system: You are a contract-analysis assistant performing a span-extraction task. You are given an excerpt from a commercial contract and the name of a clause type to locate within it.

Return the exact text of the requested clause, copied verbatim from the excerpt — identical wording and punctuation, with no paraphrasing, summarising, explanation, or added commentary.

The excerpt is one window of a much longer contract and often will not contain the requested clause. If the requested clause does not appear in this excerpt, respond with exactly: Not found.

Output only the extracted clause text, or the exact string `Not found.` — nothing else.

user: Contract excerpt:
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such persons; 17.13.1.7 any statements, oral, written, electronic or otherwise, that you submit to us or to any third party in connection with the representations, warranties, and covenants described in this Subsection 17.13 are truthful and accurate and do not contain any materially false or inaccurate statements; 17.13.1.8 you will make reasonable efforts to assure that your respective appointed agents in relation to this Agreement comply in all material respects with the representations, warranties, and covenants described in this Subsection 17.13; and 17.13.2 You will notify us in writing immediately on the occurrence of any event which would render the foregoing representations and warranties of this Subsection 17.13 incorrect. 17.14 Attorneys' Fees and Costs. If either Party is required to employ legal counsel or to incur other expenses to enforce any provision of this Agreement or defend any claim by the other, then the prevailing party in any resulting dispute will be entitled to recover from the non- prevailing party the amount of all reasonable fees of attorneys and experts, court costs, and all other expenses incurred in enforcing such obligation or in defending against such claim, demand, action, or proceeding. 17.15 Interest. Any sum owed to us or the Entities by you or paid by us or the Entities on your behalf will bear interest from the date due until paid by you at the rate of eighteen percent (18%) per annum or, if lower, the maximum lawful rate. 17.16 Successors and Assigns. The terms and provisions of this Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding on the permitted successors and assigns of the Parties. 17.17 Our Delegation of Rights and Responsibility. In addition to the rights granted to us in Section 4 and Subsection 13.1 of this Agreement, we reserve the right to delegate to one or more of the Entities at any time, any and all of our rights, obligations or requirements under this Agreement, and to require that you submit any relevant materials and documents otherwise requiring approval by us under this Agreement to such Entity, in which case approval by such Entity will be conclusively deemed to be approval by us. During the period of such delegation or designation, any act or direction by such Entity with respect to this Agreement will be deemed the act or direction of us. We may revoke any such delegation or designation at any time. You acknowledge and agree that such delegation may result in one or more of the Entities which operate, license, or otherwise support brands other than the Brand, exercising or performing on our behalf any or all rights, obligations or requirements under this Agreement or performing shared services on our behalf. 18.0 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES 18.1 IF EITHER PARTY INITIATES LITIGATION INVOLVING THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ASPECT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES (EVEN IF OTHER PARTIES OR OTHER CLAIMS ARE INCLUDED IN SUCH LITIGATION), ALL THE PARTIES WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY. 18.2 IN ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN THE PARTIES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ALL PARTIES WAIVE ANY RIGHT THEY. MAY HAVE TO PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES FROM THE OTHER. 30 NOTHING IN THIS SECTION LIMITS OUR RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF AN INDEMNIFIED PARTY TO BE INDEMNIFIED AGAINST THE PAYMENT OF PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES TO A THIRD PARTY. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT LIQUIDATED DAMAGES PAYABLE BY YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT (WHETHER PRE-OPENING LIQUIDATED DAMAGES OR LIQUIDATED DAMAGES FOR EARLY TERMINATION) ARE NOT PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES. 19M INTENTIONALLY DELETED 31 ADDENDUM TO FRANCHISE AGREEMENT Effective Date: March 21, 2014 (closing date) Franchisor Name: HOMEWOOD SUITES FRANCHISE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Brand: Homewood Suites by Hilton (excluding Home2 Suites by Hilton and any other brands or product lines containing "Suites," "Hilton" or the "by Hilton" tagline in the name) Initial Approved Hotel Name (Trade Name): Homewood Suites by Hilton Stratford Principal Mark in Brand: Homewood Franchisee Name and Address ARC Hospitality TRS Stratford, (Attn: Principal Legal Correspondent): LLC 405 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022 Attention: Jesse Galloway Phone: (212) 415-6500 E-mail: juallowavRarIcap.com Franchisor will also provide a courtesy copy of any notice, for informational purposes only, to: Crestline Hotels & Resorts, LLC 3950 University Drive, Suite 301 Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Attention: CEO and General Counsel E-mail: james.carrollcrestlinehotels.com pierre.donahueacrestlinehotels.com Any failure by Franchisor to provide a courtesy copy of
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Extract the exact clause related to "Effective Date" from the excerpt above.

assistant: March 21, 2014