This Agreement shall not be construed more strictly against one party than against another party merely by virtue of the fact that this Agreement may have been physically prepared by such party, or such party’s counsel, it being agreed that all parties, and their respective counsel, have mutually participated in the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement. Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise: (i) references to the plural include the singular and  vice versa ; (ii) references to any person include such person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Agreement; (iii) references to one gender include all genders; (iv) “including” is not limiting; (v) “or” has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”; (vi) the words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereby”, “hereunder” and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (vii) article, section, subsection, clause, exhibit and schedule references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (viii) reference to any agreement (including this Agreement), document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended or modified and in effect from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and, if applicable, the terms hereof; and (ix) general or specific references to any law means such law as amended, modified, codified or re-enacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time.