Software License Agreement
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING LICENSE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. ANY
USE OF SOFTWARE DOWNLOADED OR ORDERED FROM ZOHO Corp. IS PERMITTED
ONLY UNDER LICENSE WITH ZOHO Corp. BY DOWNLOADING THIS
SOFTWARE YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE
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This Agreement ("Agreement") is made by and between
ZOHO Corporation, (hereinafter "ZOHO Corp. ") and any
person (collectively "you", "your" or
"I") who completes the download form for use of
the ZOHO Corp. Software ("Software").
1. LICENSE TERMS.
This Software can be downloaded for Evaluation, Development
or Production use upon the following terms:
1(a) Evaluation Use:The terms of this
section 1(a) are applicable to you if you are an Evaluation
Use Customer. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, ZOHO Corp.
grants to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, Evaluation
license for trial and evaluation of the Software, in binary
object code form, for a period of Thirty (30) days from the
date of download. You may use any third party software products
or modules supplied by ZOHO Corp. solely with the Software,
unless the licensing terms of the third party software products
or modules specify otherwise. You may not disclose the results
of software performance benchmarks to any third party without
ZOHO Corp.'s prior written consent.
This license begins upon downloading and
ends Thirty (30) days thereafter ("Evaluation Period").
When the license expires you must stop using the Software.
You are forbidden from using the Software for any other use
or otherwise offering it for resale under the terms of this
section 1(a). ZOHO Corp. retains all rights not specifically
granted to you herein.
1(b) Development Use: The terms of this section 1(b)
are applicable to you if you are a Development Use Customer.
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, ZOHO Corp. grants to
you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, fee-bearing license
solely for Development use of the Software, in object code
form, for the number of users, the number of CPUs and at the
sites, all as specified on your Purchase Order. You may use
any third party software products or modules supplied by ZOHO Corp.
solely with the Software, unless the licensing terms of the
third party software products or modules specify otherwise.
You may not disclose the results of software performance benchmarks
to any third party without ZOHO Corp.'s prior written consent.
Additional restrictions with respect to the third party software,
if any, will be delivered to you along with your license key.
You are forbidden from using the Software
for any other use or otherwise offering it for resale under
the terms of this section 1(b). If you integrate the Software
into an application and intend to resell the resulting integrated
application you must contact us to obtain the appropriate
distribution license. ZOHO Corp. retains all rights not specifically
granted to you herein.
1(c) Production Use: The terms of
this section 1 (c) are applicable to you if you are a Production
Use Customer. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, ZOHO Corp.
grants to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, fee-bearing
license solely for the Production use of the Software,
in object code form, for the number of users, the number of
CPUs and at the sites, all as specified on your Purchase Order.
You may use any third party software products or modules supplied
by ZOHO Corp. solely with the Software, unless the licensing
terms of the third party software products or modules specify
otherwise. You may not disclose the results of software performance
benchmarks to any third party without ZOHO Corp.'s prior written
consent. Additional restrictions with respect to the third
party software, if any, will be delivered to you along with
your license key.
If you integrate the Software into an application
and intend to resell the resulting integrated application
you must contact us to obtain the appropriate distribution
license. ZOHO Corp. retains all rights not specifically granted
to you herein.
1(d) If you are a Development Use Customer
or a Production Use Customer, in addition to sections 1(b)
and 1(c) above, the following terms are also applicable to
you. You may make a reasonable number of copies of the Software
and related Documentation (provided that all Copyright and
other Proprietary notices of ZOHO Corp. and its licensors are
reproduced), solely for archival and emergency back-up purposes,
and disaster recovery testing purposes. If you would like
to alter the number of Users, or number or identity of Sites
and Servers indicated on your Purchase Order, you must contact
ZOHO Corp. in writing for our approval; you may be subject
to additional fees.
2. LICENSE FEES.
2.1 In consideration of the applicable
license(s) granted pursuant to sections 1(b) or 1 (c), you
agree to pay ZOHO Corp. the applicable License fee(s) within
thirty (30) days of issuance of ZOHO Corp.'s Invoice. All charges
and fees provided for in this Agreement are exclusive of and
do not include any taxes, duties or similar charges imposed
by any Government ("Taxes"). You agree to pay or
reimburse ZOHO Corp. for all such Taxes (other than taxes on
the net income of ZOHO Corp.).
2.2 If you are outside the United States, you agree
that the amounts to be remitted to ZOHO Corp. are the actual
amounts due without withholding taxes or other assessments
by authorities anywhere in the foreign location, which withholding
taxes or assessments you agree to pay. You will promptly furnish
ZOHO Corp. with certificates evidencing payment of such amounts.
3. ANNUAL MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT.
You must purchase annual Maintenance and Support from ZOHO Corp.
in order to qualify for the Maintenance and Support Services
described in this Section. ZOHO Corp. will invoice you 15 days
prior to the end of every year during which a valid maintenance
and support fee has been paid by you, unless you have specifically
informed ZOHO Corp. in writing to cancel your maintenance,
forty-five (45) days prior to the end of such year.
3.1 Maintenance and Support Services.Maintenance
and Support means that ZOHO Corp. will provide: (a) Software
updates, (b) online access to technical documentation, and
(c) email support for problem resolution, including (i) clarification
of functions and features; (ii) clarification of documentation;
(iii) technical support and guidance in the operation of the
Software; and (iv) software error analysis and correction.
Upgrades or major releases are not included
as part of Annual Maintenance and Support contract. ZOHO Corp.
will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide error
corrections or work-arounds for then most severe errors as
soon as possible and based upon ZOHO Corp. classification of
the severity of the error. Expanded support or technical assistance
is available per request at an additional charge in accordance
with ZOHO Corp.'s then-current policy.
Maintenance and Support will be provided
only with respect to versions of the Software that, in accordance
with ZOHO Corp. policy, are then being supported by ZOHO Corp..
3.2 Your Responsibilities.You agree to provide ZOHO Corp.
with reasonable access to your personnel and equipment, if
necessary during normal business hours in order to provide
Maintenance and Support. You agree to document and promptly
report all errors or malfunctions of the Software to ZOHO Corp.
4. INTEREST.
Any amounts not paid when due (including License Fees and
Maintenance and Support Fees) will be subject to interest
at the lesser of 1.5% per month or the highest amount permissible
under applicable law.
5. LIMITED WARRANTY/LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY.
5.1 Limited Warranty for Certain Uses. With respect
to the Software licensed under sections 1(b) or 1(c) (i.e.,
Development Use or Production Use, respectively and not Evaluation
Use) ZOHO Corp. warrants that the Software will perform in
substantial accordance with its documentation for a period
of thirty (30) days from the date you receive the Software.
If during this time period the Software does not perform as
warranted, ZOHO Corp. shall, at its option, undertake to (a)
correct the Software, (b) replace such Software free of charge
or, if neither (a) nor (b) is commercially practicable, terminate
this agreement and refund to you the License Fee. This warranty
will not apply if the Software has not been properly installed,
used outside the scope of the applicable license, modified,
altered or operated in an unwarranted environment.
THE FOREGOING IS ZOHO Corp.'S SOLE LIABILITY AND YOUR SOLE
AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY.
5.2 No Other Warranties. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION
5.1, THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS-IS"; ZOHO Corp.
MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY,
NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL OPERATE WITHOUT
INTERRUPTION OR BE ERROR FREE, AND ZOHO Corp. HEREBY DISCLAIMS
ALL SUCH REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. ZOHO Corp. MAKES NO
REPRESENTATION ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE SOFTWARE OR ABOUT
THE ACCURACY OF ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION MADE ACCESSIBLE
BY THE SOFTWARE.
5.3 Limitations on Liability.
5.3(a) With Respect to Evaluation Use Customers. EVALUATION
USE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDE GRATUITOUSLY AND, THEREFORE, ZOHO Corp.
AND ITS SUPPLIERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING
DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL AND SPECIAL DAMAGES)
UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY (INCLUDING TORT CONTRACT, OR
ANY OTHER THEORY) WHETHER SUFFERED BY YOU OR ANY OTHER USER
OF THE SOFTWARE, OR ANY THIRD PARTY, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
5.3(b) With Respect to Development
Use Customers and Production Use Customers. WITH RESPECT TO
SOFTWARE PROVIDED UNDER THE TERMS OF A DEVELOPMENT USE LICENSE
OR PRODUCTION USE LICENSE, ZOHO Corp. AND ITS SUPPLIERS SHALL
NOT BE LIABLE, UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, TORT (INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY), CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE,
FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES
ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SOFTWARE, OR THE USE OF THE
SOFTWARE BY ANY END USER, USER, DISTRIBUTOR, OR ANY THIRD
PARTY, OR IN ANY OTHER WAY ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT,
EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, INCLUDING
ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS
OF DATA, OR COST OF COVER. ZOHO Corp.'S CUMULATIVE LIABILITY
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT OF LICENSE
FEES PAID BY YOU TO ZOHO Corp. HEREUNDER FOR THE SOFTWARE GIVING
RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY.
Some States do not permit disclaimers of
certain warranties or limitations on certain types of liability
under certain circumstances; consequently some of the foregoing
disclaimers and limitations may not be applicable to you,
in whole or in part.
6. SOFTWARE CHANGES.
ZOHO Corp. reserves the right at any time
not to release or to discontinue release of any Software and
to alter prices, features, specifications, capabilities, functions,
licensing terms, release dates, general availability or other
characteristics of the Software.
7. OWNERSHIP.
All ownership rights, Title and Intellectual
Property rights in and to the Software and Documentation shall
remain the sole and exclusive property of ZOHO Corp. and/or
its Licensors. You agree to abide by the copyright law and
all other applicable laws of the United States. You acknowledge
that the Software contains valuable confidential information
and trade secrets of ZOHO Corp. and/or its Licensors; therefore
you agree not to modify the software, or attempt to decipher,
decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer the Software or
assist or encourage any third party in doing so.
8. INDEMNIFICATION.
8.1 ZOHO Corp. agrees to indemnify
and defend you from and against any and all claims, actions
or proceedings, arising out of any claim that the Software
infringes or violates any U.S. patent, copyright or trade
secret right of any third party; so long as you provide: (i)
prompt written notice to ZOHO Corp. of such claim; (ii) cooperate
with ZOHO Corp. in the defense and/or settlement thereof, at
ZOHO Corp.'s expense; and, (iii) allow ZOHO Corp. to control
the defense and all related settlement negotiations.
8.2 If it is, or if in the reasonable
opinion of ZOHO Corp. it is probable that it will be, determined
by a court of competent jurisdiction that such Software or
the sale or use thereof infringes any patent, copyright, trade
secret or trademark of a third party or if ZOHO Corp. is enjoined
from distributing such Software, then ZOHO Corp., at its sole
option and expense, may: (i) procure for you the rights and
to the same extent as those granted under this Agreement;
(ii) replace such Software with other software, which complies
with the specification of the Software; or, (iii) modify the
Software, to avoid infringement while continuing to have the
Software meet the Specification or (iv) terminate this Agreement
and return to you your license fee, less an amount commensurate
with your period of use of the Software, as amortized over
a three year period.
8.3 You agree that this Section 8 represents ZOHO Corp.'s
sole obligation to you and shall be your sole and exclusive
remedy pursuant to this Agreement for intellectual property
infringement.
8.4 Limitations. ZOHO Corp. shall have
no indemnity obligation for claims of infringement to the
extent resulting or alleged to result from: (i) any combination,
operation, or use of any Software with any programs or equipment
not supplied by ZOHO Corp.; (ii) any modification of the Software
by a party other than ZOHO Corp.; and (iii) your failure, within
a reasonable time frame, to implement any replacement or modification
of Software provided by ZOHO Corp.
9. TERM AND TERMINATION.
9.1 This Agreement will take effect
upon submission of your download form for the Software, and
will remain in force until terminated in accordance with this
Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated by you upon thirty
(30) days' prior written notice to ZOHO Corp. or by destroying
or returning to us all copies and partial copies of the Software
and Documentation under your control; provided that no such
termination will entitle you to a refund of any portion of
the License Fee. ZOHO Corp. may, by written notice to you,
terminate this Agreement immediately if any of the following
events ("Termination Events") occur: (a) you fail
to pay any amount due ZOHO Corp. within thirty (30) days after
ZOHO Corp. gives you written notice of such nonpayment; or
(b) you are in material breach of any non-monetary provision
of this Agreement, which breach, if capable of being cured,
is not cured within thirty (30) days after ZOHO Corp. gives
you written notice thereof.
9.2 Termination of this Agreement
will not affect the provisions relating to the payment of
amounts due, or provisions limiting or disclaiming ZOHO Corp.'s
liability, which provisions will survive termination of this
Agreement.
9.3 Within thirty (30) days after the date of termination
or discontinuance of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever,
you shall destroy the Software and all copies, in whole or
in part, all Documentation relating thereto, and any other
Confidential Information in its possession that is in tangible
form.
10. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RIGHTS.
The Software provided under this Agreement
is commercial computer software developed exclusively at private
expense, and in all respects are proprietary data belonging
solely to ZOHO Corp.
10.1 Department of Defense End Users: If the Software
is acquired by or on behalf of agencies or units of the Department
of Defense (DOD), then, pursuant to DoD FAR Supplement Section
227.7202 and its successors (48 C.F.R. 227.7202) the Government's
right to use, reproduce or disclose the Software and any accompanying
documentation acquired under this Agreement is subject to
the restrictions of this Agreement.
10.2 Civilian Agency End Users: If the Software is
acquired by or on behalf of civilian agencies of the United
States Government, then, pursuant to FAR Section 12.212 and
its successors (48 C.F.R. 12.212), the Government's right
to use, reproduce or disclose the Software acquired under
this Agreement is subject to the restrictions of this Agreement.
11. LEGAL COMPLIANCE.
You may not download or otherwise export or re-export the
Software or any underlying information or technology except
in full compliance with all United States and other applicable
laws and regulations. In particular, but without limitation,
none of the Software or underlying information or technology
may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported (i)
into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya,
North Korea, Syria, or Sudan, or (ii) to anyone on the US
Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals
or the US Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By licensing
the Software, you are agreeing to the foregoing and you are
representing and warranting that you are not located in, under
control of, or a national or resident of any such country
or on any such list.
12. NON-ASSIGNMENT/BINDING AGREEMENT.
Neither this Agreement nor any rights under this Agreement
may be assigned or otherwise transferred by you, in whole
or in part, whether voluntary or by operation of law without
the prior written consent of ZOHO Corp. Subject to the foregoing,
this Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the
benefit of the parties and their respective successors and
assigns.
13. MISCELLANEOUS.
13.1 If any term, condition, or provision in this
Agreement is found to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable
to any extent, the remaining terms, conditions and provisions
will continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent
permitted by law.
13.2 This Agreement (including any
addenda hereto signed by both parties) represents the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter
of this Agreement and supersedes all previous communications,
representations, understandings and agreements, either oral
or written, between the parties with respect to said subject
matter.
13.3 This Agreement may not be amended,
except in writing, signed by both parties. [No terms, provisions
or conditions of any purchase order, acknowledgment or other
business form that you may use in connection with the acquisition
or licensing of the Software will have any effect on the rights,
duties or obligations of the parties under, or otherwise modify,
this Agreement, regardless of any failure of ZOHO Corp. to
object to such terms, provisions or conditions.
13.4 This License shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of California as applied to agreements made, entered into
and performed entirely in California, by California residents.
You agree that any dispute regarding this License will be
heard in the state or federal courts having jurisdiction in
San Francisco County, California, and you agree that you shall
be subject to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.
13.5 Use of ZOHO Corp. software
constitutes an acceptance of the terms of this agreement.
If you do not agree to be bound by these provisions, you are
required to destroy all copies of ZOHO Corp. software from
your equipment immediately.
14. DEFINITIONS.
The following terms shall have the following
meanings:
"Application" means any
use of any of the published Application Programming Interfaces
(APIs) documented or referenced in the Documentation, whether
such use is from a 3rd-party browser (including but not limited
to Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer), or
from another software program designed or modified to use
APIs provided with the Software.
"Development Use" means
use of the Software by a Development Use Customer to design,
develop and/or test new Applications.
"Documentation" means the
technical publications prepared and delivered to you by ZOHO Corp.
or provided to you on the ZOHO Corp. web site relating to use
of the Software, such as reference, user, installation, systems
administrator and technical guides.
"Production Use" means using
the Software in an Application for internal business purposes
only. Production Use does not include the right to reproduce
the Software for sublicensing, resale, or distribution to
any party other than a User, including without limitation,
distributing the Software as part of a VAR, OEM, distributor
or reseller arrangement.
"Server" means a single
computer processor capable of executing the Software.
"Site" means the specific,
physical location of a Server, as set forth on your download
form.
"Software" means those items
of software, in object code format only, proprietary to ZOHO Corp.
and/or its suppliers, that you have ordered from ZOHO Corp.
pursuant to your download form and under the terms of this
Agreement.
"Updates" mean a Minor Release
identified by the change in the digit to the right of the
first and subsequent decimal places reading from left to right
in an ZOHO Corp. product release number. For instance, in ZOHO Corp.
Product Release X.a and X.b.c - a, b, and c are Updates or
Minor Releases.
"Upgrades" mean a Major
Release identified by the change in the digit to the left
of the first decimal place reading from left to right in an
ZOHO Corp. product release number. For instance, in ZOHO Corp.
Product Release X.a and Y.a - X and Y are Upgrades or Major
Releases.