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User License Agreement and Limited Warranty
Software Copyright ©2001 - 2007 DataFort
Corporation.
Documentation Copyright © DataFort Corporation
All rights reserved.
PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU
COMMENCE USE OF THE SOFTWARE YOUR RIGHT TO USE
THIS SOFTWARE PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS
SET OUT IN THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT. CONTINUING
TO USE THE SOFTWARE INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE
OF THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT OR UNDERSTAND
THEM, YOU SHOULD DELETE THE SOFTWARE FROM YOUR
PC.
1. Definitions
1.1 In this License unless the context otherwise
requires:
“Agreement” means these terms and
conditions.
"Backup" means the process of transferring
Data from your PC to DataFort's Server for storage.
"The Services" means the services
offered by DataFort for Data storage.
"DataFort’s Server" means the
computer system, owned by DataFort, supplied
by an Internet Service Provider or supplied
by another third party and used to provide DataFort’s
Services, its Web Site and other ancillary functions.
"The PC" means the server, laptop
or desktop PC that you use.
"Data" means any programs, data or
other information copied, or to be copied from
your PC for storage during a Backup.
"The Documentation" means the documentation,
in whatever form supplied, on how to use the
Software.
"Photograph" means any photograph,
including the negative and the positive, and
data stored on a computer disc or by other electronic
means capable of conversion into a photograph,
as determined in the sole discretion of Datafort.
"The Proprietary Software" means
the computer programs used by DataFort or an
Internet Service Provider.
"Pseudo-photograph" means an image,
whether made by computer-graphics or otherwise,
which appears to be a photograph, as determined
in the sole discretion of Datafort.
“The Service” means the On-Line
Backup service as defined in the service level
statement.
“The Service Level Statement” means
the then current description and level of service
statement as maybe amended and posted on the
DataFort web site from time to time.
"The Software" means the computer
program supplied to enable your Data to be stored
on DataFort's Servers.
"The Subscription Fee" means the
amount payable for The Services.
"Web Site" means a site at which
text, graphics, data, files and information
are stored electronically and access to which
is made available to organisations and the general
public via the Internet.
2 Grant of License
You are not permitted to install or run the
Software or use the Documentation that will
be supplied to you without the permission of
DataFort. DataFort will grant you a License
in consideration of your:
2.1 agreement to the following terms and conditions;
2.2 subscription to The Services (your "Subscription");
and
2.3 continuing payment of the Subscription Fee,
where appropriate.
3. Permitted Acts by You
You are permitted to do the following:
3.1 load the Software on one PC only which is
under your control at all times and use it to
store Data;
3.2 use the Software to Backup your PC;
3.3 use the Documentation in connection with
the permitted use of the Software;
3.4 transfer the Software from one PC to another
provided that the Software is used on only one
PC at a time;
3.5 make a backup copy of the Software in support
of your permitted use of the Software provided
you label the backup copy with DataFort's copyright
notice - any other copies of the whole or any
part of the Software are prohibited;
3.6 use the Software for your personal use or
in your business or profession - permitting
unauthorised access to, copying or use of the
Software and Documentation is a breach of this
Agreement.
4. Prohibited Acts by You
You are prohibited from doing, or allowing others
to do, the following:
4.1 using or copying the Software except to
the extent permitted by this Agreement or by
statute;
4.2 transferring the Software, the Documentation
and/or the License to any other individual or
entity whether on a permanent or temporary basis.
If you transfer possession of any copy of the
Software to another person, your License is
automatically terminated;
4.3 distributing, renting, loaning, sub-licensing
or otherwise dealing in the Software and Documentation;
4.4 altering, adapting, merging, modifying or
translating the Software or the Documentation
in any way for any purpose, including, without
limitation, for error correction except to the
extent permitted by statute;
4.5 reverse-engineering, disassembling or de-compiling
the Software except that the User may de-compile
the Software only to the extent permissible
by law where this is indispensable to obtain
the information necessary to achieve the inter-operability
of an independently created program with the
Software or with another program and such information
is not readily available from DataFort or elsewhere;
4.6 removing, changing or obscuring any product
identification or notices of proprietary rights
and restrictions on or in the Software and Documentation;
4.7 using the Services to store Photographs,
Pseudo-photographs, films, articles, sound records,
messages, or any other material that may be
stored in a computer that are determined, at
the sole discretion of Datafort, to be indecent
or obscene or are otherwise illegal under local,
state or federal law; or
4.8 exporting, sending, transmitting or otherwise
removing the Software from the country in which
you purchased The Service other than on the
PC in the normal course of your business.
5. Term and Termination
5.1 The commencement of your service shall take
effect on the date hereof. The License will
continue in full force and effect until written
notice of your termination is received by Datafort.
5.2 Your License to use the Software and Documentation
will terminate immediately and automatically
if your Subscription is terminated, you fail
to make timely payments or if payments made
by you are returned for any reason. In the event
your License is terminated for any of the above
reasons, you will be responsible for any and
all of Datafort’s costs (including all
legal and administrative costs) associated with
the termination of your License and the collection
of your account.
5.3 Your License will also terminate immediately
and automatically if you fail to comply with
any of the terms of this agreement.
5.4 Your License will also terminate without
further action or notice by DataFort if an order
of relief is entered under the bankruptcy or
insolvency laws of any jurisdiction (i) adjudging
you or any of your subsidiaries bankrupt or
insolvent, (ii) approving as properly filed
a petition seeking reorganization, liquidation,
arrangement, adjustment or composition under
the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of any jurisdiction
(iii) appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or similar
official) for you or any of your properties
or subsidiaries or (iv) ordering the winding
up or liquidation of your affairs or the affairs
of any of your properties or subsidiaries.
5.5 DataFort may terminate your License at any
time upon giving you at least one month's notice,
such notice to end on the last day of a calendar
month.
5.6 Following termination of your License, for
whatever reason:
5.6.1 you will destroy the Software and Documentation
together with all copies in any form, including
copies on your hard and backup disks;
5.6.2 any use of any copies of the Software
or Documentation will be unlawful; and
5.6.3 you authorise and consent to DataFort,
after 30 days, being able to delete your stored
Data without liability for loss or damage.
5.7 Termination by you will only be accepted
via email from the customer’s own email
domain, through facsimile transmission or through
first class U.S. Mail or any other reputable
overnight courier that provides proof of delivery.
Absolutely no termination instructions will
be accepted via telephone and any such requests
shall be deemed null and void.
6. Limited Warranty by DataFort
6.1 DataFort warrants to you, as the Licensee,
that the Software when used properly, in the
correct environment, will provide the functions
and facilities and will perform substantially
as described in the Documentation.
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6.2 DataFort’s
entire liability and your exclusive remedy under
the warranty, given in 6.1 above, will be, at
DataFort’s sole discretion, to either:
6.2.1 repair or replace the Software which does
not conform with the warranty; or
6.2.2 terminate the License and refund to you
a percentage of the Subscription Fee paid representing
unused time.
6.2.3 In no event shall Datafort be liable for
any consequential, special, incidental, or punitive
damages.
7. Exclusion of Other Warranties by DataFort
7.1 Except for the express warranty in Clause
6, DataFort and its suppliers make and you receive
no other warranties, conditions or representations,
express or implied, statutory or otherwise,
and without limitation the implied terms of
merchantability and fitness for purpose are
excluded. DataFort does not warrant that the
operation of the Software or access to DataFort’s
Server or web site will be error free or uninterrupted.
It is your responsibility to ensure that the
Software is suitable for your needs and the
entire risk as to the performance and results
of the Software and Documentation is assumed
by you.
7.2 In particular, DataFort does not warrant
that you will be able to restore data after
using the Software. The warranties with regard
to this Software are confined to section 6.1
above and do not extend to your being able to
restore from the backed up data. You agree this
is a reasonable limitation of warranty given
that you have the daily control of activity
using the Software and you have the ability
to make daily checks that it is functioning
to your individual (over which we have no control)
requirements.
8. Warranties and indemnities by the Licensee
8.1 You acknowledge that software in general
is not error-free and agree that the existence
of such errors shall not constitute a breach
of this License.
8.2 You acknowledge that the Software was not
designed and produced specifically your requirements
and that you were solely responsible for its
selection after you conducted appropriate and
comprehensive due diligence. Datafort makes
no warranty of the suitability of the software
for your specific needs or hardware configuration.
8.3 You warrant to DataFort that you will follow
instructions and guidance in any software manual
or accompanying papers. Any misuse or unapproved
use of the software, including exceeding your
service limit, shall immediately revoke your
License and void all warranties from Datafort
to you. In the event you reach your service
limit, you agree to strictly and immediately
follow the instructions given to you by the
Software. If you do not follow the instructions
your Backup will not resume.
8.5 You hereby undertake to DataFort that you
will, without prejudice to any other right of
action which DataFort may have, at all times
keep DataFort fully and effectively indemnified
against all and any liability (which liability
shall include, without limitation, all losses,
costs, claims, expenses, demands, actions, damages,
legal and other professional fees and expenses
on a full indemnity basis) which DataFort may
suffer or incur as a result of, or by reason
of, any breach or non-fulfilment of any of your
obligations including your warranties in respect
of this License or in respect of any legal action
which may be brought in any way connected to
this Agreement whether by you, DataFort or any
other party.
9. Disclaimer
9.1 In no event will DataFort be liable for
any direct, indirect, consequential, special,
incidental, or punitive damages or loss of any
kind (including without limitation loss of profits,
loss of contracts, business interruptions, inability
to restore data, loss of or corruption to data)
however caused and whether arising under contract,
tort, including negligence, or otherwise except
that required by (or not allowed to be excluded
by) law.
9.2 If any exclusion, disclaimer or other provision
contained in this Agreement is held invalid
for any reason and DataFort becomes liable for
loss or damage that could not otherwise be limited,
such liability, whether in contract, negligence
or otherwise, will not exceed the amount actually
paid by you for the Service.
9.3 DataFort does not exclude or limit liability
for:
9.3.1 death or personal injury resulting from
an act or negligence of DataFort; or
9.3.2 damage caused by a defect in the Software.
9.4 You acknowledge that the allocation of risk
in this Agreement reflects the price paid for
the Software and also that it is not within
DataFort's control how and for what purposes
the Software and the Service are used by you
and that DataFort has no knowledge of the data
you intend to use the Software for, its value
or use.
10. Entire Agreement
10.1 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties and with the exception of
any fraudulent misrepresentations, supersedes
all prior oral or written agreements, understandings
or arrangements between them relating to the
subject matter of this Agreement.
11. Severability
If any term or provision of this Agreement,
as applied to either party or any circumstance,
for any reason shall be declared by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal,
unenforceable, inoperative or otherwise ineffective,
that provision shall be limited or eliminated
to the minimum extent necessary so that this
Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force
and effect and enforceable. The parties hereby
agree to substitute for any invalid or unenforceable
provision a valid or enforceable provision which
achieves to the greatest extent possible the
economic, legal and commercial objectives of
the invalid or unenforceable provision.
12. Waiver
The waiver by either party of a breach or default
of any of the provisions of this Agreement by
the other party shall not be construed as a
waiver of any succeeding breach of the same
or other provisions nor shall any delay or omission
on the part of either party to exercise or avail
itself of any right power or privilege that
it has or may have here under operate as a waiver
of any breach or default by the other party.
13. Notices
Any notice, request, instruction or other document
to be given under the Terms and Conditions shall
be delivered or sent by first class U.S. mail
or any other reputable overnight courier that
provides proof of delivery, email or by facsimile
transmission (such facsimile transmission notice
to be confirmed by letter mailed within 12 hours)
to the address, email address or to the facsimile
number of the other party set out in this agreement
or such other addresses or numbers as may the
other party shall deem via written notice.
Any notices to Datafort shall be sent to:
Use the Support Request functionality under
the help menu to contact DataFort about any
issues. That contact will be date stamped.
14. Headings
Headings to clauses in this agreement are for
the purpose of information and identification
only and shall not be construed as forming part
of this agreement.
15. Independent Contractor.
Nothing in this Agreement shall create or be
deemed to create a partnership or the relationship
of employer and employee or principal and agent
between the parties.
16. Law.
This Agreement, and its validity, construction
and effect, shall be governed by and enforced
in accordance with the internal laws of the
State of New York (without reference to the
conflicts of laws provisions therein and the
federal laws of the United States). The parties
consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of any
state or federal court empowered to enforce
this Agreement located in the Southern District
of New York and waives any objection thereto
on the basis of personal jurisdiction or venue.
17. Payment
All payments for the Services, including any
upgrading of your level of Services, must be
paid in advance. No refunds will be issued after
your initial 30 day trial period. If you decide
to upgrade your level of service, you will be
charged in advance on a pro-rata basis for the
additional fees. Unless Datafort receives written
notice of your desire not to renew your account,
your account will be automatically renewed and
your credit card on file with Datafort will
be charged for your renewal fee fourteen (14)
days before the end of your current term. If
Datafort is unable to charge your credit card
by the end of your current term, your account
will be cancelled and your access to your data
will be suspended. Subject to our right to strictly
enforce our rights in Section 5.2 above, accounts
that fall into arrears and are suspended will
no longer be able to make use of the Services
including the automatic backup process . All
data will be permanently deleted from Datafort’s
servers within 30 days of the cancellation of
your account. A suspended account will continue
to accrue storage charges. A $10.00 reconnection
fee may be charged per account to reactivate
after suspension. If the account is sent to
a third party collection agency, any and all
fees associated with recovering the past due
balance (including all legal and administrative
fees) will be paid by you. All such fees will
added to the sum of the past due balance and
immediately due.
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