provision shall be deemed amended lawfully to conform with the intent of the Parties. 14.11 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. 14.12 Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, will be deemed to be an original, and all of which counterparts, taken together, will constitute one and the same instrument even if all parties have not executed the same counterpart. Signatures provided by any photocopy and transmitted by facsimile or other electronic means will be deemed to be original signatures. 14.13 Third Party Beneficiaries. The provisions of this Agreement are not intended legally to benefit or be enforceable by any Person who is not a party to this Agreement, and no such Person shall obtain any right under any such provisions or shall by reason of such provisions make any claim against a party to this Agreement. 14.14 Governing Law. The interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement, and the rights granted and obligations arising hereunder, shall be governed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflicts of law rules. 14.15 Construction. Except where expressly stated otherwise in this Agreement, the following rules of interpretation apply to this Agreement: (a) "include", "includes", and "including" are not limiting and mean include, includes, and including, without limitation; (b) definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms; (c) references to an agreement, statute, regulation, or instrument mean such agreement, statute, regulation, or instrument as from time to time amended, modified, or supplemented; (d) references to a Person are also to its successors and