eula 20231101b-ARJS-EULA
eula 20231101b-ARJS-EULA
eula 20231101b-ARJS-EULA
I. THIS EULA
1. This EULA is a Legally Binding Agreement between You and MESCIUS. By signifying Your
acceptance of the terms of this EULA, You intend to be, and hereby are, legally bound to this
EULA to the same extent as if MESCIUS and You physically signed this EULA. By installing,
copying, or otherwise using the SOFTWARE, You agree to be bound by all the terms and
conditions of this EULA. If You are acting as an agent of a company or another legal person, such
as an officer or other employee acting for Your employer, then “You” and “Your” mean Your
principal, the entity or other legal person for whom You are acting. However, importantly, even
if You are acting as an agent for another, You may still be personally liable for violation of
federal and State laws, such as copyright infringement.
2. If You do not agree to all of such terms and conditions, You may not install or use the
SOFTWARE. If You do not agree with any of the terms herewith and, for whatever reason,
installation has begun or has been completed, You should cancel installation or un-install the
SOFTWARE, as the case may be. Furthermore, You should promptly return the SOFTWARE to the
place of business from which You obtained it in accordance with any return policies of such
place of business.
II. DEFINITIONS
The following terms have the respective meanings as used in this EULA:
1. “Affiliate” means an entity, institution, or organization that is controlled by, or under common
control with another entity, institution, or organization, with at least majority ownership.
2. “Application/Developed Software” means software products that are developed through or by
the use of the SOFTWARE.
3. “Authorized User/Team Member” means You and Your employees and independent contractors
(excluding any outsourcer, facilities management providers or application service provider.)
4. “Design-Time” means the time during which you create the application in the development
environment.
5. “Developed Web Server Software” means those Developed Software products that reside
logically or physically on at least one (1) Web Server and are operated (meaning the computer
Software instruction set is carried out) by the Web Server’s central processing unit(s) (CPU).
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6. “Developer Seat Basis” means that each Developer using or otherwise accessing the
programmatic interface or the SOFTWARE must obtain the right to do so by purchasing a
separate License.
7. “Developer” means a human being or any other automated device using the SOFTWARE in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this EULA.
8. “Distribution Key” means the serial key assigned for the distribution of Your developed
software.
9. “Documentation” means help files, samples, databases, and images; anything provided to You
for use with or in conjunction with the SOFTWARE.
10. “Network Server Basis” means that you may perform a single install of the SOFTWARE for use in
the development and deployment of a Web-based Application and/or Report Definition files on
a single Network Server.
11. “Network Server” means a computer with one or more computer central processing units
(CPU’s) that operates for the purpose of serving other computers logically or physically
connected to it, including, but not limited to, other computers connected to it on an internal
network, intranet or the Internet.
12. “Object Code” set of instruction codes that is understood by a computer at the lowest hardware
level.
13. “Online or Electronic Documentation” means data, data engines, images; updates and upgrades
anything provided to You for use with or in conjunction with the SOFTWARE.
14. “Open Source Software” means open source components embedded in the SOFTWARE and
provided under the associated license terms, including, but not limited to, the BSD license , MIT
License, and Apache License, which can be found in the LICENSE.txt file provided with the
SOFTWARE.
15. “Redistributable Files” means the SOFTWARE files or other portions of the SOFTWARE that are
provided by MESCIUS and are identified as such in the Documentation for distribution by You
with the Developed Software.
16. “Resellers and Distributors” means a MESCIUS authorized partner.
17. “Run-Time” means a time when You interact with the application the same way a user would.
You can view code, but you cannot change it.
18. “Serial Key” means a set of unique characters associated with the activation of the SOFTWARE.
19. “Site” means the single physical location that corresponds to a single physical mailing address of
the server, where Your developed software resides.
20. “SOFTWARE” shall include, to the extent provided by MESCIUS, (1) any data, image or
executable files, databases, data engines, computer software, or similar items customarily used
or distributed with computer software products; (2) any revisions, updates and/or upgrades
thereto; (3) anything in any form whatsoever intended to be used with or in conjunction
therewith; and 4) any associated media, documentation (including physical, electronic and
online) and printed materials (the “Documentation”).
21. “Source Code” shall mean computer Software code or programs in human readable format,
such as a printed listing of a program written in a high-level computer language. The term
“Source Code” includes, but is not limited to, documents and materials in support of the
development of the SOFTWARE, such as flow charts, pseudo code and program notes.
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22. “Team” shall mean the development group comprised of five (5) or less developers that are
licensed to use the SOFTWARE pursuant to the terms of this EULA.
23. “UPDATE” means a revision to the SOFTWARE or improvement to the functionality of the
SOFTWARE, and may contain new features or enhancement.
24. “UPGRADE” means a subsequent version of the SOFTWARE that MESCIUS designates as a new
release and makes commercially available.
25. “Web Server” means a type of Network Server that serves other computers which, are
specifically connected to it through either an intranet or the Internet.
You are hereby granted a license to use the Source Code solely for educational purposes
and as supplementary documentation, so as to enable You to understand the operation
of the SOFTWARE at a Source Code level. The Source Code is not routinely delivered
with all versions of the SOFTWARE and software product types, and in such case a
Source Code License must be purchased separately.
THE SOURCE CODE IS PROVIDED TO YOU AS IS. MESCIUS DOES NOT AND SHALL NOT
PROVIDE YOU WITH ANY TECHNICAL SUPPORT, OR ANY AUTOMATIC UPDATES OR
UPGRADES FOR YOUR SOURCE CODE LICENSE.
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Confidentiality. You acknowledge and agree that the Source Code is confidential
property of MESCIUS and that it contains valuable and proprietary trade secrets of
MESCIUS. You agree to make any and all commercially reasonable efforts to protect the
confidentiality of the Source Code; and that such Source Code will only be disclosed to
those within Your organization with a clear and definitive need to know, and that such
individuals will be bound by terms of confidentiality that are no less in scope than those
applicable to Your own confidential materials. By disclosing the Source Code to an
individual within Your organization, You assume any and all civil, financial and/or
criminal responsibilities for all uses, or misuses of Source Code by any such employee,
officer, representative, contractor or other third party.
2. LICENSE PROHIBITED USE. Subject to the terms and conditions of this EULA, You are hereby
expressly prohibited from the use of the SOFTWARE in the following manner:
i. You may not distribute, bundle, wrap or subclass the SOFTWARE as Developed Software
which, when used in a “design-time” development environment, exposes the
programmatic interface of the SOFTWARE.
ii. In all cases, (a) You may not use MESCIUS’ name, logo, or trademarks to market Your
Developed Software without the express written consent of MESCIUS; (b) You agree to
indemnify, hold harmless, and defend MESCIUS, its suppliers and resellers, from and
against any claims or lawsuits, including attorney’s fees that may arise from the use or
distribution of Your Developed Software; (c) You may use the SOFTWARE only to create
Developed Software that is significantly different than the SOFTWARE; (d) The
SOFTWARE is designed as a component to be embedded in a larger application; (e) You
may not use the SOFTWARE to build another Component for Commercial distribution.
iii. Users of the Developed Software are not licensed to use the SOFTWARE or the
Redistributable Files, directly or indirectly, for development purposes. In particular, if
You create a control (or user control) using the SOFTWARE as a constituent control, You
are not licensed to distribute the control You created with the SOFTWARE to users for
development purposes.
iv. MESCIUS might require proof of compliance regarding your use of the SOFTWARE with
the terms of this EULA.
3. Evaluation and/or Trial License. If you are using an “evaluation or trial license” or similar
version, specifically designated as such by MESCIUS on its website or otherwise, then the
Licenses are limited as follows:
i. You are licensed to use the SOFTWARE for a period of thirty (30) days counted from the
day of installation (“Evaluation Period”).
ii. Upon completion of the Evaluation Period, You shall either i) delete the SOFTWARE from
the computer containing the installation, or You may ii) obtain a paid license of the
SOFTWARE from MESCIUS or any of its resellers or distributors; and;
iii. Any Software developed with the Evaluation License may not be distributed or used for
any commercial purpose.
4. SERIAL KEY. Notwithstanding anything in this EULA to the contrary, along with Your license, You
will be issued a unique serial number (the “Serial Key”) for the activation of the SOFTWARE.
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The Serial Number is subject to the restrictions set forth in this EULA and may not be disclosed
or distributed either with Your Developed Software or in any other way. The disclosure or
distribution of the Serial Number constitutes a breach of this EULA, the effect of which shall be
the immediate termination and revocation of all the rights granted herein.
IV. FEES
You agree to pay all fees required to obtain a License to use the SOFTWARE. Unless otherwise agreed in
writing, You shall promptly pay all fees required for Your License. MESCIUS reserves the right to
terminate this EULA and Your License, upon Your failure to pay all fees required. If additional licenses
are required for the use of the SOFTWARE, You agree to pay the additional fees required.
V. RETURN POLICY
The return option to MESCIUS is only available to the original purchaser of the unused SOFTWARE. To
return the SOFTWARE directly to MESCIUS, You must first request to return the SOFTWARE within thirty
(30) days from the date of purchase. Secondly, you must receive a Return Authorization Number from
MESCIUS and return to MESCIUS the SOFTWARE purchased.
To return the SOFTWARE to your reseller/or distributor, You must comply with the return policies of
Your supplier as You agreed at the point of purchase. If the place of business from which You purchased
the SOFTWARE does not honor a full refund for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of purchase,
You may then return the SOFTWARE directly to MESCIUS for a refund provided that such returns are
authorized within the same thirty (30) day time period.
All source code sales are final. Due to the nature of Source Code sales MESCIUS return policies do not
apply.
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agrees to be bound by the terms of this EULA. If the SOFTWARE is an update or upgrade, any
transfer must include all prior versions of the SOFTWARE.
These restrictions change from time to time. You represent and warrant that neither the BIS nor any
other United States federal agency has suspended, revoked or denied Your export privileges. MESCIUS
acknowledges that it shall use reasonable efforts to supply You with all reasonably necessary
information regarding the SOFTWARE and its business to enable You to fully comply with the provisions
of this Section. If You have any questions regarding Your obligations under United States of America
export regulations, You should contact the Bureau of Industry and Security, United States Department of
Commerce, Exporter Counseling Division, Washington DC. U.S.A. (202) 482-
4811,http://www.bis.doc.gov.
U.S. Government Restricted Rights. The SOFTWARE and documentation are provided with RESTRICTED
RIGHTS.
You will comply with any requirements of the Government to obtain such RESTRICTED RIGHTS
protection, including without limitation, the placement of any restrictive legends on the SOFTWARE, and
any license agreement used in connection with the distribution of the SOFTWARE. Manufacturer is
MESCIUS, inc., 211 North Whitfield Street, Seventh Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 USA. For solicitations
issued by the Government on or after December 1, 1995 and the Department of Defense on or after
September 29, 1995, the only rights provided in the SOFTWARE and documentation provided herein
shall be those contained in this EULA. Under no circumstances shall MESCIUS be obligated to comply
with any Governmental requirements regarding the submission of or the request for exemption from
submission of cost or pricing data or cost accounting requirements. For any distribution of the
SOFTWARE that would require compliance by MESCIUS with the Government’s requirements relating to
cost or pricing data or cost accounting requirements, You must obtain an appropriate waiver or
exemption from such requirements for the benefit of MESCIUS from the appropriate Government
authority before the distribution and/or license of the SOFTWARE to the Government.
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copyright, trademark or other proprietary right held by any third party and does not infringe any
patent held by any third party. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THE PRECEDING SENTENCE,
AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MESCIUS EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY FOR THE SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTATION AND ANYTHING ELSE
PROVIDED BY MESCIUS HEREBY AND MESCIUS PROVIDES THE SAME IN “AS IS” CONDITION
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE AND
DOCUMENTATION REMAINS WITH YOU. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL
RIGHTS. YOU MAY HAVE OTHERS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.
MESCIUS HEREBY REPRESENTS THAT THE SOFTWARE LICENSED HEREWITH IS ONLY INTENDED
TO RUN AND OPERATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS DOCUMENTATION. MOREOVER, MESCIUS
REPRESENTS THAT THE VISUAL BASIC SOFTWARE COMPONENTS ARE INTENDED TO RUN AND
OPERATE IN THE MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT, WHICH IS THE
DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR WHICH MESCIUS PROVIDES TECHNICAL SUPPORT.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, WHILE THE SOFTWARE MAY RUN AND OPERATE
CONSISTENTLY WITH ITS DOCUMENTATION IN OTHER CONTAINERS OR DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTS, WHETHER AS A STAND-ALONE SOFTWARE LIBRARY OR AS A NESTED
CONSTITUENT OF A CONTROL OR APPLICATION, MESCIUS EXPRESSLY MAKES NO SUCH
REPRESENTATION. DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS, APPLICATIONS AND/OR CONTAINERS
OTHER THAN MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO ARE DEEMED TO BE NON-STANDARD CONTAINERS
FOR WHICH DIFFERENT LICENSING TERMS MAY APPLY. SUCH LICENSING TERMS ARE NOT
INCLUDED IN THIS EULA AND MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING MESCIUS DIRECTLY. THIS
LIMITED WARRANTY SHALL BE VOID AND NULL IF FAILURE OF THE SOFTWARE TO PERFORM
SUBSTANTIALLY AS DESCRIBED IN ITS DOCUMENTATION HAS RESULTED FROM AN ACCIDENT,
OR THE ABUSE OR MISAPPLCATION OF THE SOFTWARE.
2. Limited Remedy. MESCIUS PPROVIDES NO REMEDIES OR WARRANTIES APPLICATION CODE,
REDISTRIBUTABLE FILES, TRIAL VERSION AND THE NOT FOR RESALE VERSION OF THE
SOFTWARE. ANY SAMPLE APPLICATION CODE, TRIAL VERSION AND THE NOT FOR RESALE
VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE AREPROVIDED “AS IS”.
MESCIUS’ entire liability and Your exclusive remedy under this EULA shall be, at MESCIUS ‘ sole option,
either (a) return of the price paid for the SOFTWARE; (b) repair the SOFTWARE through updates
distributed online or otherwise in MESCIUS’s discretion; or (c) replace the SOFTWARE with SOFTWARE
that substantially performs as described in the SOFTWARE documentation, provided that You return the
SOFTWARE in the same manner as provided in Section I.2 for return of the SOFTWARE for non-
acceptance of this EULA. Any media for any repaired or replacement SOFTWARE will be warranted for
the remainder of the original warranty period or thirty (30) days, whichever is longer. TO THE
MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL MESCIUS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS
PROFIT, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS)
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF MESCIUS HAS BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE
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EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES IN CERTAIN
CASES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
IX. MISCELLANEOUS
1. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This EULA (including any addendum to this EULA included with the
SOFTWARE) is the final, complete and exclusive statement of the entire agreement between You
and MESCIUS relating to the SOFTWARE. This EULA supersedes any prior and contemporaneous
proposals, purchase orders, advertisements, and all other communications in relation to the
subject matter of this EULA, whether oral or written. No terms or conditions, other than those
contained herein, and no other understanding or agreement which in any way modifies these
terms and conditions, shall be binding upon the parties unless entered into in writing executed
between the parties, or by other non-oral manner of agreement whereby the parties objectively
and definitively act in a manner to be bound (such as by continuing with an installation of the
SOFTWARE, etc.). Employees, agents and other representatives of MESCIUS are not permitted to
orally modify this EULA.
2. Open Source Software. The Software product may include certain open source components
that are subject to open source licenses (“Open Source Software”), in which case, the embedded
Open Source Software is owned by a third party. The Open Source Software is not subject to the
terms and conditions of this EULA. Instead, each item of Open Source Software is licensed under
its applicable license terms which accompanies such Open Source Software. Nothing in this
EULA limits your rights under, nor grants you rights that supersede, the terms and conditions of
any applicable license terms for the Open Source Software. Any fees charged by MESCIUS in
connection with the SOFTWARE, do not apply to the Open Source Software for which fees may
not be charged under the applicable license terms. The terms and conditions of the applicable
license for the Open Source Software are available on the LICENSE.txt file, which is provided
with the SOFTWARE.
3. TERMINATION. Without prejudice to any other rights it may have, MESCIUS may terminate this
EULA and the Licenses if You fail to comply with the terms and conditions contained herein. In
such an event, You must destroy all copies of the SOFTWARE and all of its component parts.
4. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. You agree that any action in relation to an alleged breach of this
EULA shall be commenced within one year of the date of the breach, without regard to the date
the breach is discovered. Any action not brought within that one-year time period shall be
barred, without regard to any other limitations period set forth by law or statute.
5. YOU INDEMNIFY MESCIUS. You agree to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend MESCIUS and its
suppliers and resellers from and against any and all claims or lawsuits, including attorney’s fees,
which arise out of or result from Your distribution of Your Developed Software, Your Developed
Web Server Software or from Your breach of any of the terms and conditions of this EULA.
6. INTERPRETATION OF THIS EULA. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any
provision of this EULA, or any portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision of this EULA
will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to affect the intent of the parties, and
the remainder of this EULA will continue in full force and effect. Formatives of defined terms
shall have the same meaning of the defined term. Failure by either party to enforce any
provision of this EULA will not be deemed a waiver of future enforcement of that or any other
provision. Except as otherwise required or superseded by law, this EULA is governed by the laws
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. The
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parties’ consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
in the County of Allegheny, and agree that any legal proceedings arising out of this EULA shall be
conducted solely in such State. The application of the U.N. Convention of Contracts for the
International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded. The original version of this EULA is the English
language version. Any discrepancy or conflict that may arise between the English version of this
EULA and those written in any other language shall be resolved and interpreted with reference
to the English version, which will always control.
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