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THIS AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU OR THE COMPANY WHICH YOU REPRESENT AND ARE AUTHORIZED TO BIND (THE “LICENSEE”, “YOU”, or “YOUR”), AND PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION (“Progress” or “Licensor”)PROGRESSPROGRESS. PLEASE CHECK THE “I HAVE READ AND AGREE TO THE LICENSE AGREEMENT” BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. BY CHECKING THE “I HAVE READ AND AGREE TO THE LICENSE AGREEMENT” BOX AND/OR BY PURCHASING, DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING OR OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE MADE AVAILABLE BY PROGRESS THROUGH THIS WEB SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE (1) THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, (2) THAT YOU UNDERSTAND IT, (3) THAT YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND (4) TO THE EXTENT YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY, YOU HAVE THE POWER AND AUTHORITY TO BIND THAT COMPANY.
This is a license agreement and not an agreement for sale.
1.1 License Grant. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Progress hereby grants to Licensee and Licensee hereby accepts, a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive license (the “License”) to use the Progress computer software identified as Progress Testing Framework by Progress and any updates, upgrades, modifications and error corrections thereto provided to Licensee (collectively, the “Programs”) and any accompanying documentation (the “Documentation”, together with the Programs, collectively the “Software”) solely as specified in this Agreement.
1.2 Scope of Use. The Software is licensed per machine. This means the Software may not be activated nor running at the same time on different computers or virtual machines. The computer on which the Software is installed can be used by multiple users as long as only one (1) user is using the computer at a given time.
Licensor hereby grants to Licensee and Licensee hereby accepts, a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive license to install and use the Software in executable, object code form only.
Progress shall have no obligation to support the Software. However, during the Term of this Agreement, Progress may, in its sole discretion, make certain support services available to you.
4.1 Software Activation. In order to protect against unlicensed or illegal use of the Software and to improve customer service, the Software may use your internal network and internet connection for the purpose of transmitting and validating license-related data at the time of installation, registration or update to a license server. Activation is based on the exchange of license related data between your computer and a Progress server. You agree that Progress and its licensors may use these measures and You agree to follow any applicable requirements.
4.2 Use of Data. By Your acceptance of the terms of this License or use of the Software, You authorize the collection, use and disclosure of information collected by Progress for the purposes provided for in this License and/or the Privacy Policy (set out in full at http://www.Progress.com/company/privacy-policy) as revised from time to time. International users understand and consent to the processing of personal information in the United States for the purposes described herein. Progress has the right in its sole discretion to amend this provision of the Agreement and/or Privacy Policy at any time.
4.3 Activation Checks. Communication with external servers. From time to time the Software will communicate with the Progress server to ensure the software is properly activated. The Software may also communicate with external servers for the purposes of maintenance of quality of the service, trends identification and usage statistics. You agree that the Software may use your internal network and internet connection for the above purposes.
4.4 Moving Software. If You wish to move the Software to a different computer, You must first deactivate the Software on the computer where it is currently in use. Only then You can activate the Software on another computer. If You do not have an internet connection, You can use the manual de-activation option. If You experience any troubles, please contact Progress sales team (sales@Progress.com).
4.5 Archival Copies. You may make one archival (backup) copy of the Software. The archival copy may not be used or installed as long as another copy of the Software is installed on any computer.
4.6 Prior Versions. Prior versions of the Software may be installed on the same computer with a properly licensed current version of Software. A prior version may be used by a properly licensed user in place of the current version of the Software. The prior version is not an additional license of the Software; it may be used only as a substitute for the current version.
5.1 You may not copy (except as expressly permitted in this Agreement), modify, alter, merge, adapt or translate the Software, or decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the Software to a human-perceivable form.
5.2 You may not modify the Software or create derivative works based upon the Software.
5.3 You may not redistribute the Software.
5.4 You may not rent, lease, or sublicense or permit the use of the Software on a timeshare or service bureau basis. You may not host, on a subscription basis or otherwise, the Software to permit a third party to use the Software for any reason.
5.5 You may not use the Progress product names, logos or trademarks to market Your software.
Progress shall make available for download to Licensee a master copy of the Software.
This Agreement and the License granted hereunder shall continue until terminated in accordance with this Section (the “Term”). Unless otherwise prohibited by law, and without prejudice to Progress’s other rights or remedies, Progress may terminate this Agreement at any time upon written notice to You. This Agreement shall terminate immediately and automatically if You breach the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Upon termination of this Agreement, all Licenses granted to You hereunder shall terminate automatically and You shall immediately cease use of the Software. You must also destroy (i) all copies of the Software and (ii) any product and company logos provided by Progress in connection with this Agreement.
Progress reserves the right to discontinue the Software or any component of the Software, whether offered as a standalone product or solely as a component, at any time.
All title and ownership rights in and to the Software (including but not limited to any images, photographs, animations, video, audio, music, text embedded in the Software), the intellectual property embodied in the Software, and any trademarks or service marks of Progress that are used in connection with the Software are and shall at all times remain exclusively owned by Progress and its licensors. All title and intellectual property rights in and to the content that may be accessed through use of the Software is the property of the respective content owner and may be protected by applicable copyright or other intellectual property laws and treaties. This Agreement grants You no rights to use such content. The Software may contain or be accompanied by certain third party components which are subject to additional restrictions. These components, if any, are identified in, and subject to, special license terms and conditions set forth in the “readme.txt” file, the “notices.txt” file, or the “Third Party Software” file accompanying the Software (“Special Notices”). The Special Notices include important licensing and warranty information and disclaimers. In the event of a conflict between the Special Notices and the other portions of this Agreement, the Special Notices will take precedence (but solely with respect to the third party component(s) to which the Special Notice relates).
If you provide us any ideas, thoughts, criticisms, suggested improvements or other feedback related to the Software (collectively “Feedback”) you own the Feedback and you grant to us a worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid, perpetual, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, translate, distribute, perform, display, import, sell, license, offer for sale, make, have made and otherwise exploit the Feedback in any form, media, or technology, whether now known or hereafter developed, and to allow others to do the same without restriction or obligation of any kind, on account of confidential information, intellectual property rights or otherwise, and may incorporate into our products or services any service, product, technology, enhancement, documentation or other development (“Improvement”) incorporating or derived from any Feedback with no obligation to license or to make available the Improvement to you or any other person or entity. This is true whether you provide the Feedback through use of the Software or through any other method of communication with us, unless we have entered into a separate agreement with you that provides otherwise.
THE SOFTWARE IS LICENSED ‘AS IS’. YOU BEAR THE RISK OF USING IT. PROGRESS GIVES NO WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES OR CONDITIONS. YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS UNDER YOUR LOCAL LAWS WHICH THIS AGREEMENT CANNOT CHANGE. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER YOUR LOCAL LAWS, PROGRESS EXCLUDES THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will Progress be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability to use the Software, including, without limitation, damages for loss of goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, or any and all other commercial damages or losses, even if advised of the possibility thereof, and regardless of the legal or equitable theory (contract, tort or otherwise) upon which the claim is based. In any case, Progress’s entire liability under any provision of this agreement shall not exceed $5, notwithstanding any failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so this exclusion and limitation may not be applicable. Progress is not responsible for any liability arising out of content provided by Licensee or a third party that is accessed through the Software and/or any material linked through such content. Any data included in the Software upon shipment from Progress is for testing use only and Progress hereby disclaims any and all liability arising therefrom. The extent of Progress’s liability for the limited warranty section shall be as set forth therein.
You agree to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend Progress and its resellers from and against any and all claims, lawsuits and proceedings (collectively “Claims”), and all expenses, costs (including attorney's fees), judgments, damages and other liabilities resulting from such Claims, that arise or result from Your use or misuse of the Software.
Except as otherwise provided herein, each party expressly undertakes to retain in confidence all information and know-how transmitted or disclosed to the other that the disclosing party has identified as being proprietary and/or confidential or that, by the nature of the circumstances surrounding the disclosure, ought in good faith to be treated as proprietary and/or confidential, and expressly undertakes to make no use of such information and know-how except under the terms and during the existence of this Agreement. However, neither party shall have an obligation to maintain the confidentiality of information that (i) it received rightfully from a third party without an obligation to maintain such information in confidence ; (ii) the disclosing party has disclosed to a third party without any obligation to maintain such information in confidence; (iii) was known to the receiving party prior to its disclosure by the disclosing party hereunder; or (iv) is independently developed by or for the receiving party without use of the confidential information of the disclosing party. Further, either party may disclose confidential information of the other party as required by governmental or judicial order, provided such party gives the other party prompt written notice prior to such disclosure and complies with any protective order (or equivalent) imposed on such disclosure. Without limiting the foregoing, Licensee shall treat any source code for the Software as confidential information and shall not disclose, disseminate, or distribute such materials to any third party without Progress’s prior written permission. Each party’s obligations under this Section 14 shall apply at all times during the term of this Agreement and for five (5) years following termination of this Agreement, provided, however, that (i) obligations with respect to source code shall survive in perpetuity and (ii) trade secrets shall be maintained as such until they fall into the public domain.
This License will be governed by the law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, U.S.A., without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. If any dispute, controversy, or claim cannot be resolved by a good faith discussion between the parties, then it shall be submitted for resolution to a state or Federal court of competent jurisdiction in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and the parties hereby agree to submit to the jurisdiction and venue of such court. The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act and the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods shall not apply to this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement is to be held unenforceable, such holding will not affect the validity of the other provisions hereof. Failure of a party to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not constitute or be construed as a waiver of such provision or of the right to enforce such provision.
This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous communications regarding the subject matter hereof. Use of any purchase order or other Licensee document in connection herewith shall be for administrative convenience only and all terms and conditions stated therein shall be void and of no effect unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both parties.
You may not assign, sublicense, sub-contract, or otherwise transfer this Agreement, or any rights or obligations under it, without Progress’s prior written consent.
Any provisions of the Agreement containing license restrictions, warranties and warranty disclaimers, confidentiality obligations, limitations of liability and/or indemnity terms, and any provision of the Agreement which, by its nature, is intended to survive shall remain in effect following any termination or expiration of the Agreement.
If a particular provision of this Agreement is terminated or held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining provisions.
Neither party shall be deemed in default of this Agreement if failure or delay in performance is caused by an act of God, fire, flood, severe weather conditions, material shortage or unavailability of transportation, government ordinance, laws, regulations or restrictions, war or civil disorder, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of such party.
Failure of a party to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not constitute or be construed as a waiver of such provision or of the right to enforce such provision.
You specifically agree not to export, re-export, or transfer the Software to any country in violation of U.S. export laws or regulations. You expressly agree not to export or re-export Progress Software to any country, person, entity or end user subject to U.S. export restrictions. You specifically agree not to export, re-export, or transfer the Software to any country to which the U.S. has embargoed or restricted the export of goods or services, or to any national of any such country, wherever located, who intends to transmit or transport the products back to such country, or to any person or entity who has been prohibited from participating in U.S. export transactions by any federal agency of the U.S. government. You warrant and represent that neither the U.S.A. Bureau of Export Administration nor any other federal agency has suspended, revoked or denied Your export privileges.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THIS AGREEMENT, AND UNDERSTAND THAT BY CONTINUING THE INSTALLATION OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT, BY LOADING OR RUNNING THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT, OR BY PLACING OR COPYING THE SOFTWARE ONTO YOUR COMPUTER HARD DRIVE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT’S TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT, EXCEPT FOR WRITTEN SEPARATE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN PROGRESS AND YOU, THIS AGREEMENT IS A COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES.