This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors (whether by consolidation, merger or otherwise) and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the Party causing this Agreement to be drafted. All terms and words used in this Agreement, regardless of the number or gender in which they are used, shall be deemed to include any other number and any other gender as the context may require.