Switching: “EU Data Act” means the Regulation (EU) 2023/2854.
Only in case the Data Act applies, the switching and exit conditions as set forth in this clause shall apply.
In case the Customer intends to switch, it shall initiate the switching by sending a switching request in writing to Provider. The notice period shall be 2 months upon receipt of the switching notice by Provider (“Notice Period”). The Customer shall apply best efforts that the Notice Period will expire at the end of a respective month.
Upon expiry of the Notice Period, a transition period shall apply with a term of 30 calendar days (“Transition Period”), in which Provider shall return the Customer data in a mutually agreed format to the Customer. In case Provider is of the opinion that it is technically not feasible to return the data during the Transition Period to the Customer Provider shall within 14 working days upon receipt of Customer’s switching request, explain to the Customer textually the technical unfeasibility and indicate an alternative Transition Period, which shall not exceed 7 months. Customer shall confirm the receipt of Provider’s extension notice within 3 business days upon receipt. Customer himself shall have the right to extend the Transition Period textually once in its reasonable discretion, for no longer than 7 months. Provider shall confirm the receipt of Customer’s extension notice within 3 business days upon receipt.
Upon expiry of the Transition Period, the Customer data shall be still retrievable for the Customer for at least additional 30 calendar days. After that, Provider will erase the Customer data, if not agreed otherwise in the Agreement and subject to statutory retention periods and Provider’s applicable back-up routines.
The Agreement shall be considered as terminated upon completion of the successful switching, which shall be defined as the return and the completion thereof of all exportable Customer Data (”Exportable Data”) in a mutually agreed format to the Customer or, in case the customer does not want to switch, by the erasure of the Exportable Data, subject to statutory retention periods and Provider’s applicable back-up routines.
Customer shall notify Provider in writing that the switching process is successfully completed. Upon successful switching, (the respective parts of) the Agreement is considered as terminated. Provider will notify the Customer of the respective Agreement termination. In case the Customer does not notify Provider about successful switching, while Provider has justified grounds to believe that the switching was successfully completed, Provider may send the Customer the request for confirmation whether the successful switching took place. If the Customer will not confirm successful switching within 30 calendar days from such request, it is deemed that the switching was successful and the Agreement will be considered as terminated.
During the switching process, Provider shall (i) provide reasonable assistance to the Customer and Third Parties authorised by the Customer in the switching process; (ii) act with due care to maintain business continuity, and continue the provision of the services under the Agreement; (iii) provide in the exit plan clear information concerning known risks to continuity in the provision of the services; (iv) ensure that a high level of security is maintained throughout the switching process, in particular the security of the Exportable Data during their transfer, (v) support the Customer’s exit strategy relevant to the Agreement, including by providing all relevant information (vi) provide in the exit plan an exhaustive specification of all categories of Exportable Data that can be ported during the switching process and an exhaustive specification of categories of data specific that are to be exempted from the Exportable Data.
The Customer undertakes to take all measures to achieve effective switching. The Customer undertakes to be solely responsible for the import and implementation of Exportable Data in their own systems or in the systems of the new provider. The Customer or Third Parties authorised by them, including the new provider, undertake to respect the intellectual property rights of any materials provided in the switching process by Provider, as well as Provider’s trade secrets. The Customer undertakes to provide access to and if necessary to sublicense the use of these materials to Third Parties or to the new provider only insofar as necessary to complete the switching process until the end of the agreed Transition Period, respecting at the same time the confidentiality commitments, as well as the intellectual property rights granted by Provider.
Without prejudice to other legal remedy available under applicable law, iIn case the EU Data Act applies, a termination pursuant to these terms and conditions, or as agreed otherwise in the Agreement, shall only become effective upon successful completion of the switching process or at the end of the Notice Period for initiation of the switching process, where the Customer does not wish to switch but to erase its exportable data and digital assets upon service termination.
The Parties expressly agree that Provider’s performance of any obligations arising under the EU Data Act, including but not limited to facilitating switching, shall be conditional upon the Customer’s full compliance with its obligations under this Agreement. Provider shall not be required to perform any such obligations to the extent that the Customer is in breach of its obligations hereunder.