1. Preamble
This Agreement, signed on the date you first accepted it through the
Software (hereinafter: Effective Date) governs the relationship between you
(hereinafter: Licensee) and Spherical Origins GmbH & Co. KG, a duly registered
company in Germany, whose principal place of business is Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 2,
53113 Bonn, Germany (hereinafter: Licensor). This Agreement sets the terms, rights,
restrictions and obligations on using Spherical Inventory Compiler (hereinafter: The
Software) created and owned by Licensor, as detailed herein.
2. License Grant
Licensor hereby grants Licensee a Personal, Non-assignable &
non-transferable, Perpetual, Non-commercial, Without the rights to create derivative
works, Non-exclusive license, in accordance with the terms set forth and other legal
restrictions set forth in 3rd party software used while running Software.
Limited: Licensee may use Software for the purpose of:
- Running Software on Licensee's computer;
- Allowing 3rd Parties to run Software on Licensee's computer;
- Publishing Software's output to Licensee and 3rd Parties;
- Distribute verbatim copies of Software and its output (including compiled binaries);
This license is granted perpetually, as long as you do not materially breach it.
Binary Restricted: Licensee may sublicense Software as a part of a larger work
containing more than Software, distributed solely in Object or Binary
form under a personal, non-sublicensable, limited license.
Non Assignable & Non-Transferable: Licensee may not assign or transfer
his rights and duties under this license.
Non-Commercial: Licensee may not use Software for commercial purposes.
for the purpose of this license, commercial purposes means that a 3rd party
has to pay in order to access Software or that the Website, Virtual Machine or API
that runs Software is behind a paywall.
With Attribution Requirements: Software’s output may be transferred,
distributed or published without attribution. The Software itself may only be
redistributed or referred to with attribution to the Licensor.
With support & maintenance: Licensor will provide Licensee support by
e-mail and on the best effort basis. No maintenance and no committed
service level is provided to the Licensee. These services are available
commercially from the Licensor, subject to a separate support contract.
3. Term & Termination
The Term of this license shall be until terminated. Licensor
may terminate this Agreement, including Licensee’s license in the case where
Licensee:
- became insolvent or otherwise entered into any liquidation process; or
- exported The Software to any jurisdiction where licensor may not enforce his rights under this agreements in; or
- Licensee was in breach of any of this license's terms and conditions and such breach was not cured, immediately upon notification; or
- Licensee in breach of any of the terms of clause 2 to this license; or
- Licensee otherwise entered into any arrangement which caused Licensor to be unable to enforce his rights under this License.
4. Cost-free
The License is granted to Licensee cost-free.
5. Upgrades, Updates and Fixes
Licensor may provide Licensee, from time to time,
with Upgrades, Updates or Fixes, as detailed herein and according to the Licensor’s
sole discretion. Licensee hereby warrants to keep The Software up-to-date and
install all relevant updates and fixes. Licensor shall provide any update or fix free of
charge; however, nothing in this Agreement shall require Licensor to provide Updates
or Fixes. Upgrades may not be provided free of charge.
Upgrades: for the purpose of this license, an Upgrade shall be a material
amendment in The Software, which contains new features and or major
performance improvements and shall be marked as a new version number.
For example, should Licensee purchase The Software under version 1.X.X,
an upgrade shall commence under number 2.0.0.
Updates: for the purpose of this license, an update shall be a minor
amendment in The Software, which may contain new features or minor
improvements and shall be marked as a new sub-version number. For
example, should Licensee purchase The Software under version 1.1.X, an
upgrade shall commence under number 1.2.0.
Fix: for the purpose of this license, a fix shall be a minor amendment in The
Software, intended to remove bugs or alter minor features which impair the
The Software's functionality. A fix shall be marked as a new sub-sub-version
number. For example, should Licensee purchase Software under version 1.1.1, an upgrade
shall commence under number 1.1.2.
6. Support
Software is provided with limited support, as detailed under the License
Grant. Licensor shall provide support by electronic mail and on regular business days
and hours in Germany.
Bug Notification: Licensee may inform Licensor of details regarding any
bug, defect or failure in The Software promptly and with no delay from such
event; in such case, Licensee shall comply with Licensor's request for information regarding
bugs, defects or failures and furnish him with information, screenshots and steps
to reproduce such bugs, defects or failures.
Feature Request: Licensee may request additional features in Software,
provided, however, that
Licensee shall waive any claim or right in such feature should feature be developed by Licensor;
Licensee shall be prohibited from developing the feature, or disclose such feature request,
or feature, to any 3rd party directly competing with Licensor or any 3rd party which may be,
following the development of such feature, in direct competition with Licensor;
Licensee warrants that feature does not infringe any 3rd party patent, trademark,
trade-secret or any other intellectual property right; and
Licensee developed, envisioned or created the feature solely by himself.
Acceptance, planning, prioritization and development of the feature in The Software is at sole discretion of the Licensor.
The Licensor shall not be obliged to accept any feature request.
7. Liability
To the extent permitted under Law, The Software is provided under an
AS-IS basis. Licensor shall never, and without any limit, be liable for any damage,
cost, expense or any other payment incurred by Licensee as a result of Software’sactions,
failure, bugs and/or any other interaction between The Software and Licensee’s equipment,
computers, other software or any 3rd party equipment, computer or services.
Moreover, Licensor shall never be liable for any defect in source code
written by Licensee when relying on The Software or using The Software’s source code.
9. No Refunds
Licensee warrants that he inspected The Software according to clause
8.3 and that it is adequate to his needs. Accordingly, as The Software is intangible
goods, Licensee shall not be, ever, entitled to any refund, rebate, compensation or
restitution for any reason whatsoever, even if The Software contains material flaws.
10. Indemnification
Licensee hereby warrants to hold Licensor harmless and indemnify
Licensor for any lawsuit brought against it in regards to Licensee’s use of The
Software in means that violate, breach or otherwise circumvent this license,
Licensor's intellectual property rights or Licensor's title in The Software. Licensor
shall promptly notify Licensee in case of such legal action and request Licensee’s
consent prior to any settlement in relation to such lawsuit or claim.
11. Governing Law, Jurisdiction
This agreement is governed by German law; any
legal claims with regard to the License shall be submitted to the competent court in
Bonn, Germany.