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Special Terms Verified Voters

Version: 2025/01
Date: 1 December 2025

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INTRODUCTION. This Agreement between the customer named in the Order (“Customer” or “you” or “your(s)”) and Cint governs your use of the Services specified therein, your use of Cint’s valuable curated data assets and constitutes the entire understanding related to the subject matter herein. “Cint”, “we”, “us” or “our” each means (i) the Cint Group entity named in the Order; or, if none is named, (ii) Cint USA, Inc., a company incorporated in Delaware, having its principal place of business at 1235 Saint Thomas St, Suite 201 New Orleans, LA 70130, USA.

You and the business entity you represent agree to the terms of and conclude this Agreement with us when you execute an Order that references these Special Terms or otherwise expressly accept these Special Terms, e.g., by clicking a box indicating your acceptance.

1. DEFINITIONS

Defined terms used for the purposes of this Agreement shall have the meanings set out at the end of these Special Terms.

2. DATA SOLUTIONS SERVICES

2.1. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Cint will provide matching services for targeting (“Targeting Services”) and/or data enrichment (“Enrichment Services”), as set forth in the applicable Order (collectively “Services”).

2.2. Targeting Services include matching Cint’s proprietary data set to one or more third party data set(s) to ascertain certain pre-defined characteristics relating to specific individuals (“Targeting Data”). Targeting Data may be used strictly and exclusively by you for the sole purpose of facilitating targeted sample purchases for market research studies using Cint’s other service offerings.

2.3. Enrichment Services include without limitation an appended data set containing predefined characteristics relating to specific individuals having responded to a survey run by you using Cint’s other service offerings, which are then used solely for political research purposes (“Enrichment Data”).

2.4. ALL ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING TARGETING DATA AND ENRICHMENT DATA, SHALL BE STRICTLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND SOLELY FOR POLITICAL RESEARCH PURPOSES (“PERMITTED USE”). ANY COMMERCIAL USE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MARKETING AND ADVERTISING, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

2.5. We have no control over the third-party data sets utilized to provide the Services, and we disclaim all representations and warranties with regard to the accuracy of such data sets in their entirety.

3. DATA ASSET LICENSE

3.1. The Targeting Data and/or Enrichment Data, and any updates or enhancements to any of the foregoing (the “Data Assets”), and all worldwide intellectual property rights therein, are the exclusive property of Cint and its licensors. Cint hereby grants to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable, royalty-free, license limited to the United States for the Permitted Use, subject to your compliance with this Agreement, to: (i) use, access, view, combine or aggregate the Data Assets (in whole or in part) in order to create Derived Data; and (ii) store the Data Assets on your IT systems; in each case strictly as necessary to receive and make use of the Services.

3.2. For the avoidance of doubt, you shall not be entitled to share, transfer, redistribute, sell or license or sub-license the Data Assets to any third party.

3.3. Cint shall, as between the Parties, remain the owner of the Data Assets. Except as expressly granted in this Agreement, you shall have no rights in or to the Data Assets. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Data Assets and Techniques used by Cint in connection with this Agreement, will not be considered work product or works made for hire, and will at all times remain the exclusive property of Cint.

4. DATA ASSET USE RESTRICTIONS

4.1. You shall:

  • 4.1.1. only make copies of the Data Assets to the extent reasonably necessary for the following purposes: back-up, mirroring (and similar availability enhancement techniques), security, disaster recovery and testing;

  • 4.1.2. not use any of the information you obtain in connection with the Services, including the Data Assets or Cint’s Confidential Information, to directly or indirectly create, test, promote, market, sell or license your own products or services or the products or services of a third party;

  • 4.1.3. not use the Services or Data Assets other than in accordance with all Applicable Laws;

  • 4.1.4. not extract, reutilize, use, exploit, redistribute, disseminate, copy or store the Data Assets for any purpose not expressly permitted by this Agreement;

  • 4.1.5. not copy, modify, decompile, reverse engineer or create derivative works (except as Derived Data) from the Data Assets (save that nothing in this provision shall limit your rights to do so as granted under Applicable Laws); and

  • 4.1.6. not do anything which may damage the reputation of Cint.

4.2. For the avoidance of doubt, you shall not use the Data Assets for the purposes of direct marketing or targeted advertising to any data subjects who may be identifiable from the Data Assets.

4.3. You shall comply with any additional applicable data usage restrictions in respect of the Data Assets for the relevant element of the Services as set out herein or in the Order.

5. DATA SECURITY

5.1. You recognize and understand that the Data Assets are Cint’s valuable, Confidential Information and that we have made and will continue to make substantial investment in obtaining, selecting, coordinating, managing, developing and supplying the Data Assets.

5.2. You shall ensure that all Data Assets are kept and held securely, in an encrypted form, and in accordance with best industry practice in relation to information security to prevent, and take prompt and proper remedial action against, any unauthorized access, loss, deletion, copying, use, modification, storage, reproduction, display or distribution of the Data Assets.

5.3. If you at any time become aware of any misuse of (or unauthorized access to) any Data Assets, or any security breach in connection with this Agreement that could compromise the security or integrity of the Data Assets or otherwise adversely affect Cint, you shall notify us without undue delay, in no event greater than forty-eight (48) hours, and fully co-operate with us to remedy the issue as soon as reasonably practicable.

6. AUDIT

We may audit your compliance with this Agreement by providing no less than two weeks’ notice. A scope document along with a request for any documentation will be provided at the time of the notification of an audit. If the requested documentation cannot be removed from your premises, you will permit us access to your site as reasonably necessary. You will make your employees available for interviews as necessary, during the time frame of the audit. Audits will be at our sole expense.

7. FEES

7.1. You will pay all Fees set forth in the Order. Unless otherwise set forth in the Order, we will invoice your incurred Fees monthly in arrears. All invoices will be submitted to the billing contact specified in the Order.

7.2. Unless otherwise specified in the Order, all invoices are due and payable within thirty (30) days of the date of the invoice. We may charge you interest on overdue payments at the rate of 1.5% per month.

7.3. Unless stated otherwise, the Fees stated in the Order will not include any taxes, levies, duties or similar governmental assessments of any nature, including but not limited to value-added taxes (VAT), goods and services taxes (GST), sales and use, or withholding taxes, assessable by any local, state, federal, provincial or foreign jurisdiction (collectively, “Taxes”). You are responsible for paying all Taxes associated with any invoices hereunder. If we reasonably believe we have the legal obligation to pay or collect Taxes for which you are responsible, the Taxes will be invoiced to and paid by you, unless you provide us with a valid tax exemption certificate authorized by the appropriate taxing authority. If a taxing authority determines that additional Taxes should have been collected on the transaction, you will reimburse us for the Taxes assessed. For clarity, we are solely responsible for taxes assessable against us based on our income, property and employees.

7.4. We may authorize an Affiliate to issue invoices in its own name (and we will notify you of the same in writing) and payments made by you to that Affiliate in respect of those invoices shall be accepted by us as good payment under this Agreement and settle (to the extent of that payment) any corresponding debt owed to us.

7.5. Fees will be deemed undisputed if you fail to notify your account representative and collections@cint.com in writing of your reasons for disputing them, providing reasonable evidence in support, within ten (10) days of the date of the relevant invoice. Otherwise, all amounts invoiced by us are final and payable when due.

8. CONFIDENTIALITY

8.1. You acknowledge and accept that the Data Assets and all information relating thereto is Confidential Information belonging to Cint.

8.2. A party receiving Confidential Information shall:

  • 8.2.1. not use the Confidential Information, or permit it to be accessed or used, for any purpose other than to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any related transactions between the parties or manage the parties’ relationship;

  • 8.2.2. protect and safeguard all such Confidential Information with at least the same degree of care as it does its own Confidential Information, but no less than a commercially reasonable degree of care; and

  • 8.2.3. not disclose the Confidential Information to any person or entity except in accordance with Clause ‎8.5 or to those of its employees, officers, agents, subcontractors and advisors who have a need to know the Confidential Information so that it might perform its obligations under this Agreement or manage the parties’ relationship and who are bound to written obligations of confidentiality no less restrictive than those in this Agreement.

8.3. The obligations of confidentiality under this Section ‎8 shall continue for five (5) years after any expiration or termination of this Agreement.

8.4. Clause 8.2 does not apply to Confidential Information:

  • 8.4.1. in the public domain at the time of disclosure by or on behalf of a party or that enters the public domain other than as a result of, either directly or indirectly, any violation of this Agreement by the receiving party;

  • 8.4.2. which, at the time of disclosure by or on behalf of a party, is already rightfully in the receiving party’s possession on a non-confidential basis;

  • 8.4.3. which is provided on a non-confidential basis by a third party not bound by confidentiality obligations to the disclosing party; or

  • 8.4.4. independently developed by the receiving party without use of or reference to Confidential Information.

8.5. Clause ‎8.2 shall not be construed to prohibit a disclosure of Confidential Information by the receiving party required by applicable law, rules of a recognized stock exchange, court order or other legal process, provided that the receiving party must give the disclosing party prior written notice of such disclosure (if legally permitted to do so) and cooperate with the disclosing party, at the disclosing party’s sole cost and expense, in seeking a protective order or other appropriate relief to protect the Confidential Information.

8.6. At any time during or after this Agreement, upon the disclosing party’s written request, the receiving party shall promptly:

  • 8.6.1. return or destroy all Confidential Information (including all copies thereof, whether written, electronic, or other forms or media) provided by the disclosing party; and

  • 8.6.2. certify in writing that all such Confidential Information has been destroyed.
    The foregoing does not require the receiving party to destroy Confidential Information: (i) that it is required to retain by law, court order, or other legal process (including litigation preservation holds); or (ii) that resides on the receiving party’s automated backup, disaster recovery or business continuity systems. Confidential Information retained in accordance with this Clause 8.6 shall remain subject to the provisions of this Section ‎8.

9. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

9.1. You warrant that you (i) will use the Services and Data Assets only in strict compliance with Applicable Laws and this, and (ii) shall not use the Services or the Data Assets for the purposes of direct marketing or targeting advertising to any data subjects who may be identifiable from the Data Assets.

9.2. Each party represent and warrant that neither it nor its Users are owned by, controlled by, participating in any prohibited activity for, or acting for any person or entity (i) located or organized in any country or region that is subject to UN, EU, UK, or U.S. economic sanctions, (ii) identified on the (a) United Nations Security Council Consolidated List, (b) Consolidated list of persons, groups, and entities subject to EU and/or UK sanctions, and/or (c) Specially Designated Nationals and Consolidated Sanctions List administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury, or (iii) with whom U.S. persons are otherwise prohibited from transacting. Each party shall promptly notify the other party in writing if any of the foregoing representations and warranties cease to be true and correct.

10. INDEMNITIES

10.1. You shall indemnify us and our Affiliates, officers, agents, employees and subcontractors against all regulatory investigations, penalties, or claims against them for damages or compensation, and from all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) and lawsuits which may be brought against us, our Affiliates, officers, agents, employees, and subcontractors on account of such damages, in each case caused by (i) the business practices, creation, distribution, sale or use of any products or services supplied by you or your agents; (ii) the negligence or willful acts or omissions on the part of you, your officers, agents, employees and subcontractors; (iii) any use of the Data Assets in breach of this Agreement or Applicable Laws; and/or (iv) the breach by you of any of your obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent any such claim arises as a direct result of our negligence or willful acts or omissions.

10.2. If any action is brought against you by a third party alleging that your use of the Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement infringes a valid Intellectual Property Right of that third party, we will indemnify and defend you at our expense and pay the costs and damages finally awarded against you in the action and any related costs and expenses incurred as a direct result of such action provided: (i) you notify us promptly in writing upon becoming aware of such an action; (ii) we shall have sole control of the defense of any such action and all negotiations for its settlement or compromise and you make no admissions; and (iii) you provide all reasonable assistance requested by us at our expense.

11. DATA PROTECTION

11.1. The parties acknowledge and agree that in relation to Personal Data contained within the Data Assets (“Licensed Personal Data”), each party shall be an independent data controller. Each party shall be responsible for ensuring it complies with all Applicable Laws in respect of its own processing of the Licensed Personal Data.

11.2. You undertake to implement measures regarding the security, integrity and confidentiality of all Licensed Personal Data and will not permit any unauthorized access to, use, disclosure, publication or dissemination of the Licensed Personal Data. Furthermore, you shall ensure that those persons authorized by you to handle the Licensed Personal Data have committed themselves to confidentiality or are under an appropriate statutory obligation of confidentiality. You agree to use the same degree of care and scrutiny as you use to protect and secure your own information, but in no event will you use less than a commercially reasonable degree of care. These measures and procedures must reflect industry best standards and practices. You must update your measures and procedures as necessary to remain compliant with industry best standards and practices and Applicable Laws.

11.3. You shall report to us immediately upon becoming aware, any incident (including attempted breaches, loss or any unauthorized access) pertaining to the Licensed Personal Data.

11.4. You represent, warrant and undertake to, and will cause your employees and/or agents to, abide by and comply with all Applicable Laws, in connection with your storage, maintenance, processing, use and/or disclosure of the Licensed Personal Data.

11.5. Notwithstanding any other sections in the Agreement, where personal data subject to the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) is collected, processed or transferred, the following shall apply:

11.6. Each party represents, warrants, and covenants that it shall at all times: (1) maintain reasonable security measures; (2) limit access to personal data to employees and approved subcontractors who are authorized to access personal data, and ensure that all such employees and subcontractors are comprehensively trained in the care and handling of personal data; and (3) treat personal data with strict confidence and take all reasonable steps to ensure that its employees and other agents who will process personal data are aware of and comply with this Agreement and are under duties of confidentiality and security with respect to personal data no less restrictive than those set forth herein.

11.7. Without limiting the foregoing, each party represents, warrants, and covenants that it is and shall at all times remain in compliance with CCPA. Without limiting the foregoing, if a party is collecting personal data, that party shall provide consumers in California with a CCPA-compliant notice which includes: (1) a list of the categories of personal data about consumers in California to be collected; (2) for each category of personal data, the business or commercial purpose(s) for which it will be used; (3) the link titled “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” or “Do Not Sell My Info” required by CCPA, or in the case of offline notices, the web address for the webpage to which it links; and (4) a link to that party’s privacy policy, or in the case of offline notices, the web address of that party’s privacy policy. The parties shall not collect categories of personal data, and shall not use a consumer’s personal data for any purpose, other than those disclosed in the notice at collection.

11.8. The parties will record and retain, for a minimum of two (2) years after the expiration or termination of any Agreement, records of any notice to, and consent or request from, individuals regarding the collection, disclosure, retention and use of personal data that is exclusive to the services of such Agreement. Upon the other party’s request, each party shall make all records, appropriate personnel, and/or any location from which personal data can be accessed available for inspection to demonstrate compliance hereunder, provided that such inspection shall be carried out with reasonable notice during regular business hours and under a duty of confidentiality.

11.9. Each party will refrain from notifying or responding to any government or regulatory agency, or other third party, for or on behalf of the other party absent written consent to such notification/response, except as otherwise required by CCPA.

11.10. Each party acknowledges and agrees that if the other party receives a request from a government or regulatory agency, it may share the terms of any Agreement or this Agreement and other information provided by the other party to demonstrate compliance with the Agreement or CCPA.

11.11. Each party shall promptly give written notice to and shall fully cooperate with the other party: (1) regarding any complaint, inquiry, or request from a government or regulatory agency regarding personal data received from the other party, unless such notice is prohibited by law; (2) if for any reason (a) it cannot comply, or has not complied, with any portion of this Agreement; (b) it has breached or may be in breach of CCPA; or (c) CCPA no longer allows the lawful transfer of personal data between the parties (in such cases, each party will take reasonable and appropriate steps to remedy any noncompliance, or cease further processing of personal data, and acknowledges and agrees that the other party may immediately terminate any Agreement or access to personal data, or take any other reasonable action).

12. LIABILITY

12.1. Subject to Clause ‎12.3, in no event shall either party´s total aggregate liability, whether in contract, tort or under any theory of liability in connection with this Agreement or any collateral contract, for all liabilities and claims arising (regardless of when any claim was made under this Agreement) exceed 100% of the Fees paid to or payable by you to us under this Agreement.

12.2. Subject to Clause ‎12.3, neither party will be liable for: (i) special, indirect, punitive, exemplary or consequential losses or damages; or (ii) any loss of profits (except that you will be liable for the profit element of the Fees or any damages corresponding thereto), loss of anticipated savings, wasted expenditure, losses caused by interruption of operations, loss of data, damage to goodwill or reputation, loss of use or contracts, ex gratia payments or bank interest; whether in contract, tort or under any other theory of liability, and whether or not the party has been advised of the possibility of such damages. You specifically agree and acknowledge that we shall not be liable under this Agreement for any adverse impact on your other services, projects or programs.

12.3. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, neither party’s liability under or in connection with the Agreement, whether arising in tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, contract or otherwise shall be excluded or limited to the extent that it arises in respect of:

  • 12.3.1. gross negligence or willful misconduct;

  • 12.3.2. death or bodily injury caused by a party’s negligence;

  • 12.3.3. fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;

  • 12.3.4. the indemnification obligation set out in Clause 10.1; or

  • 12.3.5. anything that cannot be lawfully excluded.

12.4. Any right to damages is conditional on the party that suffers them providing the other party with written notice of the damages without undue delay after they have been suffered.

13. NOTICES

13.1. Any notice or other communication under or in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing. To Cint, it shall be delivered by hand or sent by next working day delivery service providing proof of delivery at its office indicated at the top of this Agreement and via email to: legal@cint.com. To Customer it shall be delivered by hand or sent by next working day delivery service providing proof of delivery at the address or via email to the address for notices stated on the Order, all as may be amended from time to time by notice served in accordance with this Section 13.

13.2. Any notice or communication via mail shall be deemed to have been received on signature of a delivery receipt or at the delivery time recorded by courier. A notice sent via email shall be deemed to have been received forty-eight (48) hours after it was sent.

14. TERM AND TERMINATION

14.1. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and continue in force until the Services have been completed and all Fees have been paid.

14.2. If either party is in material breach of its obligations under this Agreement, which material breach is not curable or, where curable, not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice is given to the defaulting party, specifying such default along with supporting documentation, then the party not in default may, by giving written notice to the defaulting party, terminate this Agreement on thirty (30) days’ prior written notice.

14.3. Either party may terminate the Agreement on written notice with immediate effect if the other party becomes insolvent, makes (other than for the purpose of a reorganization while solvent) any voluntary arrangement with its creditors, suspends its payments or ceases trading, is declared bankrupt, files a voluntary petition (other than for the purpose of a reorganization while solvent) under any bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar law, or has proceedings seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee or liquidator instituted against it that are not discharged or stayed within twenty one (21) days.

14.4. We further reserve the right to suspend the provision of any Services and terminate this Agreement if we reasonably suspect unlawful or unethical activity, serious breaches of this Agreement or if we reasonably find it necessary to protect our interests.

14.5. Provisions of this Agreement that by their nature extend beyond the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, confidentiality, indemnity and limitation of liability, will survive and continue in full force and effect after this Agreement expires or is terminated.

15. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

This Agreement shall be governed by the substantive laws of New York, and all disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, or the breach, termination or invalidity hereof, shall be referred to and finally settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitral tribunal shall be comprised of a sole arbitrator. The seat of arbitration shall be New York City, USA. The language to be used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English, and the proceedings, all documents exchanged between the parties and any decision or award shall be kept confidential.

16. MISCELLANEOUS

16.1. This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all prior agreements, representations and understandings of the parties, written or oral. Each party warrants that it has not relied on any representation not recorded in this Agreement.

16.2. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held void, invalid, illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be modified to the extent necessary to render it enforceable without losing its intent, or severed from this Agreement if no such modification is possible, and all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

16.3. Except as specifically provided herein, this Agreement may not be amended or supplemented, nor any of the provisions hereof waived except by an agreement in writing signed by both parties.

16.4. We may subcontract our obligations under this Agreement but will remain responsible for the performance of those obligations.

16.5. If either party is affected by any force majeure event (i.e. acts of God or government, strikes or labor disputes, war or civil unrest, pandemic or epidemic, floods or other natural disasters, fires or explosions, contamination or other loss of access to buildings, failure of utility or cloud services, or other events, circumstances or causes beyond a party’s or its subcontractors’ reasonable control) it shall, if at all possible, immediately notify the other party and keep that party informed of the continuance of the force majeure event and any change of circumstances. The party affected by a force majeure event shall take all reasonable steps available to it to avoid or to minimize the effects of such force majeure event on the performance of its obligations under this Agreement. Neither party shall be in breach of this Agreement, or otherwise liable to the other party, by reason of any delay in performance, or non-performance of any of its obligations caused by a force majeure event. If the delay in performance or non-performance caused by a force majeure event continues for longer than thirty (30) days, either party may terminate this Agreement on notice to the other.

DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this Agreement, the following words shall have the following meanings:

“Affiliate(s)” means any business entity which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party. The term “control,” as used in this definition, means having the power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of a party, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;

“Agreement” means these Special Terms together with any Order;

“Applicable Laws” means all laws, rules, statutes, decrees, decisions, orders, regulations, judgments, codes and ordinances applicable to the parties, and requirements of any government authority (national, federal, state, local, or international) having jurisdiction over the parties or their respective activities, including but not limited to binding laws, rules and regulations applicable to processing of Personal Data in connection with the delivery and use of the Services, including, but not limited to, the CCPA, the CPRA, the GDPR, the UK GDPR, and COPPA and the ethical codes of the Insights Association (www.insightsassociation.org) and ESOMAR (www.esomar.org);

“Services” refers to one or more of the data Targeting Services and/or Enrichment Services ordered by you under this Agreement and made available by us as further described in an Order;

“Confidential Information” means information provided prior to or after the Effective Date, by or on behalf of a disclosing party in relation to the purposes of this Agreement, regardless of whether it is marked as confidential, and including without limitation, information disclosed about the disclosing party’s and/or its customers’, suppliers’, and other third parties’ business and marketing plans, strategies and programs, client lists, financial budgets, projections, and results, pricing or payment information, employee lists, technical information, business methods, product and service information (including planned features or modifications), vendor relationships and/or information, and any other information which would reasonably be considered confidential, whether such information is disclosed in tangible or electronic form, orally or visually;

“Data Assets” refers to Targeting Data and/or Enrichment Data (including any Personal Data) made available to you via the Services;

“Derived Data” refers to any Data Assets which are (wholly or in part) combined, aggregated, matched, modelled or otherwise manipulated to such a degree that it: (i) cannot be identified as originating or deriving directly from the Data Assets and cannot be reverse-engineered such that it can be so identified; and (ii) is not capable of use substantially as a substitute for the Data Assets;

“Effective Date” means the date identified as such in the Order;

“Fees” means the fees for or incurred during usage of the Services purchased or provided under this Agreement and any other fees agreed in an Order;

“Intellectual Property Rights” means patents, utility models, trade or service marks, copyrights, semiconductor topography rights, rights in databases, design rights, registered designs, unregistered community designs, registered community designs, trade dress, moral rights, publicity or privacy rights, goodwill and all rights or forms of protection of a similar nature or having equivalent or the similar effect to any of them which may subsist anywhere in the world, including applications for registration and any causes of action in relation to any of them;

“Order” means an online or offline document executed by you and Cint that describes itself as an Order, specifies the Services to be purchased or provided hereunder and makes reference to these Special Terms;

“Personal Data” means any information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular individual, consumer or household, including, without limitation, any inferences drawn therefrom or derivatives thereof, or any other information that is regulated as “personal data” or “personal information” under Applicable Laws;

“Techniques” means any inventions, discoveries, innovations, documents, materials, software (including source code) or information related to methods, tools, designs, techniques, know-how or analysis used in Cint’s business as well as the concepts, inventions, suggestions, creative ideas, plans, drawings, blueprints, computer software designs, models or systems, prototypes, sampling methods, research designs, questionnaire forms (unless provided by you), methods of process or questioning, systems of analysis, tabulating cards, computer tapes, discs and any other data record formats, computer programs, information and materials, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, used by Cint in connection with this Agreement.