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- END USER SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
-
- ATTENTION: PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT
- CAREFULLY BEFORE ACQUIRING A KEY FOR THIS
- PRODUCT. THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY
- ACQUIRING A KEY FOR THIS PACKAGE (THE "END
- USER") AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF
- THIS LICENSE. IF YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED OR
- OTHERWISE ACQUIRED THIS PACKAGE AND DO
- NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE, DO
- NOT ACQUIRE A KEY FOR THE SOFTWARE AND
- PROMPTLY DELETE THE PACKAGE.
-
- The associated computer program(s) and the accompanying
- documentation are provided to the End-User by Know-It, a
- Texas Partnership ("Licensor") for use only under the
- following terms. Licensor reserves any right not expressly
- granted to the End-user. The Licensor retains ownership of
- all copies of the Software itself. The End-User assumes
- sole responsibility for the installation, use and results
- obtained from use of the Software.
-
- 1. License.
- End-User is granted a limited, non-exclusive license to do
- only the following:
- A. Install and maintain the Software on one computer at
- any time for use only in the End-User's own business or
- personal use.
-
- B. Make one copy in machine-readable form solely for
- backup or archival purposes for the computer which the
- Software is installed. The Software is protected by
- copyright law. As an express condition of this License, the
- End-User must reproduce on the copy Licensor's copyright
- notice and any other proprietary legends on the original
- copy supplied by Licensor.
-
- C. Transfer the Software and all rights under this License
- to another party together with a copy of this License and all
- written materials accompanying the Software, provided the
- other party reads and agrees to accept the terms and
- conditions of this License.
-
- 2. Restrictions.
- The End-User may NOT sublicense, assign, or distribute
- copies of the Software to others. The Software contains
- trade secrets. The End-User may NOT decompile, reverse
- engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the Software to
- a human readable form. THE END-USER MAY NOT
- MODIFY, ADAPT, TRANSLATE, RENT, LEASE,
- LOAN, RESELL FOR PROFIT, DISTRIBUTE, OR
- OTHERWISE ASSIGN OR TRANSFER THE
- SOFTWARE, OR CREATE DERIVATIVE WORKS
- BASED UPON THE SOFTWARE OR ANY PART
- THEREOF, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN
- SECTION 1.C. ABOVE.
-
- 3. Protection and Security.
- The End-User agrees to use its best efforts and to take all
- reasonable steps to safeguard the Software to ensure that no
- unauthorized person shall have access thereto and that no
- unauthorized copy, publication, disclosure or distribution in
- whole or in part, in any form, shall be made. The End-User
- acknowledges that the Software contains valuable
- confidential information and trade secrets and that
- unauthorized use and/or copying are harmful to Licensor.
-
- 4. Termination.
- This License is effective until terminated. This License will
- terminate immediately without notice from Licensor if the
- End User fails to comply with any of its provisions. Upon
- termination the End User must destroy the Software and all
- copies thereof, and the End-User may terminate this License
- at any time by doing so.
-
- 5. Limited Warranty.
- Licensor warrants that, for ninety (90) days from the date of
- initial use by the original End User, the Software shall
- operate substantially in accordance with the published
- functional specifications current at the time of shipment. If,
- during the warranty period, a defect appears, End User shall
- return the Software to Licensor and Licensor's only
- obligation shall be, at Licensor's election, to replace the
- defective Software or refund the purchase price. The End-
- User agrees that the foregoing constitutes the End-User's
- sole and exclusive remedy for breach by Licensor under any
- warranties made under this Agreement. This warranty does
- not cover any Software that has been altered or changed in
- any way by anyone other than Licensor. Licensor is not
- responsible for problems associated with or caused by
- incompatible operating systems or equipment, or for
- problems in the interaction of the Software with software
- not furnished by Licensor.
-
- No oral or written information or advice given by Licensor
- or its dealers, distributors, employees or agents shall in any
- way extend, modify or add to the foregoing warranty.
-
- THE WARRANTY AND REMEDY PROVIDED ABOVE
- ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER
- WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
- BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
- OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
- PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE END-USER ASSUMES
- ALL RISK AS TO THE SUITABILITY, QUALITY, AND
- PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE. IN NO EVENT
- WILL LICENSOR, OR ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
- EMPLOYEES OR AFFILIATES, BE LIABLE TO THE
- END-USER FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL,
- INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY
- DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF
- BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION,
- LOSS OF DATA OR BUSINESS INFORMATION, AND
- THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR
- INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE OR
- ACCOMPANYING WRITTEN MATERIALS, EVEN IF
- LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
- POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
-
- LICENSOR'S LIABILITY TO THE END-USER (IF
- ANY) FOR ACTUAL DIRECT DAMAGES FOR ANY
- CAUSE WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS OF THE
- FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL BE LIMITED TO, AND
- IN NO EVENT SHALL EXCEED, THE AMOUNT
- ORIGINALLY PAID TO LICENSOR FOR THE
- LICENSE OF THE SOFTWARE.
-
- 6. Enhancements.
- From time to time Licensor may, in its sole discretion,
- advise the End-User of updates, upgrades, enhancements or
- improvements to the Software and/or new releases of the
- Software (collectively, "Enhancements"), and may license
- the End-User to use such Enhancements upon payment of
- prices as may be established by Licensor. All such
- Enhancements to the Software provided to the End-User
- shall also be governed by the terms of this License. IN
- ORDER FOR THE END-USER TO BE ASSURED THAT
- IT WILL BE ADVISED OF AND LICENSED TO USE
- ANY ENHANCEMENTS TO THE SOFTWARE, THE
- END-USER MUST COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION
- PROCESS FOR THIS SOFTWARE.
-
- 7. General.
- This License will be governed by and construed in
- accordance with the laws of the Texas, and shall inure to the
- benefit of Licensor and End-User and their successors,
- assigns and legal representatives. If any provision of this
- License is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
- invalid or unenforceable to any extent under applicable law,
- that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent
- permissible, and the remaining provisions of this License
- will remain in full force and effect. Any notices or other
- communications to be sent to Licensor must be mailed first
- class, postage prepaid, to the following address: Know-It,
- 1901 Diamond Cluster, Carrollton, TX 75010.
-
- This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between
- the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and all
- prior proposals, agreements, representations, statements and
- undertakings are hereby expressly cancelled and superseded.
- This Agreement may not be changed or amended except by
- a written instrument executed by a duly authorized officer
- of Licensor.
-
- 8. Acknowledgment.
- BY ACQUIRING A KEY TO THIS PACKAGE, THE
- END-USER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS READ
- THIS LICENSE, UNDERSTANDS IT, AND AGREES
- TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
- Should you have any questions concerning this License,
- contact Licensor at the address set forth above.
-