Ecosystem Interaction. Switch is an interactive technology ecosystem. All clients, members and carriers will be shown on the client page so that other members know who is available within the system to interact with. It is paramount to the ecosystem that each member is able to connect and collaborate with the other members in the system. Recognizing Switch owns or controls certain rights to intellectual property, industrial property and trade secrets of every kind and description throughout the world (the “Switch Technology”) and to help Switch protect the interactive technology ecosystem, brand integrity, and customers benefited by Switch Technology, Customer and Customer’s Representatives, as well as Customer’s officers, agents, directors, managers, board members whether current or former, affiliates, partners, employees, investors, subsidiaries, end users, customers, vendors, or any entity in which Customer has ownership interest or measure of control (each a “Customer Relationship”) whether past or present, agree and Customer agrees on behalf of such Customer Representatives and Customer Relationship(s) to protect, defend, and hold harmless Switch for, from and against any and all claims brought by or against Switch arising from or related to any Customer Relationship infringing upon, or in any way violating Switch Technology. Customer agrees to use its best efforts to assist Switch in defending and protecting Switch Technology from infringement including infringement by any Customer Representative or Customer Relationship(s), and to promptly notifying Switch of any suspected or actual threat to, as well as misappropriation, unlicensed or unauthorized use, or infringement of any Switch Technology by any third party. Switch reserves the right to treat Customer as a contributory infringer due to the unlawful or unauthorized use or infringement of Switch Technology by a Customer Representative or Customer Relationship and Customer acknowledges its status as such absent Customer’s best efforts to proactively remedy the infringement. Each user covenants it will not use Switch Technology, including Switch’s patents and the method and manner in which Switch provides its services, except as authorized by Switch in Customer’s applicable agreements with Switch and Customer agrees and covenants to cease and rectify any unauthorized use. Such rectification, in Switch’s discretion, may include attribution and restitution to Switch for unauthorized use of Switch Technology, as well as req...
