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<br />Master Terms and Conditions
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<br />1. Premises. Customer ("Customer" or "you"), 35 a COmmercial enterprise, may now or in the future have one Of more physical business IOc<ltlons
<br />("PremIses") (or which you desire to obtotin from Protection One ("Protection One," "we" or "us") various Equipment and Services. Each of your
<br />PremIses to be covered by this Agreement shall be listed and described In this Agreement or In a separate Additional Premises Rider which may be
<br />completed and eKecuted by the parties. This Agreement will supersede and govern over any Inconsistent provisIons contained In any other prior
<br />agreements, written or oral, between the partIes concerning any PrpmJses covered by this Agreement.
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<br />2. Charges. In consideration of the Equipment and Services we provIde hereunder, you agree to pay Protection One the Equipment Charges and
<br />the Service Charges shown above, any activation or other fees, plus applicable taKes (collectlvely, the "Charges"), In accordance with the Payment Terms
<br />set forth above. OUR CHARGES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE BASED ON YOUR AGREEMENT TO RECEIVE AND PAY FOR THE SERVICES FOR AT LEAST
<br />THE FUll INITIAL TERM DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 3 BELOW. If you prepay the total amount due under this Agreement prior to the end of the Initial
<br />Term of this Agreement, then there Is no penalty or refund eKcept as otherwise provided herein, Payment of the Equlpmenl Charges Is a precondition to
<br />the aclivation of the Equipment and any Services you have selected. We may impose a one-lime late charge on each payment that Is more Ihan ten (10l
<br />days past due, which shall be $5.00 or the highest amount permitted by law, whichever Is less. We may Impose relurned check charges of up to $25.00
<br />on each returned check. You Consent and authorize us to: (i} report your paymenl performance under this Agreement to credit reporting agencles; (ii)
<br />obtain and transmit YOUl Taxpayer 10 Number to our affiliates and credit reporting agencies for putposes of verifying your credit his!o')ry and rating; and
<br />(iii) record our telephone conversations with you and the users of the EquIpment and Services for verification and quality control purpmes. YOU
<br />AGREE NOT TO SEND PROTECTION ONE PAYMENTS MARKED "PAID IN FUll:' "WITHOUT RECOURSE", OR WITH SIMILAR LANGUAGE, IF YOU SEND
<br />SUCH A PAYMENT, WE MAY ACCEPT IT WITHOUT LOSING ANY Of OUR RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR Al LAW, AND YOU WILL REMAIN
<br />OBLIGATED TO PAY All FURTHER AMOUNTS OWED TO US. All WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING DISPUTED AMOUNTS, INCLUDING ANY
<br />CHECI( OR OntER PAYMENT INSTRUMENT THAT INDICATES THAT THE PAYMENT CONSTITUTES "PAYMENT IN FULL" OF THE AMOUNT OWED OR THAT
<br />IS TENDEREOWITHOTHER CONDITIONS OR LIMITATIONS OR IN FULlSATISFACTlaNOF A OISPUTEOAMOUNT, MUST BE MAILEOOR OElIVERfDTO US
<br />AT: PROTECTION ONE ALARM MONITORING,INC" ATTENTION: EXECUTIVE CUSTOMER RELATIONS, gOO E. WATERMAN, WICHITA, KS 67202
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<br />3, Term, The Initial term of this Agreement shall be for (11 years (the "Initial Term"). The Initial Term shall begIn on the date the
<br />EquIpment !s InSlalled and Is operallonal, and when any necessary commun1catlons connection Is completed. In Ihe case of the Installation of
<br />Equipment or the performance of Services at multiple Premises, the Initial Term for each such Individual Premises shall begin on the date the EquIpment Is
<br />installed and Is operational at each such individual Premises. In the case of a system takeover or renewal of an eKlsling agreement where no new
<br />equipment Is Installed, the Initial Term lor each such Individual Premises shall begin at each such Individual Premises when any necessary commun1catlons
<br />connection Is completed, or the dale the new agreement 15 signed, whichever occurs last. You may terminate this Agreement, at any time, upon thIrty
<br />(3D) days' prior written notice 10 us. The term of this Agreement and of each IndMdual PremIses shall automatIcally renew for successIve one (1) month
<br />rl'newal terms unless Wl' receive your written terminallon notice at least thIrty (lO) days before the end of the then current term. In the event that you
<br />terminate this Agreement or any illdivldu<ll Premises prior to the end of the then-current term, you agree to pay us, in addition to <Ill other Charges due
<br />prior to termination, the Charges remaining 10 be paid for the unexpired portion of the lerm of this Agreement or of any Individual Premises. Customer
<br />acknowledges and agrees thai this amount Is an agreed upon early termination charge In the nature of liquidated damages, and Is not a penalty.
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<br />4. Increases In Charges. We may Increase our ServIce Charges for each Premises after the third year of the initial Term tor each such Premises (but
<br />no more than once In any twelve (l2)month period) by gIving you thirty (30) days prior written nollce.
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<br />S. Addilfonal Charges. Addltlonally, you agree to pay, or to reimburse us If we pay, all false alarm fines and assessments, and all taxes, fees or
<br />other charge~ of any local governmental authority thai relate to the Equlpment or our Services, other than taxes JHessed on our net income. Yeu
<br />further agree to pay: (a) all telecommunications charges for are3 code, telephone numbering or other changes; (b) our then.current charge for
<br />reprogramming the Equipment 10 comply with any area code, telephone numbering or other changes; (eJ any Increases In our cost for facilities used for
<br />transmitting alarm signals under this Agreement; and (dJ our charges resulting from services we may add to continue to provide the Sef'Jlces to you, due
<br />to police, fire or other emergency response policies of any governmental body, such as physical or visual alarm verification requirements. In addition,
<br />you shall be responsible for modiflcallons to the Equlpmenl due to changes In standards and regulattons of governmental or regulatory authoritles,
<br />Including but not limited to, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC"l, any state or local Fire Marshill, the National Fire Protection Association,
<br />Underwriters laboratories, fire or police department. You agree to pa.y a service charge If we respond to a service call or alarm at your Premises which Is
<br />due to your failure to follow operatIng Instructlons or to properly lock or dose a window, door or other protected point, or Improper or unauthorized
<br />adjuslment to any of the EquIpment. Payment for such additional Charges Is due upon recelpl of our Invoice for such charges,
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<br />6, Installatlon and Sale. (A) We Install Equipment according to local codes and ordinances (if applicable) and according to your particular
<br />preferences. Installation of EquIpment Is subject to the following conditions: (1) We can access your Premises without Interruption during our Installer's
<br />normal working hours; (2) The Installation may reqUire drilllng Into various parts of your Premises; (3) You will provide 120V AC electrical oullels for
<br />power equipment In locatlons designated by the Installer; and (4) You will be responSible for lifting and replacing carpeting, if required, for Installation of
<br />floor mats or wirIng. There may be areas where the Installer determines that it 15 Impracllcal to conccal equipment and wiring. You must within ten (10)
<br />days after the installallon is complete, Inspect the Equipment and notify us in writing of any problems. Otherwise, you will be deemed to have
<br />conclusively accepted the Equipment, If asbestos or other hazardous materials ("II,uardous Materials"j are encountered during Inslallatlon, then
<br />instaflatlon work will cease until you, at your sole cost and expense, remove such Hanrdous Materials. Protection One shalt not be responsible for
<br />securing any Premises during the period of Installation. 18) Ownership of the Equlpmenlthat we Install under this Agreement shall be described In the
<br />paragraph titled ''Transaction Type" Con page 1 of this Agreement, or 011 a separate Addillonal Premi~es Rider or Schedule of Proteltiull, dlld shall be one
<br />of the followIng: (i) Outrli'hl Sale. If you have elected to purchase the Equipment, then, except as set forlh below, you will own the Equipment we
<br />Install at your Premlse~ when you pay the full purchase price described on page 1 of this Agreement, or on a separate Additional Premises Rider or
<br />Schedule of Protection. Notwithstanding anything In thl!. Agteement 10 the contri:llV, ownership of (al any communication device that makes use of
<br />radio, cellular or internet communication paths (Including without !imitation, all equipment associated with AlarmNet') shall be retained by "rotectlon
<br />One or Its owner, and (b) certain Intellectual property associated with the Equipment and our Services, such as certain software. data and
<br />installer/programming codes, shall remain the property of their respective owners. (II) Protection One Owned [ouloment. We retain ownership of the
<br />Equipment we install at your Premises. Upon the termInation of this Agreement or any Individual Premises, you agree that we may enter your Premises
<br />and remove our Equipment /including external signs and decals) and/or disable the (quipment. Should you fail or refuse to allow us access to your
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