VintaSoft Barcode .NET SDK - License agreement

END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT for VintaSoft Barcode .NET SDK

IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: This End-User License Agreement (the "Agreement") is a legal Agreement between you (individual, company or legal entity) and VintaSoft Ltd for the use of VintaSoft Barcode .NET SDK. VintaSoft Barcode .NET SDK is not for sale, it can only be licensed.

By installing, copying, or otherwise using and testing VintaSoft Barcode .NET SDK, you automatically agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. If you do not agree to the terms of this Agreement, do not install or use VintaSoft Barcode .NET SDK.

Any reproduction or redistribution of VintaSoft Barcode .NET SDK or any of its components not in accordance with this Agreement is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. VintaSoft Barcode .NET SDK is protected by the copyright law and the laws and international agreements on intellectual property rights.

You may not accept this Agreement if you are not of legal age to form a binding contract, if you have no authority to bind your company or organization to this agreement, or if you are a person barred from using the software under the laws of any country.

1. DEFINITIONS.

The following terms have specific meanings in this Agreement:

• Software is the VintaSoft Barcode .NET SDK, which includes its DLL files, JavaScript files, documentation, examples, etc.
• Application is a computer program, which includes the Software, but adds significant functionality besides that provided by the Software.
• End User is a user for which the Application was built.
• Customer is your customer, whom you sell or license your Application.
• Developer is defined as a person directly engaged in development of Application.
• Development Office is defined as an office or a site, may include also remote Developers, where is taking place the development of computer programs using the Software.
• Desktop PC is a personal stationary or portable computer, operated by desktop Windows OS, in a form intended for regular use by human, including Remote Desktop.
• Server is a non-user physical or virtual computer, operated by Windows Server OS, configured with the intention of multiple users accessing it as a service run as an automated process.
• Production Server is a Server that provides End User access to Application.
• Non-Production Server is a Server that does not provide End User access to Application.
• Server Network Configuration is a character string with information about the server name and IP-addresses of server.
• License is the acquisition of (and payment for) the particular non-exclusive rights to use the Software subject to this Agreement.

2. SOFTWARE EVALUATION.

2.1. For evaluating the Software to ensure that it meets your needs prior to a purchase you have to request the Evaluation License via form appearing after installation of the evaluation version available for free download from VintaSoft web site.

2.2. You can evaluate the Software during 30 days period from the date it was firstly used. Contact VintaSoft if you want to extend the evaluation period.

2.3. The evaluation version of the Software has some restrictions of functionality, which nevertheless cannot significantly affect the evaluation process.

2.4. You can use the compiled demo Applications, which are included in the distributive package of the Software evaluation version, to evaluate the functionality of the Software.

2.5. You can use the evaluation version of the Software to develop a test Application for evaluating the functionality of the Software.

2.6. You cannot use the evaluation license or evaluation version of the Software in production or for commercial purposes.

2.7. Distribution of the evaluation version of the Software via Internet is allowed, but VintaSoft Ltd reserves the right to prohibit certain file-sharing Internet resources to re-distribute the Software in case of suspected misuse of this right. After the responsible personnel of the resource receive our official notification by e-mail they must remove the Software from the resource and ban the name "vintasoft" to prevent appearance of unauthorized copies and cracks further.

3. SOFTWARE LICENSING.

3.1. You have to acquire a License to use (develop, test and deploy Applications) the Software.

3.2. A License granted to you under this agreement is for the most current version of the Software.

3.3. We may release future versions of the Software under this Agreement or a different Agreement.

3.4. Nothing in this Agreement is a commitment to you of compatibility between the Software and any future versions of the Software.

3.5. There are the following types of Licenses issued for the Software:

3.5.1. Developer license for Desktop PCs (Edition for Windows).

• This License is granted to the individual Developer, whose name is specified in registration data of the License.
• This License is the perpetual personal property of the Developer.
• This License cannot be transferred to any other Developer.
• Registration data of License
  • Only the name of Developer, who uses the Software, can be specified in registration data of the License as License owner.
• Development and testing for Windows with .NET:
  • The License allows to develop and test Applications on any Desktop PC.
  • The License does NOT allow to develop and test Applications on any Server - for doing this Single Server license or Developer license for Servers is necessary.
• Deployment for Windows with .NET:
  • The License allows royalty free deployment of the Software redistributable assemblies as part of the below listed application types.
  • The License allows to deploy Applications to any Desktop PC.
  • The License does NOT allow to deploy Applications to Servers - for doing this Single Server license or Developer license for Servers is necessary.

3.5.2. Developer license for Servers (Edition for Windows).

• This License is granted to the individual Developer, whose name is specified in registration data of the License.
• This License is the perpetual personal property of the Developer.
• This License cannot be transferred to any other Developer.
• Registration data of License
  • Only the name of Developer, who uses the Software, can be specified in registration data of the License as License owner.
• Development and testing for Windows with .NET:
  • The License allows to develop and test Applications on any Server.
  • The License does NOT allow to develop and test Applications on Desktop PCs - for doing this Developer license for Desktop PCs is necessary.
• Deployment for Windows with .NET:
  • The License allows royalty free deployment of the Software redistributable assemblies as part of the below listed application types.
  • The License allows to deploy Applications to any Server.
  • The License does NOT allow to deploy Applications to Desktop PCs - for doing this Developer license for Desktop PCs is necessary.

3.5.3. Site license for Desktop PCs (Edition for Windows).

• This License is granted to the company, which name is specified in registration data of the License. This License can be granted also to an individual.
• This License can be used by any Developer from one Development Office of the registered company.
• This License cannot be transferred to any other company or individual.
• Registration data of License
  • The company name or Developer name can be specified in registration data of the License as License owner.
• Development and testing for Windows with .NET:
  • The License allows to develop and test Applications on any Desktop PC.
  • The License does NOT allow to develop and test Applications on any Server - for doing this Single Server license or Site license for Servers is necessary.
• Deployment for Windows with .NET:
  • The License allows royalty free deployment of the Software redistributable assemblies as part of the below listed application types.
  • The License allows to deploy Applications to any Desktop PC.
  • The License does NOT allow to deploy Applications to Servers - for doing this Single Server license or Site license for Servers is necessary.

3.5.4. Site license for Servers (Edition for Windows).

• This License is granted to the company, which name is specified in registration data of the License. This License can be granted also to an individual.
• This License can be used by any Developer from one Development Office of the registered company.
• This License cannot be transferred to any other company or individual.
• Registration data of License
  • The company name or Developer name can be specified in registration data of the License as License owner.
• Development and testing for Windows with .NET:
  • The License allows to develop and test Applications on any Server.
  • The License does NOT allow to develop and test Applications on Desktop PC - for doing this Site license for Desktop PCs is necessary.
• Deployment for Windows with .NET:
  • The License allows royalty free deployment of the Software redistributable assemblies as part of the below listed application types.
  • The License allows to deploy Applications to any Server.
  • The License does NOT allow to deploy Application to Desktop PCs - for doing this Site license for Desktop PCs is necessary.

3.5.5. Single Server license (Edition for Windows).

• This License is granted to the company, which name is specified in registration data of the License. This License can be granted also to an individual.
• This License can be used by any Developer from one Development Office of the registered company.
• This License cannot be transferred to any other company or individual.
• Registration data of License
  • The company name or Developer name can be specified in registration data of the License as License owner.
  • Registration data of the License contains information about Server Network Configuration.
  • Information about Server Network Configuration in registration data of the License can be subject to minor change only once per year.
• Development and testing for Windows with .NET:
  • The License allows to develop and test Applications on a single Server.
  • The License allows to get an additional Single Server license for free, if there is a need to develop and test Applications on Non-Production Server. Such free Single Server license can be requested only for development and test purposes. Production or commercial usage of such license is NOT permitted.
• Deployment for Windows with .NET:
  • The License allows the deployment of the Software redistributable assemblies as part of Applications to only one registered in advance Production Server.
  • The License does NOT allow to deploy Applications to Desktop PC - for doing this Site license for Desktop PCs is necessary.

3.5.6. Single Application license (Edition for Linux / MacOS, Edition for Android).

• This License is granted to the company, which name is specified in registration data of the License. This License can be granted also to an individual.
• This License can be used by any Developer from one Development Office of the registered company.
• This License cannot be transferred to any other company or individual.
• This License is intended for deployment only. Development process on Desktop PC requires you to acquire additional Site license for Desktop PCs or Developer license for Desktop PCs.
• Registration data of License
  • The company name or Developer name can be specified in registration data of the License as License owner.
  • Registration data of License contains information about invariable name of Application.
  • Information about the Application name in registration data of License cannot be changed.
• Development and testing for Linux, MacOS, Android with .NET:
  • The License allows to develop and test only one Application, which name is written in registration data of the License.
• Deployment for Linux, MacOS, Android with .NET:
  • The License allows royalty free deployment of the Software redistributable assemblies as part of only one Application, which name is written in registration data of the License.

4. SOFTWARE USAGE.

4.1. You cannot modify, rename, embed, decompile, disassemble, crack, otherwise reverse engineer the Software.

4.2. If you have purchased a License, you can create and deploy commercial Applications.

4.3. If you have purchased a License, you can create and deploy non-commercial Applications.

4.4. If you have purchased a License, you can create as many Applications as necessary, except licenses for limited application count.

4.5. If you have purchased a License, you can use source codes of demo Applications, which are included in the distributive package of the Software, in your Applications.

4.6. If you have purchased a License for VintaSoft Barcode .NET SDK (Edition for Windows), you can distribute the following files of Software within your Application:

• Vintasoft.Barcode.dll
• Vintasoft.Barcode.Gdi.dll
• Vintasoft.Barcode.ImageSharp.dll
• Vintasoft.Barcode.SkiaSharp.dll
• Vintasoft.Barcode.Wpf.dll
• Vintasoft.Barcode.Web.Services.dll
• Vintasoft.Barcode.Web.HttpHandlers.dll
• Vintasoft.Barcode.Web.Api2Controllers.dll
• Vintasoft.Barcode.AspNetCore.ApiControllers.dll
• Vintasoft.Shared.dll
• Vintasoft.Shared.Web.dll
• Vintasoft.Shared.js
• Vintasoft.Barcode.js
• Vintasoft.Shared.d.ts
• Vintasoft.Barcode.d.ts

4.7. If you have purchased a License for VintaSoft Barcode .NET SDK (Edition for Linux / MacOS), you can distribute the following files of Software within your Application:

• Vintasoft.Barcode.dll
• Vintasoft.Barcode.ImageSharp.dll
• Vintasoft.Barcode.SkiaSharp.dll
• Vintasoft.Barcode.Web.Services.dll
• Vintasoft.Barcode.AspNetCore.ApiControllers.dll
• Vintasoft.Shared.dll
• Vintasoft.Shared.Web.dll
• Vintasoft.Shared.js
• Vintasoft.Barcode.js
• Vintasoft.Shared.d.ts
• Vintasoft.Barcode.d.ts

4.8. If you have purchased a License for VintaSoft Barcode .NET SDK (Edition for Android), you can distribute the following files of Software within your Application:

• Vintasoft.Barcode.dll
• Vintasoft.Barcode.ImageSharp.dll
• Vintasoft.Barcode.SkiaSharp.dll
• Vintasoft.Shared.dll

4.9. You cannot include into your Application any file of Software except for the files referred to in paragraph 4.6, 4.7 or 4.8.

4.10. You cannot use, copy, emulate, clone, rent, lease, sell or transfer the Software, or any subset of the Software, except as provided for in this agreement.

4.11. You cannot use Software to create a service or utility, which exposes the functionality of Software to other users in such a way as to compete, directly or indirectly, with the Software.

4.12. You cannot create DLLs, or any other derivative tools to be used in design mode in any development tools, which includes Software.

4.13. You cannot distribute your Application without a written agreement that prohibits reverse engineering, decompilation or disassembly of the Applications.

4.14. You cannot transfer or assign this Agreement or your License to any third party.

4.15. You cannot allow further redistribution of our Software by your Customers.

4.16. If the Software provided to you is an upgrade or revised version of Software previously provided to you under this Agreement or a predecessor agreement, you may not loan, rent, lease, or otherwise transfer the original non-upgraded Software to another user or on separate computer.

4.17. You cannot use our name, logo or trademarks to market your Applications.

5. UPDATES AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF SOFTWARE.

5.1. Each acquired License includes 1 Year of free subscription for all updates, new versions and technical support service for the Software, starting from the purchase date of License.

5.2. You can renew the subscription for the next year paying 50% of the actual License price, if renewed before expiration date or within 30 days after.

5.3. You will receive all new versions and updates for the Software during the activity period of your License subscription.

5.4. You will receive priority technical support service for the Software during the activity period of your License subscription.

5.5. We are supporting only the most current version of the Software.

5.6. Technical support service is provided via email only.

5.7. For receiving technical support service you should send us your question via email to address support@vintasoft.com or submit your request to VintaSoft Support Center here: https://myaccount.vintasoft.com.

6. LICENSE TERMINATION.

6.1. This Agreement is effective until terminated.

6.2. Either party may terminate this Agreement for cause upon ten (10) days written and sent via e-mail notice in the event the other party breaches a material provision of this Agreement, which breach is not cured within ten (10) days.

6.3. In addition, all of your rights to access the Software under this Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of an unauthorized assignment.

6.4. Upon any termination of this Agreement, your right to use the Software terminates, but the provisions under "YOU MAY NOT", "NO WARRANTIES", "NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES", "COPYRIGHT NOTICE" continue to apply to both of us even after termination.

7. PUBLICITY.

You (meaning your organization) agree to be identified as a customer of ours and agree that we may refer to you by name, trade name and trademark, if applicable, and may briefly describe your business in our marketing materials and web site.

8. NO WARRANTIES.

VintaSoft Ltd expressly disclaims any warranty for the Software.

THE Software AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT.

THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF USE OR PERFORMANCE OF the Software REMAINS WITH YOU.

9. NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

IN NO EVENT SHALL VintaSoft Ltd 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 OR OF INABILITY TO USE the Software.

10. COPYRIGHT NOTICE.

Copyright (C) 2007-2024 VintaSoft Ltd. All rights reserved.

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

11. CHANGES TO THIS AGREEMENT.

This License Agreement may be periodically updated by VintaSoft Ltd. Up to date one will be immediately published on our web site.