Date Revised: March 15th 2012
PRODUCT LICENSE
IMPORTANT: READ CAREFULLY: This Aspose End User
License Agreement ("EULA") is a legal agreement between You and
Aspose for the materials accompanying this EULA, which may include computer
software, associated media, printed materials, and "on line" or electronic
documentation and source files, resource files, project and solution files for
Software.
BY INSTALLING, DOWNLOADING, COPYING OR OTHERWISE USING
THE PRODUCT, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS EULA. IF YOU DO NOT
AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS EULA, DO NOT INSTALL, DOWNLOAD, COPY OR USE THE PRODUCT.
The Product is protected by copyright laws and international
copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties.
Aspose or its suppliers own the title, copyright and other intellectual
property rights in the Product. The Product is licensed, not sold.
1.
DEFINITIONS.
1.1.
“API”
or “Application Programming Interface” means a publicly accessible interface defining the ways by which an
application program may request services from libraries and/or software.
1.2.
“Confidential Information” is any information marked as
confidential.
1.3.
“Derived Works” means works based upon or using the
Product.
1.4.
“Enhanced Support” means any paid
support package, including Priority Support, Enterprise Support, and Sponsored
Support.
1.5.
“EULA” means this Aspose End User License Agreement.
1.6.
"Physical Location” means any physical address. For example,
each store and/or office with different address is a separate physical
location.
1.7.
“Product” means the Software and Source Code
licensed under this EULA.
1.8.
“Software” means computer software, associated
media, printed materials, and "on line" or electronic documentation
provided under this EULA.
1.9.
“SaaS” or “Software as a
Service” means a model of
software deployment whereby a provider licenses an application to customers for
use as a service on demand.
1.10.
“SDK” or “Software Development
Kit” means a set of
development tools that allows a software engineer to create applications for a
certain software package, software framework, hardware platform, computer
system, video game console, operating system, or similar platform.
1.11.
“Source Code” means source files, resource files,
project and solution files provided under this EULA.
1.12.
“Subscription” means an agreement to purchase access to
Software Updates and Product fixes.
1.13.
"Updates” means technical support, new version or
new release of the Product and/or supplements to the Software and/or related
information.
1.14.
“You” and “Your” mean the purchaser, either an individual
or a single entity.
2.
GRANT OF
LICENSE. Aspose grants You the rights described in this EULA
provided that You comply with all the terms and conditions of this EULA:
2.1.
General Software License Grant. Aspose grants use of the Product
according to one of the license types below as identified in the Product title.
All software licenses are nonexclusive and nontransferable.
2.1.1.
Evaluation
License and Temporary License.
Evaluation
and Temporary licenses are non-exclusive evaluation licenses to use the Product
for evaluation purposes only. With an
evaluation license the Product is fully functional except the results produced
will include an Aspose watermark or a feature limitation, specified by the
Product documentation. When using an
Evaluation License or a Temporary License, You may not use the Product to produce any
Derived Works. If you use the
Product in any Derived Works, you must purchase the applicable license and you
may be sued for collection and punitive damages. If You do not agree to these
terms, do not evaluate the Product and remove it from Your computer
immediately. Temporary licenses are limited to three (3), thirty (30) day
licenses per customer per twelve (12) month period.
2.1.2.
Developer
Small Business License. A Developer Small
Business license permits one (1) developer to create an unlimited number of
Derived Works using the Product. One Developer license must be purchased for
each developer using the Product to create Derived Works. A Developer Small Business license allows
deployment of any number of Derived Works, not including SaaS, using the
Product, to one (1) physical location.
2.1.3.
Developer
OEM License. A Developer OEM license
permits one (1) developer to create an unlimited number of Derived Works using
the Product. One Developer OEM license must be purchased for each developer
using the Product to create Derived Works. A Developer OEM license allows
royalty-free deployment of any number of Derived Works, including SaaS, using
the Product, to unlimited physical locations.
2.1.4.
Site
Small Business License. A Site Small Business
license permits up to ten (10) developers to create an unlimited number of
Derived Works using the Product. A Site Small Business license allows
deployment of any number of Derived Works, not including SaaS, using the
Product, at up to ten (10) physical locations.
2.1.5.
Site
OEM License. A Site OEM license
permits up to ten (10) developers to create an unlimited number of Derived
Works using the Product. A Site OEM license allows royalty-free deployment of
any number of Derived Works, including SaaS, using the Product, to unlimited
physical locations.
2.2.
General Source Code License
Grant. If Source Code
accompanies the Product, Aspose grants You one (1) personal, nontransferable,
nonexclusive, royalty-free license to make and use copies of the Source Code
and install such Source Code on any number of Your computers for Your internal
use and to design, develop and test Your software products. You may not use the
Source Code for any other purpose. You
may not sublicense or redistribute the Source Code or any component thereof,
whether modified or not, to any third party.
2.3.
Documentation.
You may make any number of copies of the electronic and other documentation
provided with the Product, provided that all copies must be used only for
internal purposes and may not be republished or distributed externally.
2.4.
Disassembly. You may not reverse engineer, decompile,
disassemble or in any other way try to gain access to information regarding the
construction of the Product.
2.5.
Transfer.
You may not rent, lease, sub-license, sell, assign, transfer or pledge
the Product or this Agreement, on a temporary or permanent basis, without prior
written consent from Aspose
2.6.
Reservation of Rights. Aspose reserves all rights not expressly
granted herein.
3.
DESCRIPTION
OF OTHER RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS.
3.1.
Derived Works and
Redistribution
3.1.1.
The Product may not be distributed in any form that allows
it to be reused by any application other than Your derived work.
3.1.2.
The Product may not be included as part of a SDK.
3.1.3.
The Product may not be used to develop Derived Works that
offer similar or competing functionality as the Product, or expose features of
the Product through an API for use
by an unlicensed third party.
3.1.4.
The Product may not be used to develop Derived Works that
offer similar functionality as the Product for any development platform,
including but not limited to .NET,
Java, SQL Reporting Services, JasperReports, SharePoint, Microsoft Dynamics,
Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) or Google App Engine.
3.1.5.
Aspose is not obligated to provide support for works derived
from the Product.
3.1.6.
You may not distribute the Source Code in any form, with or
without modifications, to any party other than signatories to this EULA.
3.1.7.
Works derived from the Product may not be called
"Aspose", nor may "Aspose" appear in their name, without
prior written permission from Aspose.
3.1.8.
The name "Aspose" must not be used to endorse or
promote products derived from the Product without prior written permission. For
written permission, please contact sales@aspose.com.
3.2.
Rental. You may not rent, lease, or lend the
Product without express written permission from Aspose.
3.3.
Termination. Without prejudice to any other rights,
Aspose may terminate this EULA if You fail to comply with the terms and
conditions of this EULA. In such event, You must destroy all copies of the
Product, including but not limited to the Source Code, backups and all of its
component parts and Derived Works.
3.4.
Survival. Other than Sections 2, 4, and 5 or unless
by its nature a provision cannot survive this agreement, the provisions of this
Agreement shall survive the expiration or any termination of this Agreement.
3.5.
Consideration. For the rights and license granted in
this EULA, including both the General Software License and the General Source
Code License, You will pay Aspose the currently published price available at
Aspose.com or another mutually agreed upon amount to appear on a valid invoice.
3.6.
Term. The term of this EULA shall continue perpetually
from the date of purchase unless terminated according to Section 3.3.
3.7.
Consent to Use of Data. You agree that Aspose and its affiliates
may collect and use technical information, excluding any Confidential
Information, gathered as part of the Product support services provided to You.
Aspose may use this information solely to improve our products or to provide
customized services or technologies to You. Aspose may disclose this
information, excluding any Confidential Information, to others but not in a
form that personally identifies You.
4.
SOFTWARE
MAINTENANCE, UPDATES AND DISCONTINUATION.
4.1.
Subscription: A Subscription entitles the purchaser to
Updates of the Product and access to Product fixes for a period of one (1) year
(365 days) following the purchase of the Product.
4.2.
Updates: Aspose may, in its sole discretion,
provide technical support and/or Updates to You hereunder, in which case such
Updates shall also be deemed to be included in the Product and therefore
governed by this EULA, unless other terms of use are provided by Aspose with
such Updates.
4.3.
Technical Support: Technical Support, whether free or
through a paid Enhanced Support subscription is provided with the following
conditions:
4.3.1.
Technical support is provided only through Aspose Support
Forums. You agree not to attempt to bypass the Support Forums via phone,
email, or other means.
4.3.2.
Aspose does not guarantee that any fix will be provided in
any given time period. Any estimates provided are estimates only and are
not binding or enforceable.
4.3.3.
Updates and fix notifications are posted in the Aspose
Support Forum; they are not provided directly to You. You agree to check
the relevant Support Forum for Your Updates and fixes.
4.3.4.
Aspose will provide support status updates when You request
them.
4.3.5.
Aspose will typically
provide support for the Product throughout the license subscription period
whether the Product has been discontinued or not. However, Aspose
reserves the right to cancel support, whether provided for free or Enhanced
Support for a fee, at any time and for any reason.
4.4.
Enhanced Support: Enhanced Support services will be
provided substantially as described in the description of services available at
http://www.aspose.com. In addition to the
terms in Section 4.3, the following shall apply:
4.4.1.
Aspose shall use reasonable efforts to solve problems
identified by You; however, Aspose does not warrant that it will solve any
particular problem in a given timescale, or at all.
4.4.2.
Enhanced Support packages are subject to fair use policies
as described on the Enhanced Support product descriptions.
4.5.
Discontinuation of Product: Aspose reserves the right to discontinue
the Product at any time, whether it is offered individually or as a part of a
product suite.
4.5.1.
If Aspose discontinues the Product, they will announce
product discontinuation through the Monthly Aspose Customer Newsletter, which
You may subscribe to or access at http://www.aspose.com/. It is Your responsibility to check Newsletter
contents for notice of product discontinuation. Notice will be given at least
fifteen (15) days prior to the discontinuation of the Product.
4.5.2.
If for any reason, including insolvency or dissolution,
Aspose is unable to remain in business and continue to offer its products
either under the Aspose name or another name they will provide the following
remedy to each license owner:
4.5.3.
Aspose
will make a reasonable effort to notify You at least thirty (30) days prior to
close of business.
4.5.4.
You
will be provided with the option of purchasing Product Source Code for the
Product You own current licenses for at a cost of no more than the cost of a
single Site OEM license at that point.
5.
SOFTWARE
DELIVERY. The Product and any associated materials are provided in
electronic format only. You are
responsible for downloading the Product from the Aspose website: http://www.aspose.com/. Upon purchase, Aspose shall deliver to You an
electronic license file which will enable the Product to function in the
purchased license capacity. Previous versions of the Product will only be
available for a twelve (12) month period from the date of publishing; access to
previous versions once removed will only be available to customers who hold a
current subscription for the Product. Customers are advised to keep a backup copy of any downloaded
software for future use.
6.
UPGRADES.
If this copy of the Product is an upgrade from an earlier version of
the Product, it is provided to You on a license exchange basis. You agree by
Your installation and use of such copy of the Product to voluntarily terminate
Your earlier EULA and that You will not continue to use the earlier version of
the Product or transfer it to another person or entity unless expressly
permitted by Aspose in writing.
7.
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS. All title and intellectual property rights in and to
the Product (including but not limited to any images, photographs, animations,
video, audio, music, text and "applets" incorporated into the Product
and any copies of the Product that You are expressly permitted to make herein)
are owned by Aspose or its suppliers. All title and intellectual property
rights in and to the content which may be accessed through use of the Product
are the property of the respective content owner and may be protected by
applicable copyright or other intellectual property laws and treaties. This
EULA grants You no rights to use such content. All title and intellectual
property rights in and to Your modifications to the Product are owned by You
provided that such modifications are made available to Aspose free of charge
and royalty-free for inclusion in later releases of the Product. All rights not
expressly granted are reserved by Aspose.
8.
NONDISCLOSE
8.1.
Both
parties recognize that the other party may obtain proprietary and/or
Confidential Information in the course of the business. Each party agrees that
it will not disclose Confidential Information to any third party except (i) as
provided for in this EULA or as necessary to pursue and implement the business
relationships defined herein; (ii) to its responsible employees and
professional advisors with a bona fide need to know and who are bound by
agreement or law to keep such information confidential; (iii) as authorized by
the other party in writing or (iv) to the extent required by applicable law,
court, or government agency, provided that the party required to disclose
Confidential Information promptly notifies the other party and cooperates with
any efforts by the other party, at the other party’s expense, to limit such
disclosure by means of seeking a protective order or requesting confidential
treatment.
8.2.
The
parties agree that any party that violates this Section 8 shall pay liquidated
damages of no less than four (4) times the purchase price or seven thousand
dollars ($7,000.00 USD) whichever is greater if any violation of this Section 8
is proved in a court of law or admitted plus any direct, indirect, or actual
damages.
9. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES. You
may link to third party sites through the use of the Product. The third party
sites are not under the control of Aspose, and Aspose is not responsible for
the contents of any third party sites, any links contained in third party
sites, or any changes or updates to third party sites. Aspose is not
responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any
third party sites. Aspose is providing these links to third party sites to You
only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply an
endorsement by Aspose of the third party site.
10.
LIMITED
WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER.
10.1.
Except
with respect to an evaluation version of the Product, Aspose warrants that, for
a period of thirty (30) days from the date of delivery (as evidenced by a copy
of Your receipt): (i) when used with a recommended hardware configuration, the
Product will perform in substantial conformance with the documentation supplied
with the Product; and (ii) the physical media on which the Product is
furnished, if any, will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under
normal use. This warranty applies only on initial Product purchases and does
not apply to Subscription renewals or Updates.
10.2.
ASPOSE PROVIDES NO REMEDIES OR
WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, FOR EVALUATION VERSIONS OF THE PRODUCT.
THE EVALUATION VERSION OF THE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED "AS IS".
10.3.
ASPOSE AND ITS SUPPLIERS
DISCLAIM ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR
OTHERWISE, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ASPOSE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE PRODUCT IS ERROR-FREE OR
WILL OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. THE PRODUCT IS NOT DESIGNED, INTENDED OR
LICENSED FOR USE IN HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS REQUIRING FAIL-SAFE CONTROLS, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE OR OPERATION OF
NUCLEAR FACILITIES, AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC
CONTROL, AND LIFE SUPPORT OR WEAPONS SYSTEMS. ASPOSE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR SUCH PURPOSES.
10.4.
IF APPLICABLE LAW REQUIRES ANY
WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT, ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED IN
DURATION TO NINETY (90) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF DELIVERY.
10.5.
NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION
OR ADVICE GIVEN BY ASPOSE, ITS DEALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES SHALL
CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF ANY WARRANTY PROVIDED
HEREIN.
11.
EXCLUSIVE
REMEDY. Your exclusive remedy for breach of warranty is to return
the Product to the place You acquired it, with a copy of Your receipt and a
description of the problem. If You report a breach of warranty to Aspose no
more than thirty (30) days following delivery, then Aspose will use reasonable
commercial efforts to supply You with a replacement copy of the Product that
substantially conforms to the documentation, provide a replacement for
defective media, or refund to You Your purchase price for the Product, at its
option. Aspose shall have no responsibility if the Product has been altered in
any way, if the media has been damaged by misuse, accident, abuse, modification
or misapplication, or if the failure arises out of use of the Product with
other than a recommended hardware configuration. Any such misuse, accident,
abuse, modification or misapplication of the Product will void all warranties. THIS REMEDY IS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE
REMEDY AVAILABLE TO YOU FOR BREACH OF EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WITH
RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT.
12.
LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY. Except with regard to: (i) breach of confidentiality obligations;
and (ii) any costs associated with the defense chosen by Aspose, and (iii)
settlement, to the infringed upon party, of an intellectual property right
claim, liability shall be limited as follows:
12.1.
NEITHER ASPOSE NOR ITS
SUPPLIERS SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, COVER OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR THE INABILITY TO USE EQUIPMENT OR ACCESS DATA, LOSS OF
BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR THE LIKE), ARISING OUT OF
THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE PRODUCT AND BASED ON ANY THEORY OF
LIABILITY INCLUDING BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ASPOSE OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES
HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND EVEN IF A REMEDY SET
FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
12.2.
ASPOSE'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU
FOR ACTUAL DAMAGES, FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER WILL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID
BY YOU FOR THE PRODUCT THAT CAUSED SUCH DAMAGE.
12.3.
THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS ON
LIABILITY ARE INTENDED TO APPLY TO THE WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMERS ABOVE AND ALL
OTHER ASPECTS OF THIS EULA.
13. INDEMNITY. You agree to
hold Aspose harmless against, and at Your expense handle and defend, any claim
and defend any third party suit brought against You based upon an allegation
that any software developed by You and included in Derived Works produced using
the Product constitutes an infringement of any international patent, or any
copyright or other proprietary or intellectual property right. You shall pay
all damages and costs awarded in such suit.
Aspose
will indemnify, defend and hold You, and/or Your and/or its affiliated and/or
subsidiary companies harmless against any claims, legal actions, losses and
other expenses arising out of or in connection with any claims that the Product
and/or related documentation infringes or violates any intellectual property
right of any third party ("Claim"), on the condition that You notify
Aspose promptly of the Claim and give Aspose sole control of the defense and
negotiations for its settlement or compromise. If You become, or may become,
prohibited from continued use of the Software and/or the Product by reason of
an actual or anticipated Claim, Aspose will use its reasonable efforts to do
the following: (a) obtain
for You the right to use the Software and/or the Product, or (b) replace or
modify such Software and/or the Product so that it is no longer subject to a
Claim, but performs the same functions in an equivalent manner.
In the event that Aspose determines, in
its sole discretion, that neither (A) nor (B) is commercially reasonable,
Aspose shall refund the residual value of the license fees paid by You for the
infringing Product or Software, depreciated using a straight line method of
depreciation over a forty-eight month period from the date of delivery of the
Product to You.
14. TAXES. The license
fees and any other amounts payable pursuant to the terms and conditions herein
are exclusive of all national, state, regional, local municipal or other taxes
and fees including, but not limited to, excise, sales, use, property, ad
valorem, intangibles, goods and services and value added taxes, customers
duties and registration fees, now in force or enacted in the future, and all
such taxes and fees, except taxes based on Aspose’s net worth, capital or net
income, shall be paid directly by You, or if paid by Aspose, You will reimburse
Aspose.
15.
NO
WAIVER. No action taken by either party pursuant to this EULA, and
no waiver by either party, whether express or implied, of any provision or
right in this EULA or any breach thereof, and no failure of either party to
exercise or enforce any of its rights under this EULA, will constitute a continuing
waiver with respect to such provision or right or as a breach or waiver or any
other provision or right, whether or not similar.
16.
SEVERABILITY.
If any covenant or provision of the EULA is determined to be void or
unenforceable in whole or part, then such void or unenforceable covenant or
provision shall be deleted from this EULA and shall not effect or impair the
enforceability or validity of any other covenant or provision of this EULA or
any part thereof.
17.
GOVERNING
LAW.
17.1. Arbitration: All disputes arising out of or in connection with the
present contract shall be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration of the
International Chamber of Commerce by one or more arbitrators appointed in
accordance with the said Rules. Arbitration shall be held in San
Francisco, CA, USA and shall be held in English. The United National
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall govern the
interpretation of this contract.
17.2.
Injunctive relief:
As an alternative or supplement to arbitration Aspose, at its option, may
obtain in any court of competent jurisdiction any injunctive relief, including
temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, against conduct or
threatened conduct for which no adequate remedy at law may be available or
which may cause Aspose irreparable harm.
18. FURTHER INSTRUMENTS. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement, each party shall furnish to the other (and shall deliver and cause
to be executed, acknowledged and delivered to the other) any further
instruments, which such other party may reasonably require or deem necessary
from time to time to evidence, establish, protect, enforce, defend or secure to
such other party any or all of its rights hereunder or to more effectuate or
carry out the purposes, provisions or intent of this Agreement.
19.
CAPTIONS.
All indexes, titles, subject headings, section titles, and similar
items are provide for the purpose of reference and convenience and are not
intended to be inclusive, definitive, or to affect the meaning or scope of this
Agreement.
20.
UPDATES.
Aspose may unilaterally make updates and changes to this license
agreement from time to time. Such changes will be posted on our website at http://www.aspose.com/. Such changes or
updates will become effective immediately. It is Your responsibility to check
the website for updates. If this EULA is provided with the Product installer,
please visit our website to ensure have the most recent agreement. If You elect not to be bound by the new
license agreement You must immediately destroy all copies of the Product and
inform Aspose in writing within sixty (60) days of posting.
21. PUBLICITY. You grant
Aspose the right to use Your name and logo in press releases, brochures, case studies,
marketing materials, the Aspose website and similar materials indicating that
You are a customer of Aspose.
22.
ENTIRE
AGREEMENT. This EULA is the entire agreement between You and Aspose
relating to the Product and the support services (if any) and it supersedes all
prior or contemporaneous oral or written communications, proposals and
representations with respect to the Product or any other subject matter covered
by this EULA. This EULA includes and
encompasses materials referenced herein from the Aspose.com website. To the
extent the terms of any Aspose policies or programs for support services
conflict with the terms of this EULA, the terms of this EULA shall control.