VPLicense Aca
VPLicense Aca
1. DEFINITIONS
When used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings indicated, such
meanings to be applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined:
"Software" means the Visual PROMETHEE 1.3 software - Academic Edition, i.e.
(a) all of the contents of the files, CD-ROM(s) or other media with which this Agreement is provided,
including but not limited to:
(i) registration information, i.e. License key which is unique for a registration name of the Licensee;
(ii) related explanatory written materials or files ("Documentation");
(iii) software setup files and code samples (if any);
(b) upgrades, modified versions, updates, additions, and copies of the Software, if any, licensed to you
by the Licensor (collectively, "Updates").
"Use" or "Using" means to access, install, download, copy or otherwise benefit from using the
functionality of the Software in accordance with the Documentation.
2. USE
This Free Academic License is only available for academics (i.e. students, teachers, professors,
researchers of institutions for higher education).
This Free Academic License may not be used for any commercial purposes or paid services; it is
restricted to nonprofit academic use only.
This license is a single user license for use on a regular desktop/laptop.
A network version of the software is available through alternative Academic License options (not free of
charge).
The Free Academic License and software is only delivered electronically.
The Licensor reserves the right to terminate an issued Free Academic License and/or change the Free
Academic License offering.
The Licensee is granted a non-exclusive License to Use the downloaded Software for any non profit
academic purposes for an unlimited period of time.
The software product under this License is provided free of charge. Even though a license fee is not
paid for the use of such software, it does not mean that there are no conditions for using such
software.
The Software may be installed and Used by the Licensee for any legal purpose.
The Software may be installed and Used by the Licensee on any number of systems.
The Licensee will not have any proprietary rights in and to the Software.
The Licensee acknowledges and agrees that the Licensor retains all copyrights and other proprietary
rights in and to the Software.
Use within the scope of this License is free of charge and no royalty or licensing fees shall be paid by
the Licensee.
This License does not transmit any intellectual rights on the Software.
The Software and any copies that the Licensee is authorized by the Licensor to make are the intellectual
property of and are owned by the Licensor.
The Software is protected by copyright, including without limitation by Copyright Law and international
treaty provisions.
Any copies that the Licensee is permitted to make pursuant to this Agreement must contain the same
copyright and other proprietary notices that appear on or in the Software.
The structure, organization and code of the Software are the valuable trade secrets and confidential
information of the Licensor. The Licensee agrees not to decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt
to discover the source code of the Software.
Any attempts to reverse-engineer, copy, clone, modify or alter in any way the installer program without
the Licensor's specific approval are strictly prohibited.
The Licensee is not authorized to use any plug-in or enhancement that permits to save modifications to
a file with software licensed and distributed by the Licensor.
Any information supplied by the Licensor or obtained by the Licensee, as permitted hereunder, may
only be used by the Licensee for the purpose described herein and may not be disclosed to any third
party or used to create any software which is substantially similar to the expression of the Software.
Trademarks shall be used in accordance with accepted trademark practice, including identification of
trademarks owners' names. Trademarks can only be used to identify printed output produced by the
Software and such use of any trademark does not give the Licensee any rights of ownership in that
trademark.
4. WARRANTY
Except those warranties specified in section 4.1 above, the Software is being delivered to the Licensee
"AS IS" and the Licensor makes no warranty as to its use or performance.
The Licensor does not and cannot warrant the performance or results the Licensee may obtain by using
the Software. The entire risk arising out of use or performance of the Software remains with the
Licensee.
The Licensor gives no warranty, express or implied, that (i) the Software will be of satisfactory quality,
suitable for any particular purpose or for any particular use under specified conditions, notwithstanding
that such purpose, use, or conditions may be known to the Licensor; or (ii) that the Software will
operate error free or without interruption or that any errors will be corrected.
5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
In no event will the Licensor be liable for any damages, claims or costs whatsoever or any
consequential, indirect, incidental damages, or any lost profits or lost savings, even if the Licensor has
been advised of the possibility of such loss, damages, claims or costs or for any claim by any third party.
In no event will the Licensee be liable to the Licensor on condition that the Licensee complies with all
terms and conditions stated in this License.
6. NON-WAIVER
If a portion of this agreement is held unenforceable, the remainder shall be valid. It means that if one
section of the Agreement is not lawful, the rest of the Agreement is still in force. A party's failure to
exercise any right under this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of (a) any other terms or conditions
of this Agreement, or (b) a right at any time thereafter to require exact and strict compliance with the
terms of this Agreement.