SOFTWARE EVALUATION AGREEMENT
This Software Evaluation
Agreement (“Agreement”) between you (“Evaluator”) and Splashtop Inc.
(“Company”) describes the terms and conditions of the use of the Software
(defined below). BY CLICKING THE
"ACCEPT" BUTTON BELOW, EVALUATOR AFFIRMS THAT HE/SHE HAS READ AND
AGREED TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. Do not access, download, install or otherwise
use the Software if Evaluator does not accept all of the terms of this
Agreement. The limited license granted
hereunder is conditioned upon Evaluator’s accepting all of the terms of this
Agreement. All exhibits attached hereto
are hereby incorporated by reference and made part of this Agreement.
In consideration of the licenses, covenants and conditions set forth in
this Agreement, Company and Evaluator hereby agree as follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS
The
following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:
1.1
“Effective
Date” shall mean the date when this Agreement is electronically
accepted by Evaluator during the installation process of the Software.
1.2
“Evaluation Plan” shall mean the evaluation plan attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
1.3
“Feedback”
shall mean identification of errors or bugs, modifications, design changes,
features or improvements to the Software that Evaluator is required to respond,
propose or suggest, as set forth in the Evaluation Plan, resulting from
Evaluator’s testing of the Software under this Agreement.
1.4
“Software”
shall mean the Company Software and related documentation and materials that
Company provides to Evaluator under this Agreement as specified in the
Evaluation Plan.
1.5
“Term”
is defined in Section 7.1 and specified in the Evaluation Plan.
2.
License
2.1
License. Subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Company hereby grants to Evaluator,
and Evaluator hereby accepts a limited, nonexclusive, personal,
non-transferable, royalty-free and fully revocable right and license during the
Term to install and use the Software solely for internal testing of the
Software as set forth in the Evaluation Plan.
2.2
Restrictions. Evaluator
shall not use the Software for any purpose other than as expressly permitted
under Section 2.1. Without
limiting the foregoing, Evaluator shall not (i) use the Software for any
commercial or other production purposes; (ii) copy, sublicense, rent, sell,
lease or otherwise transfer or distribute the Software or any portion thereof
to any person or entity; (iii) use, or allow others to use, the Software for
the benefit of any third party; and (iv) modify or alter the Software or any
portion thereof. The Software contains
trade secrets of Company, and Evaluator agrees that it shall not reverse
engineer, disassemble, or decompile the Software, or otherwise attempt to
derive the Software’s design, source code or underlying algorithms, file
formats or programming or interoperability interfaces of the Software or its
constituent parts (except to the extent that applicable
law prohibits such reverse engineering restrictions).
3.
LIMITATIONS ON
USE OF SOFTWARE
Only Evaluator is granted the right to install and test
the Software for the duration of the Term of this Agreement. Evaluator shall not enable or allow other
users to install or use the Software.
4.
Proprietary
rights
4.1
Company. This
Agreement only grants a license and is not a sale of the Software or any
portion or copy thereof. As between the
parties, Company owns all right, title and interest in and to the Software, and
all copyright, trade secret, trade
4.2
Notices. The Software
contains copyright material, trade secrets and other proprietary information of
Company, and may be covered by Company patents.
Evaluator agrees not to remove, destroy, or alter any patent, trade
5.
CONFIDENTIALITY
5.1
Definition of
Confidential Information. Evaluator acknowledges that, whether disclosed orally or
in writing: (a) the Software, or any other related materials provided by
Company to Evaluator under this Agreement, including, without limitation, all
computer programs, flowcharts, diagrams, manuals, schematics, development
tools, specifications, design documents,
5.2
Exceptions. “Confidential
Information” does not include any information that: (i) is, or becomes,
publicly known through no wrongful act on the part of Evaluator; (ii) is
already known to Evaluator, or becomes known to Evaluator without restriction
on disclosure; (iii) is independently developed by Evaluator without use of or
access to the Confidential Information of Company; or (iv) is obtained by
Evaluator, without restriction, from a source other than Company without breach
of this Agreement by Evaluator and otherwise not in violation of Company’s
rights.
5.3
Use of Company
Materials and Confidential Information. Evaluator agrees that it will use
Confidential Information only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
as expressly authorized solely for the purpose of installing and using the
Software for internal testing. Evaluator
acknowledges and agrees that the Confidential Information is furnished to
Evaluator on a confidential and secret basis.
Evaluator shall use reasonable efforts, consistent with the obligations
set forth hereunder and the practices and procedures under which it protects
its own most valuable proprietary information and materials, to protect the
Software against any unauthorized or unlawful use or copying by any third
party.
5.4
Disclosure. Evaluator
agrees to retain the Confidential Information in confidence for period of five
(5) years. Evaluator shall not, at any
time, disclose the Confidential Information directly or indirectly to any third
person, and Evaluator specifically shall not disclose or provide in any manner
to any third party access to the Software.
Evaluator may disclose Confidential Information as required by a court
or under operation of law or order provided that Evaluator notifies Company of
such requirement prior to disclosure, Evaluator discloses only that information
required, and Evaluator allows Company the opportunity to object to such court
or other legal body requiring such disclosure.
This obligation of confidentiality set forth in this Section will
survive the termination of this Agreement for the duration of the
confidentiality period.
6.
DISCLAIMER OF
WARRANTY; LIMITATION OF LIABILITy
6.1
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. Evaluator ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE software IS
LICENSED FOR TESTING AND EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS DELIVERED “AS
IS”. COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE
OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, FAULT-TOLERANT, OR ERROR-FREE,
THAT ANY PRODUCT ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT THE PRODUCT WILL EVER BE
COMPLETED OR COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE. Company hereby disclaims all other express
warranties or implied warranties of any kind, including warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement of
any rights.
6.2
Limitation of Liability. Company
shall not be liable or obligated to Evaluator or any other person or entity
with respect to any subject matter of this Agreement under any contract,
negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for any
consequential, punitive or indirect damages or lost profits even if advised of
the possibility of such damages. IN NO EVENT SHALL Company BE LIABLE WITH
RESPECT TO THE DELIVERY, USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE Software OR OTHERWISE
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT for any amounts in excess of
$1,000.
7.
TERM and
termination
7.1
Term. The term (“Term”)
of this Agreement will commence as of the Effective Date and will expire after the
Beta Testing Period as set forth in the Evaluation Plan unless extended by a writing signed by both
parties or sooner terminated in accordance with Section 7.2 below.
7.2
Termination. Either party
may terminate this Agreement prior to the expiration of the Term upon five-(5)
calendar days prior notice to the other party for any
reason.
7.3
Effect of
Termination. Upon expiration or
termination of this agreement for any reason, Evaluator shall immediately and
permanently discontinue all use of the Software, return the Software (in
substantially the same condition as it was received by Evaluator), and all
property (of whatever description or nature) belonging to Company, purge all
software components of the Software and any files relating to the Software from
its computer systems and storage media or devices, and provide written
certification that the foregoing obligations have been completed. The following provisions shall survive the
expiration or termination of the Agreement.
8.
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
8.1
No Obligations. Nothing in
this Agreement shall result in any obligation on the part of Evaluator or
Company to enter into any further agreement with the other with respect to the
subject matter hereof or to license or sell the Software for commercial or
other use. Company is not obligated to
make the Software available as a commercial product.
8.2
Assignment. This
Agreement shall not be assigned by Evaluator, by operation of law or otherwise,
without the prior written consent of Company, which Company may withhold at its
sole discretion.
8.3
Survival. In addition
to the provisions that by their terms survive termination, the following provisions
shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement: Sections 1,
2.2, 4-6, 7.3 and 8.
8.4
Governing Law. This
Agreement will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of
8.5
Export. Evaluator
shall use the Company Materials in compliance with all applicable laws,
statutes, rules and regulations. Evaluator
acknowledges that the Company Materials and other technical information
provided by Company hereunder may be subject to
8.6
Severability. If for any
reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this Agreement,
or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision or portion shall be
enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect
the intent of the parties, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue
in full force and effect.
8.7
Notices. Any notice
required or permitted hereunder will be sent to the address first specified
above or such other address as the party may hereafter specify in writing. Such notice will be deemed given upon
personal delivery to the appropriate address, three (3) business days after the
date of mailing if sent by certified or registered mail, or one (1) business
day after the date of deposit with overnight courier.
8.8
Entire
Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous
communications, representations or agreements between the parties, whether oral
or written, regarding the subject matter of this Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Agreement
may not be modified except by an amendment signed by an authorized
representative of each party.
8.9
Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, or by facsimile, each of
which will be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one
instrument.
[Exhibit A to follow]
EXHIBIT A
Evaluation
Plan
1.
Company Software
Splashtop Remote Mac Server
– Beta release
2.
Beta Testing Period
The Beta Testing Period shall begin on the Effective
Date until the earlier occurrence of the followings: (a) 30 days after the
Effective Date or (b) commercial release of the Software by Company.
3.
Evaluator’s Permitted Activities
Evaluator may only test and use the Software in
accordance with Section 2.1 of this Agreement as a standalone
component. Evaluator may download and
install the Software onto a maximum of 2 systems.
4.
Evaluators Responsibilities
(a) Platforms
must meet these minimum specifications (It is the Evaluator’s responsibility to
obtain the necessary platforms and devices to test this Software at its own
cost under this Agreement):
·
iPad Splashtop
Remote client v1.1.5
·
1.6GHz or faster
dual-core Intel-based Mac
·
Mac OSX 10.6.x
·
1GB RAM
·
Support either
800x600 or 1024x768 screen resolution
·
Soundflower v1.4.1 or above
(this comes with the software install package)
(b) All
feedback must be provided by opening a new ticket using the current Splashtop
Zendesk support system. Identify in the
tickets subject line that you are a ‘Mac Beta tester’. Provide feedback at least once a week.