S.S.E.R. LTD. LICENCE AGREEMENT - (SOFTWARE SITE LICENCE).

 

PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU OPEN THE PACKAGE!

YOUR RIGHT TO USE THESE GOODS IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS SET OUT IN THIS LICENCE AGREEMENT.  BREAKING THE COPYRIGHT PROTECTION SEAL TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE GOODS INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO THESE TERMS.  IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT OR UNDERSTAND THEM, YOU SHOULD PROMPTLY CONTACT S.S.E.R. LTD. FOR AN EXPLANATION OR AN OFFICIAL RETURNS NUMBER. RETURNED GOODS MUST BE UNOPENED, UNUSED AND INTACT AND MUST INCLUDE THIS LICENCE AGREEMENT AND OTHER PRINTED MATTER TOGETHER WITH A WRITTEN CONFIRMATION THAT NO COPIES OF THE GOODS HAVE BEEN MADE AND RETAINED BY THE BUYER OR ANY OTHER PERSONS.  PLEASE REMEMBER S.S.E.R. NORMALLY OPERATES A 'NO RETURNS' POLICY.  This printed ‘Licence Agreement’ supersedes all previous versions of the licence (e.g. licence.txt) contained upon the software.  This printed version, and no other version, represents the Licence Agreement between the Buyer and the Seller.

 

1          GRANT OF LICENCE

Under copyright law you are not permitted to install or run the software product ('the Software') or use the user manuals and other documentation ('the Manuals') supplied to you without the permission of S.S.E.R. Ltd. ('the Owner').  In consideration of your agreement to the terms of this Licence Agreement the Owner grants you, the individual or entity whose name and address appears on the original order and/or invoice for these Goods, a non-exclusive right ('the Licence') to install or run the software product ('the Software') [or use the user manuals and other documentation ('the Manuals')] as permitted by this Licence Agreement on all non-portable computers on the site of the purchasing school or college.  This site licence does not extend to another site in the case of ‘split site’ schools.

All references to the Goods means Software [and Manuals] as detailed on the invoice.

All references to the Software include the object code of the programme(s) or file(s) comprising the Software.

 

YOU ARE PERMITTED TO:

1.1       use the Goods for your personal use or in your business or profession for non-commercial purposes.  Permitting unauthorised access to, copying or use of the Goods is a breach of this Licence Agreement.

1.2       transfer the Goods and your Licence on a permanent basis to another person/entity only if that person/entity agrees to accept the terms of this Licence Agreement and you either transfer all copies (including the most recent update and all prior versions) to that person/entity or destroy any copies not transferred.  You must inform the Owner in writing of any transfer of the Goods and your Licence and therein identify the recipient. The Owner reserves the right to refuse such a transfer for any reason whatsoever.

1.3       load and use the Software [and Manuals] in connection with all site computers and site networks which are under your control – this does not include access by staff, students or others from outside of the school site (for off-site access you will need a VLE licence).  If the Software is permanently installed on the hard disk or other storage device of one or more computers on the school/college site then one person (normally the Head of Department) may also use the Software on a portable or home computer. The manuals (e.g. workbooks or student notes) can be used as duplication masters.

1.4       if more than one teacher from the purchasing department wishes to have a copy of the software on a home computer then they or the school/college must purchase another licenced copy of the software;

1.5       make a back-up copy of the Software in support of your permitted use of the Software provided you label the back-up copy with the Owner's copyright notice;

1.6       alter any clipart, text or data into a format suitable for your needs. However, you must not remove, change or obscure any product identification or notices of proprietary rights and restrictions on or in the Goods or use images in isolation of the body text. The Owner must retain the copyright on any materials that you produce from these Goods and therefore if you do alter the Goods all provisions of this Licence Agreement still apply.  If you work collaboratively with other institutions or individuals you cannot pass any version of the Goods to them without first contacting the Owner and complying with all provisions of this Licence Agreement. You must not remove, change or obscure any product identification or notices of proprietary rights and restrictions on or in the Goods or use images in isolation of the body text.

 

YOU MAY NOT PERMIT OTHERS TO:

1.7       use, copy or transfer the Goods except as permitted by this Licence Agreement;

1.8       distribute, rent, loan, lease, sub-licence or otherwise deal in the Goods;

1.9       alter, adapt, merge, modify, reverse-engineer, disassemble, decompile or translate the Software [or the Manuals] in any way for any purpose, including, without limitation, for error correction;

1.10     remove, change or obscure any product identification or notices of proprietary rights and restrictions on or in the Goods;

 

2          TERM AND TERMINATION

2.1       The Licence Agreement will be for 25 years unless terminated earlier or continue until terminated.  The owner of the property in the goods may terminate the licence at any time by destroying the Goods together with all copies in any form.

2.2       Your Licence Agreement to use the Goods will terminate automatically if you fail to comply with any term of this Licence Agreement.  The Licence Agreement may also be terminated without further action or notice by the Owner if you fail to pay for the goods within 60 days of the date of invoice or if you become bankrupt, go into liquidation, suffer or make any winding up petition, make any arrangement with creditors, have a receiver, administrative receiver or administrator appointed or suffer or file any similar action in consequence of debt.

2.3       Upon termination of the Licence Agreement the owner of the property in the goods may destroy the Goods together with all copies in any form, including copies on your hard and back-up disks. After termination of the Licence Agreement any further use of the goods in any form, including copies on your hard and back-up disks is unlawful.

 

3          LIMITED WARRANTY

            For Goods found to have been damaged in transit or deemed faulty before any use has been made of the Goods the Owner will, at its discretion, offer replacement Goods.  Normally replacement Goods are not offered at any time later than 14 days following initial despatch of the relevant Goods.

 

4          DISCLAIMER

4.1       In no event will the Owner be liable for any direct, consequential, incidental, or special damage loss of any kind (including without limitation loss of profits, loss of contracts, business interruptions, loss of or corruption to data) however caused and whether arising under contract, tort, including negligence, or otherwise.

4.2       If any exclusion, disclaimer or other provision contained in this Licence Agreement is held invalid for any reason and the Owner becomes liable for loss or damage that could otherwise be limited, such liability, whether in contract, negligence or otherwise, will not exceed the amount actually paid by you for the Goods.

4.3       The Owner does not exclude or limit liability for damage caused by a defect in the Goods within the meaning of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 Part 1.

4.4       You acknowledge that the allocation of risk in this Licence Agreement reflects the price paid for the Goods and that it is not within the Owner's control how and for what purposes the Goods are used by you.

 

5          GENERAL

5.1       This Licence Agreement is the entire agreement between you and the Owner and supersedes any other oral or written communications, agreements or representations with respect to the Goods.

5.2       Nothing in this Licence Agreement will affect the statutory rights of a consumer in ‘consumer transactions' under any applicable statute.

5.3       If any part of this Licence Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable the validity of the remainder of the Licence Agreement will not be affected.

5.4       This Licence Agreement is governed by the laws of England and Wales.

 

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