5.1 Except as otherwise expressly provided to the contrary either herein or in the applicable Service Schedule, Vodacom shall not be liable in any way to the Customer or to any third party for any loss or damage of whatsoever nature and/or howsoever arising (including consequential or incidental loss or damage which shall include but shall not be limited to loss of property or of profit, business, goodwill, revenue, data or anticipated savings) or for any costs, claims or demands of any nature whether asserted against Vodacom or against Customer by any party arising directly or indirectly out of the Services, their use, access, withdrawal or suspension or out of any information or materials provided or not provided, as the case may be.
15.2 Subject to clause 15.1 above, the maximum liability of Vodacom under this Agreement in respect of any claim for direct damages by the Customer in respect of any wilful misconduct and/or negligent act or omission of Vodacom or any person for whose acts and omissions Vodacom is vicariously liable in law, for any event or series of connected events, whether as a result of breach of contract, delict or any reason whatsoever, shall be limited to the total fees, excluding Value Added Tax, paid by the Customer to Vodacom in the 12 (twelve) month period immediately preceding the month in which the incident arose which gave rise to the claim.
15.3 Under no circumstances whatsoever shall any party shall be liable for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages, (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of business, profits, revenue, data, use, or other economic advantage) incurred by the other party, arising out of or relating to this Agreement and/or any Service Schedule.
