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The following are the terms and conditions upon which Ecreations
Software Inc. ("Ecreations Software") will license you (in this document,
you will be referred to as "you" or the "Client") to use certain software
created by and belonging to Ecreations Software, pursuant to the terms
and conditions of this Software License Agreement (the "License").
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY.
UPON ACCEPTANCE OF YOUR ORDER BY ECREATIONS SOFTWARE, YOU
BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENSE.
Ecreations Software may require that all orders be confirmed
by your signature on the order form. Ecreations Software reserves the
right to perform all appropriate verifications before accepting your order.
On the order form, you will select a software package composed of one
or more of the following:
- Aardvark Cart ™
- Aardvark Catalog ™
- Aardvark Mall ™
- Aardvark Publisher ™
- AdMaster ™
- Auto-ClassifiedsPro ™
- Auto-Clubs ™
- Auto-EmailPro ™
- Auto-Gallery ™
- Auto-GamesPro ™
- Auto-HomePage ™
- Auto-PollsPro ™
- Auto-QuizPro ™
- BAC Blogger ™
- BAC Briefcase ™
- BAC Calendar ™
- BAC Friends ™
- BAC News ™
- BAC Open Directory ™
- BAC Payment ™
- BAC Site Search ™
- BAC Survey ™
- CommunityAlbums ™
- CommunityForums ™
- CommunityMailer ™
- CommunityMembers ™
- CommunityWeaver ™
- ECardsPro ™
- ReferIt ™
The package you select in your purchase order will be referred
to in this License as the "Licensed Software".
1. LICENSE
Ecreations Software grants to the Client a limited non-exclusive
License to install the Licensed Software on a single computer, in one
directory only, and to to use the Licensed Software with respect to one
set of data only. The data generated by the Licensed Software may be stored
or made available on more than one computer or over a network, but this
License does not allow the Licensed Software to be run on or be executed
by more than one computer or over a network. To allow the Licensed Software
to be run on or be executed by more than one computer or over a network,
the Client must acquire and dedicate a License for each separate computer
or directory which runs or executes the Licensed Software.
Ecreations Software also grants to the Client the right
to reproduce the manuals and other documents relating to the installation
and use of the Licensed Software (the "Documentation") only as required
for the Client's authorized use of the Licensed Software.
This License is conditional upon the Client paying all
applicable license fees and respecting the terms hereof.
2. OWNERSHIP AND LIMITS TO USE
The Licensed Software and the Documentation remain at all
times the sole and exclusive property of Ecreations Software. In order
to protect the rights of Ecreations Software, the Client undertakes to
comply with the following:
(a) The Client shall not reproduce the Licensed
Software beyond the number of permitted copies, nor shall the Client reproduce,
distribute, transmit or provide access to the Licensed Software to or
for the benefit of a third party;
(b) The Client shall not sublicense, loan, sell,
or otherwise transfer all or part of the Licensed Software or Documentation
or any interest therein to or for the benefit of a third party;
(c) The Client shall not remove, alter or obliterate
any copyright notices found in the Licensed Software or its source code;
and
(d) The Client shall ensure that its personnel,
including any consultants, comply with all of the terms and conditions
of this License and shall be liable for any breaches thereof.
3. MINIMUM CONFIGURATION
The Client is responsible for ensuring that the computer
systems onto which the Licensed Software is installed meet the minimal
requirements prescribed from time to time by Ecreations Software.
4. TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND UPGRADES
For a period of one year from the date of the order for
the Licensed Software, Ecreations Software will make available to the
Client, free of charge, upgrades of the Licensed Software and support
via email and/or support forums provided by Ecreations Software. After
one year, continuation of both support and upgrades will be contingent
upon yearly payment of a yearly fee of 30% of the then prevailing price
of a License for the Licensed Software (the "Upgrade and Support Fee").
The Upgrade and Support Fee is payable in full prior to the expiration
of the then current support period. If you fail to pay the Upgrade and
Support Fee, you may still use the Licensed Software as stipulated in
this License, but support will be billed at Ecreations Software's hourly
rate then in effect for consulting services, and upgrades will be subject
to a new license at the then prevailing price.
Should support be required as a result of the Licensed
Software ceasing to function as a result of a modification, adaptation
or addition to the Licensed Software made by the Client or on its behalf,
Ecreations Software will invoice the Client for all time spent to identify
such malfunction and to carry out any remedial work at Ecreations Software's
hourly rate then in effect for consulting services.
5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
THE LICENSED SOFTWARE AND THE DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED
TO THE CLIENT AS IS. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STIPULATED HEREIN, ECREATIONS
SOFTWARE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, RELATING TO THE USE, PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED
THROUGH THE USE OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE,AND DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING
WITH RESPECT TO OR TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND UPGRADE. ECREATIONS SOFTWARE
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ECREATIONS SOFTWARE SHALL IN NO
EVENT BE LIABLE TO THE CLIENT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FOR ANY LOST PROFITS
OR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OR ALTERATION OF DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS
AND/OR LOSS OF EMPLOYEE WORK TIME. IN ANY EVENT, THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF
ECREATIONS SOFTWARE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AGGREGATE PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY
ECREATIONS SOFTWARE HEREUNDER.
This disclaimer applies without limitation regardless of
the form of action, whether in contract, tort (including negligence),
strict liability, or otherwise, and regardless of whether such damages
are or were foreseeable.
6. INSTALLATION AND USE OF LICENSED SOFTWARE
The Client shall follow the instructions found in the Documentation
relating to the proper installation and use of the Licensed Software.
7. IMPROVEMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE LICENSED SOFTWARE
The Client may modify, adapt and create improvements to
the Licensed Software as it deems appropriate solely for its own purposes
(the "Improvements"). The Client acknowledges that the exercise of such
right does not confer upon it any right of ownership in the Licensed Software
or any right to provide, license, assign, sell or lease to third parties
such modified, adapted or improved version of the Licensed Software, or
the Improvements independently of the Licensed Software. The Client may
communicate all or part of the Improvements to Ecreations Software as
it deems appropriate, thereby automatically granting to Ecreations Software
a perpetual royalty-free license to copy, distribute, communicate to the
public, modify and adapt such Improvements, and to sub-license others
to use such Improvements, which license will survive the expiration or
termination of this License.
Ecreations Software shall be under no obligation to integrate
into the Licensed Software any material provided by the Client under this
clause.
8. CONFIDENTIALITY
The Client acknowledges that all information relating to
the Licensed Software that it has obtained or shall obtain, including
the source code of the Licensed Software, are of a confidential nature
and are trade secrets exclusively owned by Ecreations Software.
The Client expressly undertakes to use the information
relating to the Licensed Software it receives in conformity with this
License and to hold such information in confidence without disclosing
it to any third party during the term of this License and at all times
subsequent to its termination or expiration for whatever reason. The Client
shall not use the information relating to the Licensed Software for the
benefit of third parties or to provide consulting services to third parties.
9. NON TRANSFERABILITY
Neither this License nor any rights or licenses granted
hereunder may be assigned, transferred, delegated, sublicensed or time
shared without the prior written consent of Ecreations Software. Any such
assignment, transfer, delegation, sublicense or time sharing in breach
of this undertaking is void and results in the immediate termination of
this License.
10. TERMINATION
Ecreations Software shall have the right to terminate this
License immediately without notice in the event that:
a) the Client breaches any of the terms and conditions
of this License or refuses or neglects to pay the applicable license fees
when they fall due; or
b) the Client files a petition in bankruptcy or
for the appointment of a receiver, or if an involuntary petition in bankruptcy
is filed against the Client and said petition is not discharged within
thirty (30) days, or if the Client becomes insolvent or makes a general
assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or if the business or property
of the Client comes into the possession of its creditors or of a governmental
agency or of a receiver.
The Client undertakes in the event of termination of this
License to immediately cease any and all use of the Licensed Software,
to deliver up to Ecreations Software the Licensed Software and the Documentation,
and to destroy any copies made.
11. ENTIRE LICENSE
All prior proposals, understandings, and/or agreements
between the parties that relate to the subject matter of this License
are hereby superseded and merged into this License. This License may not
be modified or altered except in writing.
12. GOVERNING LAW
This License, its construction, performance, scope, validity
and effects are governed and shall be construed in accordance with the
laws applicable and in force in the Province of Quebec, Canada.
13. VENUE
The parties agree, for any claim or judicial proceedings
for whatever reason relating to this License, to designate and hereby
designate the courts of the judicial district of Montreal, Province of
Quebec, Canada, as the appropriate venue for the hearing of any such claims
or judicial proceedings, to the exclusion of any other courts, judicial
district or jurisdiction that may have the right to hear such dispute.
14. LANGUAGE
The parties hereby confirm that they each require that
this License and all documents and notices in connection therewith be
drawn up in English. Les parties reconnaissent par les présentes que chacune
d'elles a exigé que cette license et tout document ou avis y afférent
soient rédigés en anglais.
By submitting your order, you acknowledge having read
this license and agree to be bound thereby.
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