CARNEGIE SPEECH COMPANY, INC.
SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
BE SURE TO CAREFULLY READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE RIGHTS AND
RESTRICTIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS AGREEMENT BEFORE DOWNLOADING THE
SOFTWARE PRODUCT, OPENING THE SEALED SOFTWARE PRODUCT PACKAGE, OR
USING THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT. OPENING THE SEALED SOFTWARE PRODUCT,
CLICKING “I ACCEPT,” CLICKING THE NEW ACCOUNT CONFIRMATION LINK IN
YOUR REGISTRATION E-MAIL, OR USING THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT, AS THE CASE
MAY BE, INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT
AGREE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THIS AGREEMENT, YOU SHOULD
PROMPTLY RETURN THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT PACKAGE UNOPENED TO THE PLACE
WHERE YOU OBTAINED IT FOR A PROPER CREDIT, OR, IF YOU DOWNLOADED THE
SOFTWARE, DELETE IF FROM YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM, OR DO NOT CLICK THE
NEW ACCOUNT CONFIRMATION LINK IN YOUR REGISTRATION E-MAIL. THE
SOFTWARE PRODUCT WILL NOT SET UP ON YOUR COMPUTER OR OTHERWISE BE
USABLE UNLESS OR UNTIL YOU ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT BY CLICKING ON THE
NEW ACCOUNT CONFIRMATION LINK OR “I ACCEPT.” IF YOU SIGN A SEPARATE
AGREEMENT WITH CARNEGIE SPEECH, THEN SUCH SIGNED SEPARATE AGREEMENT
HEREBY SUPERSEDES THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
If you are first seeing this AGREEMENT as a part of the installation/download process, for your
future reference, you may print the text of this AGREEMENT, or refer to a copy of this AGREEMENT
that can be found in the EULA.txt file of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT. If you would like to print this
AGREEMENT before proceeding, please exit set-up by pressing the “I Disagree” button and then print
this AGREEMENT from the EULA.txt file. You may resume installation/download and set-up at any
time.
You may license the SOFTWARE PRODUCT on an evaluation basis for a temporary period
pursuant to the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT.
Your clicking of the “I Accept” button or your clicking on the new account confirmation link in
your registration e-mail is a symbol of your signature that you accept the terms of this AGREEMENT.
IMPORTANT—READ CAREFULLY: This Software License Agreement (this
AGREEMENT) is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity) and Carnegie
Speech Company, Inc. (Carnegie Speech) for the Carnegie Speech software product that accompanies
this AGREEMENT, including computer software and any associated media, printed materials, and
“online” or electronic documentation (collectively, the SOFTWARE PRODUCT). The SOFTWARE
PRODUCT also includes any software updates, add-on components, Web services and/or supplements to
the original SOFTWARE PRODUCT that Carnegie Speech may provide to you or make available to you
after the date that you obtain your initial copy of the original SOFTWARE PRODUCT (only to the extent
that such items are not accompanied by a separate license agreement or terms of use). Any such items
provided with the SOFTWARE PRODUCT may be governed by additional terms and conditions that will
be provided with such items, and are licensed to you only under such additional terms and conditions.
The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties,
as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties. The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is licensed, not
sold.
1. GRANT OF LICENSE. Carnegie Speech grants you a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable
license to use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT as follows :
Applications Software. You may install, use, access, display, run, or otherwise interact with
(RUN) one (1) copy of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT on a single computer, workstation, terminal,
handheld PC, pager, “smart phone,” or other digital electronic or analog device (COMPUTER). If
you purchased a license to use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT through the Internet, you may access and
use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT through the Internet using any COMPUTER with secure access to
the Internet.
Storage/Network Use. You may also store or install one (1) copy of the SOFTWARE
PRODUCT on a storage device, such as a network server, used only to RUN the SOFTWARE
PRODUCT on your other COMPUTERS over an internal network; however, you must acquire and
dedicate a license for each separate COMPUTER on which the SOFTWARE PRODUCT is RUN
from the storage device. A license for the SOFTWARE PRODUCT may not be shared or used
concurrently on different COMPUTERS.
Reservation of Rights. All rights not expressly granted are reserved by Carnegie Speech.
Evaluation Purposes License. If you are licensing the SOFTWARE PRODUCT for evaluation
purposes, you may use such SOFTWARE PRODUCT solely for the purpose of internally evaluating
the functionality and performance of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT, and for no other purpose. You
may not use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT for any other purpose, including, without limitation, for
any commercial or business purpose. The product authorization code provided by Carnegie Speech
with the copy of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT you will license for evaluation purposes will enable
the SOFTWARE PRODUCT to operate for the applicable evaluation period, at which point the
SOFTWARE PRODUCT will cease to operate and you shall cease from continuing to use such
SOFTWARE PRODUCT and delete the SOFTWARE PRODUCT from any hardware on which it is
installed. You expressly acknowledge and agree that Sections 3, 6, 9 and 10 herein do not apply to
SOFTWARE PRODUCT evaluation licenses and are null and void. FOR EVALUATION
LICENSES, CARNEGIE SPEECH PROVIDES THE SOFTWARE “AS IS,” WITH NO
WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NONINFRINGEMENT.
Additional Terms. More specific rights and restrictions with respect to each SOFTWARE
PRODUCT license may be set forth in a PROGRAM USE CERTIFICATE (as defined below)
provided to you. Each PROGRAM USE CERTIFICATE is incorporated into this AGREEMENT by
this reference.
2. DESCRIPTION OF OTHER RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS.
Product Authorization Code. If you have licensed a copy of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT, you
will receive a product authorization code from Carnegie Speech that enables the operation of the
SOFTWARE PRODUCT and controls the period during which you are licensed to use such
SOFTWARE PRODUCT, as described hereunder. The product authorization code will be provided
to you by Carnegie Speech pursuant to a program use certificate (“PROGRAM USE
CERTIFICATE”), via e-mail, or in some other manner. Upon expiration of your license to use the
SOFTWARE PRODUCT, the product authorization code will no longer enable use of the
SOFTWARE PRODUCT at issue. For an Internet-based license, upon Carnegie Speech’s receipt of
the applicable license fees, Carnegie Speech will provide you with all necessary log in information to
enable you to access and use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT.
Copy Protection. The SOFTWARE PRODUCT may include copy protection technology to
prevent the unauthorized copying of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT or may require original media for
use of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT on the COMPUTER. It is illegal to make unauthorized copies of
the SOFTWARE PRODUCT or to circumvent any copy protection technology included in the
SOFTWARE PRODUCT.
Limitations on Reverse Engineering, Decompilation, and Disassembly. You may not reverse
engineer, decompile, or disassemble the SOFTWARE PRODUCT, except and only to the extent that
such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation.
Separation of Components. The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is licensed as a single product. Its
component parts may not be separated for use on more than one COMPUTER.
Trademarks. This AGREEMENT does not grant you any rights in connection with any
trademarks or service marks of Carnegie Speech.
Rental. You may not rent, lease, or lend the SOFTWARE PRODUCT.
Termination. Without prejudice to any other rights, Carnegie Speech may terminate this
AGREEMENT if you fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT. In such
event, you must destroy all copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT and all of its component parts.
3. UPGRADES. If the SOFTWARE PRODUCT is labeled as an upgrade, you must be properly
licensed to use a product identified by Carnegie Speech as being eligible for the upgrade in order to use
the SOFTWARE PRODUCT. A SOFTWARE PRODUCT labeled as an upgrade replaces and/or
supplements (and may disable) the product that formed the basis for your eligibility for the upgrade. You
may use the resulting upgraded product only in accordance with the terms of this AGREEMENT. If the
SOFTWARE PRODUCT is an upgrade of a component of a package of software programs that you
licensed as a single product, the SOFTWARE PRODUCT may be used and transferred only as part of
that single product package and may not be separated for use on more than one COMPUTER.
4. COPYRIGHT. All title and copyrights in and to the SOFTWARE PRODUCT (including but not
limited to any images, photographs, animations, video, audio, music, text, and “applets” incorporated into
the SOFTWARE PRODUCT), the accompanying printed materials, and any copies of the SOFTWARE
PRODUCT are owned by Carnegie Speech or its suppliers. All title and intellectual property rights in
and to the content which may be accessed through use of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT is the property of
the respective content owner and may be protected by applicable copyright or other intellectual property
laws and treaties. This AGREEMENT grants you no rights to use such content. If the SOFTWARE
PRODUCT contains documentation which is provided only in electronic form, you may print one copy of
such electronic documentation. You may not copy the printed materials accompanying the SOFTWARE
PRODUCT.
5. DUAL-MEDIA SOFTWARE. If applicable, you may receive the SOFTWARE PRODUCT in more
than one medium. Regardless of the type or size of medium you receive, you may use only one medium
that is appropriate for your single COMPUTER. You may not RUN the other medium on another
COMPUTER. You may not loan, rent, lease, or otherwise transfer the other medium to others.
6. BACKUP COPY. Unless you purchased a license to use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT through the
Internet, after installation of one (1) copy of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT pursuant to this
AGREEMENT, you may keep the original media on which the SOFTWARE PRODUCT was provided
by Carnegie Speech solely for backup or archival purposes.
7. YOUR DATA; INTERNET-BASED LICENSES. If you have purchased a license to use the
SOFTWARE PRODUCT through the Internet:
You hereby grant to Carnegie Speech a perpetual, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use,
upload, display, copy and store your Data for the purpose of providing use of the SOFTWARE
PRODUCT to you pursuant to this Agreement, and to use your Data, in an anonymized and aggregated
form only, for making further improvements and other developments to the SOFTWARE PRODUCT and
other Carnegie Speech software. Subject to the foregoing license, you retain ownership of your Data. For
the purposes of this Agreement, “Data” means all data or other information you provide to Carnegie
Speech hereunder through the Internet for storage and access through the Carnegie Speech’s computers, if
any, including, without limitation, voice recordings that you create for use with the SOFTWARE
PRODUCT, and your name, gender, student identification number and/or other similar information. You
are solely responsible for acquiring any and all authorization(s) necessary for the use of your Data as
contemplated by this Agreement and for the completeness and accuracy of all your Data.
In addition to your other obligations specified in this Agreement, you shall be solely responsible
for the following: (a) procuring all computer hardware, peripherals, device drivers, third party operating
systems, and other products and services which may be required to use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT; (b)
the compatibility of the computer hardware, peripherals, device drivers, third party operating systems, and
other third party software with the SOFTWARE PRODUCT; (c) the maintenance and support of your
hardware, peripherals, third party operating systems, third party software and Internet service; (d) the
results obtained from use and operation of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT; (e) providing cabling and all
cabling services in preparation for your use of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT; (f) providing and
maintaining the appropriate operating environment for your hardware and peripherals; and (g) all data
entry and loading, including, without limitation, uploading of your Data for use with the SOFTWARE
PRODUCT.
You warrant that none of your Data will (a) infringe any patents, copyrights, trademarks or other
intellectual property rights, or misappropriate the trade secrets, of any third party; (b) violate any rights of
publicity or privacy of any third party, (c) violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including,
without limitation, the laws and regulations governing export control, unfair competition, anti-
discrimination and false advertising), (d) be defamatory, trade libelous, threatening, harassing or illegal,
(e) be obscene, child pornographic or indecent, (f) at the time of delivery to Carnegie Speech, contain any
viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots or other computer programming routines that are
intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate the SOFTWARE
PRODUCT or any system, data or personal information; or (g) contain any instructions relating to
terrorist or other unlawful attacks on people or property.
You shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Carnegie Speech, its employees, officers,
directors, representatives, and agents, from and against any loss, expense or liability (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees) incurred by Carnegie Speech, its affiliates or their respective employees, officers,
directors, representatives, and agents, based on, in whole or in part: (a) your gross negligence or willful
misconduct; (b) any action (or portion thereof) brought against Carnegie Speech based on a claim that
your Data infringes a patent or copyright or misappropriates the proprietary trade secret of any third party,
or violates the privacy or publicity rights of any third party; or (c) your infringement of Carnegie
Speech’s intellectual property rights under this Agreement.
8. EXPORT RESTRICTIONS. You acknowledge that the SOFTWARE PRODUCT is of U.S. origin.
You agree to comply with all applicable international and national laws that apply to the SOFTWARE
PRODUCT, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, as well as end-user, end-use and
destination restrictions issued by the U.S. and other governments.
9. LIMITED WARRANTY AND REMEDIES. Carnegie Speech warrants that the SOFTWARE
PRODUCT will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying written materials for a period
of thirty (30) days from the date of installation, provided you operate the SOFTWARE PRODUCT in
accordance with such written materials. Carnegie Speech’s and its suppliers’ entire liability and your
exclusive remedy shall be, at Carnegie Speech’s option, either (a) return of the price paid, if any, or (b)
repair or replacement of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT that does not meet Carnegie Speech’s limited
warranty set forth above and which is returned to Carnegie Speech along with proof of purchase. The
above limited warranty is void if failure of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT has resulted from accident,
abuse, or misapplication. Outside the United States, neither these remedies nor any product support
services offered by Carnegie Speech are available without proof of purchase from an authorized
international source.
10. NO OTHER WARRANTIES. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, CARNEGIE SPEECH AND ITS SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND
CONDITIONS, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE,
AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, WITH REGARD TO THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT, AND THE
PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES. THE LIMITED WARRANTY
ABOVE GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS. YOU MAY HAVE OTHERS, WHICH VARY
FROM STATE/JURISDICTION TO STATE/JURISDICTION.
11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL CARNEGIE SPEECH OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE
FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS
PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER
PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE
PRODUCT OR THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES, EVEN IF
CARNEGIE SPEECH HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN
ANY CASE, CARNEGIE SPEECH’S ENTIRE LIABILITY UNDER ANY PROVISION OF THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY
YOU FOR THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT OR U.S. $5.00; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, IF YOU HAVE
ENTERED INTO A CARNEGIE SPEECH SUPPORT SERVICES AGREEMENT, CARNEGIE
SPEECH’S ENTIRE LIABILITY REGARDING SUPPORT SERVICES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY
THE TERMS OF THAT AGREEMENT. BECAUSE SOME STATES AND JURISDICTIONS DO
NOT ALLOW SUCH EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY, THE ABOVE
LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
12. MISCELLANEOUS. Jurisdiction, Choice of Law.
This AGREEMENT is made in and shall
be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, excluding choice of law principles, and
all actions with regard to any SOFTWARE PRODUCT licensed under this AGREEMENT shall have
proper jurisdiction and venue in the state or federal courts of Pennsylvania. If the SOFTWARE
PRODUCT was acquired outside the United States, then local law may apply. The parties agree that the
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded from
this AGREEMENT. Subcontractors. You expressly acknowledge and agree that Carnegie Speech may
use distributors and/or subcontractors to perform certain of Carnegie Speech’s obligations hereunder.
Assignment. You shall not assign this AGREEMENT, in whole or in part, without the prior written
consent of Carnegie Speech. This AGREEMENT shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the
parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Survival. Any section of this
AGREEMENT whose terms, conditions or obligations have not been or cannot be fully performed prior
to the termination or expiration of this AGREEMENT for any reason shall survive such termination or
expiration of this AGREEMENT. Severability. This AGREEMENT shall be deemed severable. If any
part of this AGREEMENT is found invalid or unenforceable under current or future laws, the invalid or
unenforceable provision shall be severed and of no force or effect, and the remaining provisions shall
remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the invalid or unenforceable provisions or by
their severance herefrom. Confidentiality of Terms. The parties expressly agree that all fees in
connection with this AGREEMENT are confidential, and neither party will disclose such fees to any third
party without the other party’s prior written consent. Entire Agreement. This AGREEMENT and any
invoices arising under it contain the entire agreement and understanding between the parties and
supersede all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, proposals, discussions, correspondence, agreements
and understandings relating to the subject matter of this AGREEMENT. Additional or different terms on
your or third party purchasing documents are expressly objected to and rejected. The terms and
conditions of this AGREEMENT may not be modified or amended except in a written document signed
by each party. No waiver will be implied from conduct or failure to enforce rights on one or more
occasions.
CSC EULA revised 10-17-13