This License Agreement details the policy for license of
AdventNet SNMP API .NET Edition on
the following topics:
Evaluation License
Developer License
Distribution License
Development Support
Deployment/ Production Support
Please read the following license carefully, before either
(i) completing the electronic order or download of SNMP API
.NET Edition from an authorized web site, or (ii)installing
SNMP API .NET Edition from media that was delivered after
being ordered by alternative order process, as applicable.
1.Evaluation License
AdventNet 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 Forty-five (45)
days from the date of download. You may use any third party
software products or modules supplied by AdventNet 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 AdventNet's prior written consent.
This license begins upon downloading and ends Forty-five
(45) days thereafter ("Evaluation Period"). If you
wish to use the software after 45 day evaluation period, formal
license authorization from AdventNet is required. If you are
not willing to use the software after evaluation period, delete
all the copies installed in your computer with immediate effect.
You are forbidden from using the Software for any other use
or otherwise offering it for resale under the terms of this
section 1. AdventNet retains all rights not specifically granted
to you herein.
2. Developer License & Ownership
SNMP API .NET Edition is owned by AdventNet and is copyrighted
and licensed, not sold. As part of purchasing development
license for each named developer, AdventNet grants you a non-exclusive,
non-transferable license to use SNMP API .NET Edition as part
of your development environment. This development license
does not entitle you to any technical support or bug fixes
or other maintenance services from AdventNet. If technical
support or maintenance services, as described in Section 4,
are desired, a development support license needs to be obtained
from AdventNet.
3. Distribution License
As part of purchasing development license for each named
developer, AdventNet grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable
license to use and distribute permitted components of SNMP
API .NET Edition in binary form embedded as part of your application,
without per unit or per copy licensing fees, provided you
follow the conditions listed as (a) through (e) below.
Specifically, in return for the grant of this deployment
license, you acknowledge that AdventNet is under no obligation
to provide any technical support or bug fixes for the Licensed
Software during your deployment. If technical support or maintenance
services are desired, a deployment support license needs to
be obtained from AdventNet.
If you cannot meet any of the following conditions, please
contact us to arrange a special custom license.
End User Applications: You are not bundling SNMP API
.NET Edition or a derivative of it as part of a software
API or library product. Note that this restriction is targeted
at products that address software developers, and does not
prevent the SNMP API .NET Edition from being bundled along
with end-user applications that provide substantial additional
functionality on top of the SNMP API .NET Edition.
Restrictions on IDE Vendors: You are not bundling SNMP
API .NET Edition or a derivative of it as part of a software
development environment. Note that this restriction is targeted
at IDE vendors, and does not prevent developers from loading
SNMP API .NET Edition into an IDE and using it during everyday
development.
Restrictions on Management Framework and Infrastructure
Software Vendors:You are not integrating SNMP API .NET Edition
or a derivative of it into a network or systems management
framework or software infrastructure platform or products
such as but not limited to: Systems Management Frameworks,
Network Management Frameworks or Platforms,Enterprise Application
,Integration products, Business to Business Integration
products, Web Services Platforms, Web Services Management
products, Process Control products, Business Process Automation
products, Process Orchestration products, Distributed Computing
Infrastructure products or platforms, Messaging
Middleware products or Web Server products. Note that this
restriction is targeted at software infrastructure vendors,
and does not prevent developers from using and bundling
SNMP API .NET Edition with higher-level applications that
run on these platforms.
Restrictions on Development and Deployment Environment:
You are not using SNMP API .NET Edition or a derivative
of it on a device which is not a standard PC or server.
Examples of such devices include cell phones, PDAs, cars,
factory controllers, routers and printers. Please note that
the SNMP API .NET Edition may be used to communicate with
and manage any device, and this restriction is only intended
on the device on which the SNMP API .NET Edition is deployed.
Display of Copyright Information: You must not remove
any of the copyright information from the SNMP API .NET
Edition documentation.
4. Development Support
During the development phase of your application, AdventNet
provides you the option of availing Classic or Premium support.
The terms of development support shall be as provided in Exhibit
A. AdventNet specifically excludes upgrades from the support
programs. Upgrade to SNMP API .NET Edition will be provided
upon payment of an Upgrade License Fee in accordance with
AdventNet's then current pricing policy.
5. Deployment/Production Support
During the deployment phase of your application, AdventNet
provides you Deployment/Production Support services. Please
contact AdventNet Sales, for the deployment license terms,
which may require additional fees.
6. Restrictions on Use
Regardless of how the SNMP API .NET Edition is being used,
you may not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise
attempt to determine source code of SNMP API. You may not
publish or provide any results of benchmark tests run on SNMP
API to a third party without prior written consent from AdventNet.
During the term of this Agreement, you shall not use the SNMP
API .NET Edition to develop for commercial distribution software
products that compete with SNMP API .NET Edition.
7. Term and Termination
This Agreement is effective until terminated. You may terminate
this Agreement at any time by destroying all copies of SNMP
API .NET Edition. This Agreement will terminate immediately
without notice from AdventNet if you fail to comply with any
provision of this Agreement. Upon termination, you must destroy
all copies of SNMP API .NET Edition.
8. Warranty Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
AdventNet licenses SNMP API .NET Edition to you on an "as
is" basis, without warranty of any kind. AdventNet hereby
expressly disclaims all warranties or conditions, either express
or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties
or conditions of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose. You are solely responsible for determining the appropriateness
of using SNMP API .NET Edition and assume all risks associated
with the use of it, including but not limited to the risks
of program errors, damage to or loss of data, programs or
equipment, and unavailability or interruption of operations.
Some jurisdictions do not allow for the exclusion or limitation
of implied warranties, so the above limitations or exclusions
may not apply to you.
AdventNet will not be liable for any direct damages or for
any special, incidental, or indirect damages or for any economic
consequential damages (including lost profits or savings),
even if AdventNet has been advised of the possibility of such
damages. AdventNet will not be liable for the loss of, or
damage to, your records or data, or any damages claimed by
you based on a third party claim.
Some jurisdictions do not allow for the exclusion or limitation
of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations
or exclusions may not apply to you.
9. General
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California.
This Agreement is the only understanding and agreement we
have regarding your use of SNMP API .NET Edition. You shall
not export SNMP API .NET Edition or the derived application
except in compliance with United States export regulations
and applicable laws and regulations. It supersedes all other
communications, understandings or agreements we may have had
prior to this Agreement.
Exhibit A - Development Support Terms
A.1 Classic Support Terms
Business Hours 9 x 5
Acknowledgement (email response) within 2 Business Days
Email Support
Online Access (documentation, FAQs, release notes and
white papers)
Service Pack (cumulative collection of workarounds, patches
and bug fixes)
Minor Release (feature releases and service packs, indicated
by a change in the decimal)
A.2 Premium Support Terms
Business Hours 9 x 5
Acknowledgement (email response) within 1 Business Day
Email Support
Online Access (documentation, FAQs, release notes and
white papers)
Service Pack (cumulative collection of workarounds, patches
and bug fixes)
Minor Release (feature releases and service packs, indicated
by a change in the decimal)
Telephone Support
Customer Patches (Fixes to severity 1 problems that do
not have any acceptable workaround)
Customer Owner (designated technical contact person for
all technical issues and escalations)
Note: Upgrade (significant new features, additions
to functionalities, indicated by a change in the number to
the left of the decimal) is not included in both Classic and
Premium support terms.
