The New Fangled SaaS Contract Template (Updated)
Remember back in the day when blogs were called forums or bulletin boards? Sure, they're different, but in many ways, are the same.
The same goes for the old timey web hosting or ASP agreements. The cool name now for those types of agreements is "SaaS" or "Software as a Service." But just like blogs compared to forums and bulletin boards, SaaS agreements are a little different. I've drafted a Master SaaS Agreement (yep, click back there) that is meant to keep up with the times and the new fangled terminology. Feel free to use, and, more importantly, give me some feedback on how I can make the attached SaaS Contract Template, better, faster, and so on.
UPDATE: I'd like to thank my friends, Jacob Ingvalson and Judith Hoglund, in Aflac's Vendor Management Office (my alma mater) for working with me to create a second version of the Master SaaS Agreement that is better and stronger than the prior version. The newer version is what is linked to in this blog entry (above). For those of you that downloaded the prior version, Jacob and Judy beefed up the user rights section, broadened the escrow agreement section (yes, there's escrow even in a SaaS agreement), and added a note for an optional HIPAA Business Associate Agreement / PHI.
The same goes for the old timey web hosting or ASP agreements. The cool name now for those types of agreements is "SaaS" or "Software as a Service." But just like blogs compared to forums and bulletin boards, SaaS agreements are a little different. I've drafted a Master SaaS Agreement (yep, click back there) that is meant to keep up with the times and the new fangled terminology. Feel free to use, and, more importantly, give me some feedback on how I can make the attached SaaS Contract Template, better, faster, and so on.
UPDATE: I'd like to thank my friends, Jacob Ingvalson and Judith Hoglund, in Aflac's Vendor Management Office (my alma mater) for working with me to create a second version of the Master SaaS Agreement that is better and stronger than the prior version. The newer version is what is linked to in this blog entry (above). For those of you that downloaded the prior version, Jacob and Judy beefed up the user rights section, broadened the escrow agreement section (yes, there's escrow even in a SaaS agreement), and added a note for an optional HIPAA Business Associate Agreement / PHI.
Thank you and awesome! Wish ICN and the Caucus would provide more useful free agreements for members such as this.
Thanks again,
Danna
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Hi Danna,
Thx for the compliment and for checking out my blog! Keep checking back for more good (and free) stuff.
Stephen
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Stephen - thanks for the template. I'm a regular reader of your blog and I appreciate your willingness to share the information. I would like to contact you with a couple of questions and a comment (not for publication) regarding teh SaaS templat. Can you contact me via email? Presumably you'll be able to find my email address via your blog comment form.
Thx, Pat
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Pat,
Sent you a PM.
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Steve, any thoughts in adding supplier diversity language into a SAAS arrangement? Off course I could add but just curious since to receive gov't subsidies some companies have to provide and certify inclusion in bid and after the contract is executed language that complies in this area..
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Hi Charlie,
Do you have some language you could send me? I don't have any diversity requirements so I'm not up on the language.
Regards,
Stephen
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