AXENCE SOFTWARE, INC.
Software License Agreement

NOTICE TO USER:  PLEASE READ THIS CONTRACT CAREFULLY.  BY USING ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, IN PARTICULAR THE LIMITATIONS ON: USE CONTAINED IN SECTION 2; TRANSFERABILITY IN SECTION 4; WARRANTY IN SECTION 6 AND 7; LIABILITY IN SECTION 8; AND SPECIFIC EXCEPTIONS IN SECTION 14.  YOU AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS ENFORCEABLE LIKE ANY WRITTEN NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT SIGNED BY YOU.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT USE THIS SOFTWARE.  IF YOU ACQUIRED THE SOFTWARE ON TANGIBLE MEDIA (e.g. CD) WITHOUT AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS LICENSE AND YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT, YOU MAY OBTAIN A REFUND OF THE AMOUNT YOU ORIGINALLY PAID IF YOU:  (A) DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE AND (B) RETURN IT, WITH PROOF OF PAYMENT, TO THE LOCATION FROM WHICH IT WAS OBTAINED WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE PURCHASE DATE.

Axence Software, Inc. and its suppliers own all intellectual property in the Software.  Axence Software, Inc. permits you to Use the Software only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Use of some third party materials included in the Software may be subject to other terms and conditions typically found in a separate license agreement or “Read Me” file located near such materials.

1.  Definitions.  “Software” means (a) all of the contents of the files, disk(s), CD-ROM(s) or other media with which this Agreement is provided, including but not limited to (i) Axence or third party computer information or software; (ii) digital images, stock photographs, clip art, sounds or other artistic works (“Stock Files”); (iii) related explanatory written materials or files (“Documentation”); and (iv) fonts; and (b) upgrades, modified versions, updates, additions, and copies of the Software, if any, licensed to you by Axence (collectively, “Updates”).  “Use”, “Used” or “Using” means to access, install, download, copy or otherwise benefit from using the functionality of the Software in accordance with the Documentation.  “Permitted Number” means one (1) unless otherwise indicated under a valid license (e.g., volume license) granted by Axence.  “Computer” means one central processing unit (CPU) that accepts information in digital or similar form and manipulates it for a specific result based on a sequence of instructions.  “Axence” means Axence Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation, 501 Silverside Rd, Suite 105, Wilmington, DE 19809, USA.

2.  Software License.  As long as you comply with the terms of this Software License Agreement (this “Agreement”), Axence grants to you a non-exclusive license to Use the Software for the purposes described in the Documentation, as further set forth below.  
2.1  General Use.  You may install and Use a copy of the Software on your compatible Computer, up to the Permitted Number of Computers; or
2.2  Server Use.  You may install one copy of the Software on your Computer file server for the purpose of downloading and installing the Software onto other Computers within your internal network up to the Permitted Number or you may install one copy of the Software on a Computer file server within your internal network for the sole and exclusive purpose of using the Software through commands, data or instructions (e.g. scripts) from another Computer on your internal network, provided that the total number of users (not the concurrent number of users) that are permitted to access or Use the Software on such Computer file server does not exceed the Permitted Number.  No other network use is permitted, including, but not limited to, use of the Software, either directly or through commands, data or instructions from or to a Computer not part of your internal network, for internet or web hosting services or by any user not licensed to use this copy of the Software through a valid license from Axence; and
2.3  Backup Copy.  You may make one backup copy of the Software, provided your backup copy is not installed or Used on any computer. You may not transfer the rights to a backup copy unless you transfer all rights in the Software as provided in Section 4.4.
2.4 Permitted Numer for NetTools: Axence allows unlimited installations of Axence NetTools Pro v4.0, provided you activate every copy within 30 days from installation.
3.  Intellectual Property Ownership, Copyright Protection.  The Software and any authorized copies that you make are the intellectual property of and are owned by Axence, Inc. and its suppliers.  The structure, organization and code of the Software are the valuable trade secrets and confidential information of Axence, Inc. and its suppliers.  The Software is protected by law, including without limitation the copyright laws of the United States and other countries, and by international treaty provisions.  Except as expressly stated herein, this Agreement does not grant you any intellectual property rights in the Software and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by Axence and its suppliers.

4.  Restrictions.  
4.1  Notices.  You shall not copy the Software except as set forth in Section 2.  Any copy of the Software that you make must contain the same copyright and other proprietary notices that appear on or in the Software.  
4.2  No Modifications.  You shall not modify, adapt or translate the Software.  You shall not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Software except to the extent you may be expressly permitted to decompile under applicable law, it is essential to do so in order to achieve operability of the Software with another software program, and you have first asked Axence to provide the information necessary to achieve such operability and Axence has not made such information available.  Axence has the right to impose reasonable conditions and to request a reasonable fee before providing such information.  Any such information supplied by Axence and any information obtained by you by such permitted decompilation may only be used by you 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.  Requests for such information should be directed to the Axence Customer Support Department. 
4.3  No Unbundling.  The Software may include various applications, utilities and components, may support multiple platforms and languages and may be provided to you on multiple media or in multiple copies.  Nonetheless, the Software is designed and provided to you as a single product bundle to be Used as a bundle on no more than the Permitted Number of Computers as permitted by Section 2.  You are not required to Use all component parts of the Software, but you shall not unbundle the component parts of the Software for Use on different Computers.  Each Computer upon which you copy any part of the Software bundle shall be considered one of your Permitted Number of Computers.  You shall not unbundle or repackage the Software for distribution or resale. 
4.4  No Transfer. You may not rent, lease, sell, sublicense, assign or transfer your rights in the Software, or authorize all or any portion of the Software to be copied onto another user's computer except as may be expressly permitted herein.  You may, however, transfer all your rights to Use the Software to another person or legal entity provided that: (a) you also transfer (i) this Agreement, and (ii) the serial number(s), Software and all other software or hardware bundled, packaged or pre-installed with the Software, including all copies, Updates and prior versions to such person or entity;  (b) you retain no copies, including backups and copies stored on a computer; and (c) the receiving party accepts the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any other terms and conditions upon which you legally purchased a license to the Software. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may not transfer education, pre-release, or not for resale copies of the Software.

5. Updates.  If the Software is an Update to a previous version of the Software, you must possess a valid license to such previous version in order to Use such Update.  All Updates are provided to you on a license exchange basis.  You agree that by Using an Update you voluntarily terminate your right to use any previous version of the Software.  As an exception, you may continue to Use previous versions of the Software on your Computer after you Use the Update but only to assist you in the transition to the Update, provided that: (a) the Update and the previous versions are installed on the same computer; (b) the previous versions or copies thereof are not transferred to another party or Computer unless all copies of the Update are also transferred to such party or Computer; and (c) you acknowledge that any obligation Axence may have to support the previous versions of the Software may be ended upon availability of the Update. 

6.  LIMITED WARRANTY. Except as may be otherwise provided in Section 14, Axence warrants to the person or entity that first purchases a license for the Software for use pursuant to the terms of this license, that the Software will perform substantially in accordance with the Documentation for the ninety (90) day period following receipt of the Software when used on the recommended operating system and hardware configuration. Non-substantial variations of performance from the Documentation does not establish a warranty right. This limited warranty does not apply to PATCHES, pre-release (BETA), tryout, evaluation, product sampler, OR NOT FOR RESALE (NFR) COPIES OF SOFTWARE (See Section 14). To make a warranty claim, you must return the Software to the location where you obtained it along with proof of purchase within such ninety (90) day period. If the Software does not perform substantially in accordance with the Documentation, the entire liability of Axence and your exclusive remedy shall be limited to either, at Axence’s option, the replacement of the Software or the refund of the license fee you paid for the Software. THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS.  YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION. For further warranty information, please see the jurisdiction specific information at the end of this Agreement, if any, or contact Axence’s Customer Support Department.

7.  DISCLAIMER. THE FOREGOING LIMITED WARRANTY STATES THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES FOR AXENCE’S OR ITS SUPPLIER’S BREACH OF WARRANTY.  AXENCE AND ITS SUPPLIERS DO NOT AND CANNOT WARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS YOU MAY OBTAIN BY USING THE SOFTWARE. EXCEPT FOR THE FOREGOING LIMITED WARRANTY, AND FOR ANY WARRANTY, CONDITION, REPRESENTATION OR TERM TO THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE SAME CANNOT OR MAY NOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED BY LAW APPLICABLE TO YOU IN YOUR JURISDICTION, AXENCE AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS OR TERMS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WHETHER BY STATUTE, COMMON LAW, CUSTOM, USAGE OR OTHERWISE AS TO ANY OTHER MATTERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, INTEGRATION, SATISFACTORY QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The provisions of Section 7 and Section 8 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, howsoever caused, but this shall not imply or create any continued right to Use the Software after termination of this Agreement.

8.  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT WILL AXENCE OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, CLAIMS OR COSTS WHATSOEVER OR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, OR ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST SAVINGS, EVEN IF AN AXENCE REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS, DAMAGES, CLAIMS OR COSTS OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY THIRD PARTY.  THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS APPLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW IN YOUR JURISDICTION.  AXENCE’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY AND THAT OF ITS SUPPLIERS UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID FOR THE SOFTWARE, IF ANY. Nothing contained in this Agreement limits Axence’s liability to you in the event of death or personal injury resulting from Axence’s negligence or for the tort of deceit (fraud).  Axence is acting on behalf of its suppliers for the purpose of disclaiming, excluding and/or limiting obligations, warranties and liability as provided in this Agreement, but in no other respects and for no other purpose. For further information, please see the jurisdiction specific information at the end of this Agreement, if any, or contact Axence’s Customer Support Department.

9.  Export Rules. You agree that the Software will not be shipped, transferred or exported into any country or used in any manner prohibited by the United States Export Administration Act or any other export laws, restrictions or regulations (collectively the "Export Laws"). In addition, if the Software is identified as export controlled items under the Export Laws, you represent and warrant that you are not a citizen, or otherwise located within, an embargoed nation (including without limitation Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Cuba, North Korea, and Serbia) and that you are not otherwise prohibited under the Export Laws from receiving the Software.   All rights to Use the Software are granted on condition that such rights are forfeited if you fail to comply with the terms of this Agreement.

10.  Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws in force in: (a) the State of Delaware, if a license to the Software is purchased when you are in the United States, Canada, or Mexico; or (b) Poland, if a license to the Software is purchased when you are in any other jurisdiction not described above. The respective courts of New Castle County, Delaware when Delaware law applies, and the competent courts of Poland, when the law of Poland applies, shall each have non-exclusive jurisdiction over all disputes relating to this Agreement. This Agreement will not be governed by the conflict of law rules of any jurisdiction or the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the application of which is expressly excluded. 

11.  General Provisions. If any part of this Agreement is found void and unenforceable, it will not affect the validity of the balance of this Agreement, which shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms.  This Agreement shall not prejudice the statutory rights of any party dealing as a consumer. For example, for consumers in New Zealand who obtain the Software for personal, domestic or household use (not business purposes), this license is subject to the Consumer Guarantees Act. This Agreement may only be modified by a writing signed by an authorized officer of Axence. Updates may be licensed to you by Axence with additional or different terms. The English version of this Agreement shall be the version used when interpreting or construing this Agreement. This is the entire agreement between Axence and you relating to the Software and it supersedes any prior representations, discussions, undertakings, communications or advertising relating to the Software.  

12.  Notice to U.S. Government End Users. 
12.1  The Software and Documentation are “Commercial Item(s),” as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. §2.101, consisting of “Commercial Computer Software” and “Commercial Computer Software Documentation,” as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202, as applicable. Consistent with 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §§227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, as applicable, the Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are being licensed to U.S. Government end users (a) only as Commercial Items and (b) with only those rights as are granted to all other end users pursuant to the terms and conditions herein. Unpublished-rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. Axence, Inc., 501 Silverside Rd, Suite 105, Wilmington, DE 19809, USA. 
12.2  U.S. Government Licensing of Axence Technology. You agree that when licensing Axence Software for acquisition by the U.S. Government, or any contractor therefore, you will license consistent with the policies set forth in 48 C.F.R. §12.212 (for civilian agencies) and 48 C.F.R. §§227-7202-1 and 227-7202-4 (for the Department of Defense). For U.S. Government End Users, Axence agrees to comply with all applicable equal opportunity laws including, if appropriate, the provisions of Executive Order 11246, as amended, Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (38 USC 4212), and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the regulations at 41 CFR Parts 60-1 through 60-60, 60-250, and 60-741.  The affirmative action clause and regulations contained in the preceding sentence shall be incorporated by reference in this Agreement.

13.  Compliance with Licenses. If you are a business or organization, you agree that upon request from Axence or Axence’s authorized representative, you will within thirty (30) days fully document and certify that use of any and all Axence Software at the time of the request is in conformity with your valid licenses from Axence.

14.  SPECIFIC EXCEPTIONS.
14.1  Pre-release Product Additional Terms.  If the product you have received with this license is pre-commercial release or beta Software (“Pre-release Software”), then the following Section applies.  To the extent that any provision in this Section is in conflict with any other term(s) or condition(s) in this Agreement, this Section shall supercede such other term(s) and condition(s) with respect to the Pre-release Software, but only to the extent necessary to resolve the conflict. You acknowledge that the Software is a pre-release version, does not represent final product from Axence, and may contain bugs, errors and other problems that could cause system or other failures and data loss. Consequently, the Pre-release Software is provided to you “AS-IS”, and Axence disclaims any warranty or liability obligations to you of any kind. WHERE LIABILITY CANNOT BE EXCLUDED FOR PRE-RELEASE SOFTWARE, BUT IT MAY BE LIMITED, AXENCE’S LIABILITY AND THAT OF ITS SUPPLIERS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE SUM OF FIFTY DOLLARS (U.S. $50) IN TOTAL. You acknowledge that Axence has not promised or guaranteed to you that Pre-release Software will be announced or made available to anyone in the future, Axence has no express or implied obligation to you to announce or introduce the Pre-release Software and that Axence may not introduce a product similar to or compatible with the Pre-release Software. Accordingly, you acknowledge that any research or development that you perform regarding the Pre-release Software or any product associated with the Pre-release Software is done entirely at your own risk. During the term of this Agreement, if requested by Axence, you will provide feedback to Axence regarding testing and use of the Pre-release Software, including error or bug reports. If you have been provided the Pre-release Software pursuant to a separate written agreement your use of the Software is also governed by such agreement. You agree that you may not and certify that you will not sublicense, lease, loan, rent, assign, or transfer the Pre-release Software. Upon receipt of a later unreleased version of the Pre-release Software or release by Axence of a publicly released commercial version of the Software, whether as a stand-alone product or as part of a larger product, you agree to return or destroy all earlier Pre-release Software received from Axence and to abide by the terms of the license agreement for any such later versions of the Pre-release Software. Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, if you are located outside the United States of America, you agree that you will return or destroy all unreleased versions of the Pre-release Software within thirty (30) days of the completion of your testing of the Software when such date is earlier than the date for Axence's first commercial shipment of the publicly released (commercial) Software.
14.4  Tryout, Product Sampler, NFR, Additional Terms.  If the product you have received with this license is a tryout, product sampler, or NFR copy of the Software (“Tryout Software”), then the following Section applies until such time that you purchase a license to the full retail version of such product.  To the extent that any provision in this Section is in conflict with any other term or condition in this Agreement, this Section shall supercede such other term(s) and condition(s) with respect to the Tryout Software, but only to the extent necessary to resolve the conflict. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE TRYOUT SOFTWARE CONTAINS LIMITED FUNCTIONALITY AND/OR FUNCTIONS FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME. AXENCE IS LICENSING THE TRYOUT SOFTWARE ON AN “AS IS” BASIS, SOLELY AS A DEMONSTRATION MODEL. If the Tryout Software is a timeout version, then the program will terminate operations after a designated period of time (e.g. 30, 45 or 60 days) following installation (the “Time Out Date”), which is specified in the Software. Upon such Time Out Date, the license hereunder shall be terminated, unless extended by Axence upon your purchase of a full retail license from Axence. You acknowledge that such Tryout Software shall cease operation upon the Time Out Date and accordingly, access to any files or output created with such Tryout Software or any product associated with the Tryout Software is done entirely at your own risk. Axence disclaims any warranty or liability obligations to you of any kind, INCLUDING WHERE LEGALLY LIABILITY CANNOT BE EXCLUDED FOR TRYOUT SOFTWARE, BUT IT MAY BE LIMITED, AXENCE’S LIABILITY AND THAT OF ITS SUPPLIERS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE SUM OF FIFTY DOLLARS (U.S. $50) IN TOTAL.
14.5  Educational Software Product.  If the Software accompanying this Agreement is Educational Software Product (Software manufactured for distribution to Axence’s educational channel), you are not entitled to Use the Software unless you qualify in your jurisdiction as an Educational End User.  Please contact your Axence Authorized Reseller to learn if you qualify.  To find an Axence Authorized Reseller in your area, please go to http://www.AxenceSoftware.com and look for the link for Buying Products.

If you have any questions regarding this Agreement or if you wish to request any information from Axence please use the address and contact information included with this product to contact the Axence office serving your jurisdiction.  
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