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SOFTWARE LICENSE AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AGREEMENT
IMPORTANT:
PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT
AND/ OR INSTALLING AND
USING THE HOMESEER(R) SOFTWARE
(the "SOFTWARE") OR INSTALLING THE HOMESEER(R) SOFTWARE.
BY ACKNOWLEDGING THIS AGREEMENT OR INSTALLING OR USING THE SOFTWARE,
YOU INDICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS
SOFTWARE LICENSE AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AGREEMENT (THE "AGREEMENT")
BETWEEN YOU AND HOMESEER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. ("HOMESEER").
LICENSEE'S RIGHTS OF USE:
For consideration
of the payment of the license fee, the SOFTWARE and all accompanying
manuals and
other materials (“Written
Materials”) provided to you are licensed to you on a non-exclusive
basis for use only under the terms of this Agreement. HOMESEER reserves
all rights not expressly granted herein. You acknowledge that the
SOFTWARE and Written Materials are copyrighted and protected under
copyright law. You further acknowledge the proprietary nature of
the SOFTWARE and Written Materials.
You may install the SOFTWARE on only one computer at a single location
unless expressly specified otherwise by HOMESEER in writing. You
agree that all copyright and other proprietary notices associated
with the SOFTWARE shall be visible to all users of the SOFTWARE.
You may retain the enclosed SOFTWARE for backup and archival purposes.
You may use the SOFTWARE in machine-readable form only.
RESTRICTIONS
You and your employees and agents are required to protect the confidentiality
of the SOFTWARE and Written Materials. Except as provided in Section
3 above, you may not copy, distribute, disclose or otherwise make
the SOFTWARE or Written Materials available to any third party.
You may not alter, modify, adapt or create derivative works based
on any part of the SOFTWARE or Written Materials in any way, including
translating, reverse engineering, disassembling or decompiling the
SOFTWARE.
You agree that you do not have any title or ownership of the SOFTWARE
or Written Materials, other than ownership of the physical media.
You acknowledge that the SOFTWARE and Written Materials contains
proprietary information of HOMESEER.
You may not sell, distribute, loan, rent, lease, license, sublicense or otherwise
assign or transfer this license or the SOFTWARE or Written Materials unless
expressly authorized in writing by HOMESEER.
HOMESEER SOFTWARE IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE IN THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES,
AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS,
LIFE SUPPORT MACHINES OR OTHER EQUIPMENT IN WHICH THE FAILURE OF THE SOFTWARE
COULD LEAD TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE.
COPYRIGHT
HOMESEER shall retain all and sole right, title, interest and copyright
in and to the SOFTWARE and Written Materials. By virtue of this Agreement,
you obtain the right to use the SOFTWARE and Written Materials only.
You agree not to remove any copyright or other proprietary or product
identification notices from the SOFTWARE and Written Materials. HOMESEER
retains all rights not expressly granted. United States copyright
law and international treaty provisions protect the SOFTWARE and
Written Materials.
TERMINATION
This Agreement is effective from the date you open this package
containing the SOFTWARE and/or install the SOFTWARE, and shall remain
in force unless otherwise specified in writing by HOMESEER This Agreement
shall terminate immediately if you fail to comply with any of the
terms or conditions of this Agreement. Upon termination, you shall
immediately return to HOMESEER all copies of the SOFTWARE together
with all copies of any Written Materials to HOMESEER You may terminate
this Agreement at any time by returning all copies of the SOFTWARE
together with all copies of any Written Materials to HOMESEER.
NO WARRANTIES
THE SOFTWARE
AND WRITTEN MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED TO YOU "AS
IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND HOMESEER DOES NOT WARRANT
THAT THE SOFTWARE OR WRITTEN MATERIALS WILL BE ERROR FREE. HOMESEER
SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY
OF HOMESEER WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), PRODUCT LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY
OR OTHER THEORY] ARISING OUT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE OR
ITS FAILURE TO PERFORM EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR THE SOFTWARE
AND WRITTEN MATERIALS. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO INJURY,
DAMAGE, OR DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY THE ACTIVATION OF ANY DEVICE, X10,
OR OTHERWISE CAUSED BY THIS SOFTWARE.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT SHALL HOMESEER BE LIABLE WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY,
TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), PRODUCT
LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY, FOR COVER OR FOR ANY
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LOSS OF DATA OR USE, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
ARISING OUT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF HOMESEER
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES; IN ADDITION,
HOMESEER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE,
PRODUCT LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY).
EXPORT ADMINISTRATION
If the SOFTWARE or Written Materials are for use outside of the
United States, you agree to comply fully with all relevant regulations
of the United States Department of Commerce and with the United States
Export Administration Act to insure that the SOFTWARE and Written
Materials are not exported in violation of United States law.
GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of New Hampshire. You consent to the personal
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New Hampshire.
HOMESEER'S REMEDIES
Each party recognizes that money damages alone would not adequately
compensate HOMESEER in the event of a breach by you of this Agreement,
and you, therefore, agree that in addition to all other remedies
available at law or in equity, HOMESEER shall be entitled to injunctive
relief for the enforcement of this Agreement, without the need to
prove actual damages or to post a bond. Failure by HOMESEER to insist
upon strict compliance with any of the terms, covenants or conditions
of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of such terms, covenants
or conditions. The parties agree that the prevailing party in any
action brought to enforce the legal rights provided herein shall
be entitled to full reimbursement of its costs, including its reasonable
attorneys' fees and costs, associated with any such action.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement expresses the entire agreement and understanding
of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes
all prior oral or written agreements, commitments and understandings
pertaining to the subject matter hereof. Any modifications or changes
to this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by both parties.
If any of the provisions of this Agreement, or portions thereof,
are declared under statute or applicable law to be invalid, such
provisions shall be deemed separable from the remaining provisions
of the Agreement and shall not impair the validity or enforceability
of the remaining provisions of the Agreement.
Government
Contracts. The SOFTWARE constitutes “restricted
rights Software” for purposes of government contracting and
subcontracting and therefore, you shall ensure that the rights granted
to any United States Government or United States Government subcontractor,
licensee or sublicensee shall be only those minimum “restricted
rights” described in FAR 52.227 or DFARS 252.227-7013 or their
successor regulations, whichever is applicable. You shall place and
require your customers to place or retain (as applicable) appropriate “restricted
rights” legends upon all copies of the SOFTWARE in accordance
with the FAR and DFAR regulations specified above.
Enforcement. The Software may use the Internet to verify the ownership
of this license. Any information exchanged during this transfer is
used solely for the purpose of verifying the validity of the license.
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