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Beta End User License
Agreement
IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ
CAREFULLY
Before reading the articles below, please review
the following preliminary terms, which use some of the definitions
as specified in Article 1 below.
Entering into this
Agreement: This Beta End User License Agreement constitutes
a valid and binding agreement between iSkoot and You, as a user, for
the use of the iSkoot Software. You must enter into this Agreement
by clicking on the ACCEPT button in order to be able to install and
use the iSkoot Software. Furthermore, by installing and
(continuously) using the iSkoot Software, You agree to be bound by
the terms of this Agreement and any new versions
hereof.
Electronic Signatures and
Agreement(s): You acknowledge and agree that by clicking on
the ACCEPT button or similar buttons or links as may be designated
by iSkoot to show Your approval of this Agreement and/or to download
and install the iSkoot Software, You are entering into a legal
binding contract. You hereby agree to the use of electronic
communication in order to enter into contracts, place orders and
other records and to the electronic delivery of notices, policies
and records of transactions initiated or completed through the
iSkoot Software. Furthermore, You hereby waive any rights or
requirements under any laws or regulations in any jurisdiction which
require an original (non-electronic) signature or delivery or
retention of non-electronic records, to the extent permitted under
applicable mandatory law.
Beta Testing: You
acknowledge that iSkoot is conducting beta testing for the iSkoot
Software and You hereby agree to participate in such testing and to
provide feedback, as may be appropriate, to iSkoot using the iSkoot
Mobile Beta Testing Survey that is located on the iSkoot
Website.
Internet Telephony and Data
Services: You acknowledge and agree that the iSkoot
Software alone will not enable You to initiate or maintain a Voice
Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) or other wireless, wired or
internet-based telephone connection and that You are solely
responsible for maintaining and adhering to all license terms with
respect to (i) internet telephony and data services and related
services with a company whose internet telephony and data services
is supported at such time by iSkoot and (ii) mobile telephony
service.
No Emergency Calls: By entering
into this Agreement You acknowledge and agree that the iSkoot
Software does not and does not intend to support or carry emergency
calls. Please also see Article 7
below.
Jurisdiction’s Restrictions: If You
are residing in a jurisdiction which restricts the use of
Internet-based applications according to age, or which restricts the
ability to enter into agreements such as this agreement according to
age and You are under such a jurisdiction and under such age limit,
You may not enter into this Agreement and download, install or use
the iSkoot Software. Furthermore, if You are residing in a
jurisdiction where it is forbidden by law to offer or use software
for internet telephony, You may not enter into this Agreement and
You may not download, install or use the iSkoot Software. By
entering into this Agreement and using the iSkoot Software, You
explicitly represent and warrant that You have verified that Your
use of the iSkoot Software is allowed in Your own jurisdiction and
You shall stop using the iSkoot Software in such jurisdiction if
such use becomes illegal in such jurisdiction during the term.
ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS
In this
Agreement the following capitalized definitions are being used,
singular as well as plural.
1.1 Affiliate: any corporation, company or other entity that
directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, iSkoot. For the purpose of this definition, the
word “control” shall mean the direct or indirect ownership of more
than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting stock of the
corporation, company, or other entity.
1.2 Agreement: this
Beta End User License Agreement, as may be renewed, modified and/or
amended from time to time.
1.3 Documentation: any online or
otherwise enclosed documentation provided by iSkoot.
1.4
Effective Date: the date on which this Agreement is entered into by
clicking on the ACCEPT button as stated above.
1.5 IP Rights:
any and all intellectual property rights, including but not limited
to copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and patents, as well as
know how contained in or relating to the iSkoot Software, the
Documentation or the iSkoot Website.
1.6 iSkoot: iSkoot Inc.
a Delaware corporation.
1.7 iSkoot Software: the software
distributed by iSkoot for internet telephony applications, which is
currently in beta form, including without limitation the iSkoot UI
and Documentation, as well as any future programming fixes, updates
and upgrades thereof.
1.8 iSkoot Staff: means the directors,
officers, employees, agents, and contractors of iSkoot and its
Affiliates.
1.9 iSkoot Website and WAP sites: the website
accessible at the following URL http://www.iSkoot.com; the wap site
accessible at the following URLs: go.iskoot.com and wap.iskoot.com
or a successor address, from which site the iSkoot Software can be
downloaded.
1.10 UI: the user interface of the iSkoot
Software.
1.11 You: you, the end user of the iSkoot Software,
also used in the form “Your” where applicable.
1.12 Internet
telephony and data services: Any third party internet telephony and
data services developed or distributed by a vendor of internet
telephony and data connection services, such as
Skype.
ARTICLE 2. LICENSE AND RESTRICTIONS
2.1 License. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, iSkoot
hereby grants You a limited, personal, non-commercial (at home or at
work), non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-assignable license to
download, install and use the iSkoot Software on Your computer,
mobile phone or PDA, for the sole purpose of personally using the
internet telephony applications provided by iSkoot and any other
applications that may be explicitly provided by iSkoot.
2.2
No Granting of Rights to Third Parties. You will not sell, assign,
rent, lease, distribute, export, import, act as an intermediary or
provider, or otherwise grant rights to third parties with regard to
the iSkoot Software or any part thereof.
2.3 No
Modifications. You will not undertake, cause, permit or authorize
the modification, creation of derivative works, translation, reverse
engineering, decompiling, disassembling or hacking of the iSkoot
Software or any part thereof.
2.4 Third Parties. You
acknowledge and agree that the iSkoot Software may incorporate
software and other technology owned and controlled by third parties.
iSkoot emphasizes that it will only incorporate such third party
software or technology for the purpose of (a) adding new or
additional functionality or (b) improving the technical performance
of the iSkoot Software. Any such third party software or technology
that is incorporated in the iSkoot Software falls under the scope of
this Agreement. Any and all other third party software or technology
that may be distributed together with the iSkoot Software will be
subject to You explicitly accepting a license agreement with that
third party. You acknowledge and agree that You will not enter into
a contractual relationship with iSkoot or its Affiliates regarding
such third party software or technology and You will look solely to
the applicable third party and not to iSkoot or its Affiliates to
enforce any of Your rights.
2.5 New Versions of the iSkoot
Software. iSkoot, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to add
additional features or functions, or to provide programming fixes,
updates and upgrades, to the iSkoot Software. You acknowledge and
agree that iSkoot has no obligation to make available to You any
subsequent versions of the iSkoot Software. You also agree that You
may have to enter into a renewed version of this Agreement, in the
event You want to download, install or use a new version of the
iSkoot Software, including without limitation any production version
of the iSkoot Software currently offered in a beta version.
Furthermore, You acknowledge and agree that iSkoot, in its sole
discretion, may modify or discontinue or suspend Your ability to use
any version of the iSkoot Software, or terminate any license
hereunder, at any time, with immediate effect and without recourse
to the courts. iSkoot also may suspend or terminate any license
hereunder and disable any iSkoot Software You may already have
accessed or installed without prior notice at any time with
immediate effect and without recourse to the courts. iSkoot will not
accept, and hereby disclaims, any liability in relation to the
direct or indirect damages caused by (1) the release and/or the
absence of release of new versions of the iSkoot Software and (2) by
the suspension or termination of this Agreement by iSkoot and/or by
You.
2.6 Paid Services. This Agreement applies to
downloading, installing and using the iSkoot Software. The use
of any paid services which may be offered by iSkoot or its
Affiliates is subject to the additional Terms of Service that may be
published from time to time on the iSkoot Website.
2.7 No
Distribution/Incorporation of iSkoot Software. You are not allowed
to distribute the iSkoot Software under this Agreement. You shall
not incorporate the iSkoot Software in any product designed,
developed, marketed, shared, sold or licensed by You or any third
party, whether or not for any consideration.
2.8 Any other
Exceptions. If You are interested in doing anything else with the
iSkoot Software or Documentation other than is expressly permitted
under this Agreement, You will have to obtain iSkoot’s previous
written consent and explicitly agree upon any further (commercial)
terms.
ARTICLE 3. PERMISSION TO UTILIZE YOUR
COMPUTER, YOUR MOBILE PHONE AND YOUR SOFTWARE
3.1
Permission to Utilize Your Computer, Your Mobile Phone and Your
Software. In order to receive the benefits provided by the iSkoot
Software and for the limited purpose of facilitating the mobile
wireless communication between You and Your Internet telephony and
data services, You hereby grant permission to iSkoot to use the
iSkoot Software to (i) utilize Your mobile phone or other device to
which You have downloaded the iSkoot Software, and (ii) utilize Your
Internet telephony and data services and Internet Telephony Account
and account information.
3.2 Protection of Your Computer and
Mobile Phone Data. You understand that iSkoot will use its
reasonable efforts to protect the privacy and integrity of data,
software and other resources stored on Your computer,Your mobile
phone or other device to which You have downloaded the iSkoot
Software; however, You acknowledge and agree that iSkoot cannot and
does not give any warranties in this respect.
ARTICLE
4. ISKOOT'S CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
4.1 iSkoot’s
Confidential Information. You agree to take all reasonable steps at
all times to protect and maintain as strictly confidential and not
to use or disclose without iSkoot’s permission any confidential
information regarding iSkoot, its Affiliates, the iSkoot Software
and the IP Rights.
4.2 Your Confidential Information and Your
Privacy. iSkoot is committed to respecting Your privacy and the
confidentiality of Your personal data. The “Privacy Policy” that is
published on the iSkoot Website applies to the use of Your personal
data, the traffic data as well as the content contained in Your
communication(s).
ARTICLE 5. BETA TESTING
5.1 Evaluation. In exchange for the license granted herein,
You agree that You will not receive any additional consideration or
compensation, nor shall You retain any proprietary claim, as a
result of Your evaluation of the iSkoot Software or for Your
completion of the iSkoot Mobile Beta Testing Survey. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THE ISKOOT SOFTWARE MAY CONTAIN VARIOUS DISABLEMENT AND OR
TIME-OUT FEATURES THAT MAY BE ACTIVATED BY ISKOOT AT ANY
TIME.
ARTICLE 6. IP RIGHTS
6.1
Exclusive Ownership. You acknowledge and agree that any and all IP
Rights to or arising from the iSkoot Software are and shall remain
the exclusive property of iSkoot and/or its licensors. Nothing in
this Agreement intends to transfer any such IP Rights to, or to vest
any such IP Rights in, You. You are only entitled to the limited use
of the IP Rights granted to You in this Agreement. You will not take
any action to jeopardize, limit or interfere with the IP Rights. You
acknowledge and agree that any unauthorized use of the IP Rights is
a violation of this Agreement as well as a violation of intellectual
property laws, which may include without limitation copyright laws
and trademark laws.
6.2 Feedback. Feedback consists of any of
Your suggestions, comments or other feedback whether it is required
or provided on a voluntary basis, relating to the iSkoot Software
(“Feedback”). If you provide iSkoot with any Feedback, as required
or on a voluntary basis, as part of the Beta Test for the iSkoot
Software, You agree that: (a) iSkoot may freely use, disclose,
reproduce, license, distribute and other commercialize the Feedback
in any iSkoot product, specifications, or other documentation; (b)
You also grant third parties, without charge, only those patent
rights necessary to enable their products to use or interface with
any specific parts of a iSkoot product that incorporate the
Feedback; and (c) You will not give iSkoot any Feedback (1) that You
have reason to believe is subject to any patent, copyright, or other
intellectual property claim or right of any third party; or (2) that
is subject to license terms that seek to require any iSkoot product
incorporating or derived from any Feedback, or other iSkoot
intellectual property, to be licensed to or otherwise shared with
any third party.
6.3 No Removal of Notices. You agree that
You will not remove, obscure, make illegible or alter any notices or
indications of the IP Rights and/or iSkoot’s rights and ownership
thereof, whether such notice or indications are affixed on,
contained in or otherwise connected to such
materials.
ARTICLE 7. COMMUNICATION AND YOUR USE OF
THE ISKOOT SOFTWARE
7.1 Communication. Installing
iSkoot Software is designed to enable You to communicate with
supported Internet telephony and data services on Your mobile phone.
iSkoot will maintain and update from time to time on the iSkoot
Website a list of supported Internet telephony and data
services.
7.2 Disruptions, Delays and Interruptions. iSkoot
cannot guarantee that You will always be able to communicate with
Your Internet telephony and data services or other Internet
telephony and data services users, nor can iSkoot guarantee that You
can communicate without disruptions, delays or other
communication-related flaws. iSkoot will not be liable and hereby
disclaims all liability for any such disruptions, delays or other
omissions in any communication experienced when using iSkoot
Software.
7.3 No Control. You acknowledge and understand that
iSkoot does not control, or have any knowledge of, the content of
any communication(s) spread by the use of the iSkoot Software. The
content of the communication is entirely the responsibility of the
person from whom such content originated. You, therefore, may be
exposed to content that is offensive, indecent or otherwise
objectionable. iSkoot will not be liable and hereby disclaims all
liability for any type of communication spread by means of the
iSkoot Software.
7.4 No Emergency Services. You expressly
agree and understand that the iSkoot Software is not intended to
support or carry emergency calls to any type of hospital, law
enforcement agency, medical care unit or any other kind of emergency
service. iSkoot, its Affiliates or iSkoot Staff are in no way liable
and hereby disclaim all liability for such emergency
calls.
7.5 Lawful Purposes. You acknowledge and agree to use
the iSkoot Software solely for lawful purposes. In this respect You
may not, without limitation (a) intercept or monitor, damage or
modify any communication which is not intended for You, (b) use any
type of spider, virus, worm, trojan-horse, time bomb or any other
codes or instructions that are designed to distort, delete, damage
or disassemble the iSkoot Software or the communication, or (c) send
any unsolicited commercial communication not permitted by applicable
law.
ARTICLE 8. TERM AND (CONSEQUENCES OF)
TERMINATION
8.1 Term. This Agreement will be
effective as of the Effective Date and will remain effective until
terminated by either iSkoot or You as set forth below.
8.2
Termination by iSkoot. iSkoot may terminate this Agreement with
immediate effect at any time, with or without cause and without
recourse to courts, by providing notice to You and/or by preventing
Your access to the iSkoot Software, as set forth in Article 2.5
above.
8.3 Termination by You. You may terminate this
Agreement with immediate effect at any time, with or without cause
and without recourse to the courts, provided that You meet with the
conditions as set forth in Article 8.4 below.
8.4
Consequences of Termination. Upon termination of this Agreement, You
(a) acknowledge and agree that all licenses and rights to use
the iSkoot Software shall terminate, and (b) will cease any and all
use of the iSkoot Software, and (c) will remove the iSkoot
Software from all hard drives, networks, mobile phone and other
storage media and destroy all copies of the iSkoot Software in Your
possession or under Your control.
8.5 No Liability. iSkoot
will not be liable in relation to, and hereby disclaims all
liability for, any direct, indirect, incidental, special or
consequential damage caused by the termination of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE 9. YOUR REPRESENTATION AND
WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION OF ISKOOT
9.1
Representations. You represent and warrant that You are authorized
to enter into this Agreement and comply with its terms. Furthermore,
You represent and warrant that You will at any and all times comply
with Your obligations hereunder, as well as any and all laws,
regulations and policies that may apply to the use of the iSkoot
Software.
9.2 Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, defend
and hold iSkoot, its Affiliates and the iSkoot Staff harmless from
and against any and all liability and costs, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees incurred by said parties, in connection with or
arising out of Your (a) violation or breach of any term of this
Agreement or any applicable law, regulation, policy or guideline,
whether or not referenced herein, or (b) violation of any
rights of any third party, or (c) use or misuse of the iSkoot
Software, or (d) communication spread by means of the iSkoot
Software.
ARTICLE 10. DISCLAIMER OF
WARRANTIES
10.1 No Warranties. THE ISKOOT SOFTWARE
IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER AND ISKOOT DOES
NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES, CLAIMS OR REPRESENTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO
THE ISKOOT SOFTWARE EITHER EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF QUALITY, PERFORMANCE,
NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR USE OR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ISKOOT FURTHER DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT
THAT THE ISKOOT SOFTWARE WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE, ACCESSIBLE,
UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, ACCURATE, COMPLETE AND ERROR/BUG-FREE
OR WILL OPERATE WITHOUT PACKET LOSS, NOR DOES ISKOOT WARRANT ANY
CONNECTION TO OR TRANSMISSION FROM ANY WIRELESS NETWORK OR THE
INTERNET, OR ANY QUALITY OF CALLS MADE THROUGH THE ISKOOT
SOFTWARE.
10.2 Your Own Risk. You acknowledge that the iSkoot
Software is a beta product and has not been tested in the public
market and may contain bugs or defects. You further acknowledge and
agree that the entire risk arising out of the use or performance of
the iSkoot Software remains with You, to the maximum extent
permitted by law. You shall have the sole responsibility for
adequate protection and back-up of any data used, created, received,
or transmitted in connection with the testing of the iSkoot
Software.
10.3 Jurisdiction’s Limitations. As some
jurisdictions do not allow some of the exclusions or limitations as
set forth above, some of these exclusions or limitations may not
apply to You.
ARTICLE 11. LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY
11.1 No Liability. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND
AGREE THAT ISKOOT, ITS AFFILIATES AND THE ISKOOT STAFF WILL HAVE NO
LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE ISKOOT
SOFTWARE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ISKOOT, ITS AFFILIATES OR THE ISKOOT
STAFF BE LIABLE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER FORM OF LIABILITY, FOR
ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
(INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LOSS OF DATA, INTERRUPTION,
COMPUTER FAILURE OR PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR
INABILITY TO USE THE ISKOOT SOFTWARE, WHETHER OR NOT FORESEEABLE,
EVEN IF ISKOOT, ITS AFFILIATES OR THE ISKOOT STAFF HAVE BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
11.2 Remedy. YOUR ONLY
RIGHT OR REMEDY WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROBLEMS OR DISSATISFACTION WITH
THE ISKOOT SOFTWARE IS TO DEINSTALL AND CEASE USE OF SUCH ISKOOT
SOFTWARE.
11.3 Jurisdiction’s Limitations. As some
jurisdictions do not allow some of the exclusions or limitations as
set forth above, some of these exclusions or limitations may not
apply to You.
ARTICLE 12. GENERAL PROVISIONS
12.1 Survival. Articles 2.2, 2.3, 2.7, 4, 6, 8.4, 8.5, 9,
10, 11 and 12 shall survive termination or expiration of this
Agreement.
12.2 New Versions of the Agreement. iSkoot
reserves the right to modify this Agreement at any time by providing
such revised Agreement to You or by publishing the revised Agreement
on the iSkoot Website. Your continued use of the iSkoot Software
shall constitute Your acceptance to be bound by the terms and
conditions of the revised Agreement.
12.3 Entire Agreement.
The terms and conditions of this Agreement constitute the entire
agreement between You and iSkoot with respect to the subject matter
hereof and will supersede and replace all prior understandings and
agreements, in whatever form, regarding the subject
matter.
12.4 Partial Invalidity. Should any term or provision
hereof be deemed invalid, void or enforceable either in its entirety
or in a particular application, the remainder of this Agreement
shall nonetheless remain in full force and effect.
12.5 No
Waiver. The failure of iSkoot at any time or times to require
performance of any provisions hereof shall in no manner affect its
right at a later time to enforce the same unless the same is
explicitly waived in writing and signed by iSkoot.
12.6 No
Assignment by You. You are not allowed to assign this Agreement or
any rights hereunder.
12.7 Assignment by iSkoot. iSkoot is
allowed to at its sole discretion assign this Agreement or any
rights hereunder to any third party, without giving prior notice.
12.8 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, U.S.A. without giving effect to the conflict of laws
provisions thereof, regardless of Your actual state or country of
residence.
12.9 Competent Court. Any legal proceedings
arising out of or relating to this Agreement will be subject to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, U.S.A..
YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU
HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND UNDERSTAND THE RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS,
TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN. BY CLICKING ON THE ACCEPT
BUTTON AND/OR CONTINUING TO INSTALL THE ISKOOT SOFTWARE, YOU
EXPRESSLY CONSENT TO BE BOUND BY THE FOREGOING TERMS AND CONDITIONS
AND GRANT TO ISKOOT THE RIGHTS SET FORTH HEREIN.
© 2007 iSkoot Inc.
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