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- Xceed Software License Agreement
- Revised March 1
- st, 2012
- IMPORTANT NOTICE
- BY USING ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT ALL THE
- TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. YOU AGREE THAT THIS
- AGREEMENT IS ENFORCEABLE LIKE ANY WRITTEN NEGOTIATED
- AGREEMENT SIGNED BY YOU. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT INSTALL OR
- OTHERWISE USE THE SOFTWARE. IF YOU ACQUIRED THE SOFTWARE
- WITHOUT AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS AGREEMENT AND YOU DO
- NOT ACCEPT IT, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY CEASE AND DESIST USING THE
- SOFTWARE.
- Custom License Agreements Available. If you wish to obtain a custom license
- agreement with alternate terms and conditions, contact Xceed at licensing@xceed.com
- for instructions and pricing.
- Summary of some of the most popular topics covered in this Agreement:
- Licenses granted are perpetual. They do not expire when your subscription does.
- Licensed users get unlimited, royalty-free distribution rights.
- Licensed users can install the Software on any number of computers.
- To develop with the Software, each developer must have their own subscription.
- The term “developer” also includes testers and designers that Use the Software.
- A single user Blueprint Subscription may not be shared by a development team.
- You may not use the Software to develop SDKs, APIs or development tools.
- The Software is provided as-is, without representations or warranties of any kind.
- This License Agreement (“Agreement”) is a legal agreement between Xceed Software
- Inc. (“Xceed”), a Quebec corporation, principally located in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
- and you, the user, either an individual or a single entity (“Licensee”), is effective the date
- Licensee installs, downloads, copies or otherwise Uses, in whole or in part, the specific
- version of the Xceed software product (the “Software”) that this agreement was included
- with.
- Herein, “Use”, “Uses” or “Used” means to access any of the files that are included with
- the Software, to develop an application that makes use of the Software, to consult any of
- the documentation included with the Software, or to otherwise benefit from using the
- Software, either directly, or indirectly through a software wrapper around the Software.
- In this Agreement, the terms “develop”, “developer”, “software developer”,
- “development” and “developing” include any facet of the software development process
- (such as researching, designing, testing or implementing/coding) that requires a person to
- have the Software installed on their computer.
- The Software is licensed, not sold. Licensee is considered to be an “Authorized” Licensee
- for a specific version of the Software if Licensee has legitimately obtained a license key
- for that version from Xceed as a result of purchasing a subscription for the Software from
- Xceed or from an authorized reseller.
- 1. GRANT OF INSTALL LICENSE
- Xceed grants Licensee royalty-free, non-exclusive license to install the Software on an
- unlimited number of computers at Licensee’s premises and on portable computers
- operated solely by Licensee. If Licensee is Authorized, the granted installation license is
- perpetual.
- 2. GRANT OF DEVELOPMENT LICENSE
- If Licensee is Authorized, Xceed grants Licensee a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive
- license to Use the Software on a single computer at any given time for the sole purpose of
- developing any number of end user applications that operate in conjunction with the
- Software. If Licensee is evaluating the software as part of a “free trial”, Xceed grants
- Licensee a 45-day, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to Use the Software for the
- purpose of developing end user applications that operate in conjunction with the
- Software.
- The license rights granted under this Agreement do not apply to development or
- distribution of: (1) software development products or toolkits of any kind, including but
- not limited to any class libraries, components, controls, XML web services, cloud
- services, compilers, plug-ins, adapters, DLLs, APIs or SDKs destined to be used by
- software developers other than licensees that are Authorized; and (2) software to be
- licensed or distributed under an open source model, including, without limitation, models
- similar to Microsoft Public License, GNU's General Public License (GPL), Lesser GPL,
- the Artistic License (e.g., PERL), the Mozilla Public License, the Netscape Public
- License, the Sun Community or Industry Source License or the Apache Software license.
- If Licensee is Authorized and has purchased a “team” or other multi-license subscription,
- the Software may be Used on more than one computer at Licensee’s premises by the
- number of software developers associated with the team or multi-license subscription
- (e.g. a “Team 4” or “4-developer” subscription allows up to four software developers to
- Use the Software on up to four computers at Licensee's premises).
- If Licensee is Authorized and has purchased a “site” subscription, the Software may be
- Used by any number of software developers on any number of computers in up to two
- physical buildings at Licensee’s premises.
- If Licensee is Authorized and has purchased an “enterprise-wide site” subscription, the
- Software may be Used by any number of software developers on any number of
- computers located at any of the Licensee's premises.
- 3. GRANT OF DUPLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION LICENSE
- The Software includes certain runtime libraries and binary files intended for duplication
- and distribution by a Licensee that is Authorized. These runtime libraries and binary files
- are specifically identified in the “Redistributable Files” section of the documentation
- included with the Software (herein, “Redistributable Files”).
- If Licensee is Authorized, Xceed grants Licensee a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive
- license to duplicate the Redistributable Files and to distribute them solely in conjunction
- with software products developed by Licensee that use them.
- The foregoing license is subject to the following condition: If Licensee distributes the
- Redistributable Files, Licensee agrees to (i) not supply an Xceed license key to end users,
- except if it is embedded in Licensee’s product’s object or intermediate code; (ii) not use
- Xceed’s name, logo or trademarks to market a software product; (iii) include a copyright
- notice on Licensee's software product; (iv) indemnify, hold harmless, and defend Xceed
- from and against any claims or lawsuits, and reasonable attorney’s fees, that arise or
- result from the use and distribution of Licensee’s software product; and (v) not permit
- further distribution of the Redistributable Files by end user(s) of Licensee’s software
- product.
- 4. GRANT OF SOURCE CODE USE LICENSE
- The source code to the Software (“Source Code”) is provided to the Licensee by Xceed,
- in a separate installation package, provided that Licensee has legitimately obtained a
- “Blueprint Subscription” for the Software from Xceed or an authorized reseller (Licensee
- is then considered “Blueprint Authorized”). If some portions of the Software’s source
- code are not provided, they are generally listed in the "Source Code Information" topic in
- the documentation included with the Software.
- If Licensee is Blueprint Authorized, Xceed grants Licensee the non-exclusive license to
- view and modify the Source Code for the sole purposes of education, trouble-shooting,
- and customizing features. If Licensee modifies the Source Code, Licensee may compile
- the modified Source Code and use and distribute the resulting object code solely as a
- replacement for the corresponding Redistributable Files the Source Code normally
- compiles into.
- The foregoing license is subject to the following conditions: (i) Xceed shall retain all
- rights, title and interest in and to all corrections, modifications and derivative works of
- the Source Code created by Licensee, including all copyrights subsisting therein, to the
- extent such corrections, modifications or derivative works contain copyrightable code or
- expression derived from the Source Code; (ii) Licensee may not distribute or disclose the
- Source Code, or any portions or modifications or derivative works thereof, to any third
- party, in source code form; (iii) Licensee acknowledges that the Source Code contains
- valuable and proprietary trade secrets of Xceed, and agrees to take reasonable measures
- to help insure its confidentiality; (iv) Under no circumstances may the Source Code be
- used, in whole or in part, as the basis for creating a product that provides the same, or
- substantially the same, functionality as any Xceed product; (v) If Licensee distributes a
- compiled version of the modified Source Code or portions thereof, Licensee must
- distribute it in accordance with the conditions listed in section 3 (“GRANT OF
- DUPLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION LICENSE”) regarding the distribution of
- Redistributable Files; and (vi) Licensee will not request technical support or error
- corrections from Xceed on issues arising out of any modifications of the Source Code.
- Licensee shall not be considered liable for any 3rd party malicious attempts to directly or
- indirectly acquire the Source Code by decompiling, disassembling or otherwise reverse
- engineering the Software.
- 5. SAMPLE CODE LICENSE
- In addition to the licenses granted above, Xceed grants Licensee the non-exclusive
- license to Use, copy and modify the source code version of those portions of the Software
- identified as "Samples" or "Sample Code" or "Sample applications" ("Sample Code") for
- the sole purposes of designing, developing, and testing Licensee’s software product(s). If
- Licensee is Authorized, Licensee may distribute any software products developed by
- Licensee that contain the Sample Code or modifications thereof.
- The foregoing license is subject to the following condition: Licensee agrees to (i) not use
- Xceed’s name, logo, or trademarks to market their software product(s); (ii) include a
- valid copyright notice on all copies of the Sample Code and any derivative works thereof;
- (iii) to indemnify and hold harmless Xceed from and against any claims or lawsuits,
- including attorneys’ fees, that arise from or result from the use, copying, modification or
- distribution of the Sample Code and/or derivative works thereof, and (iv) not permit
- further distribution of the Sample Code and/or derivative works by third parties.
- 6. CUSTOMIZATION CODE LICENSE
- Certain portions of The Software may be identified as "Customization Code" and
- provided in source code form ("Customization Code"). Licensees that are not Authorized
- may not modify or redistribute Customization Code. Licensees that are Authorized must
- treat Customization Code as "Source Code" as described in section 4 ("GRANT OF
- SOURCE CODE USE LICENSE") and the Customization Code is subject to the same
- terms and conditions listed therein, with the exception that the non-exclusive license in
- paragraph 2 of that section is granted to Licensee that is Authorized even if Licensee is
- not Blueprint Authorized.
- 7. BACK-UP AND TRANSFER
- Licensee may make copies of the Software solely for "back-up" purposes, as prescribed
- by Canadian, United States, and international copyright laws. Licensee must reproduce
- and include the copyright notice on the back-up copy. Licensee may transfer the Software
- to another party only if the other party agrees to the terms and conditions of the
- Agreement, and completes and returns registration information (name, address, etc.) to
- Xceed within 30 days of the transfer. Upon transferring the Software to another party,
- Licensee must terminate this Agreement by following the instructions in the
- "AGREEMENT TERMS" section below.
- 8. REVERSE-ENGINEERING
- Licensee acknowledges that the Software, in source code form, remains a confidential
- trade secret of Xceed and/or its suppliers and therefore Licensee agrees that it shall not
- modify, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer the Software or attempt to do so,
- except as otherwise permitted in this agreement. Licensee agrees to refrain from
- disclosing the Software (and to take reasonable measures with its employees to ensure
- they do not disclose the Software) to any person, firm or entity except as expressly
- permitted herein.
- 9. RESTRICTIONS
- Licensee may not Use, copy, modify, translate, or transfer the Software, documentation,
- license key, or any of the files included with the Software except as expressly defined in
- this agreement. Licensee may not attempt to unlock or bypass any “copy-protection”,
- licensing or authentication algorithm utilized by the Software. Licensee may not remove
- or modify any copyright notice, nor any "About" dialog or the method by which it may
- be invoked. Licensee may not rent or lease the Software. Violations will be prosecuted to
- the maximum extent possible under the law.
- 10. LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
- The Software is provided as is, without any representation or warranty of any kind, either
- express or implied, including without limitation any representations or endorsements
- regarding the use of, the results of, or performance of the product, its appropriateness,
- accuracy, reliability, or correctness. The entire risk as to the use of this product is
- assumed by Licensee. Xceed does not assume liability for the use of the Software beyond
- its original purchase price. In no event will Xceed be liable for additional direct or
- indirect damages including any lost profits, lost savings, or other special, incidental or
- consequential damages arising from any defects, or the use or inability to use the
- Software, even if Xceed has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
- 11. EXPORT LAW
- Licensee acknowledges and agrees that the Software may be subject to export restrictions
- and controls. Licensee agrees and certifies that neither the Software nor any direct
- product thereof (e.g. any application software product developed by Licensee that uses
- the Software) is being or will be acquired, shipped, transferred, exported or re-exported,
- directly or indirectly, into any country prohibited by U.S. or Canadian export restrictions
- and controls. Licensee bears all responsibility for export law compliance and will
- indemnify Xceed against all claims based on Licensee’s exporting the Software.
- 12. AGREEMENT TERMS
- This Agreement is effective until terminated. This Agreement will terminate if Licensee
- fails to comply with any terms or conditions of this Agreement. Upon such termination,
- or to terminate this agreement intentionally, Licensee must delete the Software from all
- its systems and storage media, and recall and delete any Redistributable Files Licensee
- may have distributed.
- 13. PARTIES BOUND
- If Licensee is executing this Agreement on behalf of an entity, then Licensee represents
- that he or she has the authority to execute this agreement on behalf of such entity.
- 14. COPYRIGHT
- The Software is Copyright ©1994-2012 Xceed Software Inc., all rights reserved. The
- Software is protected by Canadian and United States copyright laws, international treaties
- and all other applicable national or international laws.
- 15. OTHER RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS
- Except for the limited licenses granted herein, Xceed retains exclusive ownership of all
- proprietary rights (including all ownership rights, title and interest, and including moral
- rights in jurisdictions where applicable) in and to the Software. Licensee agrees not to
- represent that Xceed is affiliated with or approves of Licensee’s software product(s) in
- any way.
- 16. GENERAL
- This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed, and enforced according to the laws of the
- Province of Quebec, Canada. In the event of any action under this Agreement, the parties
- agree that federal and provincial courts located in Longueuil, Quebec will have exclusive
- jurisdiction and that a suit may only be brought in Longueuil, Quebec and Licensee
- submits itself for the jurisdiction and venue of the provincial and federal courts located in
- Longueuil, Quebec.
- This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties and
- may be modified only in writing signed by both parties. No officer, salesman or agent has
- any authority to obligate Xceed by any terms, stipulations or conditions not expressed in
- the Agreement.
- If any portion of this Agreement is determined to be legally invalid or unenforceable,
- such portion will be severed from this Agreement and the remainder of the Agreement
- will continue to be fully enforceable and valid.
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