It is the desire of the Parties hereto that this Agreement be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and should any provision contained herein be held invalid or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the Parties hereby agree that such provision shall be reformed to create a valid and enforceable provision to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law; provided, however, if such provision cannot be reformed, it shall be deemed ineffective and deleted herefrom without affecting any other provision of this Agreement which shall remain fully enforceable. This Agreement should be construed by limiting and reducing it only to the minimum extent necessary to be enforceable under then applicable law. Any such determination or reformation shall not be binding on any court or other governmental authority not otherwise bound to follow such conclusions pursuant to applicable law.