EX-10.3 3 ea163841ex10-3_globalengine.htm AGREEMENT WITH AISLY GLOBAL INC, DATED JANUARY 1, 2021, AS AMENDED BY THAT TWO SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENTS, DATED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 AND JUNE 22, 2022, RESPECTIVELY

Exhibit 10.3

 

THIS AGREEMENT is made on the 1st day of January 2021

 

BETWEEN:-

 

(1)AISLY GLOBAL INC., a limited liability company incorporated in 5/F, 67-2 Zhuang Jing Road, Banqiao District, New Taipei City, 220 Taiwan whose registered office is at Taiwan (the “AISLY”); AND

 

(2)GLOBAL ENGINE LIMITED, a limited liability company incorporated in Hong Kong whose registered office is at Room A, 8/F, Reason Group Tower, 403 Castle Peak Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong (the “GEL”).

 

WHEREAS:

 

AISLY agrees to engage GEL and GEL agrees to provide to AISLY the services as described in Schedule 1 (the “Services”), subject to the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement.

 

NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:

 

1.DEFINITIONS

 

1.1In this Agreement, unless explicitly stated as otherwise, the expressions listed below shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)“Fees” means the fees as specified in Schedule 1 payable by AISLY from time to time to GEL for provision of the Services;

 

(b)“HKIAC” is as defined in Clause 15.2;

 

(c)“Services” means the services as detailed in Schedule 1; and

 

(d)“Term” means the term as specified in Schedule 1;

 

1.2Where the context permits, words in the singular shall include the plural and vice versa and words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa.

 

1.3The headings to the provisions of this Agreement are for ease of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation or construction of them.

 

1.4References to clauses, schedules and annexes are, unless otherwise stated, to clauses, schedules and annexes of and to this Agreement which together form an integral part of this Agreement.

 

2.PROVISION OF SERVICES

 

2.1In consideration of AISLY paying the Fees to GEL in the manner described in Clause 3, GEL agrees to provide the Services to AISLY subject to the terms and conditions herein and in Schedule 1.

 

 

 

 

2.2AISLY and GEL shall cooperate in good faith in all matters relating to the provision of Services including but not limited to obtaining all consents, licences or approvals necessary for GEL to fulfil its obligations hereunder.

 

2.3AISLY shall not interfere negligently or wilfully with the performance of the Services by GEL and GEL may assign, subcontract or delegate any rights, duties, obligations or liabilities under this Agreement to any third parties without the consent of AISLY.

 

2.4GEL shall be entitled to deploy resources of all forms or manners as necessary for the performance of the Services under this Agreement. AISLY is required to provide all necessary actions and assistance, including but not limited to furnishing documents, preparing & signing agreements & documents, providing confirmation, acceptance & endorsement of all relevant matters, to be performed and completed by AISLY within a reasonably short period of time as requested by GEL for GEL to fulfil its obligations under this Agreement.

 

3.PAYMENT

 

3.1AISLY shall pay the Fees to GEL for provision of the Services in the manner set out in Schedule 1. GEL shall not be responsible for all unforeseeable costs, tax, charges and expenses incurred for and in connection with the provision of the Services by GEL except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement or approved in advance in writing by GEL.

 

3.2All payment shall be made within fourteen (14) days from the date of invoices issued by GEL to AISLY, except that the payment for Phase 1 services shall be made within seven (7) days from the date of invoice issued by GEL to AISLY.

 

3.3Any delay in payment shall entitle GEL for the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the collection of overdue payments, whether made in or out of court, without prejudice to any rights or remedies legally available to GEL.

 

4.TERMINATION

 

4.1This Agreement shall terminate upon the expiry of the Term specified in Schedule 1 unless extended by mutual agreement by the parties in writing or terminated earlier pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

4.2This Agreement may be terminated by either party with a 7 days’ notice without cause.

 

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4.3The expiration or termination of this Agreement for whatever cause shall be without prejudice to any pre-existing and/or accrued rights and obligations of the parties hereunder.

 

4.4Clauses 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 15 and those terms which by their nature should survive termination shall continue to apply after expiration or termination of this Agreement for whatever reason.

 

5.REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND UNDERTAKINGS

 

5.1Each party represents and warrants that it has the authority necessary to enter into this Agreement and to do all things necessary to procure the fulfilment of its obligations in terms of this Agreement.

 

5.2GEL represents, warrants and undertakes that the services will be duly performed and completed in a diligent, professional and business-like manner.

 

6.LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

 

NEITHER PARTY WILL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY, FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY WILL APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF REVENUE, DATA, OR PROFITS, AND INDEPENDENT OF ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF THE WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES PROVIDED HEREUNDER. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY WILL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT THE OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN APPRISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

 

7.CONFIDENTIALITY

 

7.1The parties agree to keep and procure to be kept secret and confidential any and all written and/or oral information of any kind relating to the terms of this Agreement and the business of the other party obtained from the other party pursuant to this Agreement or prior to it and to disclose the same only to those of its employees or contractors directly involved with the services and only to the extent necessary for each of them to perform his duties under this Agreement. The parties shall impose the above obligation on these persons.

 

7.2The foregoing obligations shall not apply, however, to any part of such information which:

 

a)was already in the public domain or which becomes so through no fault of the receiving party;

 

b)was already known to the receiving party prior to receipt thereof; or

 

c)was disclosed to the receiving party by a third party owing no duty of confidentiality towards the disclosing party in respect thereof.

 

7.3Subject to the provisions in Clause 7.2 above, these obligations of confidentiality shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

 

8.ASSIGNMENT

 

8.1Neither party shall assign or otherwise transfer its interest in this Agreement or its rights and obligations hereunder whether in whole or in part without the prior written consent of the other, except in circumstances of corporate succession by merger, consolidation, or other corporate reorganisation in relation to either party’s business.

 

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9.ENTIRE AGREEMENT

 

9.1The parties hereto declare that this Agreement comprises the complete and exclusive agreement between them which supersedes all previous understandings, negotiations and proposals, whether oral or in writing. In case of any inconsistency, conflict with or ambiguity of any terms and conditions which are incorporated by reference, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall prevail.

 

9.2Save as expressly provided, no alteration, modification, amendment, waiver, consent or discharge shall be binding upon either party unless in writing and signed by both parties.

 

10.NOTICES

 

10.1Any notice required to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent to the address of the party as specified in this Agreement or such other address as that party shall designate by notice given in accordance with the provisions of this Clause from time to time. Any such notice shall be delivered by hand or by registered prepaid post and shall be deemed to have been served if delivered by hand upon signed receipt by the appointed representative of either party for the time being or if by post 48 hours after the day of posting.

 

11.LEGAL RELATIONSHIP

 

11.1Nothing herein shall create or imply any employment, principal-agent, joint venture or partnership relationship between AISLY on the one hand, and GEL on the other.

 

11.2Either party acknowledges that it is not part of the other party’s organisation and shall have no authority to commit or to bind the other party in any way in connection with the business, affairs or otherwise of the other party.

 

12.SEVERABILITY

 

12.1In the event that any provision contained in this Agreement should, for any reason, be held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement. Instead this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision had not been contained herein.

 

13.WAIVER

 

13.1No failure or delay on the part of any party to exercise any right, power or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise by a party of any right, power or remedy. The rights, powers and remedies provided herein are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights, powers or remedies at law.

 

14.CONTRACTS (RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES) ORDINANCE

 

14.1The parties do not intend any term of this Agreement to be enforceable by any person who is not a party to this Agreement pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance (Cap 623), and the parties agree that this Agreement shall be excluded from the application of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance (Cap 623).

 

15.APPLICABLE LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

15.1This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong SAR and the parties hereto agree to be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Hong Kong SAR.

 

15.2Notwithstanding Clause 15.1, a complaining party shall have the option to refer any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof, to arbitration in Hong Kong at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) with three (3) arbitrators in accordance with the HKIAC Rules in force. Each party shall select one (1) arbitrator and the two (2) arbitrators shall select the third neutral arbitrator who shall be the Chairman of the arbitration panel. The language to be used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been executed in accordance with the constitution of the respective party on the day and year first above written.

 

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FOR AND ON BEHALF OF )  
AISLY GLOBAL INC. )  
in the presence of:- )  
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SIGNED BY )  
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF )  
GLOBAL ENGINE LIMITED )  
in the presence of:- )  
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SCHEDULE 1

 

Part 1 - The Service

 

Managed Cloud Hosting Service (Infrastructure as a Service)

Cloud computing platform built with enterprise-grade hardware and software
Redundant power, system and network design
High Availability protection included (fast server auto-restart after hardware failure)
Domain Name Hosting (if any)
VLAN implementation with vShield Edge setup
Real-time Bandwidth Utilization Report (MRTG) on request basis

 

Part 2 – Term and Fees

1. Term: From 1st January 2021 to 31st December 2021 (both days inclusive) unless terminated early pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
2. Fees:

AISLY shall pay the service fees US$1,970,000 in total by 16 instalments as set out in the table below. For the avoidance of doubt, any services performed by GEL not within the specified scope of areas set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this Agreement shall incur extra fees and costs payable by AISLY in the manner as determined by GEL. 

 

Item  Payment  Fee (US$)
1  1st Instalment Payment  US$98,500
2  2nd Instalment Payment  US$98,500
3  3rd Instalment Payment  US$98,500
4  4th Instalment Payment  US$98,500
5  5th Instalment Payment  US$98,500
6  6th Instalment Payment  US$98,500
7  7th Instalment Payment  US$98,500
8  8th Instalment Payment  US$98,500
9  9th Instalment Payment  US$147,750
10  10th Instalment Payment  US$147,750
11  11th Instalment Payment  US$147,750
12  12th Instalment Payment  US$147,750
13  13th Instalment Payment  US$147,750
14  14th Instalment Payment  US$147,750
15  15th Instalment Payment  US$147,750
16  16th Instalment Payment  US$147,750
   Total  US$1,970,000

 

This Supplementary Agreement (“Amendment”) is made and entered into dated 9/30/2021 between AISLY GLOBAL INC., a limited liability company having its business address at 5F, 67-1 Zhuang Jing Road, Banqiao District, New Taipei City, 220 Taiwan (the “AISLY”) and GLOBAL ENGINE LIMITED, a limited liability company having its business address at Room A, 8/F, Reason Group Tower, 403 Castle Peak Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong (the “GEL”) with reference to the Agreement dated 1st January 2021 (“Agreement”).

 

NOW, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements set forth below, the parties agree to revise the term of the Agreement as set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1 as:

“From 1st February 2021 to 31st May 2022 (both days inclusive) unless terminated early pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.”

 

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1.GENERAL

 

A. If there is a conflict between the Agreement and this Amendment, the terms of this Amendment will govern if this Amendment expressly references the provisions of the Agreement with which they are inconsistent

 

B. Except as otherwise modified herein, the capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the meaning specified in the Agreement.

 

C. Except as amended herein, the remaining terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Amendment has been executed on the day and year first above written.

 

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AISLY GLOBAL INC. )  
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GLOBAL ENGINE LIMITED )  
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This Supplementary Agreement (“Supplementary Agreement”) is made and entered into dated 12 August 2022 between AISLY GLOBAL INC., a limited liability company having its business address at 5F, 67-1 Zhuang Jing Road, Banqiao District, New Taipei City, 220 Taiwan (the “AISLY”) and GLOBAL ENGINE LIMITED, a limited liability company having its business address at Room C, 19/F, World Tech Centre, 95 How Ming Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong (the “GEL”) with reference to the Agreement dated 1st January 2021 (“Agreement”) and the Supplementary Agreement dated 30th September, 2021 (“Supplementary Agreement 1”).

 

NOW, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements set forth below, the parties agree to renew the term of the Agreement in Schedule 1 in this Supplementary Agreement.

 

2.GENERAL

 

D. If there is a conflict between the Agreement, Supplementary Agreement 1 and this Supplementary Agreement, the terms of this Supplementary Agreement will govern if this Supplementary Agreement expressly references the provisions of the Agreement with which they are inconsistent

 

E. Except as otherwise modified herein, the capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the meaning specified in the Agreement.

 

F. Except as amended herein, the remaining terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Supplementary Agreement has been executed in accordance with the constitution of the respective party on the day and year first above written.

 

SIGNED by )  
for and on behalf of )  
AISLY GLOBAL INC. )  
in the presence of:- )  
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SIGNED by )  
for and on behalf of )  
GLOBAL ENGINE LIMITED )  
in the presence of:- )  
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SCHEDULE 1

 

Part 1 - The Service

 

Managed Cloud Hosting Service (Infrastructure as a Service)

Cloud computing platform built with enterprise-grade hardware and software
Redundant power, system and network design
High Availability protection included (fast server auto-restart after hardware failure)
Domain Name Hosting (if any)
VLAN implementation with vShield Edge setup
Real-time Bandwidth Utilization Report (MRTG) on request basis

 

Part 2 – Term, Fees and Timeline

 

1. Term: From 1st June 2022 to 30th November 2022 (both days inclusive) (the “Initial Term”) unless terminated early pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Supplementary Agreement.
2. Fees:

AISLY shall pay the service fees at a monthly fee of US$150,000 each month during the Term. GEL will invoice AISLY on a monthly basis. If the usage of AISLY exceed the service levels required, it shall incur extra fees and costs payable by AISLY in the manner as determined by GEL.  

 

Item

 

Month 

  Fee (US$)
1   June 2022   US$150,000
2   July 2022   US$150,000
3   August 2022   US$150,000
4   September 2022   US$150,000
5   October 2022   US$150,000
6   November 2022   US$150,000
    Total   US$900,000

 

 

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