TransModeler License Agreement
Last Updated: 4 December 2024
Caliper Corporation ("Caliper") provides its proprietary products
to its customers on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE.
By ordering or using the software, you ("Licensee") indicate your
acceptance of the terms of this Agreement.
Licensee and Caliper agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
As used in this Agreement:
- "Software" means the TRANSMODELER software,
in executable code form, as delivered to Licensee, and includes
any software updates, add-on components, web services and/or
supplements and additional modules that Caliper may provide to
Licensee from time to time after the date Licensee obtains its
initial copy of the Software to the extent that such items are
not accompanied by a separate license agreement or terms of use.
- "Copy Protection Measure" means a
technological measure utilized for copy protection, including
any hardware device provided to Licensee by Caliper.
- "Data" means any data, maps, images, video,
audio, animations, or graphics provided by Caliper for use with
the Software, and includes any updates to such data.
- "Designated Computer" means a computer or
terminal under Licensee’s control on which the Product has been
installed and which has been registered with Caliper according
to Caliper’s standard registration procedure. Licensee may
change its Designated Computer at any time, provided Licensee
first uninstalls the product and complies with Caliper’s
standard registration procedures. If networks of computers or
intelligent and nonintelligent terminals are used, each such
computer or terminal is considered to be a Designated Computer.
- “Documentation” means any materials and
documentation provided by Caliper to describe the operation of
the Software.
- “Product” means the Software and related
Data, Documentation, and any Copy Protection Measure.
- “Caliper Store” means an e-commerce website
operated by Caliper Corporation at
https://www2.caliper.com/store
- “Order Form” means the order form attached
to this license, or other order placement method accepted by
Caliper such as a Caliper Store order, that has been approved
and processed by Caliper for the initial order and for any
subsequent orders.
- “User” means a single person with access to
the Product.
2. Grant of License.
Subject to all of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, Caliper hereby grants to Licensee:
- a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the
Product during the term of this Agreement on the number of
Designated Computers set forth on the order form for the
Product;
- a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free right to
reproduce and distribute Licensee’s own software applications
for use with the Software that are created using the GISDK
software and the Caliper Script Language and sample code
described therein provided that Licensee (i) currently has a
valid license for the Software and has complied fully with its
terms, (ii) distributes its application only to those who are
lawfully licensed to use the Software, (iii) does not use
Caliper’s name, logos or trademarks to market its software
applications, (iv) includes a proprietary notice on behalf of
Caliper (specifically: “Portions copyright 1998-2024 Caliper
Corporation”) on media containing such software and on the title
page of its software documentation, and (v) agrees, to the
extent permitted by law, to indemnify, hold harmless and defend
Caliper from and against any claims or actions, including
without limitation attorneys’ fees, that arise or result from
the use of distribution of Licensee’s software application.
Caliper and its licensors
reserve all rights not expressly granted to Licensee herein.
Licensee acknowledges and agrees that Caliper and its licensors will
continue to own all rights, title and interests in and to all
portions of the Product (including the media on which the Product is
supplied).
3. Limitations.
- This Agreement does not grant Licensee any rights in
connection with any trademarks or service marks of Caliper.
- Without limitation, Licensee will not, and will not permit
others to: (i) distribute, use or provide access to or use of
(including by timesharing or network use) the Product by or for
the benefit of any third party without Caliper’s prior written
consent, provided, however, that Licensee may provide access to
the Product to employees of Licensee (and in the case of
Academic Licenses, enrolled students) to the extent necessary to
utilize the Product in conformity with this Agreement; (ii) use
the Product in a computer service business; (iii) make
telecommunications data transmissions of the Product; or (iv)
use the Product over the Internet without a license for such use
or use long-haul gateways on any central processing unit on
which the Product is used;
- Licensee will not use the Product to aid in the development
of software or products that are competitive with the Product;
or use the Product to create data in Caliper’s CDF data format
for sale or any other commercial purpose without the prior
written permission of Caliper.
- Licensee will not attempt or permit others to attempt: (i)
to reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise
re-create source code or file formats from the executable code
version of the Software or from other information provided by
Caliper; or (ii) to circumvent the Copy Protection Measure.
- Caliper may inspect and audit Licensee’s use of the Product
from time to time to verify Licensee’s compliance with its
obligations under this Agreement.
4. License Fee.
In consideration of the license granted to Licensee under Section
2, Licensee agrees to pay Caliper a fee in accordance with Caliper's
price list in effect at the time Licensee's order is received. If
Licensee does not pay such fee within sixty (60) days after the date
the Product is invoiced to Licensee, this Agreement will terminate
automatically pursuant to Section 9.B.
5. Proprietary Rights.
- Licensee acknowledges and agrees that the Product contains
confidential and proprietary information of Caliper. Licensee
agrees to keep the Product strictly confidential, not to
disclose any of the Product to any third party, and not to use
the Product except as expressly permitted by this Agreement.
Licensee agrees to keep the Product secured in a way which
prevents unauthorized use, disclosure or dissemination. Licensee
further agrees to notify Caliper promptly upon learning of any
unauthorized use, disclosure or dissemination of the Product.
Licensee agrees that the injury that would result to Caliper
from violation of this Agreement would be irreparable and
accordingly Caliper would be entitled to injunctive relief.
- The Product is protected by copyright laws and international
copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws
and treaties. The Product is licensed, not sold. Unauthorized
copying of the Product and modifying, merging or including any
part of the Product with any other software or product are
expressly forbidden. Subject to these restrictions, Licensee may
install one (1) copy of the Software and the Data on a hard disk
for each copy licensed, and may make one (1) copy of the
Software and the Data for each copy licensed, solely for backup
purposes. Licensee must reproduce and include all proprietary
notices on each backup copy. Licensee may not make copies of the
Documentation or translate the Documentation into other
languages.
- To the extent that use of the Product in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement would, in the absence of this Agreement,
infringe a claim of any patent owned by Caliper, and only to
that extent, Caliper hereby agrees and covenants that it will
not sue Licensee for such use so long as such use complies in
all respects with the terms of this Agreement. No license,
implied or otherwise, under any patents owned by Caliper is
granted by this Agreement.
- Licensee agrees that the Data may be used only with the
Software. Licensee acknowledges that the Data may be subject to
other agreements between Licensee and Caliper or third parties
restricting the use of the Data. The estimated travel times
provided are not accurate enough to be suitable for navigation
nor are they reflective of current road conditions.
6. Warranties.
Licensee acknowledges that there are errors and gaps in the Data
and that Caliper does not warrant that the Product will meet
Licensee’s needs or is suitable or sufficiently accurate to be fit
for any particular purpose or use. Licensee acknowledges that (a)
the operation of the Software may not be uninterrupted or
error-free; and (b) the functions of the Product may not meet
Licensee’s requirements. Caliper warrants that the Software will
function for a period of sixty (60) days from date of delivery
substantially in accordance with the Documentation. Except for this
limited warranty, Caliper has no obligation to provide support
services to Licensee with respect to the Product unless a support
agreement is in effect. CALIPER DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL OTHER
WARRANTIES AS TO THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE.
7. Limitation of Liability.
The liability of Caliper to Licensee, regardless of the form of
action or theory of liability, whether under contract or tort
(including negligence), and whether under this Agreement or any
other agreement, with respect to the Product or any services
provided by Caliper in connection therewith, will not exceed the sum
of all amounts paid by Licensee to Caliper pursuant to this
Agreement. IN NO EVENT WILL CALIPER BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE FOR
SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OF ANY
NATURE. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing,
Caliper will not be liable for any costs incurred by Licensee due to
(a) loss of profits or revenues, (b) loss of use of the Product, (c)
loss of data, (d) costs of substitute software, and (e) claims by
parties other than the Licensee. Caliper will have no liability for
any claim of copyright or patent infringement based upon the use of
other than a current, unaltered release of the Product or based upon
any modification or combination or use of the Product with databases
or other software or products not provided by Caliper. Licensee will
bring no action or claim, regardless of form, arising out of this
Agreement more than one year after the action or claim has arisen.
8. Exclusive Remedies.
Licensee’s exclusive remedies for any claims against Caliper
arising out of this Agreement will be limited to the following, at
the option of Caliper: (a) replacement by Caliper of the Software
with software that functions substantially in accordance with the
Documentation; (b) repair by Caliper of the Software, by patch or
workaround, so that it functions substantially in accordance with
the Documentation; or (c) refund by Caliper of the funds received by
Caliper from Licensee in respect of the Product.
9. Term and Termination.
- This Agreement will take effect upon the date of acceptance
of the order by Caliper and, unless earlier terminated pursuant
to Section 9.B, will continue in effect for a period of ten (10)
years, or one (1) year if this is an annual license, from such
date.
- In the event that Licensee fails to comply with any of the
provisions of this Agreement, this Agreement will automatically
terminate without notice. This Agreement will also automatically
terminate without notice in the event of any attempt to transfer
or assign this Agreement, or in the event of any change in
control of Licensee.
- Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement: (i)
Licensee will return the Product to Caliper and destroy any
copies of any portion of the Product in its possession. (ii)
Licensee will have no further right to possess or use the
Product.
- Survival. The expiration or termination of this Agreement
will not affect provisions of this Agreement which by their
terms and meaning survive its termination, including, without
limitation, the provisions of Section 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.B,
9.C, 10, 11, 12, 13.
10. Export.
Licensee acknowledges that the Product constitutes technical data
under the Export Control Regulations of U.S. Department of Commerce
and agrees not to export the Product in violation of such
Regulations or any other U.S. laws or regulations. Licensee agrees
to defend, indemnify and hold Caliper harmless against any liability
(including attorneys' fees) arising out of Licensee's failure to
comply with the terms of this Section 10.
11. Miscellaneous.
- This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding and
agreement between Caliper and Licensee with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings,
representations, sales materials, and agreements, written or
oral, including any purchase orders submitted by Licensee to
Caliper in respect of the Product.
- This Agreement will be governed by the laws of The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States of America (without
regard to any conflict of law rules that would provide that the
law of another jurisdiction would govern), and applicable
copyright laws. The parties hereby submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of The Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.
- This Agreement may be modified only by a written agreement
which is made subsequent to this Agreement and signed by duly
authorized representatives of Caliper and Licensee.
- If any of the provisions of this Agreement will be held by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, the
remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force
and effect.
- The failure of Caliper to enforce any of the provisions of
this Agreement will not be construed to be a waiver of Caliper's
right thereafter to enforce such provisions.
- The section titles in this Agreement are used solely for the
convenience of the Licensee and Caliper and have no legal or
contractual significance.
12. U.S. GOVERNMENT END USERS.
The Product is "commercial computer software" or "commercial
computer software documentation" as those terms are defined in 48
C.F.R. §12.212 and 48 C.F.R. §227.7202. As provided therein, the
Government shall have only those rights specified in this Agreement.