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SERVICE AGREEMENT
This Full Managed BPO Services Agreement (hereinafter, the “Agreement’) is made and
entered into this 25” day of June 2021 by and between:
CURO TEKNIKA, ING., a corporation duly organized and existing under
and by virtue of the laws of the Republic of the Philippines, with business
office address at the 25th & 26th fir. Robinsons Cyberscape Alpha,
Gamet and Sapphire Roads., Ortigas Center, Bray. San Antonio, Pasig
City 1605, Philippines, represented herein by its President & CEO, Juan
Victor |. Hemandez (hereinafter referred to as “CURO");
and -
SMALL BUSINESS CORPORATION, a corporation duly organized and
existing under and by virtue of the laws of the Republic of the Philippines,
with principal office address at 17" & 18" Floors, 139 Corporate Center,
139 Velero St, Salcedo Village, Makati City, 1227, Philippines
tepresented herein by its President & CEO, Ma. Luna E. Cacanando
(hereinafter referred to as “CLIENT");
WITNESSETH: That —
WHEREAS, CURO has represented to CLIENT that it has the capability to provide and
render the Full Managed BPO Services and has offered to provide and render said services to
CLIENT subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
WHEREAS, on the basis of the abovementioned representation, CLIENT has agreed to
engage the services of CURO and the latter has agreed to provide the said services to CLIENT;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual
‘covenants and stipulations hereinafter set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Definition of Terms
141 For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shalll have the meanings
indicated below. The plural form of any term defined herein in the singular
shall merely express the grammatical plural of that defined term, and vice
versa,
Contract Price Refers to the total price to be paid by CLIENT for
the Services to be rendered by CURO under this
Agreement
Managed BPO Services _Refers to all the services that will be rendered by
CURO to the Client as enumerated in this
Agreement
fractious) 42
Annexes.
24 The following annexes (collectively referred to as the “Annexes’) shall, by
this reference, form integral parts of this Agreement:
244 ANNEX A — Scope of Work
242 ANNEX B — CURO Service Inclusions
213 ANNEX C — Terms & Conditions
22 In case of any conflict in the interpretation of the terms and conditions of the
various documents cited in this Agreement, the order of precedence shall be
a8 follows: (1) this Agreement; and (2) the order of enumeration in the
immediately preceding Section 2.1.
‘Scope of the Agreement
a4 CURO shall provide the Services enumerated in Annex “A” hereof in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
32 CURO shall ensure that the Services shall comply with all the requirements
‘of this Agreement and shall meet CLIENT’s overall performance
requirements, standards and specifications which have been communicated
to CURO. The Services shail be performed in accordance with the standards
‘as provided in Annex "B"
33 For and in consideration of the performance by CURO of the Services,
CLIENT shall pay CURO the Contract Price specified in Article 4 in
accordance with the terms of payment set forth in Article 5.
Contract Price
44 ‘Subject to the faithful compliance by CURO with the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, CLIENT shall pay CURO a monthly recurring amount of
One Hundred Thirty Four Thousand, Six Hundred Thirty Three Pesos
and Thirty Cents only (PHP 134,633.30), inclusive of value-added tax
cVAT)).
42 Additional charges shall be billed to CLIENT for services rendered outside of
the service coverage period and services falling under exclusions, provided
Such services were rendered with CLIENT’s consent. Such charges will be
based on rates listed from this Agreement.
Payment Terms
54 The Contract Price will be paid by CLIENT in monthly payments as indicated
in Annex “C’ within fifteen (15) calendar days from receipt of a complete and
correct monthly invoice from CURO. The monthly charge shall be invoiced
every fifth (Sth) day of each calendar month. The payment of the Contract
Price shall be subject to a review by CLIENT of the Services rendered by
CURO. CURO will issue monthly written invoice (s) to CLIENT for the
Services within the first seven (7) days of the month and all charges set forth
‘on each invoice shall be itemized by the applicable Service. CLIENT shall
have the right to dispute any portion of the invoice within fifteen (15) days
from the receipt of the invoice ("Dispute Period’) provided the undisputed
Portion will be paid by CLIENT to CURO pending settlement of dispute
Charges shall be deemed final and correct unless disputed by the CLIENT
within the Dispute Period. 6 Dorecece\ yh52 CLIENT may pay the Contract Price in United States Dollars using the Peso-
US Dollar exchange rate as disclosed by the Philippine Dealing System
(PDS) at the close of business day on the date of the invoice.
Term and Effectivity of Agreement
64 This Agreement shall be valid and in effect for a period of Twelve (12)
months, commencing from August 1, 2024 until July 31, 2022 unless earlier
terminated by either party in accordance with this Agreement. This
Agreement may be renewed upon at least thirty (30) calendar-days written
notice by one party to the other, under such terms and conditions as may be
‘agreed upon by the parties.
62 ‘The termination of this agreement for any reason shall be without prejudice
to the rights and obligations of the parties noted and existing as of the
effective date of such termination.
CLIENT and CURO Relationship
7 In the performance of the Services under this Agreement, CURO hereby
acknowledges and represents that it is and shall remain an independent
Contractor, and shall not, in any way, be deemed as an employee, agent or
representative of CLIENT, and that there shall be no employer-employee
relationship between CURO and/or its employees, agents or representatives,
on one hand, and CLIENT, on the other.
72 CURO shall provide a sufficient number of trained and experienced
Personnel to carry out the Services in accordance with the terms and
conditions provided herein. For this purpose, CURO shall ensure that these
Personnel have been thoroughly screened, have no police or criminal record,
are professionally, physically and mentally fit to perform their duties, are
properly attired in and are property provided with, at CURO’s expense,
uniforms and identification cards and other identification materials and are
informed of and will comply with the safety and security regulations of
CLIENT while within the premises of CLIENT, and will perform the Services
in accordance with this Agreement.
73 Subject to the foregoing requirements, CURO shall have the sole and
exclusive right to hire, discharge, supervise, control andior discipline its
employees without intervention whatsoever from CLIENT. CLIENT may,
however, report and protest to CURO any untoward act, negligence,
misconduct, matfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance of CURO's
employees and personnel, but CURO alone shall have the sole right to
impose disciplinary action over its employees and personnel assigned to
CLIENT. CURO shall likewise exercise sole discretion, control and
supervision over the functions, activities and services of its personnel and
employees assigned to carry out the Services. Curo shall ensure that its
employees will follow the rules and regulations imposed by its clients to its
employees and workplace.
Aiaaales)74 CURO shall have entire and direct charge, control and supervision of the
Services contracted hereunder, including traffic control, transportation and
tool operations. CLIENT shall in no manner be answerable or accountable
for any accident or injury of any kind which may occur to any employees of
CURO, CLIENT or to any person during or as a consequence of the
Performance of the Services or for any loss of or damage to property,
including without limitation, any Equipment, hardware or Software of CLIENT
‘or any part thereof arising from the fault or negligence of, or any other cause
attributable to CURO or any of its employees, agents, representatives and/or
sub-contractors. CURO hereby covenants and agrees to assume, as it does
hereby assume, all liability for or on account of any such accident, injury,
loss or damage, and to hold CLIENT free and harmless from, and fully
indemnified against, all such liability.
75 itis understood and agreed that CURO’s personnel, in the performance of its
obligations hereunder, is subject to the control or direction of CLIENT only as
to the result to be accomplished by the Services herein specified and not as
to the means and methods for accomplishing said result. CURO hereby
warrants that it shall perform the Services in such manner as will be
consistent with the achievement of the result herein contracted for.
76 CURO shall pay its employees and personnel their wages, overtime pay, if
any, and all other employment benefits provided under the Labor Code and
other pertinent laws and applicable rules and regulations which may be
Promulgated or issued by the appropriate govemmental authority and
assume and be directly responsible for the enforcement of and compliance
with all such existing laws, rules and regulations, particularly in respect of
any and all claims brought by the said employees, personnel or third parties
in connection therewith or arising therefrom. CURO hereby holds CLIENT
free and harmless from all such claims and liabilities. Further, in the event
that such suit or claim is brought against CLIENT based on this section,
CURO shall: () cooperate fully with CLIENT in defending against the suit;
and (ji) reimburse CLIENT any and all legal costs, including attomey's fees,
associated with or arising from such defense of the said suit or ciaim
8. Representations and Warranties
84 CURO represents and warrants to CLIENT the following:
844 The Services and all its other obligations under this Agreement shall be
performed in conformity with the terms hereof and the Annexes attached
hereto,
81.2 The quality and workmanship of all the Services and every part thereof,
including the Parts/Components supplied by it for purposes of the
troubleshooting and maintenance required to be rendered by CURO
under this Agreement shall meet the specificationsistandards stipulated
in this Agreement and the Annexes.
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817
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8.24
CURO shall be responsible and liable for the acts, defaults, negligence
‘or omissions of any of its sub-contractors and representatives in the
Performance of the Services subject of this Agreement and shall fully
indemnify CLIENT for all losses or damages directly arising therefrom.
CLIENT shall notify CURO in writing (the *Notice’) of the details of any
such losses or damage arising from the Services, which losses or
damage if found due to the fault of CURO or its employees shall be
made good by CURO at its own cost to the satisfaction of CLIENT within
five (5) calendar days from the date the Notice was received by CURO.
CURO shall take no action in the name of, or for and/or behalf of Client.
Curo shall take no action that would subject or expose Curo and/or Client
to liability or penalty under any laws, decrees, rules or regulations of any
governmental authority.
CURO is not authorized to, offer, give or promise any part of any
payment made by CLIENT under this Agreement or any other payment,
loan or other consideration to any govemment office, political party, or
official or to any member of the latter's family, or to any officer, employee
or representative of CLIENT or members of the latter's family, within the
fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity.
CURO is an independent contractor, and has substantial capital or
investment as well as qualified technical personnel and reliable work
force, which are necessary in the conduct of its business. Nothing herein
shall be construed as appointing Curo as agent or authorized
representative of Client.
CURO has obtained all the required certificates and licenses, at its
expense, for the performance of the Services hereunder and for the
Proper conduct of its business, and shall maintain the validity and
effectivity of all licenses and authorizations required or necessary for its
performance of the Services and all its other obligations under this
Agreement,
All materials and equipment supplied by third persons and used in the
execution of the Services have been fully paid for. CURO shall hold
CLIENT, its officers and employees free and harmless against any and
ail claims that may be brought by any third person in connection with any
materials that is unpaid for.
Each party hereby represents to the other party the following:
Allthe necessary corporate or legal acts for the execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the performance of its obligations under this
Agreement have been duly taken and this Agreement, together with the
Annexes, constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of each party
enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
No consents or approvals are required to be obtained from, or filings or
registrations made with, any governmental body or agency, or any other
third party for the due execution and performance by each party of this
Agreement.
fonindustd yy822 The execution, delivery and performance by each party of this
Agreement do not and will not: () violate in any respect any provision of,
or result in the breach of, or constitute a default under [1] the
organization documents of such party, [2] any agreement, contract,
undertaking or instrument to which such party is a participant or which
binding upon the party or any of its properties or assets; or (i) constitute
violation of any statute, rule or regulation, order or judgment or decree
of any competent court, administrative body or authority applicable to the
party.
823 Each party is not effectively owned or controlled by an officer, employee
F consultant of the other party or a spouse or relative within the third
degree of consanguinity or affinity or legal adoption of any such officer,
employee or consultant. For purposes hereof, a corporation is deemed
to be ‘effectively owned or controlled” by an officer, employee or
consultant of a party or a spouse or relative within the third degree of
consanguinity or affinity or legal adoption of such officer, employee or
consultant if they, either individually or in the aggregate, own (whether of
record or beneficially) or control five percent (5%) or more of the
outstanding capital stock of said corporation, or are officers or directors
thereof.
8.24 Each party shall hold the other party free and harmless from, and keep
the other party fully indemnified against, any and all liability or damage
arising from any breach of the foregoing representations and warranties.
9. Confidentiality and Use of Information
94 CURO shall not disclose to, or use to its own benefit or permit the use by its
employees, agents, representatives or by any third parties for their benefit
any Confidential Information ‘except strictly on a need to know basis as may
be necessary for the performance by CURO of its obligations under this
Agreement. CURO shail take all Necessary precautions to prevent any
unauthorized disclosure or use of Confidential Information by any of its
employees, agents, representatives or third parties. A written Non-
Disclosure Agreement shall be signed by CURO and its personnel to
guarantee the absolute confidentiality of any or all information obtained
herein.
92 Any Confidential Information of a party which the other party has been given
access to, furnished or may be furnished in connection with, or in
furtherance of, this Agreement shall
9.24 be used solely for the purpose for which it was fumished;
9.22 be treated in strictest confidence and protected;
9.23 Not be reproduced, except as necessary for its authorized use; and
9.24 if in tangible form, be returned together with all copies thereof when
demanded by the other party, when no longer needed. Or upon the
termination of this Agreement.
93 The obligations of confidentiality and restricted use are not applicable to
those portions of the Confidential Information that were known to the
1g party prior to its disclosure by the disclosing party, or that fall into
Public knowledge without the fault of either party.94 In the event that either party is required by any governmental, administrative,
regulatory, judicial or quasi-judicial body or authority (the “Authority”) to
disclose any Confidential Information in any action, suit or proceeding
Pending before the said Authority, the said party shall provide the other party
with prompt notice of any such requirement in order that the other party can
seek a protective order or waive the compliance with the provisions of
Articles 11.1 and 11.2. Upon the receipt by the relevant party of a protective
‘order or the waiver of the provisions of Articles 13.1 and 13,2, the party
Fequired to make a disclosure shall disclose only that portion of the
Confidential Information that it is compelled or authorized to disclose. In any
event, a party shall not oppose any action by the other party to obtain an
appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that the Confidential
Information shall be treated confidential.
95 The obligations of confidentiality and restricted use shall survive the
termination of this Agreement up to a period of two (2) years from such
termination.
10. Data Privacy
10.1 Whenever applicable, in performing its obligations under this Agreement,
Curo Teknika as a third party data processor shall, at all times, comply with
the provisions of Republic Act No. 10173 or “the Data Privacy Act of 2012,”
its implementing rules and regulations, and all other laws and government
issuances which are now or will be promulgated relating to data privacy and
the protection of personal information. Curo Teknika, its officers, employees,
and representatives undertake to:
10.1.1 process personal data under the instructions stated in this Document as
agreed upon by Client and Curo Teknika, including transfers of personal
data to another country or an international organization, unless such
transfer is authorized by law;
10.1.2 implement required measures and systems that will enable data subjects
‘or subscribers to reasonably exercise their rights under the Data Privacy
Act of 2012;
10.1.3 maintain proper records, and provide Client the necessary access to
Such records, to the extent which will allow Client to comply with the
reasonable exercise by data subjects or subscribers of their right to
access under the Data Privacy Act of 2012;
10.1.4 determine the appropriate level of security measures considering that of
Client's, taking into account the nature of the personal information to be
protected, the risks represented by the processing, the size of the
organization and complexity of its operations, current data privacy best
practices, and cost of security implementation;
10.1.5 implement required security measures for data protection, including
Policies for evaluation, monitoring, and review of operations and security
risks. Such measures shall aim to maintain the availability, integrity, and
confidentiality of personal data, and prevent negligent, unlawful, or
fraudulent processing, access, and other interference, use, disclosure,
alteration, loss, and destruction of personal data;10.1.6 implement reasonable and appropriate organizational, physical, and
technical measures intended for the protection of personal information
against any accidental or unlawful destruction, alteration, and disclosure,
as well as against any other unlawful processing, or for such other
purposes as may be required under the Data Privacy Act of 2012 or any
other applicable law or regulation;
10.1.7 implement reasonable and appropriate measures to protect personal
information against natural dangers such as accidental loss or
destruction, and human dangers such as unlawful access, fraudulent
misuse, unlawful destruction, alteration, and contamination;
10.1.8 ensure to the extent that it is necessary and reasonable, that its
employees, agents, and representatives who are involved in the
Processing of personal information operate and hold personal
information under strict confidentiality;
10.1.9 not engage another processor without prior instruction from Client:
Provided, that any such arrangement shall ensure that the same
obligations for data protection under this Document are implemented,
taking into account the nature of the processing;
10.110 notify Client as soon as it is reasonable to do so under the
circumstances, to enable it to notify the National Privacy Commission
and the affected data subject or subscriber within the period prescribed
under the Data Privacy Act of 2012, when sensitive personal information
that may, under the circumstances, be used to enable identity fraud are
reasonably believed to have been acquired by an unauthorized person,
and the Curo Teknika, the Client, or the National Privacy Commission
believes that such unauthorized acquisition is likely to give rise to a real
tisk of serious harm to any affected data subject or subscriber;
10.1.11 promptly notify Client if, in its opinion, any instructions of Client violates,
or may be construed to violate, any provision of the Data Privacy Act of
2012 or any other issuance of the National Privacy Commission;
10.1.12 reasonably assist Client in ensuring compliance with the Data Privacy
Act of 2012, its implementing rules and regulations, other relevant laws,
and other issuances of the National Privacy Commission, taking into
account the nature of processing and the information available to Curo
Teknika;
10.1.13 at the choice of Client, delete or return all personal data to the former
after the end of the provision of services relating to the processing
Provided, that this includes deleting existing copies unless storage is
authorized by the Data Privacy Act of 2012 or another law;
10.1.14 make available to Client the information necessary to reasonably
demonstrate, under the circumstances, compliance with the obligations
laid down in the Data Privacy Act of 2012, and allow for and contribute to
audits, including inspections, conducted by Client or another auditor as.
agreed upon by the patties, to the extent necessary for compliance with
the Data Privacy Act of 2012; and11. Force Majeure
14 A party shall not be liable for the non-performance of any of its obligations
under this Agreement when such inability is due to an event of force majeure
(herein defined as an event beyond the control of such party against which a
party cannot reasonably be expected to prepare and independent from such
Party's) which:
114.4 directly affects the performance of such party's obligations under this
Agreement; and
14.4.2 the occurrence of which event is not traceable to the fault or negligence
of such party.
12 The events of force majeure shall include, but shall not be limited to,
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, epidemics, war, rebellion, coup
d'etat, insurgency, riots, invasion of the Philippines by another country and
other events analogous to the foregoing
1.3 In case an event of force majeure occurs, the affected party shalll exert its
best efforts to comply with, to the extent possible, its obligations under this
Agreement the performance of which is affected by the event of force
Majeure and shall continue to fully perform its other obligations under this
Agreement, the performance of which is not affected by the event of force
majeure.
114 The party invoking an event of force majeure must immediately notify in
writing the other party and specify which of its obligations it is prevented from
‘complying with by the event of force majeure, and give an estimate of the
Period during which it is likely that it shall be prevented from complying with
the said obligations. If such estimated period exceeds thirty (30) days, the
Parties shall immediately confer to discuss the possible courses of action
that they will take to solve the problem. if no solution is arrived at within a
period of thirty (30) days from the time the aforesaid discussion between the
Parties was commenced, either party may terminate or suspend this
Agreement by written notice to the other.
15 Termination or suspension of this Agreement shall be without prejudice to
any rights or remedies which either party may have against the other under
this Agreement and shall not affect any rights or obligations (including,
without limitation, payment obligations) which have accrued prior to such
termination or suspension.
12. Liabil
124 |n connection with CURO's obligations under this Agreement, in case of any
damage to any property, equipment, software or hardware of CLIENT (the
“Property’) due to the fault, negligence or any other cause attributable to
CURO or CURO’s employees, agents, representatives or sub-contractors,
CLIENT shall have the option to:
12.1.1 repair the Property, on its own or through a third party contractor, to
restore it to the same condition it was in before the damage;
12.1.2 require CURO to make the repair and restore the Property to the same
condition it was in prior to the damage; or
121.3-— replace the damaged Property or require CURO to provide a
replacement for the damaged Property that is acceptable to CLIENT.
Povnanfrcecee fh122 All costs, expenses and charges in connection with such repair of the
Property (including the costs of parts or components) or the replacement of
the Property shall be for the account of CURO.
123 The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of
any rights or remedies provided by law or in equity.
12.4 CURO shall hold CLIENT, its officers and employees free and harmless
against all actions, proceedings, claims and demands, which may be made
by any person in respect of any loss, death, damage or injury arising from or
a8 a Consequence of the performance of the Services by CURO, and shall
fully indemnify CLIENT, its officers and employees the costs and expenses
of defending or settling any such action, proceeding, claim or demand.
125 | no event will a party be liable to the other party, any employee, agent or
contractor of such other party, or any third party for any claims arising out of
or related to this Agreement, which claims involve indirect, incidental,
‘special, punitive, or consequential damages (including, without limitation,
loss of revenues, profit or potential business opportunities) even if advised of
the possibility of such damages, whether under theory of contract, tort
(including negligence), strict liability or otherwise.
126 Any wilful negligence attributable to either of the parties, determined and
duly proven by both parties upon investigation, will be settled accordingly by
the party who is at fault. CURO, its employees, directors or agents shall not
be liable for any loss, damage or injury of any kind to CLIENT arising out of,
or resulting from, CURO’s acts, defaults or negligence in the performance of
the Services for an amount exceeding the Contract Price.
13. Intellectual Property Rights Infringement
13.4 CURO shall exert all efforts to ensure that in its performance of the Services,
no pending or existing intellectual property rights under which a third party
‘may claim damages from CLIENT shall be infringed
13.2 In case any or action for infringement of intellectual property rights
and/or for damages arising from the performance by CURO of the Services
is brought against CLIENT and/or any of its directors, officers or employees,
CURO shall, at its expense, defend CLIENT and/or any of its directors,
officers or employees from any such claim or action for infringement of
intellectual property rights and/or damages. in the event such third party
Secures a favorable judgment for the payment of royalties or damages,
CURO shall pay such royalties or damages for and on behalf of CLIENT, its
directors, officers and employees.
14. Changes
14.4 Any request by either party for any modification of the performance
requirements, standards or specifications applicable to the Services as
stipulated in this Agreement and the Annexes shall be discussed in good
faith and agreed upon by the parties in writing. Unless the modification
‘agreed upon by the parties materially differs from the performance
requirements, standards and specifications stipulated in this Agreement and
the Annexes, both parties shall negotiate and agree upon a reasonable
adjustment associated with the implementation of the agreed modification.
faarntecese| 4,142 CLIENT may request for any change in the scope of the Services which
CLIENT may deem necessary or advisable to serve its requirements. Any
‘such change in the scope of the Services and corresponding adjustment in
the Contract Price commensurate to the increased or decreased cost
associated with the implementation of such change shall be subject to
agreement between the parties in writing,
15. Termination
154 !f CURO commits a breach any of its representations or warranties under
this Agreement, commits a breach of any other terms and conditions of this
‘Agreement or the Annexes, or unjustifiable refuses or fails to perform any of
its obligations under this Agreement, CLIENT may terminate this Agreement
() effective immediately if the breach cannot be remedied at the sole
determination of client; or (i) if the breach may be remedied, within thirty (30)
days from receipt of written notice of the breach and CURO has failed to
‘cure such breach or perform its obligations.
15.2 In such event, CURO shall hold CLIENT free and harmless from any and all
liability or damage that may be incurred as a result of such termination
andlor any breach of the aforesaid representations and warranties and shall
indemnify CLIENT against any liability arising therefrom.
153 CLIENT may take over the performance of the Services to the extent
terminated, and have the same completed by another contractor or by any
other means at the expense of CURO. CLIENT may take possession of and
utilize such materials, equipment, tools and plant items that are already
within the premises of CLIENT for the performance of the Services.
154 'f CLIENT commits a material breach of this Agreement, CURO may, by
written notice to CLIENT, terminate this Agreement (i) effective immediately
if the breach cannot be remedied; or (ji) if the breach may be remedied,
within thirty (30) days from receipt of written notice of the breach from CURO
and CLIENT has failed to cure such breach.
15.5 Pre-Termination: In case of pre-termination of this contract, CLIENT is
obliged to pay the remainder of the Contract Price and the pre-termination
fee which will be computed upon the effectivity of termination, in accordance
with the formula stated in Annex “C”.
16. Corporate Governance
164 The parties warrant that their business activities are regulated by their own
Corporate Governance policies which are compliant with each of their
applicable laws. To the extent applicable to the implementation of this
Agreement, the parties will comply with their respective Corporate
Governance policies. In this connection, the parties shall advise or inform
each other about any violation, whether actual or potential, of their
respective policies and shall address or resolve it in accordance with their
internal rules. Further, should either party become aware of any violation by
any employee or representative of the other party of the latter's Corporate
Governance policies, it shall immediately inform the appropriate authority of
the other party.16.2 The parties finally agree that any dispute, breach or violation of this provision
shall be dealt with, remedied and/or resolved in accordance with good faith
discussions between the parties.
17. Non-solicitation of Personnel
During the effectivity of this Agreement and for a period of one (1) year after the
termination thereof, a party hereto shall not solicit for employment personnel of the other
Party who are involved in the performance of the Services as indicated in this
Agreement.
18. Severability
If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be declared invalid or unenforceable bya
court or any other authority of competent jurisdiction, the validity or enforceability of the
remaining terms or provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired
thereby which shall continue to be in force and effect
19. Addresses
Any notice, demand, request, or other communication under this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made: (a) if made by hand
delivery, when delivered; (b) if sent by registered mail, seven (7) days after being
deposited in the mails, postage prepaid; and (c) if sent by facsimile to a facsimile
receiver at the proper number of a parly hereto as specified below, when receipt is
acknowledged, addressed as follows:
For CLIENT:
‘SMALL BUSINESS CORPORATION
17" & 18" Floors, 139 Corporate Center, 139 Valero St., Salcedo Village, Makati
City, 1227, Philippines
Contact No.: (+632) 7751 1888
Attention: Eloisa B. Isip
OIC Communications Department
For CURO:
CURO TEKNIKA INC.
25th & 26th fir. Robinsons Cyberscape Alpha Gamet and Sapphire St., Ortigas
Center Pasig City 1605, Philippines
Contact No.: (+632) 8575 9000 loc. 400
Attention: Jefrey E. Bagual
Relationship Manager
In the event any party changes its address, it shall notify the other party of the change of
‘address in writing within five (5) calendar days from the date the change of address took
effect
20. Entire Agreement
This
reement and the attachments hereto constitute the entire existing agreement
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matier hereof and shall supersede
any and ail prior agreements and/or undertakings between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof. No waiver or modification of the terms of this Agreement shall be
valid unless the same is reduced in writing and signed by the parties her
a ane Sone by he Pe ada De rend21. Governing Law
This Agreement shall be govemed by, and construed according to, the laws of the
Republic of the Philippines.
22. Venue of Actions
In case of any action brought by one party against the other for the enforcement or
interpretation of any provision hereof, the same shall be brought before the proper court
in Makati City, Philippines, to the exclusion of any other venue.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their duly authorized representatives
to execute this Agreement on the date and at the place first above written.
CURO TEKNIKA INC, ‘SMALL BUSINESS CORPORATION
By: By
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Président & CEO
‘SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF:
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AUG 05 2021
BEFORE ME, a Notary Public for and in the above-stated jurisdiction, this
, personally appeared the following
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CURO TEKNIKA, INC.
| Juan Vietor |. Hemandez Passport: P6715403A | April9,2028 | _DFAManila |
SMALL BUSINESS -
CORPORATION -
MA. LUNA. £. CACANANDO ‘SBCorp ID: 994017 na nla
Known to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing Agreement and the Annexes
thereto and acknowledged to me that the same is their own free and voluntary act and deed and
the free and voluntary act and deed of the corporations represented.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, | have hereunto set my hand on the day, year and place
above written,
Doc. No,_/OF
Page No.
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‘SCOPE OF WORK
In delivering the service to Small Business Corporation (SBCorp), Curo Teknika will provide
the following:
2 Headcount of Customer Service Representatives:
* Handles queries from caller inquiring about the loan application process, requirements,
status and follow-ups.
* Qualify callers through information gathering and probing. Provide walk-through
assistance to callers to submit their applications online through the SBCorp website.
‘+ Handles possible complaints relating to P3 Loan Program of the SBCorp.
* Track qualified calis/applicants and send an End-of-Day (EOD) report to the SBCorp's
Point-of-contact (POC).
Conduct necessary data gathering and verification. Respond to information requests
through research and summarizing results. Verify the source of information where the
caller heard about the P3 Program of SBCorp including their location,
Directly coordinate with SBCorp's POC on concems that is out of scope by the agents.
Produce standard correspondence by following standard spieVtempictes.
Document all new process leaming and type of inquiries received.ANNEX B
‘CURO SERVICE INCLUSIONS
Curo Teknika is pleased to offer our Full Managed Contact Center Services to Small Business
Corporation for your consideration and approval.
PER FTE FTE MONTHLY RECURRING
RATE | REQUIREMENT | CHARGE (VAT Inclusive)
134,633.30
SERVICES TO OFFER
‘One (1) Lot of Contact Center
Outsourcing Services
767,316.65
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COST BREAKDOWN:
COST BREAKDOWN REQUIREMENT | COST PER TOTAL
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HEADCOUNTIFTE 63,045.62
Customer Service Representative 2 [_P31.522.81 63,045.62
‘Shared Operations Support Group INCLUDED | INCLUDED INCLUDED
INFRA AND TOOLS 57,162.63
‘Gate for Internet Bandwidth (2MBPS) 2 71,654.88 3,308.76
SIP Trunks (5 lines - recommended) 5 P1,545.51 7,727.53
| GSM Gateway Slot w/ SIM Card - for mobile calls 4 2,734.36 | P10,997.42
Toll-Free Line Rent 2 | Pt763.28 P3,566.55
Tolt-Free Call Charge (300 calls at PS 4iicalh 300 ~+| Psat | Pne2278 |
Call Management System (Vicidial) 2 | Pt7e328 P3,566.55
Email Access (Zimbra) 2 118.89 237.77
MS Office License - for Reporting purposes 2 14,503.97 2,417.33 |
Facilities 2 11,888.50 | P23,777.00
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General Inclusion:
Total Project cost is VAT Inclusive.
Minimum Contract Duration is 12 months. Monthly Recurring Rate computation is based
on a 12-month project engagement.
* 8x 5 Support via Inbound/Outbound Calls and Social Media (Facebook). Monday to
Friday, 8:00 AM — 5:00 PM. Excluding Publicly Declared Holidays.
Manpower Component:
* Proposal includes 2 dedicated Customer Service Representatives — This will mainly
focus on P3 Loan Helpdesk and Complaints Handing,
‘+ With Shared Operations Support Group such as:
Service Delivery Manager
Team Lead
Workforce/MIS
QA Analyst
Business Analyst ath
TrainerInfrastructure and Telephony Component:
Call Management System (Vicidial): 2 Licenses
Connectivity: 2MBPS iGate/IPVPN on premise
SIP Trunks — 5 lines (recommended)
With Toll-Free Hotline to accommodate incoming landline calls from outside Metro
Manila ~ this is to ensure no additional costs to the callers and SBCorp. This includes
up to 300 incoming provincial landline calls per month.
* (4) GSM Gateway Port with (4) SIM Cards loaded with Unlimited Outbound Calls to ALL
Network (mobile and Metro Manila landline)
Facilities and Workstation Components:
* This includes 2 workstations to be used by the Agent.
+ Headset and UPS is included.
* MS Office 2019: 2 Licenses
‘+ Email Access: 2 Licenses
Additional Inclusions:
+ Day 1 deployment is day 1 billing — August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022ANNEX C
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Contract Documents.
‘The following documents shall, by this reference, form integral parts of the Terms and
Conditions between Curo Teknika and the Customer for the provision by Curo Teknika of the
Service:
* Service Proposal duly signed by the authorized representative of Curo Tek
Customer which contains the commercial terms of the Contract;
‘* Terms and Conditions
+ Service Agreement
and the
Contract Term and Renewal
* The Contract term shall be Twelve (12) months and continue until the Contract is
terminated in accordance with the provisions of the duly signed service agreement.
‘+ The contract term shall be automatically renewed for a similar Twelve (12) months unless.
the Customer gives Curo Teknika written notice not later than sixty (60) days prior to the
expiration of the Term or the renewed term that it no longer desires to renew the
Contract. Every renewal shall be subject to the same terms and conditions contained
herein and in the signed service agreement, except that there shall be a minimum
escalation charge applied to the monthly recurring rate equivalent to five-percent (5%)
Per annum subject fo mutual agreement of the parties.
Cancellation of Service
Customer may be allowed to cancel the service after signing of the proposel but before service
Provisioning which shall be made within ten (10) days upon submission of a formal letter of
cancellation.
Applicable Prices and Taxes
* Unless otherwise indicated, the prices quoted are inclusive of the 12% Value Added Tax
(VAT) and/or any other withholding taxes.
* The prices provided for in the Proposal shall be valid for 120 days from the date thereof,
‘+ For customers claiming tax exemptions, the necessary exemption certificates and/or
documents shall be submitted prior to deployment of the service.
Payment and Discontinuance of Service
* Customer shall pay Curo Teknika a monthly recurring fee for the provision of the service.
* Billing for the services will commence upon day one of the service training and will
continue upon regular operations.
‘+ The Customer has the right to dispute the charges payable appearing on the invoice. In
cases of disputes, the amount due shall be fully settled with corresponding adjustments, if
any, to take effect on the succeeding bill. Requests for bill adjustments, for whatever
reason, shall be made in writing within a period of 15 days from the receipt of the invoice
after which charges reflected on the invoice shall be deemed final and correct and
Tequests made after the said period shall no longer be considered or entertained by Curo
Teknika. Curo Teknika will apply corresponding adjustment only for requests found to be
valid
‘+ Any payment including monthly recurring fee or any amount due hereunder not made
when due shall be subject to a penalty charge of one percent (1%) per month.
* Curo Teknika has the option to temporarily discontinue the Service(s) for non-payment of
(Ges due to Curo Teknika within the period provided for in the relevant bill for the Service.
* After the period provided for in the relevant bill and the Customer stil fails to pay the
required fees, subject to a one (1) month prior written notice to the Customer, Curo
Teknika has the ootion to vermanently discontinue the Service and terminate theagreement for non-payment of the overdue account.
+ In the event the service was temporarily suspended upon application of the immediately
receding provisions, the contract term shall be subject to extension equivalent to the
period within which the same was temporarily suspended.
‘+ The services will be restored upon full payment of the outstanding balance and the
corresponding late payment charges.
Pre-termination of Contract
‘A. Should the Customer terminate the contract prior to the end of the Initial Term:
‘+ The Customer is required to submit a written notice sixty (60) calendar days prior
to the date of termination,
+ The written notice must:
Y Be signed by an authorized representative, together with hisfher two (2)
valid IDs
¥ State the reason for pre-termination and the billing account number of the
Service(s) for pre-termination
‘+ Pretermination charge equivalent to 100% of the unrealized monthly revenue
charges for the unexpired term plus all applicable taxes.
‘+ Total pre-termination charge shall be 50% of remaining term or ninety (90) days
whichever is higher.
B. Upgrading or Downgrading of service within the contract term
* Upgrading or downgrading of service within the Contract term is allowed, with
agreement as to the additional requirements of the service, or any decrease
thereof, adjustment in the fees payable to Curo Teknika for the upgraded or
downgraded Service and the execution and signing of an addendum to the
service agreement.
Credit Approval
Curo Teknika reserves the right to perform out a credit check of Customer at any time to
acceptance of the Service or for the duration of any Service. Customer hereby authorizes, and
commits to assist, Curo Teknika and/or its authorized Affiliates in obtaining information about
the Customer's commercial activities and financial condition from third parties, including, without
limitation, banks, credit reporting agencies and other businesses that provide like information
Acceptance of the Service
‘Billing Acceptance - after the signing of the proposal and service agreement, Curo
Teknika and Customer agree that after a period of five (5) days the service shall be
deemed accepted. If, for any reason whatsoever, Curo Teknika shall not hear from the
Customer, Curo Teknika shall assume that the service is deemed accepted and billable.
Curo Teknika shall therefore take this as commitment on the Customer's part to
pay/settle necessary billing components/charges for the service(s) in accordance with the
signed Proposal with Conforme consistent with these Terms and Conditions.
* Service Level Agreement (SLA) - acceptance of the service shall be determined upon the
base-lining period of 3 months from launch date. Any change order request shall be
reviewed and accepted by both parties.
* Curo Teknika’s responsibility shall strictly relate to the service as described in the Service
Proposal only. Curo Teknika expressly waives liability for claims arising from internal
hardware problems and software requirements of the Customer.
foatdunc|Force Majeure
Curo Teknika shall not have any liability whatsoever or be deemed to be in clefault for any delay
r failure in the performance under these Terms and Conditions resulting from acts beyond its
control, including without limitation, international system cable faults, acts of God, acts of nature,
acts or regulations of any governmental or supranational authority, war or national emergency,
accident, fire, lightning, riot, strikes, lock-outs, industrial disputes (whether or not involving Curo
Teknika's employees) or epidemic.
In the event of service disconnection arising from force majeure, Curo Teknika shall endeavour
to restore services as soon as possible, subject to its discretion in the allocation of available
resources.
Intellectual Property Rights
Customer acknowledges that information, software, and documentation created by Curo
Teknika in the course of delivering the Service which relate to Curo Teknika's internal processes
and procedures for delivery of Service in general may be used by Curo Teknika and its affiliated
companies to facilitate delivery of similar services to other customers.
Indemnification
The Customer agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Curo Teknika, its directors, officers and
employees, affiliates and partners, free and harmless from and against all liabilities, costs and
expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, related to or arising from:(a) any violation of
applicable laws, regulations or these Terms and Conditions by the Customer; (b) negligent
acts, errors, or omissions by the Customer;(c) injuries to or death of any person and for
damages to or loss of any property, which may in any way arise out of or result from or in
connection with these Terms and Conditions, except to the extent that such liabilities arise from
the act, negligence or wilful misconduct of Curo Teknika; or (d) claims for infringement of any
intellectual property rights arising from the use of the Service.
Confidentiality
‘A. During the term of the Contract, either party may receive or have access to information of
‘@ confidential and/or proprietary nature including technical information, as well as
information about product plans and strategies, promotions, Customer and related non-
technical business information which the disclosing party considers to be confidential
B. Confidential information may be used by the receiving party only with respect to the
Performance of its obligations under these Terms and Conditions, and only by those
‘employees of the receiving party and its subcontractors who have a need to know such
information for purposes related to these Terms and Conditions, provided that such sub-
contractors have signed separate agreements containing substantially similar
confidentiality provisions. The receiving party shall protect the confidential information of
the disclosing party by using the same degree of care (but not less than a reasonable
‘degree of care) to prevent the unauthorized use, dissemination or publication of such
confidential information, as the receiving party uses to protect its own confidential
information of a like nature. The receiving party's obligation under this Section 16 shall
be for a period of three (3) years after the date of disclosure or one (1) year from the end
of the Contract term, whichever is longer
C. The obligation stated in this Section shall not apply to any Confidential Information which
is:
1. Already known by the receiving party prior to disclosure;
2. Publicly available through no fault of the receiving party,
3. lly received from a third party without a duty of confidentiality to the
disclosing party on the part of such third party;
4. Disclosed by the disclosing party by the receiving party prior to or independent of
the disclosure by the disclosina party to the receivina oartv:
% Dabo]5. Disclosed under requirement of law, provided that the receiving party shall first
notify the disclosing party of the order to disclose the Confidential Information, to
enable to disclosing party to seek protective action or waive compliance of this
provision; or
6. Disclosed by the receiving party with the disclosing party's prior written approval.
Data Privacy
Whenever applicable, in performing its obligations under this Document, Curo Teknika as a third
Party data processor shall, at all mes, comply with the provisions of Republic Act No. 10173 or
“the Data Privacy Act of 2012,” its implementing rules and regulations, and all other laws and
goverment issuances which are now or will be promulgated relating to data privacy and the
protection of personal information.
Limitation of Liability
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Terms and Conditions, in no circumstances shall
Curo Teknika be liable to Customer under or in connection with the Service or otherwise for:
‘+ Any loss or computation of data, whether temporary or permanent
* Indirect, special, consequential or incidental damages, including without limitation to loss
of profits or revenue, loss of goodwill, business opportunity or business advantage, loss
of use, business interruption, loss of anticipated savings, loss of data, cost of capital,
however, caused, even if such damages were foreseeable and the parties have been
advised of the possibility for such damages; or
‘+ Inability to restore data due to the loss of Customer's encryption keys.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Curo Teknika’s maximum aggregate
liability to Customer relating to or arising under this Agreement will be limited to one (1) month
recurring fee actually paid by the Customer to Curo Teknika pursuant to this Agreement.
Governing Law
This Terms and Conditions shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of
the Republic of the Philippines.
Settlement of Disputes
If any dispute or difference of any kind whatsoever (a “Dispute’) shall arise between the parties
in connection with or arising out of this Terms and Conditions, the parties shall attempt, for a
period of thirty (30) days after the receipt by one party of a notice from the other party of the
existence of the Dispute, to settle such Dispute in the first instance by mutual discussions
between them through their respective authorized representatives. If the Dispute cannot be
settled within the thirty-day period, either party may resort to legal/judicial action.
Venue in Case of Litigation
Any legaljudicial action of proceeding arising out of or connected with this Terms and
Conditions including any and all documents relative thereto shall be brought in the proper courts
of Makati City, Philippines only.