Paradigm License Agreement and Limited Warranty

 

IMPORTANT - READ CAREFULLY

This License Agreement and Limited Warranty (herein referred to as "Agreement") is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity) and Paradigm Technologies Corp. (herein referred to as "Paradigm") for the RouteTech® a software product, which includes computer software and associated media, printed materials, and "on-line" or electronic documentation (herein referred to as "Software Product").   BY CLICKING ON THE “I AGREE” BUTTON OR By opening the sealed software package and/or by installing, copying or otherwise using the Software Product, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. If you do not agree to the terms of this Agreement, promptly return the Software Product and accompanying items in saleable condition to the place from which you obtained them for a full refund.

1.  LIMITED LICENSE

 a) You are purchasing only the right to use a single copy of the Software Product, and are acquiring no other rights, title or interest in or to the Software Product or the intellectual property rights therein, except the Limited License granted herein.

 b) Except as stated in Section 1(c), Paradigm grants you a limited license to use one copy of the Software Product on a single computer for your own internal personal or business purposes (the “Limited License”).  You may access the Software Product from a hard disk, over a network (subject to Section 1(c)) or by any other method, strictly in accordance with the terms hereof.

c)  To license additional users to use the Software Product on a network, you must acquire "Multiple User Packs", which allow additional designated users in numbers and on terms specified by the documentation accompanying the Software Product. You are strictly limited to the number of copies of the Software Product in use on a network as is specifically authorized in the documentation.

 2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

All right, title and interest in and to the Software Product (including but not limited to, any images, photographs, animations, video, audio, music, and text incorporated into the Software Product), the accompanying printed materials, and any copies of the Software Product are owned solely and exclusively by Paradigm or its suppliers.  All intellectual property rights (including without limitation, copyrights, trade-marks, patents, trade secrets, trade names, industrial designs and all other intellectual and industrial property rights) in the Software Products and all copies thereof are owned solely and exclusively by Paradigm and its suppliers. The Software Product is protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Therefore, you may not copy the Software Product except that you may either (a) make one copy of the Software Product solely for backup or archival purposes, or (b) install the Software Product on a single computer provided you keep the original solely for backup or archival purposes. You may not copy the printed materials accompanying the Software Product.

3.  OTHER RESTRICTIONS

a) Rental. You may not rent or lease the Software Product.

b) Software Transfer. Unless this is a "Not for Resale" or "Evaluation" product, you may permanently transfer all of your rights under this Agreement, provided that: (i) you transfer all of the Software Product (including all component parts, the media and printed materials, any upgrades, and this Agreement); (ii) you retain no copies of the Software Product in any format; and (iii) the recipient agrees  in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. If the Software Product is an upgrade, any transfer must include all prior versions of the Software Product.

c) Export. Any export of the Software Product or its technical data from Canada or the United States may be restricted by U.S. and Canadian export control laws, and accordingly you agree that you are solely responsible for compliance with such laws before engaging in any such export.

d) Limitations on Modifications or Reverse Engineering. You may not alter, modify, disassemble, decompile, or reverse-engineer, or create derivative works of the Software Product.

e) No Separation of Components. The Software Product is licensed as a single product, and neither the software programs comprising the Software Product or any update or upgrade may be separated for use by more than one user at a time.

f) Termination. Without prejudice to any of its other rights, Paradigm may terminate your Limited License and this Agreement if you fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In such event, you must destroy all copies of the Software Product and certify in writing to Paradigm that you have done so.

4LIMITED WARRANTY

a) Paradigm warrants the physical disk(s) and physical documentation to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 60 days from the purchase date. If Paradigm receives notification within this warranty period of any such defects and such notification is determined to be correct, Paradigm will replace the disk(s) or documentation.

b) Paradigm's entire liability for any breach of this warranty is limited to replacement of defective disk(s) or documentation, and does not include or extend to claims for any other damages.

c) PARADIGM SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS, CONDITIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED REPRESENTATION, CONDITION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABLE QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, DURABILITY, TITLE, AND THOSE ARISING BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE IN LAW OR FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.  PARADIGM DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT (i) THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (ii) THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, OR (iii) THAT ALL PROGRAMMING ERRORS CAN BE CORRECTED.  You are responsible for taking precautionary measures to prevent the loss or destruction of your data and databases such as, for example, making regular backups and verifying the results obtained from using the Software Product, and Paradigm shall have no obligations or liability whatsoever with respect to any such loss or destruction.

5LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT SHALL PARADIGM BE LIABLE FOR COSTS OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS, LOSS OF PROFITS, EXPECTED SAVINGS, DATA OR USE OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT, OR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR OTHER SIMILAR CLAIMS, HOWEVER CAUSED, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF PARADIGM HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL PARADIGM’S LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON EVER EXCEED $5, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF CLAIM. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF THE ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY LIMITED REMEDY. ALL THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS TO PARADIGM OF ANY PORTION OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT MAKE NO WARRANTY AND SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO YOU.

6. RUNTIME SOFTWARE

The software files listed in the software file RUNTIME.HLP, provided on your software disk(s), individually, collectively or in any combination, constitute Runtime Software. Unless this is a "Not for Resale" or "Evaluation" product, Paradigm grants you a Limited Runtime License to reproduce and distribute exact copies of the Runtime Software, and to modify, reproduce and distribute the sample applications made from the original disks in this package (or a set of backup copies made directly from them), provided all of the following conditions are satisfied:

a) you may distribute such copies solely for the purpose of executing specific-purpose application programs written using an authorized copy of Software Product;

b) you remain solely responsible for support, service, upgrades, and technical or other assistance, required or requested by anyone receiving such copies;

c) you may not use the name, logo, or trade-marks of Paradigm or the Software Product without prior written permission from Paradigm;

d) you may not alter, modify, disassemble, decompile, or reverse-engineer, or create derivative works of the Runtime Software;

e) Paradigm makes no warranty with respect to the Runtime Software other than the limited warranty provided to you in section 4 of in this Agreement ; and

f) you will indemnify, defend and hold Paradigm harmless against any claims, losses, damages or liabilities arising out of the use, reproduction or distribution of the Runtime Software, and the use by the recipients or copies made thereunder.

You may not include the Runtime Software or sample applications in any general-purpose report writing and/or database querying product, or any other product that is generally competitive with Paradigm product offerings. If you wish to distribute copies of the Runtime Software or sample applications on other terms, you must obtain prior written permission from Paradigm.  "Not for Resale" and "Evaluation" products do not include a Limited Runtime License, and you may not, therefore, distribute Runtime Software or sample applications.

The Software Product contains software components from Paradigm suppliers. This Agreement does not grant you any right or license to distribute software components from these suppliers, including but not limited to, Microsoft Corporation's "JET Files", unless you have proper authorization from the appropriate supplier.

7. GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement is governed by the laws of in force in the Province of Ontario, Canada, without regard to its conflicts of law principles, and each party irrevocably attorns to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province or Ontario.

8. MISCELLANEOUS

This document constitutes the entire agreement of the parties regarding the subject matter herein.  To the extent that any provision of this Agreement is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be severed and deleted or limited so as to give effect to the intent of the parties, and each remaining provision shall remain in full force and effect.  Sections 2, 3, 4(c), 5, 7 and 8 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason.  All rights not expressly granted to you are retained by Paradigm.

9. ACCEPTANCE

BY INSTALLING AND USING THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT, YOU AFFIRM THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO ALL OF ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT CLICK “I AGREE” OR OTHERWISE INSTALL, COPY OR USE THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT.   IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, PLEASE RETURN THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT PRIOR TO USE AND IN SALEABLE CONDITION FOR A FULL REFUND.