Shure Designer EULA
Shure Designer EULA
Shure Designer EULA
1. Definitions.
- "User Credentials" means the activation codes, passwords, IDs or other credentials
provided to you in your Grant Letter.
- "License Term" means the period commencing on the date that Shure sends your
Grant Letter and ending on the earlier of expiration or termination of this Agreement
in accordance with its terms.
- "Product Entitlements" means the features and functions, duration of licensed use,
number of copies, number of computers on which the Software can be installed, and
other limits on the use of the Software as set forth in the Grant Letter or this
Agreement.
- "Shure" means Shure Incorporated, with offices located at 5800 W. Touhy Avenue,
Niles, Illinois 60714 and any affiliate of Shure to which any rights or obligations
under this Agreement are transferred or delegated.
- "Shure Device" means Shure branded microphones or other Shure branded audio,
video and related hardware, equipment, peripherals and devices.
- "Update" means any bug fix, patch, new version or other improvement to the
Software provided by Shure.
- "You" means the individual entering into this Agreement or, if different, the person,
company, or legal entity on whose behalf that individual has entered into this
Agreement.
2. Software License Grant. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
during the License Term, Shure grants you a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive
license, to install and use the Software on a computer owned or controlled by you
solely for your internal business operations related to operation and use of Shure
Devices. You are permitted to make reasonable backup or archival copies of the
Software pursuant to your standard backup processes and procedures; however, you
must reproduce all copyright, trademark, and other notices that appear on an original
copy.
3. Documentation. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you may
make a reasonable number of copies of the Documentation and use those copies for
your internal business operations in connection with your authorized use of the
Software. You may not publish or distribute any Documentation to any third parties
either in hard copy or electronic format.
4. Limitations. You will not: (a) modify, adapt, alter, translate, or create derivative
works from the Software or Documentation; (b) sublicense, lease, rent, loan, or
otherwise transfer the Software or Documentation to any third party; (c) use the
Software or Documentation for any purpose other than internal business purposes, or
make the Software or Documentation available to any third party as part of any time-
sharing, ASP, cloud service, or service bureau arrangement; (d) reverse engineer,
decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code for the
Software except to the extent permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this
provision; (e) tamper with, or attempt to circumvent or disable, any security feature or
licensing control function of the Software or Documentation, including without
limitation the User Credentials; (f) remove or modify any program markings or any
notice of Shure's or its licensors' proprietary rights; or (g) otherwise use or copy the
Software or Documentation except as expressly permitted in this Agreement. No
distribution of the Software or Documentation is permitted under this Agreement.
5. Payments. The license to the Software granted herein is currently provided free of
charge. Shure reserves the right to charge a fee for any Update or for maintenance or
support if and to the extent that Shure makes any of these items available in the future.
You will pay the applicable license fees, support fees and other amounts payable with
respect to any license, maintenance or support related to the Software purchased by
you and any renewals of any of the foregoing, all of which are nonrefundable for any
reason.
6. Updates. If and when Shure makes any Update generally available, Shure may, but
is not required to, make such Updated available to you. The Update (and the Software
as updated by the Update) will be governed by the terms of this Agreement unless
Shure, at its option and discretion, requires you to agree to new or different terms as a
condition to obtaining the Update. If you do not agree to the new terms required to
obtain any Update, you agree that Shure may, at its option and discretion either (a)
terminate the License Term, or (b) permit you to continue to use the Software but not
any features added to the Software by the Update.
7. Proprietary Rights. The Software and Documentation are licensed not sold. As
between Shure and you, Shure owns all right, title and interest in and to the Software
and Documentation and all intellectual property rights in the Software and
Documentation (collectively, "Shure Proprietary Rights"). You do not acquire any
ownership of, or any ownership interest in, any Shure Proprietary Rights under this
Agreement. You do not acquire any other rights in or to any Shure Proprietary Rights
under this Agreement other than the license rights expressly granted in this
Agreement.
12.1 Beta Software. Shure may make Software available to you that is identified as
"Beta" Software. Shure has no obligation to you to further develop or publicly release
the Beta Software. If requested by Shure, you will provide feedback to Shure
regarding testing and use of the Beta Software, including error or bug reports. You
hereby grant Shure a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use,
copy, distribute and make derivative works and incorporate the feedback into any
Shure product at Shure's sole discretion. Upon receipt of a later unreleased version of
the Beta Software or release by Shure of a publicly released commercial version of the
Beta Software, you agree to return or destroy all earlier Beta Software in your
possession or control.
13. Data Collection and Use. You agree that Shure (and third parties acting on behalf
of or authorized by Shure) may collect, store and analyze information about the status,
use and operation of the Software and Shure Devices, including information collected
through connection established between servers operated by or on behalf of Shure and
the Software through the internet. You agree that Shure may use and disclose this
information and information about you to provide, maintain and improve the
Software, Support, Shure Devices and other products or services of Shure, monitor
compliance with license limitations, monitor and analyze usage and performance of
the Software and Shure Devices, communicate with you about Shure products and
services that may be of interest to you, and to comply with applicable laws and
regulations. In addition, Shure (and third parties acting on behalf of or authorized by
Shure) may collect or create anonymized or aggregated data that does not identify you
and may use, disclose, commercialize and exploit such anonymized or aggregated
data in any manner Shure deems appropriate.
14. Termination of License Term; Suspension. In the event that you breach or
otherwise fail to comply with any term or condition of this Agreement, Shure may, in
addition to and without prejudice to any other rights or remedies, at its option and
discretion terminate the License Term without any obligation to provide notice. You
will not be entitled to any refunds of any prepaid fees (whether license fees, support
fees or other amounts) in the event of any termination or suspension of the License
Term under this Agreement. Upon expiration or termination of the License Term, you
will cease to have any license or other right to install, use or copy any Software or
Documentation or any other license rights under this Agreement, and you will
permanently delete or destroy all copies of the Software and Documentation in your
possession or control.
15. Miscellaneous.
15.1 Transfer. You may not transfer the Software, Documentation or any of your
rights under this Agreement to any third party.
15.2 Compliance with Laws. You will use the Software and Support in a lawful
manner and in accordance with all applicable laws. You acknowledge that the license
and use of the Software is subject to export control laws and regulations, including of
the United States of America, which restrict exports and re-exports of software,
technical data, and direct products of technical data. You agree that You will not
export or re-export the Software or, or any information, documentation and/or printed
materials related thereto, directly or indirectly, to any countries, end-users, or for any
end-uses that are restricted by U.S. or other applicable export laws and regulations.
15.3 U.S. Government License Rights. All Software provided to the U.S.
government is provided with the commercial license rights and restrictions described
in this Agreement. By installing, copying or using the Software or Documentation, the
U.S. government agrees that the Software is "commercial computer software" or
"commercial computer software documentation" within the meaning of FAR Part 12.
15.4 Trademarks. This Agreement does not grant you any rights in connection with
any trademarks, service marks, logos, or branding of Shure of its suppliers.
15.5 Governing Law; Jurisdiction. All disputes arising out of or relating to this
Agreement or its subject matter will be governed by the substantive laws of the State
of Illinois, without giving effect to its rules relating to conflict of laws to the contrary;
provided that the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act will govern and supersede any
conflicting or inconsistent state law with respect to disputes subject to arbitration.
This Agreement will not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts
for the International Sale of Goods, the application of which is expressly excluded.
The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act as enacted shall not apply.
Except for disputes subject to arbitration, you agree that the state and federal courts
located in Cook County, Illinois shall have jurisdiction over all disputes arising out of
or relating to this Agreement or its subject matter and that you will not initiate any
proceeding in any other jurisdiction.
15.6 Arbitration. With the exception only of disputes related to the enforcement or
validity of either your or Shure's intellectual property rights, all disputes,
controversies or claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement, breach of this
Agreement or any Software, products, services or transactions related to this
Agreement, shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration
Association in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The arbitration
proceedings will be conducted in Chicago, Illinois and in the English language by a
panel of three arbitrators. The arbitrators shall adopt and apply the provisions of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure relating to discovery so that each party shall allow
and may obtain discovery of any matter not privileged which is relevant to the subject
matter involved in the arbitration to the same extent as if such arbitration were a civil
action pending in a United States District Court. Judgment upon any arbitration award
may be entered and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction. WITH RESPECT
TO DISPUTES SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
15.6, BOTH YOU AND SHURE ARE GIVING UP THE RIGHT TO LITIGATE
(OR PARTICIPATE IN AS A PARTY OR CLASS MEMBER) THOSE DISPUTES
IN COURT BEFORE A JUDGE OR JURY.
15.7 Attorneys' Fees. In any action or proceeding to enforce this Agreement, the
prevailing party will be entitled to recover costs and reasonable attorneys' fees.
15.9 Entire Agreement; Waiver. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties regarding the subject hereof and supersedes all prior or
contemporaneous agreements, understandings, and communication, whether written
or oral. This Agreement may only be modified by a writing signed by both parties.
Any waiver or failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement on one occasion will
not be deemed a waiver of any other provision or of such provision on any other
occasion.
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