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Telerik Sitefinity Content Management System

Version 3.2

End-User License Agreement

By downloading and installing the product identified above and/or its related materials, you are accepting the following License Agreement. Check the box "I have read and agree to the License Agreement" if you agree.

IMPORTANT – READ CAREFULLY: This license agreement (“LICENSE”) is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity, also referred to as "LICENSEE", "YOU") and Telerik Corp., ("Telerik"), for the product "Telerik Sitefinity" which includes computer software, associated media, printed materials, and "online" or electronic documentation (collectively referred to as “SOFTWARE”).

By installing, copying, downloading, accessing, or otherwise using the SOFTWARE, you agree to be bound by the terms of this LICENSE. If you do not agree to the terms of this LICENSE, do not buy, install or use the SOFTWARE.

Any earlier LICENSE we may have granted to you for the use of earlier versions of the SOFTWARE is replaced by this LICENSE.

DEFINITIONS

  • CMS User/User seat – an individual user who has access to the administrative (content management) capabilities of the SOFTWARE through a unique username and password.
  • Site visitor – an individual who can access only the public (published) part of web-sites, created with the SOFTWARE. Such users do not have username and password for access to the administrative capabilities of the SOFTWARE. None of the Sitefinity LICENSES impose any limitation on the number of Site visitors.
  • Support Incident - A support incident is defined as a single support issue with the SOFTWARE and the reasonable effort required for resolving it. A single support incident is a support problem, which cannot be broken down into secondary issues. A single support incident may involve several e-mails and offline work in order to be resolved. The Customer needs to provide Telerik with detailed information about the problem encountered. Even though Telerik Support Engineers will make reasonable efforts to resolve the issue, Telerik does not guarantee that all problems will be resolved. All bug reports and product feature suggestions are not considered support incidents.
  • Development Machine – a computer used for custom development, staging, or testing of the SOFTWARE, before it is deployed on the Production Server.
  • Production Server – a computer used for the final deployment of the SOFTWARE.

SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSE

The SOFTWARE is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties and contains confidential information and trade secrets. The SOFTWARE is licensed to you, not sold. Telerik retains ownership of the copy of the SOFTWARE in your possession, and all copies you may be licensed to make. Telerik also retains all rights not expressly granted to you in this LICENSE.

1. GRANT OF LICENSE

Telerik hereby grants to you, and you accept, a LICENSE to install, copy, and use the SOFTWARE only as authorized below.

Standard Edition Commercial License:

  • The Sitefinity Standard LICENSE allows you to use the SOFTWARE for 1 (one) top level domain name (or server name). There is no limitation to the number of subdomains (i.e. by registering a key for mysite.com, you will be able to use it for all subdomains - www.mysite.com, http://support.mysite.com, http://mysite.com, etc.).

  • To facilitate the development process, Telerik allows you to deploy the SOFTWARE on your testing and development servers and access your applications via the IP address(es).
  • There is no limitation to the number of CMS User accounts.
  • Included Support: Telerik guarantees response within 48 hours to your support inquiries. As part of your LICENSE you are entitled to receive unlimited number of support incidents.

  • You agree to implement Sitefinity and DiscountASP.NET logos in the footage of your website, redirecting back respectively to http://www.sitefinity.com and http://www.disocuntasp.net, respectively.

2. DESCRIPTION OF OTHER RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS

(a) You are not allowed to use the SOFTWARE as a whole, or any of its comprising elements, as a basis for creation of another software product.

(b) You are not allowed to use individually the software components comprising the SOFTWARE, but only as an integral part of the SOFTWARE.

(c) You are not allowed to disassemble, decompile or "unlock", decode or otherwise reverse translate or engineer, or attempt in any manner to reconstruct or discover any source code or underlying algorithms of the SOFTWARE provided in object code form only.

(d) You are not allowed to use, copy, modify, or merge copies of the SOFTWARE or any accompanying documents except as permitted in this LICENSE.

(e) You may not use the Telerik product names, logos or trademarks to market your SERVICES or IMPLEMENTATIONS related to the SOFTWARE without the express prior consent of Telerik.

(f) You agree to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend Telerik and its resellers from and against any and all claims or lawsuits including attorney's fees that arise or result from the use or distribution of your software product.

3. DELIVERY

Telerik shall deliver to LICENSEE a master copy of the SOFTWARE licensed hereunder in compiled C# code in electronic files only. Documentation shall also be provided in electronic format.

4. UPGRADES

The Standard Edition Commercial LICENSE entitles the LICENSEE to receive all version updates, patches, and bug-fixes released for a period of 1 (one) year after the day of purchase. SOFTWARE labeled as an upgrade replaces and/or supplements (and may disable) the product that formed the basis for your eligibility for the upgrade. You may use the resulting upgraded product only in accordance with the terms of this LICENSE.

5. TERMINATION

This LICENSE shall last as long as you use the SOFTWARE in compliance with this LICENSE. Telerik may terminate this LICENSE if you fail to comply with any of the terms and conditions herein. In such event you agree to cease using and destroy all copies of the SOFTWARE, which you have been licensed to use and distribute.

6. COPYRIGHT

All title and copyrights in and to the SOFTWARE (excluding the Sitefinity software modules listed below), the accompanying materials, and any copies of the SOFTWARE, and any trademarks or service marks of Telerik are owned by Telerik. 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. All error corrections, bug fixes, patches, updates or other modifications shall be the sole property of Telerik.

The SOFTWARE includes derivate works based on the software products listed below. Telerik has rights to redistribute these modules, however the intellectual property for these products remains with their respective publishers:

a. “Lucene.net” – search engine software developed by “The Apache Software Foundation”
b. “Nolics.net 2005” - productivity tool developed by “Nolics”

7. LIMITED WARRANTY

Telerik warrants solely that the SOFTWARE will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying written materials for a period of ninety (90) days. Telerik does not warrant the use of the SOFTWARE will be uninterrupted or error free at all times and in all circumstances, nor that program errors will be corrected. This limited warranty shall not apply to any error or failure resulting from (i) machine error, (ii) LICENSEE's failure to follow operating instructions, (iii) negligence or accident, or (iv) modifications to the SOFTWARE by any person or entity other than Telerik. In the event of a breach of warranty, LICENSEE 's sole and exclusive remedy, is repair of all or any portion of the SOFTWARE. If such remedy fails of its essential purpose, LICENSEE 's sole remedy and Telerik's maximum liability shall be a refund of the paid purchase price for the defective SOFTWARE only. This limited warranty is only valid if Telerik receives written notice of breach of warranty within thirty days after the warranty period expires.

8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL Telerik BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT, 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, Telerik'S ENTIRE LIABILITY UNDER ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED IN THE AGGREGATE THE SUM OF THE LICENSE FEES LICENSEE PAID TO Telerik FOR THE PRODUCT GIVING RISE TO SUCH DAMAGES, 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. Telerik IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF CONTENT PROVIDED BY LICENSEE OR A THIRD PARTY THAT IS ACCESSED THROUGH THE PRODUCT AND/OR ANY MATERIAL LINKED THROUGH SUCH CONTENT. ANY DATA INCLUDED IN A PRODUCT UPON SHIPMENT FROM Telerik IS FOR TESTING USE ONLY AND Telerik HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY ARISING THEREFROM. THE EXTENT OF Telerik'S LIABILITY FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY SECTION SHALL BE AS SET FORTH THEREIN.

9. MISCELLANEOUS

This LICENSE will be governed by the law of the State of Massachusetts, U.S.A. If any provision of this LICENSE 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 LICENSE shall not constitute or be construed as a waiver of such provision or of the right to enforce such provision. This LICENSE represents the entire understanding between the parties with respect to its subject matter.

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 Telerik AND YOU, THIS AGREEMENT IS A COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES.