Additional Limitations of Liability Except as otherwise provided under the ISO OATT, the NTO shall not be liable for any indirect, consequential, exemplary, special, incidental or punitive damages including, without limitation, lost revenues or profits, the cost of replacement power or the cost of capital, even if such damages are foreseeable or the damaged party has been advised of the possibility of such damages and regardless of whether any such damages are deemed to result from the failure or inadequacy of any exclusive or other remedy. The ISO shall not be liable to the NTO or any other party for any damages resulting from any act or omission in any way associated with this Agreement, except to the extent provided for under the ISO OATT.
Standard of Care/Limitations of Liability (a) PNC represents and warrants that to its knowledge it has the right to grant access to the Site and to provide the services contemplated herein.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Exhibit or any other part of the Agreement, PNC shall be liable for direct damages incurred by VP Distributors or the Funds which arise out of PNC’s failure to perform its duties and obligations described in this Exhibit only to the extent such damages constitute willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence or reckless disregard.
(c) VP Distributors and the Funds acknowledge that the Internet is an “open,” publicly accessible network and not under the control of any party. PNC’s provision of the Site Services is dependent upon the proper functioning of the Internet and services provided by telecommunications carriers, firewall providers, encryption system developers and others.
(d) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provisions of this Exhibit or the Agreement, PNC shall not be liable for delays or failures to perform any of the DataPath Services or errors or loss of data occurring by reason of circumstances beyond such party’s control, including acts of civil or military authority, national emergencies, labor difficulties, fire, flood, catastrophe, acts of God, insurrections, war, riots or failure of the mails, transportation, communication or power supply, functions or malfunctions of the Internet or telecommunications services, firewalls, encryption systems or security devices caused by any of the above, or laws or regulations imposed after the date of this Exhibit.
(e) PNC will defend or, at its option, settle any claim or action brought against VP Distributors or the Funds to the extent that it is based upon the assertion that access to or the use of the Site or information on the Site through any such proprietary system by VP Distributors or the Funds, as applicable, constitutes an infringement of any United States patent or copyright or misappropriation of a trade secret, provided that the applicable indemnified party notifies PNC promptly in writing of any such claim or proceeding and cooperates with PNC in the defense of such claim or proceeding. Should the Site or information on the Site become, or in PNC’s opinion be likely to become, the subject of a claim or infringement or the like under the patent or copyright or trade secret laws of the United States, PNC shall have the right, at its sole option, to (i) procure for VP Distributors and the Funds the right to continue using the the information on the Site, (ii) replace with a comparable system or modify the Site so that the access services become noninfringing, or (iii) terminate this Agreement without further obligation.