indemnification is sought.  Each party agrees that it will not, without the other’s prior written consent, enter into any settlement or compromise of any claim that: (a) results, or creates a likelihood of a result, that in any way diminishes or impairs any right or defense that would otherwise exist absent such settlement or compromise; or (b) constitutes or includes an admission of liability, fault, negligence or wrongdoing on the part of the other party.  Each indemnifying party has the sole right to control the defense of any claim for which it is providing indemnification hereunder with counsel mutually acceptable to the parties.  The indemnified party may, at its own expense, participate in the defense of any such claim.
7. WARRANTY/ LIABILITY/ TOTAL LIABILITY.  
   ‍Mutual Warranties. Each party represents and warrants to the other that it is duly authorized to execute this Agreement and perform the obligations set forth herein.  
   1. Disclaimer. THE SERVICE AND ANY GREAT QUESTION TRAINING, INSTRUCTION AND SUPPORT OR OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT (COLLECTIVELY, “SERVICES”) ARE PROVIDED STRICTLY ON AN "AS IS" BASIS.  ALL CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR SATISFACTORY RESULTS ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW BY GREAT QUESTION, ITS SUPPLIERS AND ITS LICENSORS.  
   2. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT SERVICE MAY BE SUBJECT TO INTERRUPTION, LIMITATIONS, DELAYS, AND OTHER PROBLEMS INHERENT IN THE USE OF INTERNET APPLICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.  GREAT QUESTION IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH DELAYS, DELIVERY FAILURES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING FROM EVENTS BEYOND GREAT QUESTION’S REASONABLE CONTROL, WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER SUCH EVENTS ARE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE BY GREAT QUESTION.
   3. Limitation. CUSTOMER’S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND GREAT QUESTION’S, ITS SUPPLIERS’ AND LICENSORS’ TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY RELATING TO, ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR INCIDENTAL TO THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, INDEMNIFICATION OR ANY OTHER CLAIM SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE ACTUAL DIRECT DAMAGES INCURRED BY CUSTOMER, UP TO THE AGGREGATE AMOUNTS PAID BY CUSTOMER AND RECEIVED BY GREAT QUESTION HEREUNDER DURING THE TWELVE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEEDING THE APPLICABLE CLAIM.  THE EXISTENCE OF MULTIPLE CLAIMS OR SUITS UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT ENLARGE OR EXTEND THIS LIMITATION OF DAMAGES.  CUSTOMER HEREBY RELEASES Great Question, ITS SUPPLIERS AND LICENSORS FROM ALL OBLIGATIONS, LIABILITY, CLAIMS OR DEMANDS IN EXCESS OF THIS LIMITATION.
   4. Exclusion of Certain Damages and Limitations of Types of Liability. IN NO EVENT WILL GREAT QUESTION BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR LOST PROFITS OR LOST REVENUE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE.  THE FOREGOING EXCLUSION AND LIABILITY LIMITATIONS APPLY EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND EVEN IN THE EVENT OF STRICT OR PRODUCT LIABILITY.  
   5. Interpretation. The limitations in sections 7.3 and 7.4 are independent of each other.  The limitation of damages set forth in section 7.3 shall survive any failure of essential purpose of the limited remedy in section 7.4.
8. Notices and Requests.  Either party may give notice to the other party by means of electronic mail to the primary contact designated on the Order or by written communication sent by first class mail or pre-paid post, either of which shall constitute written notice under this Agreement.  All additional access licenses purchased by Customer during the Term shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement.  For clarity, in no event shall any other term or provision of this Agreement be deemed modified, amended or altered as a result of such purchase and all other changes to this Agreement shall be governed by terms of Section 9, below.
9. Additional Terms.  Great Question shall not be bound by any subsequent terms, conditions or other obligations included in any Customer purchase order, receipt, acceptance, confirmation or other correspondence from Customer unless expressly assented to in writing by Great Question and counter-signed by its authorized agent.  The parties may supplement the terms of this Agreement at any time by signing a written addendum, which shall be deemed incorporated by this reference upon execution.  The terms of any addendum shall control any conflicting terms in this Agreement.  Unless expressly stated otherwise in an applicable addendum, all addenda shall terminate upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
10. General. This Agreement shall be governed by California law and controlling United States federal law, without regard to the choice or conflicts of law provisions of any jurisdiction to the contrary, and any disputes, actions, claims or causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Oakland, California.  No joint venture, partnership, employment, agency or exclusive relationship exists between the parties as a result of this Agreement or use of the Service.  The failure of Great Question to enforce any right or provision in this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.  All disclaimers, limitations, payment obligations and restrictions of warranty shall survive termination of this Agreement, as well as the provisions of this "General" section shall survive termination of this Agreement.   If any part of this Agreement is found to be illegal, unenforceable, or invalid, Customer’s right to use the Service will immediately terminate, except for those provisions noted above which will continue in full force and effect.  This Agreement, together with it’s the following exhibits, comprises the entire agreement between Customer and Great Question and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, discussions or agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties regarding the subject matter contained herein.