Rental Agreement

The parties agree as follows:

  1. Equipment Rental. All rental equipment must have a corresponding Service subscription for the entire rental term. The Customer shall pay the Service Charges or Bundle Charges corresponding to each device for the entire rental term.
  2. Term; Extension. (a) The initial term of this agreement may only be two, three, or five years and is equal to the term stated on the sales quote. (b) The term will extend month-to-month after the initial term unless the Customer provides notice of termination at least 30 days before the end of the term.
  3. Equipment Purchase. (a) If the Customer is current with all payments, the Customer may purchase the rental equipment for 75% MSRP or for 25% MSRP with a new 3-5 year contract. After paying all Rental Charges or Bundle Charges for the rental term. (b) Standard Bell hereby assigns title to the equipment to the Customer upon the Customer's full payment in accordance with paragraph (a).
  4. Returns. No later than 15 days after the date of this agreement, the Customer may terminate this agreement by giving notice of termination to Standard Bell and paying a restocking fee equal to 25% of MSRP for the equipment.
  5. Billing. The Customer shall pay the Rental Charges or Bundle Charges for each rented handset in accordance with the billing provisions of the terms of service.
  6. Maintenance of Equipment. (a) The Customer shall keep the rental equipment in good working condition. (b) If Standard Bell determines the rental equipment is damaged through abuse or neglect, the Customer shall pay Standard Bell an amount equal to the lesser of the cost to replace the equipment or the cost to repair the equipment. (c) If the Customer fails to return the rental equipment within 10 days after the termination of the rental term, it shall pay Standard Bell an amount equal to the replacement cost of the rental equipment.
  7. Sub-renting of Equipment. The Customer shall not pledge, encumber, sub-rent, or loan the rental equipment to any third party without Standard Bell's written consent.
  8. Defective Equipment. Standard Bell shall repair or replace any rental equipment that fails during the rental term due to a manufacturer's defect at no cost to the Customer. Standard Bell will determine whether to repair or replace and may provide replacement equipment that has been previously used.
  9. Binding Arbitration. If the parties are unable to resolve any dispute arising from this rental agreement by direct negotiation, they shall resolve the dispute through binding arbitration in St George, Utah before a single arbitrator from the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The parties hereby waive any right to a jury trial in connection with any claim arising from this rental agreement.
  10. Attorneys' Fees. If any arbitration or legal proceeding is validly instituted to enforce the terms of this rental agreement, the prevailing party may recover its attorneys' fees and other costs.
  11. Governing Law; Personal Jurisdiction; Venue. This rental agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Utah. If any litigation is validly instituted in connection with this agreement, the parties hereby consent to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the courts in Utah and waive any objection as to venue or inconvenient forum.
  12. Waiver of Rights. Failure to enforce a right or provision under this agreement does not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.
  13. Severability. If any part of this rental agreement is declared unenforceable by a court, all other parts will remain enforceable.
  14. Survival. Sections 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 will survive termination of this rental agreement.
  15. Notices. (a) Standard Bell shall deliver any notice to the Customer to the mailing address, fax number, or e-mail address stated in the sales quote. The Customer shall deliver any notice to Standard Bell by e-mail to support@StandardBell.com, or by delivering it to P.O. Box 39, St. George, Utah 84771-0039. Either party may update its contact information for notices by delivering notice of the new contact information to the other party in accordance with this section 15(a). (b) Notice will be deemed to have been given (1) when sent, if sent by email to the address specified in paragraph (a) of this section, (2) three business days after being mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid; or (3) the next business day, if sent by commercial overnight delivery service; unless, with respect to (2) or (3), tracking information indicates delivery on a different date.
  16. Assignment. Standard Bell may assign its rights and obligations under this agreement to any successor of substantially all of its assets. Otherwise, neither party may assign its rights or obligations under this agreement without the written consent of the other party.
  17. Effectiveness; Date; Signature. This agreement will become effective when the Customer has signed the sales quote. The date of this agreement will be the date the sales quote is signed by the Customer. The Customer may sign the sales quote by hand or by electronic means (for example, by using a commercial e-signature service or by typing the name of the Customer's authorized representative into a web form).