Define: Business Partners

How is Business Partners defined in a legal contract?

• Business Partners means all brokers, finders, dealers, resellers, distributors, teaming partners, joint venture partners, contractors, suppliers, consultants, agents and any other third party with whom or through whom an organization does business.
  Seen in 7 SEC filings
• Business Partners means third parties through which a distributor distributes the Services to Users, subject to the terms of an agreement.
  Seen in 6 SEC filings
• Business Partners means any supplier or commercial partner of any Group Company, excluding Customers and Potential Customers;
  Seen in 4 SEC filings
• Business Partners means all third parties including but not limited to suppliers, contractors, consultants, and authorized service and/or solution providers who are acting on behalf of an organization.
  Seen in 4 SEC filings
• Business Partners means any individual with whom an organization does business, including, without limitation, representatives and employees of customers, suppliers, service providers and competitors.
  Seen in 4 SEC filings
• Business Partners means the supplier or vendor or another legal entity that is selected by the fairness system, made an agreement between businesses with a company.
  Seen in 3 SEC filings
• Business Partners means the Company’s and its Affiliates’ vendors, suppliers, customers, investors, business partners, and others with whom it or they have a business relationship.
  Seen in 3 SEC filings

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

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Genie Definition 1

• Business Partners means any individual, organization or entity with whom a business engages in a cooperative relationship, including but not limited to customers, suppliers, consultants, and contractors.

Relevant Contract Types

• Partnership Agreements
• Distribution Agreements
• Franchise Agreements
• Service Level Agreements

Relevant Circumstances

• When establishing the terms of a new business partnership.
• When outlining the responsibilities or obligations of each partner in a business deal.
• When defining who can be considered a ““partner”” in the context of a business operation.

Relevant Sectors

• Retail Industry
• Information Technology
• Professional Services
• Manufacturing

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Genie Definition 2

• Business Partners means third parties through which services are distributed subject to a [governing agreement].

Relevant Contract Types

• Service Distribution Agreements
• Software Licensing Agreements
• Outsourcing Agreements

Relevant Circumstances

• When defining the relationship between a company and its service providers.
• When outlining the rules for redistributing a company's services or products.

Relevant Sectors

• Software & IT Services
• Telecommunications
• Logistics and Supply Chain

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