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Kayla Clark
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SIMPLIFILE
MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Agreement is between Simplifile and the customer identified on this cover page. Capitalized terms used in this
Agreement but not immediately defined have the meanings given to them in the “Definitions” section below. Each individual
below represents that they have the authority to bind their respective entity named below. Throughout this Agreement, any
reference to “Customer” shall include not only Customer but also any Affiliate. For the avoidance of doubt, Simplifile is an
Affiliate of ICE Mortgage Technology, Inc. (“ICE MT”), and where certain links to ICE MT websites are incorporated into
this Agreement, any references to ICE MT therein shall be read as Simplifile in the context of this Agreement and the
Services provided hereunder (no contract is made hereunder between ICE MT and Customer).
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 29, 2026
SIMPLIFILE LC CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
Signature: __________________________ Signature: ______________________________
Printed Name: _______________________ Printed Name: ___________________________
Title: ______________________________ Title: __________________________________
Date: ___________________ Date: ______________________
Address: 5072 North 300 West Address: ______________________________
Provo, UT 84604 ______________________________
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Gregory Yeager
Vice President
7/20/2026
Buyer
Kayla Clark
901 B Texas St Denton, TX 76209
7/21/2026
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1. SIMPLIFILE RESPONSIBILITIES
1.1 Provision of Services. Simplifile will, during the term set forth on the applicable Service Addendum (a)
make the Services available to Customer under this Agreement; (b) provide the Professional Services to Customer under
this Agreement, (c) provide standard technical support for the Services to Customer at no additional charge as described in
the Technical Support Addendum at https://mortgagetech.ice.com/agreements (and/or upgraded technical
support, if purchased, as set forth in the applicable Service Addendums); and (d) comply with the Service Level
Addendum at https://mortgagetech.ice.com/agreements.
1.2 Protection of Customer Data. Simplifile has established and will maintain an information security
program that is consistent with Section 501(b) of the GLBA and the Safeguards Rule, and will maintain administrative,
physical, and technical safeguards for protection of the security, confidentiality, and integrity of Customer Data in
accordance with Section 501(b) of the GLBA and the Safeguards Rule, to the extent applicable. These safeguards are
designed to achieve the following objectives in accordance with Section 501(b) of the GLBA and the Safeguards Rule: (a)
to protect the security and confidentiality of Customer Data; (b) to protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the
security or integrity of Customer Data; (c) to protect against unauthorized access to or use of such information that could
result in substantial harm or inconvenience to Customer’s customers; (d) to implement and maintain an incident response
program; and (e) to properly dispose of Customer Data. If unauthorized access to or disclosure of Customer Data maintained
by or on behalf of Simplifile occurs, Simplifile will, if legally able to do so, promptly report to Customer regarding the
nature and extent of the information security incident and the corrective action taken by Simplifile in response. The parties
acknowledge that at all times Customer is the controller of Customer Data and Simplifile is a service provider with respect
to Customer Data.
1.3 Customer Documentation Rights. In order to assist Customer’s review of Simplifile’s performance under
this Agreement, upon Customer’s request, and at no charge to Customer, Simplifile will provide its then-standard due
diligence documentation to Customer or a Simplifile-approved third party working on behalf of Customer either
electronically or for review on-site, including, for example, current copies of: (a) Simplifile’s information security program
and policies; (b) Simplifile’s relevant business continuity policies; (c) relevant Audit Reports; (d) Simplifile’s relevant
disaster recovery policies and summary test results; and (e) relevant third party summary penetration testing results. In
addition, upon request, Simplifile will make current copies of relevant Audit Reports available to Customer’s regulators and
will cooperate in a commercially reasonable and timely manner with requests by Customer’s regulators for other
documentation in connection with audits of Customer during the term of this Agreement. Furthermore, Simplifile is a
“significant service provider” and its performance of the Services may be subject to information technology examinations
and oversight by one or more member agencies of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, and reports that
are generated by such examinations are available to Customer through Customer’s regulators during the term of this
Agreement.
1.4 Customer Site Visits. Customer or a Simplifile-approved third party working on behalf of Customer may
visit Simplifile’s corporate offices at its own expense no more than once annually during regular business hours for the
purposes of meeting with Simplifile management and participating in a due diligence assessment covering Simplifile’s
policies, procedures, and processes relevant to the performance of Simplifile’s obligations under this Agreement. Unless
otherwise required by law, this assessment right is subject to the following conditions: (a) Customer’s visit must be during
one of Simplifile’s client assessment summits (which will be offered at Simplifile’s corporate offices or virtually in
Simplifile’s sole discretion), which include multi-customer presentations related to Simplifile’s operations, general control
environments, and management of information systems, and which are held on dates determined by Simplifile, (b)
Customer’s attendance at a specific client assessment summit is subject to availability, (c) Customer may not view materials
or information pertaining to other Simplifile customers, and (d) any access to Simplifile facilities will include supervision
by Simplifile Personnel. During the client assessment summit, Simplifile will (i) provide Customer with access to certain
documentation related to the Services which may not otherwise be provided in standard due diligence; and (ii) respond to
Customer’s commercially reasonable questions regarding the Services.
1.5 Backups; Disaster Recovery; Business Continuity. All Customer Data submitted to the Services is
locally backed up and automatically replicated on a regular basis. The Services utilize secondary facilities that are
geographically diverse from their primary data centers in the event Simplifile production facilities at the primary data centers
are rendered unavailable by a significant event. Simplifile has (a) disaster recovery plans in place with at least the following
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target recovery objectives: (i) restoration of the Service (recovery time objective) within 24 hours after the confirmation of
a disaster, and (ii) maximum Customer Data loss (recovery point objective) of 15 minutes; and (b) business continuity plans
in place including a crisis management plan and pandemic plan, with both (a) and (b) tested in accordance with Simplifile’s
annual test plan.
1.6 Data Center Location. The data centers used to host the Services and store Customer Data will be located
in the United States and may include the use of a public-cloud provider such as Amazon Web Services.
1.7 Simplifile Personnel. Simplifile will be responsible for the performance of its Personnel and their
compliance with Simplifile’s obligations under this Agreement. If any Simplifile Personnel need to access Customer
Confidential Information (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Customer Data) or Customer’s premises in order for
Simplifile to provide the Services or Professional Services, then all such Simplifile Personnel will have passed background
checks in accordance with Simplifile’s reasonable employment procedures.
1.8 Subcontractors. Simplifile has established and will maintain a commercially reasonable third-party risk
management program that governs the selection, contracting, and ongoing monitoring procedures for Simplifile’s
Subcontractors. Simplifile will be responsible for the performance of any Subcontractor and its compliance with Simplifile’s
obligations under this Agreement. Subcontracting will not relieve Simplifile of any of its obligations under this Agreement.
Any Subcontractor with access to Customer Confidential Information (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Customer
Data) will be subject to a written agreement with Simplifile that contains provisions relating to information security and
confidentiality at least as restrictive as those contained in this Agreement. Simplifile will confirm its material Subcontractors
upon request, with the current listing located at https://mortgagetech.ice.com/material-subcontractors.
2. USE OF SERVICES
2.1 End-User Limits. A Service may not be accessed by anyone other than an authorized End-User. Simplifile
reserves the right to restrict End-User access to the Services from IP addresses located in certain countries for security
purposes, as determined in Simplifile’s reasonable discretion.
2.2 Customer Responsibilities. Customer will (a) be responsible for End-Users’ compliance with this
Agreement; (b) obtain all rights necessary to provide Customer Data to Simplifile and authorize Simplifile to use Customer
Data in accordance with this Agreement; (c) be responsible for the accuracy of Customer Data; (d) use commercially
reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access to or use of the Services, including by maintaining the confidentiality of
license code keys and user IDs and passwords, and notify Simplifile promptly of any such unauthorized access or use; (e)
use the Services only in accordance with this Agreement, Documentation, and applicable laws and government regulations;
(f) apply at least industry standard security measures to Customer’s systems and networks used to access the Services; (g)
satisfy all Simplifile system requirements to use the Services as posted in the Simplifile Resource Center, as may be modified
from time to time, the current version of which is located at https://help.icemortgagetechnology.com/support-
hub/compatibility/matrix.htm; (h) test the Services after any new Configurations or Improvements are deployed; and (i)
inspect all Output.
2.3 Usage Restrictions. Customer will not (a) make any Service available to, or use any Service for the benefit
of, anyone other than Customer or End-Users, unless expressly stated otherwise in a Service Addendum or the
Documentation; (b) sell, resell, license, white-label, sublicense, distribute, make available, rent, or lease any Service unless
expressly stated otherwise in a Service Addendum, or include any Service in a service bureau or outsourcing offering; (c)
use a Service to store or transmit infringing, libelous, or otherwise unlawful or tortious material, or to store or transmit
material in violation of third-party privacy rights; (d) use a Service to store or transmit Malicious Code; (e) tamper with,
interfere with, or disrupt the integrity or performance of any Service or third-party data contained therein (including any
action that (i) imposes an unreasonable load on Simplifile infrastructure, (ii) breaches or bypasses any Simplifile security
or authentication measures, (iii) accesses, searches, or creates accounts for the Services by any means other than Simplifile’s
supported interfaces, or (iv) probes, tests, or scans the vulnerability of any Service or its related systems or networks); (f)
attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Service or its related systems or networks; (g) permit direct or indirect access to
or use of any Service in a way that circumvents a contractual usage limit, or use any Service to access or use any Simplifile
Intellectual Property Rights except as permitted under this Agreement or the Documentation; (h) copy a Service or any part,
feature, function, or user interface thereof; (i) access any Service to build a competitive product or service or to benchmark
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with a non-Simplifile product or service; or (j) reverse engineer any Service (to the extent such restriction is permitted by
law); or (k) use the Services to create, receive, maintain, store, process, or transmit payment card data, including credit card
or debit card numbers. Upon request, Customer will certify to Simplifile that it is complying with the foregoing restrictions
and respond to reasonable requests by Simplifile to verify such compliance. Customer’s intentional violation of the
foregoing, or any use of the Services in breach of this Agreement or the Documentation by Customer that in Simplifile’s
reasonable judgment imminently threatens the security, integrity, or availability of Simplifile’s services, may result in
Simplifile’s immediate suspension of the Services until the underlying cause is remedied. Simplifile will use commercially
reasonable efforts under the circumstances to provide Customer with an opportunity to remedy such violation or threat
before any such suspension.
3. USE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
3.1 Simplifile Project Team. Simplifile will have sole discretion over which Simplifile Personnel will perform
the Professional Services; provided, however, that if Customer requests specific Simplifile Personnel, then Simplifile will
use commercially reasonable efforts to accommodate such request. Simplifile will cooperate with Customer in removing
from performance of the Professional Services and replacing in a timely manner any of Simplifile’s Personnel with whom
Customer reasonably objects based on their technical and professional skills and experience. Simplifile Personnel providing
Professional Services on Customer's premises will abide by all reasonable instructions, security procedures, and applicable
privacy and data security requirements of Customer, provided they are made available to Simplifile a reasonable period
before such onsite.
3.2 Customer Participation. Customer will cooperate reasonably and in good faith with Simplifile in
Simplifile’s performance of Professional Services, including by (a) providing timely decisions and approvals reasonably
necessary to enable Simplifile to perform the Professional Services; (b) allocating sufficient resources and Customer
Personnel as reasonably necessary to enable Simplifile to perform the Professional Services; (c) timely performing any tasks
reasonably necessary to enable Simplifile to perform the Professional Services; (d) providing Simplifile such office space,
computer resources, materials, facilities and other support reasonably necessary to enable Simplifile to perform the
Professional Services; and (e) promptly responding to Simplifile’s reasonable requests for information, input, testing,
direction, or assistance with Customer’s computer systems and environment. If delays in the performance of Professional
Services are caused by Customer, Simplifile will use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate any delays, including
notifying Customer’s project contact by email; provided, however, that if Customer continues to delay, Simplifile may
suspend the performance of the Professional Services without liability until Customer complies with this “Customer
Participation” section.
3.3 Ownership and License. Simplifile owns all right, title, and interest in and to Simplifile Work Product.
Simplifile grants to Customer a non-transferable, non-exclusive, worldwide, and royalty-free license to access and use the
Simplifile Work Product that Simplifile provides to Customer. Customer may only use the Simplifile Work Product for
Customer’s internal business purposes in connection with its authorized use of the Services.
4. THIRD-PARTY PRODUCTS
4.1 Acquisition or Use of Third-Party Products. Any acquisition or use by Customer of Third-Party
Products, and any exchange of data between Customer and a Third-Party Product through a technology integration with the
Service, is solely between Customer and the applicable third-party provider and may be subject to additional terms of use
provided by such third party. Simplifile expressly disclaims (a) any warranties regarding the performance of or accuracy of
data obtained from Third-Party Products; and (b) any warranties that it reviews, warrants, endorses, or vets Third-Party
Products or any providers of Third-Party Products, in each case whether or not they are made available through the Services,
listed on the Marketplace, or integrated with the Services utilizing technology provided by Simplifile.
4.2 Third-Party Products and Customer Data. If Customer chooses to exchange data with a Third-Party
Product through a technology integration with the Service, Customer grants Simplifile permission to allow the Third-Party
Product and its provider to access Customer Data in connection with such integration. Simplifile is not responsible for any
disclosure, modification, or deletion of Customer Data or any other data resulting from access by such Third-Party Product
or its provider.
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4.3 Removal of Third-Party Products. Simplifile cannot guarantee the continued availability of any Third-
Party Products and may cease providing interoperability with them at any time (for example, if the provider of a Third-Party
Product ceases to make the Third-Party Product available for interoperation).
5. FEES AND PAYMENT
5.1 Payment of Fees. Customer will pay all fees specified in a Service Addendum. Customer is responsible
for providing complete and accurate billing and contact information to Simplifile and promptly notifying Simplifile of any
changes to such information.
5.2 Payment Disputes. Simplifile will not exercise its rights under the “Overdue Payments” or “Suspension”
sections below if Customer is disputing all past due amounts reasonably and in good faith and is cooperating diligently to
resolve the dispute, provided Customer provides prompt notice of any such dispute.
5.3 Overdue Payments. Without limiting Simplifile’s other rights and remedies, if any billed amount is not
received by Simplifile withing 30 days of customer’s receipt of billing date, then such amount may accrue late interest at
the rate of 1.5% of the outstanding balance per month, or the maximum rate permitted by law, whichever is lower.
5.4 Suspension. Without limiting Simplifile’s other rights and remedies, if any invoiced amount is more than
two (2) days past due, then Simplifile may suspend all Services and Professional Services until all overdue amounts are paid
in full. If Services or Professional Services are suspended twice for nonpayment, then Simplifile may require automatic
credit card or bank account debit payments as a condition of reinstatement.
5.5 County Recording Fees and Taxes. Fees specified in Service Addendums do not include any Taxes.
Customer is solely responsible for paying all recording fees charged by a county or other recording jurisdiction and all
applicable taxes associated therewith. If Simplifile is required by a county or other recording jurisdiction to pay or collect
Taxes, Customer will pay that amount. For clarity, Simplifile is solely responsible for taxes assessable against it based on
its income, property, and employees.
5.6 Future Functionality. Customer agrees that its use of the Services is not contingent on the delivery of any
future functionality or features, or dependent on any oral or written public comments made by Simplifile regarding future
functionality or features, and Simplifile disclaims any express or implied covenants or agreements that specific future
functionality will be made available to Customer.
6. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AND LICENSES
6.1 Intellectual Property Ownership. Simplifile owns all right, title, and interest in and to the Services, along
with all updates, modifications, or improvements and all Documentation related thereto and all intellectual property rights
embodied in any of the foregoing. Simplifile grants to Customer a non-transferable, non-exclusive right to use and access
the Services solely for the Customer’s internal business purposes in connection with its authorized use of the Services.
Customer shall have no right to sub-subscribe, resell or white-label any of the foregoing to any party without the express
written consent of Simplifile. No rights are granted to Customer hereunder other than as expressly set forth in this
Agreement.
6.2 Customer Data. Customer grants Simplifile and its Affiliates a worldwide, limited-term, royalty-free
license to host, copy, transmit, display, and otherwise handle Customer Data (including by means of transmitting such
Customer Data amongst Affiliates) as necessary for Simplifile to provide the Services in accordance with this Agreement.
Customer authorizes Simplifile and its Affiliates to use, modify, and display De-Identified Data; provided, however, that
Simplifile and its Affiliates will not publicly disclose or distribute to a third party De-Identified Data unless it is aggregated
in a manner that does not permit identification of Customer. Subject to the limited rights granted in this Agreement,
Simplifile acquires no right, title, or interest from Customer under this Agreement in or to any Customer Data.
6.3 Use Feedback. Customer grants to Simplifile and its Affiliates a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-
free license to use and incorporate into their services in their sole discretion any suggestion, enhancement request,
recommendation, correction, or other feedback provided by Customer relating to the operation of their services.
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6.4 Government End Use Provisions. If a government agency or instrumentality is the user of the Services,
then the following provisions apply. Simplifile provides the Services without conveying to the government any rights to
software, technical data, technology, or other intellectual property used in delivering the Services or in any way relating to
the Services. If a government agency has a need for rights not granted under these terms, then it must negotiate with
Simplifile to determine if there are acceptable terms for granting those rights, and a mutually acceptable written addendum
specifically granting those rights must be included in any applicable agreement.
6.5 Output. The rights granted to Customer to use the Services also include a worldwide, perpetual,
irrevocable, royalty-free license to use Output for its normal business purposes, including sharing certain Output with third
parties such as Customer’s customers or investors in the ordinary course of Customer’s business.
6.6 Intelligent Tools. Subject to the terms of the Agreement, the Services may utilize one or more Intelligent
Tools, as further described in the applicable exhibit and/or Documentation. Except as otherwise may be set forth for a
particular Service in an exhibit hereto, Intelligent Tools utilized in the Services will: (a) be developed, maintained, or hosted
by either Simplifile or by a third party in a virtual private cloud services environment, and in each such case ensuring that
no third party will have access to Customer Data; and (b) only be enhanced on a customer-by-customer basis, meaning that
Customer Data will not be used to enrich any general model for the benefit of any other Simplifile customers.
7. CONFIDENTIALITY
7.1 Protection of Confidential Information. The Receiving Party will use the same degree of care that it uses
to protect the confidentiality of its own confidential information of like kind (but not less than reasonable care) to (a) not
use any of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information for any purpose outside the scope of this Agreement and (b)
except as otherwise authorized by the Disclosing Party in writing, limit access to the Disclosing Party’s Confidential
Information to those of its and its Affiliates’ employees, contractors, consultants, and legal and financial advisors who (i)
need that access for purposes consistent with this Agreement; (ii) are informed of the confidential nature of the Confidential
Information; and (iii) have signed confidentiality agreements with the Receiving Party containing protections not materially
less protective of the Confidential Information than those in this Agreement. The Receiving Party will remain responsible
for any such recipient’s compliance with this “Confidentiality” section.
7.2 Compelled Disclosure. The Receiving Party may disclose the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information
to the extent compelled by law to do so, provided the Receiving Party gives the Disclosing Party prior notice of the
compelled disclosure (to the extent legally permitted) and reasonable assistance, at the Disclosing Party's cost, if the
Disclosing Party wishes to contest the disclosure. If the Receiving Party is compelled by law to disclose the Disclosing
Party’s Confidential Information as part of a civil proceeding to which the Disclosing Party is a party, and the Disclosing
Party is not contesting the disclosure, the Disclosing Party will reimburse the Receiving Party for its reasonable cost of
compiling and providing secure access to that Confidential Information.
7.3 Texas Public Information Act. Simplifile acknowledges that the City of Denton must strictly comply with
the Public Information Act, Chapter 552, Texas Government Code in responding to any request for public information
related to this Agreement. This obligation supersedes any conflicting provisions of this Agreement. Any portions of such
material claimed by Simplifile to be proprietary must be clearly marked as such. Determination of the public nature of the
material is subject to the Texas Public Information Act, chapter 552, and Texas Government Code.
8. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES, AND DISCLAIMERS
8.1 Mutual Representations. Each party represents that it has validly entered into this Agreement and has the
legal power to do so.
8.2 Simplifile Warranties. Simplifile warrants that (a) the Services will perform materially in accordance with
the applicable Documentation; (b) any Professional Services and technical support will be performed in a professional and
workmanlike manner in accordance with generally accepted industry standards; (c) it will provide the Services and
Professional Services in accordance with U.S. state and federal laws and government regulations applicable to Simplifile’s
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provision of such services to its customers generally (i.e., without regard for Customer’s particular use of such services),
including by complying with the Privacy Addendum at https://mortgagetech.ice.com/agreements; and (d) subject to the
“Removal of Third-Party Products” section above and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Simplifile will not
materially decrease the overall functionality of the Services. For any breach of a warranty above, Customer’s exclusive
remedies are those described in the “Termination” and “Refund or Payment upon Termination” sections below.
8.3 Disclaimers. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, SIMPLIFILE AND ITS
AFFILIATES MAKE NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR
OTHERWISE, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT,
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE LIMITED WARRANTIES PROVIDED
IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE WARRANTIES PROVIDED TO CUSTOMER IN
CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OF ANY SERVICE. NO ACCOUNTING, FINANCIAL, LEGAL, OR TAX
ADVICE OR COUNSEL IS GIVEN, OR WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN, BY THE USE OF ANY
SERVICE OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT,
CUSTOMER’S USE OF THE SERVICES IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT NECESSARILY
RESULT IN CUSTOMER’S COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LAWS AND GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
APPLICABLE TO CUSTOMER’S BUSINESS AND CUSTOMER HAS AN INDEPENDENT DUTY TO COMPLY
WITH ANY AND ALL LAWS AND GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO CUSTOMER’S BUSINESS
AND USE OF THE SERVICES. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT CUSTOMER’S USE OF ANY
TECHNOLOGY PROVIDED BY SIMPLIFILE OR ITS AFFILIATES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION,
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KITS AND APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACES, TO MODIFY A SERVICE
(E.G., MODIFYING DATA FIELDS IN A SERVICE) WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE
SERVICE (E.G., OTHER DATA FIELDS, CALCULATIONS, WORKFLOWS, AND THE ACCURACY OF DATA AND
DISCLOSURES). CUSTOMER ASSUMES ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY, AND SIMPLIFILE AND ITS
AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY, ARISING FROM CUSTOMER’S USE OF TECHNOLOGY PROVIDED
BY SIMPLIFILE TO MODIFY A SERVICE.
9. MUTUAL INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 Indemnification by Simplifile. Simplifile will defend Customer against any claim, demand, suit, or
proceeding made or brought against Customer by a third party alleging that any Service or Simplifile Work Product infringes
or misappropriates such third party’s Intellectual Property Rights (a “Claim Against Customer”), and will indemnify
Customer from any damages, attorneys’ fees, and costs finally awarded against Customer as a result of, or for amounts paid
by Customer under a settlement approved by Simplifile in writing of, a Claim Against Customer, provided Customer (a)
promptly gives Simplifile notice of the Claim Against Customer, (b) gives Simplifile sole control of the defense and
settlement of the Claim Against Customer (except that Simplifile may not settle any Claim Against Customer unless it
unconditionally releases Customer of all liability), and (c) gives Simplifile all reasonable assistance, at Simplifile’s expense.
If Simplifile receives information about an infringement or misappropriation claim related to a Service, or Simplifile Work
Product, Simplifile may in its discretion and at no cost to Customer (i) modify that Service or Simplifile Work Product so
it is no longer claimed to infringe or misappropriate, without breaching Simplifile’s warranties in the “Simplifile
Warranties” section above; (ii) obtain a license for Customer’s continued use of that Service or Simplifile Work Product in
accordance with this Agreement; or (iii) terminate Customer’s Service Addendum for that Service upon reasonable notice
and refund Customer any prepaid fees covering the remainder of the term of the terminated Service Addendum. The above
defense and indemnification obligations do not apply to the extent a Claim Against Customer arises from any of the
following: (1) Customer’s use of Third-Party Products; (2) use of the Services in combination with other products not
provided by Simplifile or required to use the Services (as set forth in Simplifile’s system requirements); (3) Services that
are provided to comply with detailed specifications required by or provided by Customer, including customizations of any
form documents by or at the direction of Customer; (4) use of the Services in a manner inconsistent with the Documentation;
or (5) any modification of the Services not made or authorized in writing by Simplifile. This “Indemnification by Simplifile”
section states Simplifile’s sole liability to, and Customer’s exclusive remedy against, Simplifile for any type of Intellectual
Property Rights infringement or misappropriation claim regarding the Services.
9.2 Indemnification by Customer. To the extent permissible under applicable law and without waiving any
applicable immunities, Customer will defend Simplifile and its licensors against any claim, demand, suit, or proceeding
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made or brought against Simplifile by a third party (a) alleging that any Customer Data infringes, violates, or
misappropriates such third party’s rights, including any Intellectual Property Rights or privacy rights, (b) arising from
Customer’s actual or alleged use of the Services in breach of applicable law, (c) arising from Customer’s use of Third-Party
Products, or (d) arising from any customizations of any rules or form documents by or at the direction of Customer (each a
“Claim Against Simplifile”), and will indemnify Simplifile from any damages, attorneys’ fees, and costs finally awarded
against Simplifile as a result of, or for any amounts paid by Simplifile under a settlement approved by Customer in writing
of, a Claim Against Simplifile, provided Simplifile (i) promptly gives Customer notice of the Claim Against Simplifile,
(ii) gives Customer sole control of the defense and settlement of the Claim Against Simplifile (except that Customer may
not settle any Claim Against Simplifile unless it unconditionally releases Simplifile of all liability), and (iii) gives Customer
all reasonable assistance, at Customer’s expense.
10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Limitation of Liability. EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF (A) A BREACH BY SIMPLIFILE OF ITS OBLIGATIONS
UNDER SECTION 7 (CONFIDENTIALITY), (B) SIMPLIFILE’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS FOR
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT UNDER SECTION 9.1 (INDEMNIFICATION BY
SIMPLIFILE), (C) SIMPLIFILE’S BREACH OF SECTION 1.2 (PROTECTION OF CUSTOMER DATA) THAT
RESULTS IN AN UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF CUSTOMER DATA, AND (D) SIMPLIFILE’S
RECKLESSNESS, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT AND/OR FRAUD, IN NO EVENT WILL THE AGGREGATE
LIABILITY OF SIMPLIFILE TOGETHER WITH ITS AFFILIATES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO
THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY CUSTOMER HEREUNDER FOR THE
SERVICES OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY IN THE EIGHTEEN
MONTHS PRECEDING THE FIRST INCIDENT OUT OF WHICH THE LIABILITY AROSE.
10.1 Exclusion of Consequential and Related Damages. IN NO EVENT WILL SIMPLIFILE OR ITS
AFFILIATES HAVE ANY LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY LOST
PROFITS, REVENUES, GOODWILL, OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, COVER,
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, EVEN IF SIMPLIFILE OR ITS AFFILIATES HAVE BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR IF CUSTOMER’S REMEDY OTHERWISE FAILS OF
ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
10.2 Applicability. THE LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SECTION
WILL APPLY WHETHER AN ACTION IS IN CONTRACT OR TORT AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF
LIABILITY.
11. TERM AND TERMINATION
Term.
11.1 This Agreement commences on the Effective Date and continues until all Services hereunder have expired
or been terminated. The term of each Service will be as set forth in the applicable Service Addendum.
11.2 Termination. A party may terminate any impacted Service or Professional Services, or this Agreement in
its entirety for cause (a) upon 30 days’ notice to the other party of a material breach (or in the event Customer has been
suspended pursuant to the “Suspension” section above, ten days’ notice for nonpayment), if such breach remains uncured
at the expiration of such period or (b) immediately if the other party becomes the subject of a petition in bankruptcy or any
other proceeding relating to insolvency, receivership, liquidation, or assignment for the benefit of creditors. Simplifile may
also terminate any Service or this Agreement in its entirety immediately if either (i) in the reasonable opinion of Simplifile,
Customer takes or fails to take any action relating to the Services that will likely cause financial or reputational harm to
Simplifile; or (ii) a county or other recording jurisdiction has asked Simplifile to terminate Customer’s use of the Services
due to Customer’s violation of any law, rule, or regulation of such county or other recording jurisdiction.
11.3 Refund or Payment upon Termination. If this Agreement is terminated by Customer in accordance with
the “Termination” section above, Simplifile will refund Customer any prepaid fees covering the remainder of the term of
all Service Addendums. If this Agreement is terminated by Simplifile in accordance with the “Termination” section above,
Customer will pay any due and owing, but unpaid fees covering the remainder of the term of all Service Addendums. In no
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event will termination relieve Customer of its obligation to pay any fees payable to Simplifile for the period before the
effective date of termination.
11.4 Return and Destruction of Customer Data. Customer is solely responsible for retrieving all Customer
Data and Output from the Services prior to termination of Customer’s access to the Services for any reason. Customer
acknowledges and agrees that following the end of its access to the Services, Simplifile may destroy any Customer Data
and Output in its possession and will be unable to return such Customer Data and Output to Customer. After Customer’s
access to the Services ends, Simplifile will, on Customer’s written request, confirm that all Customer Data and Output was
destroyed, or in the event any data cannot be destroyed at that time, the legal or technological reason it cannot be destroyed
and a statement specifying how long it will be retained. While Customer has access to the Services, Simplifile will enable
Customer to delete Customer Data itself in a manner consistent with the functionality of the Services or provide reasonably
requested assistance to Customer to enable Customer to delete Customer Data.
11.5 Surviving Provisions. The provisions of this Agreement relating to Intellectual Property Rights ownership,
disclaimers of warranties, indemnities, limitations of liability and confidentiality, together with such other provisions that
by their nature should reasonably be intended to survive, will survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
12. GENERAL PROVISIONS
12.1 Unauthorized Practice of Law. In order to protect the parties from charges that a party has engaged in the
unauthorized practice of law in the course of performing its obligations hereunder, Customer agrees not to use the Services
to prepare mortgages, deeds of trust, promissory notes, deeds, or other documents affecting title to real property or other
documents and disclosures in states where Customer is prohibited from doing so. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
applicable state law permits Customer to prepare such documents and disclosures so long as a licensed attorney reviews and
approves such documents and disclosures, then Customer may use the Services to prepare such documents and disclosures
provided they are reviewed and approved by an attorney licensed in that jurisdiction. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES
AND AGREES THAT ITS USE OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING SIMPLIFILE’S DOCUMENT BUILDER
SERVICES, IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE ADVICE OF AN ATTORNEY.
12.2 Export Compliance. The Services, other Simplifile technology, and derivatives thereof may be subject to
export laws and regulations of the United States and other jurisdictions. Each party represents that it is not named on any
Prohibited Party List. Customer will not provide access or use or export, any Service, other Simplifile technology, or
derivatives thereof (a) to any End-User or third party located in a country or region subject to a U.S. Government embargo
or designated as a state sponsor of terrorism; (b) to any End-User or third party on any Prohibited Party List; or (c) in
violation of any U.S. or other applicable export laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations
administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations administered by the U.S.
Department of State, and U.S. sanctions programs administered by the U.S. Treasury Department.
12.3 Anti-Corruption. Neither party has received or been offered any illegal or improper bribe, kickback,
payment, gift, or thing of value from an employee or agent of the other party in connection with this Agreement. Reasonable
gifts and entertainment provided in the ordinary course of business do not violate the above restriction.
12.4 Affirmative Action. To the extent applicable to Simplifile, Simplifile will abide by the requirements of 41
C.F.R. §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals
based on their status as protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, against all individuals based on their race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, or any other protected class covered under federal or
state law. Moreover, if applicable, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take
affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.
12.5 Insurance. During the term of this Agreement, Simplifile will maintain, at its cost, customary levels of the
following types of insurance: (a) general liability, (b) workers compensation liability, (c) technology errors and omissions,
and (d) an umbrella policy. Simplifile will deliver its insurance certificates to Customer upon Customer’s request.
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12.6 Force Majeure. Neither party will be liable for any failure or delay in performance under this Agreement
resulting from a Force Majeure Event (excluding payment obligations); provided, however, that the party suffering the
Force Majeure Event will implement its disaster recovery plan to the extent appropriate, practicable, and necessary. The
party experiencing the Force Majeure Event agrees to give the other party notice promptly, but in no event more than 5
days, following the discovery of a Force Majeure Event (which notice may be provided via email), and to use diligent
efforts to re-commence performance as soon as commercially practicable under its disaster recovery plan.
12.7 Entire Agreement and Order of Precedence. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between
the parties regarding Customer’s use of the Services and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, proposals,
or representations, written or oral, relating to the Services. Any term or condition stated in a Customer purchase order or in
any other Customer order documentation (excluding Service Addendums and SOWs) is void. If there is a conflict or
inconsistency among the following documents, the order of precedence will be the following: (1) the applicable Service
Addendum; (2) the applicable SOW; (3) any exhibit, schedule, or addendum to this Agreement; (4) the body of this
Agreement; and (5) the Documentation. No modification of this Agreement is binding unless it is in writing and signed by
Customer and either signed or accepted in accordance with its terms by Simplifile.
12.8 Relationship of the Parties. The parties are independent contractors. This Agreement does not create a
partnership, franchise, joint venture, agency, fiduciary, or employment relationship between the parties. Neither party will
represent itself to be an employee or agent of the other party. Neither party will have the authority to enter into any agreement
on the other party’s behalf or in the other party’s name.
12.9 Third-Party Beneficiaries. There are no third-party beneficiaries under this Agreement.
12.10 Notices. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, all notices related to this Agreement will be in
writing and will be effective upon (a) personal delivery, (b) the third business day after sending by priority mail (with
tracking), (c) the second business day after sending by a nationally recognized overnight courier, (d) the day of sending by
email with a confirmation copy sent simultaneously by one of the other methods permitted in this “Notices” section, or (e),
for notices provided pursuant to the “Term” section above, the day of sending by email. Notices to Simplifile will be
addressed to the attention of Simplifile’s Legal Department, at Simplifile LC, 5072 North 300 West, Provo, UT 84604,
legaldepartment-mortgagetech@ice.com; or as updated by Simplifile via notice to Customer. Notices to Customer will be
addressed to the relevant billing contact designated by Customer in writing (which may be provided via email).
12.11 Waiver. No failure or delay by either party in exercising any right under this Agreement will constitute a
waiver of that right. Any waivers granted under this Agreement are effective only if recorded in a writing signed by the
party granting such waiver.
12.12 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary
to law, the provision will be deemed void and the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in effect.
12.13 Publicity. Neither party will use any trade name, trademark, service mark, logo, or any other proprietary
rights of the other party in any manner (including use in any press release, advertisement, or other marketing or promotional
material) without such party’s prior written approval or as necessary to provide the Services in accordance with this
Agreement (for example, use in an external-facing website created by Customer and hosted by Simplifile).
12.14 Assignment. Neither party may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder, whether by operation of
law or otherwise, without the other party’s prior written consent; provided, however, either party may assign this Agreement
in its entirety (including all Service Addendums), without the other party’s consent in connection with a merger, acquisition,
corporate reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets by providing prior notice to the other party (which
notice may be provided via email); provided, however, in no event may Customer assign this Agreement or any of its right
or obligations under this Agreement to a Competitor or Simplifile. Any attempt by a party to assign its rights or obligations
under this Agreement other than as permitted by this “Assignment” section will be void and of no effect. Subject to the
foregoing, this Agreement will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their respective successors, and permitted assigns.
In the event of a Customer Asset Sale Transaction, Customer will (a) assign the Agreement in its entirety (including all
Service Addendums) to the Asset Buyer, (b) require the Asset Buyer to assume the Agreement it its entirety (including all
Service Addendums), (c) provide for the payment of all amounts owing under the Agreement prior to or as a condition of
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closing the Customer Asset Sale Transaction, and (d) provide Simplifile no less than 15 days prior written notice of such
Customer Asset Sale Transaction. In the event of a Customer Asset Purchase Transaction, Customer will (i) assume the
Acquired Agreement in its entirety (including all Service Addendums), and (ii) cooperate with Simplifile in good faith
including providing reasonably requested assurances regarding Customer’s intent and ability to fulfill its obligations under
the Acquired Agreement. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THE TERMS OF THIS “ASSIGNMENT” SECTION ARE
A KEY COMPONENT OF THIS AGREEMENT AND RELATED SERVICES SET FORTH ON ALL SERVICE
ADDENDUMS.
12.15 Governing Law. This Agreement, and any disputes arising out of or related to this Agreement, will be
governed exclusively by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflicts of laws rules or the United Nations
Convention on the International Sale of Goods.
12.16 Dispute Resolution and Arbitration. All disputes, claims, or controversies arising out of or relating to
this Agreement (including the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation, or validity of this Agreement) will be
determined by arbitration in New York County, New York before a single arbitrator, under the JAMS Comprehensive
Arbitration Rules & Procedures (or their functional successor). Judgment on the resulting award may be entered by any
state or federal court having jurisdiction. This provision does not preclude the parties from seeking injunctive, provisional,
or temporary relief from any state or federal court having jurisdiction.
12.17 Attorneys’ Fees. If any action or proceeding is commenced to enforce or interpret this Agreement or any
right arising in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing party in such action or proceeding will be entitled to recover
from the other party all reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses incurred by such prevailing party in connection with
such action or proceeding.
12.18 Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed electronically, by facsimile, and in counterparts.
13. DEFINITIONS
“Affiliate” means any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with
the subject entity. “Control”, for purposes of this definition, means direct or indirect ownership or control of more
than 50% of the voting interests of the subject entity.
“Agreement” means this Master Services Agreement and any exhibits, schedules, and addenda hereto, including
Service Addendums and SOWs.
“Audit Reports” means SSAE 18 SOC 1 and/or SOC 2 Type II reports or the equivalent conducted by an
independent auditor.
“Competitor” means any person, firm, corporation, company, partnership, entity, or enterprise engage in the
business of developing, marketing, or licensing software solutions or providing professional services that are in
competition with those provided by Simplifile or its Affiliates.
“Confidential Information” means all information disclosed by a party (“Disclosing Party”) to the other party
(“Receiving Party”), whether orally or in writing, that is designated as confidential or that reasonably should be
understood to be confidential given the nature of the information and the circumstances of disclosure. Confidential
Information of Customer includes Customer Data and Output (but, for the avoidance of doubt, excludes De-
Identified Data); Confidential Information of Simplifile includes the Services, Professional Services, and Simplifile
Work Product; and Confidential Information of each party includes the terms of this Agreement (including pricing),
as well as each party’s trade secrets, business and marketing plans, technology and technical information, product
plans and designs, and business processes disclosed by such party (whether about such party or its Affiliates).
However, Confidential Information does not include any information that (a) is or becomes generally known to the
public without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party; (b) was known to the Receiving Party before
its disclosure by the Disclosing Party without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, which the
Receiving Party can demonstrate by documentation; (c) is received from a third party without breach of any
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obligation owed to the Disclosing Party; or (d) was independently developed by the Receiving Party, which the
Receiving Party can demonstrate by documentation.
“Configuration” means a change to an adjustable component of the Services (i.e., not source code) made by
Customer or by Simplifile on behalf of Customer pursuant to an SOW.
“Customer” means the customer named on the cover page to this Agreement.
“Customer Asset Sale Transaction” means a single transaction or a series of related transactions resulting in
Customer’s transfer of all or substantially all the assets and/or employees relevant to its use of the Services to a
third party that is not a Competitor (the “Asset Buyer”).
“Customer Asset Purchase Transaction” means a single transaction or a series of related transactions resulting in
Customer’s transfer of all or substantially all the assets and/or employees relevant to another Simplifile’s customer’s
use of services provided by Simplifile as governed by the applicable agreement between such parties (the “Acquired
Agreement”).
“Customer Data” means electronic data and information (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any GLBA
“nonpublic personal information”) submitted by or for Customer to the Services. Customer Data excludes De-
Identified Data.
“De-Identified Data” means any data or information that is in a state or form that does not identify or permit
identification of an individual.
“Documentation” means the applicable Service’s release notes, user guides, and related documents accessible via
that Service’s help site, as updated from time to time.
“Effective Date” means the date above the parties’ signatures on the cover page to this Agreement.
“End-User” means an individual who is authorized by Customer to use a Service for the internal business purposes
of Customer and its Affiliates, and to whom a user identification and password has been supplied. End-Users may
include Customer Personnel and regulators and auditors of Customer or its Affiliates, but End-Users may not
include other third parties.
“Force Majeure Event” means circumstances beyond a party’s reasonable control and occurring without the
negligence of such party, including acts of God, acts of government, flood, fire, earthquakes, civil unrest, acts of
terror, strikes or other labor problems (other than those involving Simplifile or Customer employees), denial-of-
service attacks, or third-party Internet service provider or telecommunication provider failures or delays.
“GLBA” means the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999.
“Improvements” means all improvements, updates, enhancements, error corrections, bug fixes, upgrades, and
changes to the Services as developed by Simplifile and made generally available for production use without a
separate charge to Simplifile customers subscribed to such Services.
“Intellectual Property Rights” means all intellectual property rights, including copyrights, patents, trade secrets,
trademarks, and other proprietary rights enforceable under any applicable laws, and all moral rights related thereto.
“Intelligent Tools” means any system that uses statistical, machine learning, or other data-driven techniques that
learn from data and adapt over time to generate outputs such as predictions, classifications, recommendations, or
content that is not the result of explicitly programmed rules.
“Malicious Code” means code, files, scripts, agents, or programs intended to do harm, including viruses, worms,
time bombs, and Trojan horses.
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“Marketplace” means an online directory, catalog, or marketplace of third-party applications that interoperate with
the Services (e.g., via Encompass Partner Connect), the current version of which is located at
https://marketplace.icemortgagetechnology.com/s/.
“Output” means the reports, files, and/or documents generated by Customer directly from Customer Data via the
Services (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the templates behind and any non-Customer Data datasets
populating such reports, files, and/or documents).
“Personnel” means the employees and contractors used for staff augmentation purposes of a party hereto and its
Affiliates.
“Professional Services” means the work ordered by Customer under a Service Addendum and performed by
Simplifile, which may include implementation, consulting, and/or training services and the delivery of certain
products, deliverables, reports, or other items, in each case as specified in an SOW (for one-time Professional
Services) or exhibit (for subscription Professional Services).
“Prohibited Party List” means any U.S. government denied-party list, including the Specially Designated Nationals
and Blocked Persons List and List of Foreign Sanctions Evaders, which are maintained by the U.S. Treasury
Department, the Denied Persons List, Entity List, and Unverified List, which are maintained by the U.S. Commerce
Department, and the List of Statutorily Debarred Parties which is maintained by the U.S. State Department.
“Safeguards Rule” means the Federal Trade Commission’s Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (16
CFR Part 314).
“Service Addendum” means the Simplifile ordering document specifying the Services and/or Professional Services
to be provided under this Agreement that is entered into between Customer and Simplifile or any of their Affiliates,
including and product terms incorporated therein and amendments and supplements thereto. By entering into a
Service Addendum hereunder, an Affiliate agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement as if it were an original
party hereto.
“Services” means the products and hosted services that are ordered by Customer under a Service Addendum or
online purchasing portal and made available by Simplifile, including any Improvements thereto and associated
Simplifile offline or mobile components, as described in the Documentation. “Services” exclude Third-Party
Products.
“Simplifile” means Simplifile LC, a Utah limited liability company, headquartered at 5072 North 300 West, Provo,
UT 84604.
“Simplifile Work Product” means anything developed, created, or provided by Simplifile while providing
Professional Services including any information, materials, deliverables, or other intellectual property, but
excluding any Customer Confidential Information (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Customer Data).
“SOW” means a statement of work attached to a Service Addendum specifying the Professional Services to be
provided under this Agreement, including any change requests, amendments, and supplements thereto.
“Subcontractor” means any third party that Simplifile or its Affiliates engage to perform Services or Professional
Services for Customer under this Agreement, but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding contractors retained by
Simplifile or its Affiliates for staff augmentation purposes and employees of Simplifile’s Affiliates (such third
parties are treated as employees of Simplifile for the purposes of this Agreement).
“Taxes” means taxes, levies, duties, or similar governmental assessments of any nature, including value-added,
sales, use, or withholding taxes, assessable by any jurisdiction whatsoever.
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“Third-Party Product” means any product, service, website, software application, or functionality that is provided
by a third party and made available through a Service, or otherwise interoperates with a Service, including third-
party products or services listed on the Marketplace or links to third party websites and services made available
through a Service. For the avoidance of doubt, Third-Party Products do not include functionalities delivered by
Simplifile as part of the Services that are powered by Subcontractors.
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eRECORDING SERVICE ADDENDUM
This negotiated eRecording Service Addendum (“Addendum”) is entered into and made effective as of July 29, 2026 (the
“Addendum Effective Date”), by and between Simplifile LC (“Simplifile”) and City of Denton, Texas (“Customer”) and is
governed by, incorporated into and forms a part of that certain Master Services Agreement entered into between the parties
hereto with an effective date of July 29, 2026 (the “Agreement”) along with negotiated changes to MSA. Capitalized words
used but not defined in this Addendum have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.
The parties agree to the following:
1. eRecording Services. Simplifile will provide its eRecording services (the “Services”) to Customer under the terms
and conditions of this Addendum and the Agreement.
2. Customer’s Responsibilities/County Rules
2.1 Recording Jurisdiction Requirements. As a condition of using the Services, Customer agrees to
familiarize itself with all requirements of a county recorder or other recording jurisdiction (“Receiver”) in which Customer
submits documents for eRecording, and Customer acknowledges that it is solely responsible for understanding and obeying
all such requirements. In addition, Customer acknowledges and agrees that a Receiver and Simplifile are separate and
distinct entities and Simplifile does not control Receiver, nor does it guarantee the availability of Receiver’s systems in
accepting documents for eRecording generally or from Customer specifically. Receiver may temporarily or permanently
suspend Customer’s ability to submit documents for eRecording to Receiver as a penalty for a violation of such Receiver’s
requirements. ACCORDINGLY, SIMPLIFILE WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY DISRUPTION IN THE
SERVICES CAUSED BY A RECEIVER, THEIR SYSTEMS, OR CUSTOMER’S FAILURE TO FOLLOW A
RECEIVER’S REQUIREMENTS. For the avoidance of doubt, any recurring or minimum payment commitments to
Simplifile hereunder remain due even if Customer is out of compliance with a Receiver.
2.2 Taxes and Fees Charged by Receiver. Simplifile has no control over the taxes and fees charged by a
Receiver, and Customer is responsible for paying any and all fees and taxes charged by a Receiver to Simplifile for
Customer’s use of the Services, which shall be passed through to Customer by Simplifile. Customer is a tax-exempt
organization and Simplifile will work with Customer to communicate this tax-exempt status to Receiver. If Customer
disputes any taxes or fees charged by a Receiver and passed through to Customer by Simplifile, then Customer must pay
such disputed taxes or fees to Simplifile, who in turn will pay them to the Receiver, and then Customer must work directly
with the Receiver to resolve the dispute and seek a refund.
2.3 Legal Compliance. Customer is responsible for the legality and recordability of all documents submitted
through the Services. Transaction logs of package submission details will be made available to the Receiver at the time a
document is presented for recording, and such audit logs will be made available for downloading to both the Receiver and
Customer. IN ADDITION, CUSTOMER AGREES SIMPLIFILE MAY PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL TRANSACTION
INFORMATION REGARDING CUSTOMER OR SPECIFIC RECORDING TRANSACTIONS, INCLUDING
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION (E.G. SUBMITTER USERNAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION), AS
REQUIRED BY A RECEIVER.
2.4 Original Documents. Customer warrants that any document submitted to the Services for recording is
created directly from the original, executed paper document or original, electronic document (“Originating Document”) and
is not generated from a photocopy, reproduction, or secondary version of the Originating Document. Customer further
warrants that the submitted document is a true and complete representation of the Originating Document. In compliance
with applicable jurisdictional permissibility, Simplifile may offer to Customer certain system functionality to improve and
enhance the quality and legibility of submitted documents. Customer warrants that its use of such system functionality shall
not be used to alter any text or content that results in making the submitted document no longer a true, exact, and complete
copy of the Originating Document. Simplifile and the Receiver shall be entitled to rely on such warranty for all purposes.
In the event a Receiver requires Simplifile to produce the Originating Document, Customer agrees to provide such
Originating Document to Simplifile within one (1) business day. Simplifile expects Customer to retain the Originating
Document prior to and up to one (1) business day after being successfully recorded.
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Term. This Addendum takes effect on the Addendum Effective Date and shall continue in effect for one (1) year, with the
option of three additional one (1) year terms, unless either party gives written termination notice to the other party thirty
(30) days prior to the anniversary date of the Effective Date.
3. Payment of Fees and Taxes . Simplifile’s fees listed herein are exclusive of any applicable sales, use or other taxes
assessed by a Receiver and Customer agrees to pay to Simplifile all applicable taxes, and fees imposed by a Receiver, which
Simplifile passes through to Customer. Customer is responsible for all Document Submission Fees (as set forth below) and
any applicable fees or taxes paid by Simplifile to a Receiver for each “Billing Cycle” as set forth in the Fees and Payment
Terms grid below. Customer agrees to pay each such fees within the “Payment Term” as set forth in the Fees and Payment
Terms grid below. Customer will have access to view invoices for fees and taxes owed by logging into their account at
Simplifile.com.
4. Payment Methods. All fees will be paid to Simplifile and Customer authorizes Simplifile to create and/or process
such payments as either (a) Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) transactions, (b) eCheck transactions, or (c) P-Card, or (d)
through other means, all as pre-approved by Simplifile.
5. Fees and Payment Methods.
6. Publicly Recorded Data. Customer acknowledges that Simplifile may provide recorded data filed through the
Services to third parties associated with a transaction as such recorded data does not consist of nor contain Confidential
Information, as they are publicly filed by permission of Customer.
7. Special Terms. None.
The parties have executed this Addendum by their duly authorized representatives as of the date set forth below. This
Addendum may be signed electronically, by facsimile, and in counterparts.
Services Description System Costs (“Fees”)
Annual License and Support
Fee (per physical location)
License Fee for access and
support $99.00 per license
Document Submission Fees
Submission fee for each
document recorded using the
Services
$5.00 per document
Training Fees for web, phone based or
on-site training to Customer
Standard Web and Phone based: $0
Additional or Onsite: Quoted upon request
Billing and Payment Terms
Deadline to remit and
Simplifile to receive payment
of fees
Annual License Fee: Payable each year on the
anniversary of the Effective Date
Document Submission Fees: Payable daily
Receiver Fees: Payable daily
Dishonored charges fees
Processing fee for dishonored
ACH charges or other
payments
$25.00 per item
Receiver Fees (applicable
recording, taxes non-
conforming, eRecording,
rejection, etc.)
Any/all additional fees and
taxes that may be assessed or
charged by others for the
Services
Exact cost only. Simplifile does not control or add to
Receiver fees, if any. Document Submission Fees are
quoted exclusive of these fees.
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SIMPLIFILE CUSTOMER
Signature: ________________________________ Signature: ______________________________
Printed Name: _____________________________ Printed Name: __________________________
Title: ____________________________________ Title: _________________________________
Date: ____________________________________ Date: __________________________________
Docusign Envelope ID: E55BFAAD-2A2E-84C4-822B-F98753D59D7A
7/20/2026
Gregory Yeager
Vice President Buyer
Kayla Clark
7/21/2026
CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE
CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE - FORM CIQ
For vendor or other person doing business with local governmental entity
This questionnaire reflects changes made to the law by H.B. 23, 84th Leg., Regular Session.
This questionnaire is being filed in accordance with Chapter 176, Local Government Code, by a vendor who has a business relationship as
defined by Section 176.001(1-a) with a local governmental entity and the vendor meets requirements under Section 176.006(a).
By law this questionnaire must be filed with the records administrator of the local government entity not later than the 7th business day after
the date the vendor becomes aware of facts that require the statement to be filed. See Section 176.006(a-1), Local Government Code.
A vendor commits an offense if the vendor knowingly violates Section 176.006, Local Government Code. An offense under this section is a
misdemeanor.
1 Name of vendor who has a business relationship with local governmental entity.
2
Check this box if you are filing an update to a previously filed questionnaire.
(The law requires that you file an updated completed questionnaire with the appropriate filing authority not later than the 7th business day after the
date on which you became aware that the originally filed questionnaire was incomplete or inaccurate.)
3 Name of local government officer about whom the information in this section is being disclosed.
Name of Officer
This section, (item 3 including subparts A, B, C & D), must be completed for each officer with whom the vendor has an employment or other business
relationship as defined by Section 176.001(1-a), Local Government Code. Attach additional pages to this Form CIQ as necessary.
A. Is the local government officer named in this section receiving or likely to receive taxable income, other than investment income, from the vendor?
Yes No
B. Is the vendor receiving or likely to receive taxable income, other than investment income, from or at the direction of the local government officer
named in this section AND the taxable income is not received from the local governmental entity?
Yes No
C. Is the filer of this questionnaire employed by a corporation or other business entity with respect to which the local government officer serves as an
officer or director, or holds an ownership of one percent or more?
Yes No
D. Describe each employment or business and family relationship with the local government officer named in this section.
4
I have no Conflict of Interest to disclose.
5
Signature of vendor doing business with the governmental entity Date
Docusign Envelope ID: E55BFAAD-2A2E-84C4-822B-F98753D59D7A
Simplifile LC
7/20/2026
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Kayla Clark, Buyer Procurement
Certificate Of Completion
Envelope Id: E55BFAAD-2A2E-84C4-822B-F98753D59D7A Status: Completed
Subject: ***Purchasing Approval*** 8292 Filing Services
Source Envelope:
Document Pages: 19 Signatures: 5 Envelope Originator:
Certificate Pages: 5 Initials: 5 Kayla Clark
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901B Texas Street
Denton, TX 76209
kayla.clark@cityofdenton.com
IP Address: 198.49.140.104
Record Tracking
Status: Original
7/17/2026 9:57:19 AM
Holder: Kayla Clark
kayla.clark@cityofdenton.com
Location: DocuSign
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Kayla Clark
kayla.clark@cityofdenton.com
Buyer
City of Denton
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Lori Hewell
lori.hewell@cityofdenton.com
Purchasing Manager
City of Denton
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Marcella Lunn
marcella.lunn@cityofdenton.com
Senior Deputy City Attorney
City of Denton
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Gregory Yeager
greg.yeager@ice.com
Vice President
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Jesse Kent
Jesse.kent@cityofdenton.com
Director
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Kayla Clark
kayla.clark@cityofdenton.com
Buyer
City of Denton
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(None)
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Cheyenne Defee
cheyenne.defee@cityofdenton.com
Procurement Administration Supervisor
City of Denton
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(None)
Sent: 7/21/2026 10:28:47 AM
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Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 7/17/2026 1:18:55 PM
Certified Delivered Security Checked 7/21/2026 10:28:17 AM
Signing Complete Security Checked 7/21/2026 10:28:45 AM
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Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure created on: 7/21/2017 1:59:03 PM
Parties agreed to: Gregory Yeager, Jesse Kent
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