Software escrow agreement for users of specific developments

Software escrow agreement for users of specific developments

User Beneficiary 3P Contract

The CONTINEW Escrow Agreement software is a contractual and technical solution also known as software escrow. It provides the necessary guarantees to ensure the continuity and sustainability of specific developments purchased outside the organization

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Guarantee

Guaranteed access to sources, technical documentation and definition files to maintain or regenerate the software application and pursue its activity

Independence

An external and neutral third party, CONTINEW protects the partner’s and end customer’s interests

Contract

Tripartite contract with the partner, the end customer and CONTINEW. CONTINEW Software provides a solid response to continuity requirements

Simple

Simplified implementation and management for all stakeholders in the organization. Complete reports and follow-up via a secure customer page

Specialist

Industrial process and business reference framework recognized throughout the industry (defense, transport, energy, finance, services, etc.) for a top-level guarantee

Compliant

Verifications based on best business practices to meet durability and continuity requirements

International

Proven process and contract to address national and international needs

Active Management

Deposits maintained and updated each time applications are changed, revised or updated

White book Escrow agreement

Software and systeme risk management

Escrow Agreement Express France

Continuity and escrow platform available 24h/7j

Monitoring Contract management Hosted in France Security AES-256 Online certificat

A Software Escrow Agreement is a guarantee requested by a customer also named Beneficiary from its supplier also named Depositor when he/she considers that the product purchased from a supplier bears a strategic weight for his/her business and when this guarantee cannot be provided over the long term for the product and its support. This risk of dependence in the event of failure of the software supplier is covered by the Software Escrow Agreement procedure, which acts as a genuine software legal protection.

 

An Escrow Agreement consists in filing with a third party (notary, specialized company such as Continew) the sources, plans, design, setup and operating procedures, functional and technical documentation enabling a software product to be rebuild. This tripartite contract also named 3P Contract is particularly recommended for highly technical and long-life software.

 

Drawing up an Escrow Agreement is particularly suitable in the industrial and information technology fields, such as:

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When a Beneficiary company uses an external supplier or Depositor , the following 6 items must be checked to assess the level of supplier risk control:

 
  • Does the contract include supplier failure provisions?
  • Are release provisions to access the repository consistent with the organization’s costs and deadlines?
  • Have source codes and technical data been deposited?
  • Who verified that the deposit was complete and flawless?
  • When was the last update carried out?
  • Who is accountable to the company for the possible reuse of files?
 

These questions are precisely what the escrow agreement or 3P Contract provides answers to. The documents of the escrow (also called Deposit) are kept by Continew and provide both parties, customer and supplier, all the guarantees required as to access options in the contract.


Why our customers choose CONTINEW ?

Since 2008, CONTINEW, an independent French company, has been offering its editor and developer clients, as well as its key account, local authority and SME clients, software escrow and source code deposit solutions for the continuity and sustainability of specific digital assets in France and all over the world.

Since it was set up, CONTINEW has brought together engineers specialized in the fields of information technology and electronics, researchers, experts in intellectual property law and experienced managers. Men and women who are totally committed to their work while keeping an eye on the world.

Men and women whose professional success is based on performance and customer satisfaction.


Frequently asked Questions regarding software escrow agreement

Below you'll find answers to the questions we get asked the most about software escrow agreement

The purpose of an Escrow Agreement is to provide for the conditions under which the end user (beneficiary) will be able to access the items filed by the supplier (depositor) with the trusted third party (escrow agent).
Release provisions are the essential part of the escrow agreement. Should supplier failure occur, potentially resulting in a collective procedure, the termination of software or product maintenance, business termination, inability to reach certain objectives, etc., they will determine how things are done.

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