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SOUNDWALL INC

LICENSE AGREEMENT AND LIMITED WARRANTY

READ THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT AND LIMITED WARRANTY (“AGREEMENT”) GOVERNING THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE AND RELATED FIRMWARE AND DOCUMENTATION (COLLECTIVELY, THE “SOFTWARE”) PROVIDED TO YOU BY SOUNDWALL (“SOUNDWALL”) CAREFULLY BEFORE BUYING THE APPLICABLE SOUNDWALL PRODUCT (SUCH HARDWARE, TOGETHER WITH THE SOFTWARE, REFERRED TO AS THE “PRODUCT”).

BY PURCHASING THE PRODUCT, YOU ARE (1) REPRESENTING THAT YOU ARE OVER THE AGE OF 18, (2) REPRESENTING THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AND AUTHORITY TO LEGALLY BIND YOURSELF OR YOUR COMPANY, AS APPLICABLE, AND (3) CONSENTING TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL THESE TERMS OR CANNOT MAKE SUCH REPRESENTATIONS, DO NOT PURCHASE THE PRODUCT.

 

  1.       GRANT OF LICENSE
  2.       Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Soundwall grants to You a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable, personal license (without the right to sub-license) to (i) use the software as embedded in the Product for the purpose of operating the Product, and (ii) use the desktop application portion(s) of the software on any personal computing device owned and controlled by You during the term.  You may not transfer the Software to any other computing device or otherwise remove the Software from the Product.  Notwithstanding any license granted herein by Soundwall, You acknowledge and agree that it is Your sole responsibility to comply with U.S. and international copyright laws with respect to Your use of the Software.
  3.       You agree not to copy, modify, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the Product to the extent that such restriction is not prohibited by law.  Except for the limited license granted herein, Soundwall and its suppliers hereby retain all right, title and interest in and to all worldwide intellectual property rights embodied in the Software.  All other rights are reserved by Soundwall.  You acknowledge and agree that the technology embedded in and used to create the Product constitute the valuable trade secrets and know-how of Soundwall, and to the extent you discover such trade secrets, You will not disclose them to any third party.
  4.        Soundwall shall have no obligation to provide any updates or upgrades to the Product, but in the event that it does, such updates, upgrades and any documentation shall be deemed the “Product”, and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
  5.       TERM OF AGREEMENT
  6.       You may terminate this Agreement at any time by notifying Soundwall, discontinuing use of the Product and purging the Software from Your computing device.
  7.       This agreement will automatically terminate if You violate any of its terms.
  8.        Sections 1(b), 3, 5(c), 6 and 8 shall survive termination or expiration for any reason.
  9.       COMPLIANCE WITH COPYRIGHT LAWS

Soundwall complies with U.S. and International copyright laws and in consideration of the license granted herein, You agree to do the same.  You acknowledge that unauthorized copying or distribution of music or other content accessed using the Product (“Content”) is prohibited by such copyright laws, and you agree that you will not, directly or indirectly, copy or distribute any content without the express written authorization of the copyright holder.  You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Soundwall and its licensors from and against any and all claims, suits, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses incurred by Soundwall or its licensors arising out of or related to Your failure to comply with the terms of this section 3.

  1.       THIRD PARTY CONTENT AND TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORT

From time to time, Soundwall may provide access to third party content providers via the Product.  In addition, Soundwall may support certain third party technologies, such as specific file formats or codecs.  Soundwall reserves the right to discontinue access to and/or support for such third party content or technologies at any time, and for any reason.  Soundwall makes no representations or warranties whatsoever regarding the selection of, or continuing support for, any such third party content or technologies.

  1.       WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER
  2.       Limited Warranty.  Soundwall warrants to You that for a period of one (1) year after the date of original purchase of the Product, the Product will be free of defects in materials and workmanship.  SOUNDWALL DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE PRODUCT WILL OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION OR WILL BE ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ALL ERRORS MAY BE CORRECTED.  IF YOU ARE A CONSUMER THIS WARRANTY IS IN ADDITION TO AND DOES NOT AFFECT YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5(C) AND SUBJECT TO ANY MANDATORY CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS TO THE CONTRARY, SOUNDWALL’S SOLE DISCRETION, REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT, OR, IF NEITHER OF THE FOREGOING ARE REASONABLY AVAILABLE, A REFUND OF THE AMOUNT YOU PAID, LESS AMOUNTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO YOUR PRIOR USE.
  3.       Limitations.  The foregoing warranty does not extend to problems in the Product to the extent that result from:  (i) Your failure to implement all bug fixes or error corrections to the Product which are available by Soundwall;  (ii) any use of the Product in a manner for which it was not designed or as not authorized under this Agreement;  or (iii) any use of the Product with other products, hardware or products not supplied by, and inconsistent with the documentation provided by, Soundwall.
  4.        Disclaimer.  EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH ABOVE, SOUNDWALL MAKES NO WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT, SOUNDWALL AND ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ALL OTHER EXPRESS, STATUTORY AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND THE IMPLIED CONDITION OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY.  EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED IN SECTION 5(a), THE PRODUCT IS SUPPLIED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY.  YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SELECTION OF THE PRODUCT TO ACHIEVE YOUR INTENDED RESULTS, AND FOR THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF THE PRODUCT.  Some jurisdictions do not allow a limitation on implied warranties, and so the foregoing disclaimer may not apply to You.  In any event, any implied warranties that may exist under the laws of Your jurisdiction are limited to the one (1) year period set forth in the limited warranty given under subsection (a) above.
  5.       LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
  6.       TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED UNDER LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL SOUNDWALL OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, AND INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COST OF COVER, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS ARISING FROM THE USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE PRODUCT, NO MATTER HOW CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY.
  7.       IN NO EVENT SHALL SOUNDWALL’S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES IN ANY ONE OR MORE CAUSES OF ACTION EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR THE PRODUCT UNLESS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY LAW.
  8.        The limitations in section 6 will apply even is Soundwall, its suppliers or dealers have been advised of the possibility of such damage or of any type of use intended by You.  These limitations will apply notwithstanding the failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy.  You acknowledge that these limitations reflect a reasonable allocation of risk.
  9.       The limitation in this Section 6 shall not apply to damage resulting from willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of Soundwall.  The limitations of this section 6 shall further not apply to damage resulting from loss of life or personal injury caused by willful misconduct or negligence or breach of contract by Soundwall or its directors or any third party Soundwall has used to fulfill its contractual obligations to You.  With regard to product liability, the limitations in this section 6 shall apply only to the extent permitted by mandatory rules regarding product liability.
  10.       The limitations in this section 6 shall not affect your statutory rights as a consumer.
  11.       INFRINGEMENT INDEMNITY
  12.       Indemnity.  Soundwall shall defend or settle any claim, demand, suit, proceeding or action (“Claim”) against You to the extent that such Claim is based on an allegation that any portion of the Product, as furnished to You under this agreement and used as authorized in this Agreement, infringes any third party’s copyright or misappropriates such third party’s trade secrets, provided that you: (i) give prompt written notice of the Claim to Soundwall;  (ii) give Soundwall the exclusive authority to control and direct the defense or settlement of such Claim;  and (iii) give Soundwall, at Soundwall’s expense (except for the value of Your time), all necessary information and assistance with respect to the Claim.  Soundwall shall pay all settlement amounts, damages and costs finally awarded to the extent attributable to such Claim.  You may participate in the defense of Claim at Your expense.  Soundwall will not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred without its prior written authorization.
  13.       Limit on Indemnity.  The foregoing notwithstanding, Soundwall shall have no liability for a Claim to the extent based on: (i) the use by You of any Product more than thirty (30) days after Soundwall notifies You in writing that continued use of the Product may give rise to such Action and offers, in return for You ceasing all further use of the Product, to refund the price paid by You for the Product less amounts attributable to Your prior use; (ii) the combination of the Product, or any part thereof, with other hardware or products not provided by Soundwall, which Claim would have been avoided if the Products had not been so combined; or (iii) use of the Products other than as authorized under this Agreement.
  14.        Entire Liability.  THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 7 STATE THE ENTIRE LIABILITY AND OBLIGATIONS OF SOUNDWALL, AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY, WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTUAL OR ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT BY THE PRODUCT.
  15.       MISCELLANEOUS

You acknowledge the Product may be subject to the export control law and regulations of the jurisdiction in which You purchased the Product and you warrant that You will comply in all respects with such laws and regulations.  This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between You and Soundwall with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior oral or written understandings, communications or agreements not specifically incorporated herein.  If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to judicial decree or decision, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms.  You may not assign this Agreement, or any of its rights or obligations hereunder, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Soundwall.  Any attempted assignment by You without prior written consent shall be void.

 

For inquiries or questions regarding this Agreement, please send an email to support@soundwall.com.

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