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Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Acrobat Reader with Search
Electronic End User License Agreement

Version for England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Eire.

Please note that certain clauses differ for end users in different
countries. Clauses 1 to 6 pertain to end users in England, Scotland,
Wales, Northern Ireland and Eire. Clauses 7, 8 and 9 pertain only to
end users in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; clauses
10, 11 and 12 pertain only to end users in Eire.

PLEASE RETURN ANY ACCOMPANYING REGISTRATION FORM
TO RECEIVE REGISTRATION BENEFITS

NOTICE TO USER:
THIS IS A CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU AND ADOBE SYSTEMS
INCORPORATED ("ADOBE"), A CALIFORNIA, U.S.A.
CORPORATION. BY INDICATING YOUR ACCEPTANCE BELOW,
YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS
AGREEMENT. This Adobe Systems Incorporated ("Adobe") End User
License Agreement accompanies a single copy of the Adobe(tm)
Acrobat(tm) Reader software product and Adobe Acrobat plug-ins for
Acrobat Reader, and may include plug-ins for Acrobat Reader provided
by independent software developers ("Software"), as well as related
explanatory written materials ("Documentation").  The term "Software"
shall also include any upgrades, modified versions, updates, additions,
and copies of the Software licensed to you by Adobe or third parties.
This copy of the Software is licensed to you as the end user.  Please
read this Agreement carefully before indicating acceptance at the end
of the text of this Agreement.  If you do not agree with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, decline where instructed, and you will not
be able to use the Software. In that case, please return this product to
Adobe or the location where you obtained it. If you cannot understand
this license or do not think this license applies to you then please
contact the Adobe Customer Support Department.

This is a license agreement and not an agreement for sale. Adobe
continues to own the copy of the Software contained in this package
and any other copy that you are authorised to make pursuant to this
Agreement.

Adobe grants to you a non-exclusive license to use the Software and
Documentation, provided that you agree to the following:

1. Use of the Software.
You may -
* Install the Software from the media or a network server on a single
location on a hard disk or other storage device.
* Use the Software (including the Acrobat Movie, OLE, Autoclose and
AutoIndex plug-ins) to view the PDF content that accompanies this
Software or any other PDF documents.
* Use any plug-in, other than the Acrobat Movie, OLE, Autoclose and
AutoIndex plug-ins, ONLY with the content and indexes that
accompany this Software and no other content or indexes.
* If the Software includes a "search" plug-in, use the Software to
search ONLY the indexes that accompany this Software and no other
indexes.
* Make one backup copy of the Software, provided your backup copy is
not installed or used on any computer.

Home Use.  The primary user of each computer on which the Software
is installed or used may also install the Software on one home or
portable computer if it is accompanied by the Publication.  However,
the Software may not be used on the secondary computer by another
person at the same time the Software on the primary computer is being
used.

Font Software.  If the Software includes font software, provided you
have the permission of the publisher to reproduce the Publication you
may-
* Use the font software as described above and output such font
software on any output devices connected to the computer.
* Download the font software to the memory (hard disk or RAM) of one
output device connected to the computer for the purpose of having
such font software remain resident in the output device, so long as the
Publication remains accessible on your computer.
* Take a copy of the font(s) you have used for a particular file to a
commercial printer or other service bureau, and such service bureau
may use the font(s) to process the Publication, provided such service
bureau has informed you that it has purchased or been granted a
license to use that particular font software.

2. Copyright.
The Software is the intellectual property of Adobe and its suppliers and
is protected by United States copyright law, international treaty
provisions, and applicable laws of the country in which it is being used.
The structure, organization and code of the Software are the valuable
trade secrets and confidential information of Adobe and its suppliers.
Therefore you must treat the Software just as you would any other
copyrighted material, such as a book. You may not copy the Software
or the Documentation except as set forth in the "Use of the Software"
section. Any copies that you are permitted to make pursuant to this
Agreement must contain the same copyright and other proprietary
notices that appear on or in the Software. You agree not to modify,
adapt or translate the Software. Trademarks shall be used in
accordance with accepted trademark practice, including identification
of trademark ownerÆs name. Trademarks can only be used to identify
printed output produced by the Software. Such use of any trademark
does not give you any rights of ownership in that trademark. Except as
stated above, this Agreement does not grant you any intellectual
property rights in the Software.

3. Transfer.
You may not rent, lease, sublicense, or lend the Software or
Documentation. You may, however, transfer all your rights to use the
Software to another person or legal entity provided that you transfer
this Agreement, the Software, including all copies, updates and prior
versions, and all Documentation to such person or entity and that you
retain no copies, including copies stored on a computer.

4. Multiple Environment Software/Multiple Language Software/Dual
Media Software/Multiple Copies.
If the Software includes, or, if in connection with the acquisition of the
Software contained in this package you receive, two or more operating
environment versions of the Software (e.g. Macintosh« and
Windows«), two or more language translation versions of the
Software, the same Software on two or more media (e.g., diskettes and
a CD-ROM), and/or you otherwise receive two or more copies of the
Software, nevertheless you may use only one copy of one version of
the Software. You may make one back-up copy, in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, for the  version of the Software you use. You
may not rent, lease, sublicense, lend or transfer versions or copies of
the Software you do not use, or Software contained on any unused
media, except as part of the permanent transfer of all Software and
Documentation as described above.

5. General Provisions.    If any part of this Agreement is found void
and unenforceable, it will not affect the validity of the balance of the
Agreement, which shall remain valid and enforceable according to its
terms. 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. This Agreement shall automatically
terminate upon failure by you to comply with its terms. This Agreement
may only be modified in writing signed by an authorized officer of
Adobe. This is the entire agreement between Adobe and you relating to
the Software and the Documentation and it supersedes any prior
representations, discussions, undertakings. end user licence
agreements, communications or advertising relating to the Software
and the Documentation. This shall not prejudice the statutory rights of
any party dealing as a consumer.

For your future reference a copy of this End User License agreement
will be
accessible after you install the Software. If you have any questions
regarding this agreement or if you wish to request any information from
Adobe, please use the address information enclosed in this product to
contact the local Adobe subsidiary serving your country or write to
Customer Support Department, Adobe Systems Europe Limited,
Adobe House, Mid New Cultins, Edinburgh, Scotland EH11 4DU,
United Kingdom, telefax [phone].

6. Notice to United States Government End Users.
If this product is acquired under the terms of a: GSA contract- Use,
reproduction or disclosure is subject to the restrictions set forth in the
applicable ADP Schedule contract; DoD contract- Use, duplication or
disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in
subparagraph (c) (1) (ii) of 252.227-7013; Civilian agency contract-
Use, reproduction, or disclosure is subject to 52.227-19 (a) through (d)
and restrictions set forth in the accompanying end user agreement.
Unpublished-rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United
States. Adobe Systems Incorporated, 1585 Charleston Road, P.O. Box
7900, Mountain View, CA 94039-7900.

7. Limited Warranty for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland.
Adobe warrants to you that the Software will perform substantially in
accordance with the Documentation for the ninety (90) day period
following your receipt of the Software. To make a warranty claim, you
must return the Software to the location where you obtained it along
with a copy of your sales receipt within such ninety (90) day period. If
the Software does not perform substantially in accordance with the
Documentation, the entire and exclusive liability of Adobe and its
suppliers, and your exclusive remedy shall be limited to either, at
AdobeÆs option, the replacement of the Software or the refund of the
license fee you paid for the Software.

ADOBE AND ITS SUPPLIERS DO NOT AND CANNOT WARRANT
THE PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS YOU MAY OBTAIN BY USING
THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION. THE FOREGOING
STATES THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES FOR ADOBE'S OR
ITS SUPPLIERS' BREACH OF WARRANTY.  EXCEPT FOR THE
FOREGOING LIMITED WARRANTY, AND FOR ANY WARRANTY
WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED BY COMPULSORY LAW IN THE
UNITED KINGDOM, ADOBE AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO
WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO
NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS,
MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR
ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL ADOBE OR ITS
SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES,
INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST SAVINGS) ARISING
OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE EVEN IF
AN ADOBE REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY
THIRD PARTY. WHERE LEGALLY LIABILITY CANNOT BE
EXCLUDED, BUT IT MAY BE LIMITED, ADOBEÆS LIABILITY AND
THAT OF ITS SUPPLIERS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT
PAID FOR THE SOFTWARE.

Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prejudice the statutory rights
of any party dealing as a consumer. Nothing contained in this
Agreement limits AdobeÆs liability to you in the event of death or
personal injury resulting from AdobeÆs negligence.

Adobe is acting on behalf of its suppliers for the purpose of
disclaiming, excluding and/or restricting obligations, warranties and
liability as provided in this Clause 7, but in no other respects and for no
other purpose.

8. Governing Law for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the substantive laws of Scotland whose courts shall have
jurisdiction over all disputes relating to this Agreement.

9. Council Directive on the Legal Protection of Computer Programs:
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
You agree not to reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or
otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Software except
as expressly permitted under the Council Directive of 14 May 1991 on
the Legal Protection of Computer Programs ("the Directive"). For the
avoidance of doubt in the event of any inconsistency between the
Directive and any UK legislation the terms of the Directive shall prevail.
Please note that you may not decompile the Software unless it is
essential to do so in order to achieve operability of the Software with
another software program and you have first requested Adobe to
provide the information necessary to achieve such operability. Adobe
has the right to impose reasonable conditions and to request a
reasonable fee before providing such information. Any information
supplied by Adobe or obtained by you, as permitted hereunder, may
only be used by you for the purpose stated in the Directive 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
information should be directed to the Customer Support Department,
Adobe Systems Europe Limited, Adobe House, Mid New Cultins,
Edinburgh, Scotland EH11 4DU, United Kingdom, telefax +44-(0) 131-
453-4422.

10.    Limited Warranty for Eire.
Adobe warrants to you that the Software will perform substantially in
accordance with the Documentation for the ninety (90) day period
following your receipt of the Software. To make a warranty claim, you
must return the Software to the location where you obtained it along
with a copy of your sales receipt within such ninety (90) day period. If
the Software does not perform substantially in accordance with the
Documentation, the entire and exclusive liability of Adobe and its
suppliers, and your exclusive remedy shall be limited to either, at
AdobeÆs option, the replacement of the Software or the refund of the
license fee you paid for the Software.

ADOBE AND ITS SUPPLIERS DO NOT AND CANNOT WARRANT
THE PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS YOU MAY OBTAIN BY USING
THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION.  THE FOREGOING
STATES THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES FOR ADOBE'S OR
ITS SUPPLIERS' BREACH OF WARRANTY.  EXCEPT FOR THE
FOREGOING LIMITED WARRANTY, AND FOR ANY WARRANTY
WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED BY COMPULSORY LAW IN
IRELAND, ADOBE AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO WARRANTIES
OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO
NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS,
MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR
ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL ADOBE OR ITS
SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES,
INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST SAVINGS) ARISING
OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE EVEN IF
AN ADOBE REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY
THIRD PARTY. WHERE LEGALLY LIABILITY CANNOT BE
EXCLUDED, BUT IT MAY BE LIMITED, ADOBEÆS LIABILITY AND
THAT OF ITS SUPPLIERS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT
PAID FOR THE SOFTWARE.

The contractual rights which you enjoy by virtue of Section 12, 13, 14
and 15 of the Sale of Goods Act, 1893 (as amended) are in no way
prejudiced by anything contained in this Agreement save (if you are not
dealing as a consumer or in the case of an international sale of goods)
to the extent permitted by law.

Section 39 of the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act, 1980 is
hereby excluded with respect to the supply of the Software. The
contractual rights which you enjoy by virtue of the provisions of Section
39 of the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act, 1980 are in no
way prejudiced by anything contained in these terms and conditions
save to the extent permitted by law.

Adobe is acting on behalf of its suppliers for the purpose of
disclaiming, excluding and/or restricting obligations, warranties and
liability in this clause 10, but in no other respects and for no other
purpose.

11. Governing Law for Eire.
This Agreement is governed by Irish law and you submit to the
jurisdiction of the Irish courts in relation to any matter or dispute
arising hereunder.

12. Implementation of the European Communities (Legal Protection of
Computer Programs) Regulations, 1993 in Eire.
You may make one backup copy of the Software, in accordance with
the provisions of the European Communities (Legal Protection of
Computer Programs) Regulations, 1993, provided your backup copy is
not installed or used on any computer. You agree not to modify, adapt
or translate the Software except as permitted under the European
Communities (Legal Protection of Computer Programs) Regulations,
1993 in order to render the Software interoperable with other
independently created software and any such act must be restricted to
the portions of the Software which are necessary to achieve
interoperability as stated.  You also agree not to reverse engineer,
decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source
code of the Software except as permitted under the European
Communities (Legal Protection of Computer Programs) Regulations,
1993 in order to render the Software interoperable with other
independently created software and any such act must be restricted to
the portions of the Software which are necessary to achieve
interoperability as stated.

If it is necessary for you to decompile the Software in order to obtain
information necessary in order to render the Software interoperable
with other independently created software in accordance with European
Communities (Legal Protection of Computer Programs) Regulations,
1993, as stated above, you may first request Adobe to provide such
information. Adobe has the right to impose reasonable conditions such
as a reasonable fee for providing such information. Requests for
information can be directed to Customer Support Department, Adobe
Systems Europe Limited, Adobe House, Mid New Cultins, Edinburgh,
Scotland EH11 4DU, United Kingdom, telefax [phone].

Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems
Incorporated. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer,
Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.