12. Miscellaneous
a. Neither this Agreement nor the licenses granted hereunder are assignable or transferable by Customer or any successor in interest, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Company and any attempt to do so shall be null and void. Any notice, report, approval or consent required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and will be deemed given (a) when personally delivered, (b) one day after being sent by overnight courier, except in the case of international deliveries, which shall be deemed to have been delivered two days after being sent by international courier, and (c) five days after being sent by prepaid certified or registered U.S. mail or express mail to the address of the party to be noticed set forth in this Agreement or such address as such party last provided to the other by written notice. No failure or delay in exercising any right hereunder will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any partial exercise of any right or power hereunder preclude further exercise.
b. If any provision of this Agreement shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.
c. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been made in, and shall be construed pursuant to the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to conflicts of laws provisions thereof, and without regard to the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods or the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act. Any action arising from this Agreement shall be brought in the state or federal courts in and for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts.
d. Any waivers or amendments shall be effective only if made in writing. This Agreement is the complete and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding of the parties and supersedes and cancels all previous written and oral agreements and communications relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. The prevailing party in any action to enforce this Agreement will be entitled to recover its attorney’s fees and costs in connection with such action.
e. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument. Execution and delivery of this Agreement may be evidenced by facsimile or other electronic transmission.
f. The parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is subject to the U.S. Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the Singapore Electronic Transmissions Act, the U.K. Electronic Communications Act 2000 and any similar law in any other applicable jurisdiction that makes legally effective a contract in electronic form, and authorizes acceptance by means of an electronic signature or process.
g. Neither party is in breach of this Agreement for any cessation, interruption, or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder (other than payment obligations) due to causes beyond its reasonable control including: earthquake, flood, fire, storm, or other natural disaster, act of God, labor controversy or threat thereof, civil disturbance or commotion, acts or threats of terrorism, disruption of public markets, war or armed conflict.