SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
IMPORTANT - READ BEFORE OPENING THIS PACKAGE OR USING THIS SOFTWARE
CAREFULLY READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE
AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") BEFORE OPENING THIS PACKAGE OR USING THIS SOFTWARE.
BY OPENING THIS PACKAGE OR USING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, THAT YOU UNDERSTAND IT, AND THAT YOU
AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, PROMPTLY RETURN THIS
PACKAGE UNOPENED TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE FOR REFUND IN THE AMOUNT YOU PAID.
1. License Grant
Darla Gray ("Licensor") grants you a non-exclusive,
non-transferable license to use the program with which this license is
distributed (the "Software"), including any written documentation or
documentation files accompanying the Software ("Documentation"), if any, on
a single server (if the Software is server based) or personal computer to
support up to the number of simultaneous users for which you have paid the
license fee, and to make one backup copy of the Software, provided that: (i)
the Software is installed on only one server or personal computer; (ii) the
Software is NOT modified; (iii) all copyright notices are maintained on the
Software; and (iv) you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. The
Software and Documentation shall be used only by you, only for your own
personal or internal business use and not in the operation of a service
bureau or for the benefit of any other person or entity.
2. Ownership
You have no ownership rights in the Software or Documentation. Rather,
you have a license to use the Software and Documentation as long as this
Agreement remains in full force and effect. Ownership of the Software,
Documentation and all intellectual property rights therein shall remain at
all times with Licensor. Any other use of the Software or Documentation by
any person, business, corporation, government organization or any other
entity is strictly forbidden and is a violation of this Agreement.
3. Copyright
The Software and Documentation contain material that is protected by
United States Copyright Law and trade secret law, and by international
treaty provisions. All rights not granted to you herein are expressly
reserved by Licensor. You may not remove any proprietary notice of Licensor
from any copy of the Software or Documentation.
4. Restrictions
You may not publish, display, disclose, rent, lease, modify, loan,
distribute, or create derivative works based on the Software or
Documentation or any part thereof. You may not reverse engineer, decompile,
translate, adapt, or disassemble the Software, nor shall you attempt to
create the source code from the object code for the Software. You may not
transmit the Software or Documentation over any network or between any
devices, although you may use the Software to make such transmissions of
other materials. You may not directly or indirectly use or allow others to
use the Software or Documentation or any information about it in the
development of any product that is competitive with the Software. You may
transfer the Software or Documentation to other computers you own as long as
you only use it on one computer at a time.
5. Transfer
You may transfer the Software and Documentation, but only if: (i) the
recipient agrees to accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement; (ii)
you transfer all of the Software and Documentation; and (iii) you erase all
copies of the Software and Documentation from your computer. Your license is
automatically terminated if you transfer the Software.
6. Confidentiality
You acknowledge that the Software and Documentation contain proprietary
trade secrets of Licensor and you hereby agree to maintain the
confidentiality of the Software and Documentation using at least as great a
degree of care as you use to maintain the confidentiality of your own most
confidential information. You agree to reasonably communicate the terms and
conditions of this Agreement to those persons employed by you who come into
contact with the Software and Documentation, and to use reasonable best
efforts to ensure their compliance with such terms and conditions,
including, without limitation, not knowingly permitting such persons to use
any portion of the Program or Documentation for the purpose of deriving the
source code of the Software or defeating any security features.
7. Limited Warranty
Licensor WARRANTS FOR A PERIOD OF (30) DAYS AFTER PURCHASE THAT THE
SOFTWARE WILL OPERATE SUBSTANTIALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCUMENTATION.
THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER DAMAGE CAUSED BY IMPROPER USE OR
NEGLECT. SHOULD THE SOFTWARE NOT SO OPERATE, YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY, AND
LICENSOR’S SOLE OBLIGATION UNDER THIS WARRANTY, SHALL BE, AT LICENSOR’S SOLE
DISCRETION, CORRECTION OF THE DEFECT OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID
FOR THE SOFTWARE. ANY USE BY YOU OF THE SOFTWARE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THIS
LIMITED WARRANTY IS THE ONLY WARRANTY PROVIDED BY Licensor REGARDING THE
SOFTWARE. EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY ABOVE, THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED
"AS IS." TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LICENSOR DISCLAIMS ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Licensor DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED
IN THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET ANY REQUIREMENTS OR NEEDS YOU MAY HAVE, OR THAT
THE SOFTWARE WILL OPERATE ERROR FREE, OR IN AN UNINTERRUPTED FASHION, OR
THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE
SOFTWARE IS COMPATIBLE WITH ANY PARTICULAR PLATFORM. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO
NOT ALLOW THE WAIVER OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO THEY MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU.
8. Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL Licensor BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS
OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION) ARISING
OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY
OTHER PARTY, EVEN IF LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. LICENSOR’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO ITS OBLIGATIONS
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE AND
DOCUMENTATION OR OTHERWISE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF THE LICENSE FEE
PAID BY YOU FOR THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION. BECAUSE SOME
STATES/COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO
YOU.
9. Export Restrictions
THIS AGREEMENT IS EXPRESSLY MADE SUBJECT TO ANY LAWS, REGULATIONS,
ORDERS, OR OTHER RESTRICTIONS ON THE EXPORT FROM THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA OF THE SOFTWARE OR INFORMATION ABOUT SUCH SOFTWARE, WHICH MAY BE
IMPOSED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
YOU SHALL NOT EXPORT THE SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTATION, OR INFORMATION ABOUT THE
SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION WITHOUT CONSENT OF Licensor AND COMPLIANCE WITH
SUCH LAWS, REGULATIONS, ORDERS, OR OTHER RESTRICTIONS.
10. Termination
This Agreement is effective until it is terminated. You may terminate
this Agreement at any time by destroying or returning to Licensor all copies
of the Software and Documentation in your possession or under your control.
Licensor may terminate this Agreement for any reason, including, but not
limited to, if Licensor finds that you have violated any of the terms of
this Agreement. Upon notification of termination, you agree to destroy or
return to Licensor all copies of the Software and Documentation and to
certify in writing that all known copies, including backup copies, have been
destroyed. All provisions relating to confidentiality, proprietary rights,
and non-disclosure shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
11. General
This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and governed by the laws
of the State of Texas without regard to conflicts of law provisions thereof.
The exclusive forum for any disputes arising out of or relating to this
Agreement shall be an appropriate federal or state court sitting in Dallas
County, Texas, USA. This Agreement shall constitute the entire Agreement
between the parties hereto. Any waiver or modification of this Agreement
shall only be effective if it is in writing and signed by both parties
hereto. If any part of this Agreement is found invalid or unenforceable by a
court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Agreement shall be
interpreted so as to reasonably affect the intention of the parties.