End User License Agreement (EULA)
PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT PRIOR TO INSTALLING OR USING THIS SOFTWARE.
Notification: Permission to use this software (“software”) is conditional upon you as the end user and licensee (“you”), agreeing to the terms and conditions set out below (“this agreement”).
You will not be able to install the software until you have read and accepted all the terms of this agreement and wish to become the licensee of the software. Acceptance shall bind you and all of your employees to the terms of this agreement.
By and clicking the “Next” button at the bottom of this screen will be deemed to be your acceptance of the following terms and you will become the licensee of the software. We suggest you print a copy for your records.
IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING TERMS, DO NOT PRESS THE “NEXT” BUTTON AND THE SOFTWARE WILL NOT INSTALL ON TO YOUR COMPUTER. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THERE ARE ARBITRATION PROVISIONS THAT MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS.
1. AGREEMENT. This Agreement describes the terms governing your use of the DriverAssist software and any associated services (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Software”) available for download and installation on to your compatible computer system. This Agreement is between SafeBytes Software Inc., a Canadian company, the owner of the DriverAssist Software and you (hereinafter collectively referred to as “SafeBytes”). This Agreement is binding, in order to use our Software you must comply with the terms of this Agreement, our Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy.
2. EVALUATION VERSION. You are installing an Evaluation Version of DriverAssist with limited software capabilities. The Evaluation Version can search for issues and present scan results to you; however will not attempt to resolve the identified issues. You have the option of subscribing to or purchasing a DriverAssist license for $29.99 USD in order to activate the function required to repair issues identified by the software.
3. LIMITED LICENSE TO USE OF OUR SOFTWARE. After purchasing and downloading our Software, SafeBytes grants you a personal, limited, nonexclusive, revocable, nontransferable right and license to use our Software. As a user, your license is limited to your personal use and entertainment only. This means you cannot sell access to our Software, share your license to use our Software with anyone else, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to copy our Software, or try and make money off of our Software without our express written permission. When you purchase our Software, you are not granted any ownership right to our Software; merely the license described above. If you violate this Agreement, the Terms of Service or the Privacy Policy we may at our discretion revoke your license. You agree that we have the final discretion in determining violations by you.
4. PAYMENT. Your license grant to our Software is subject to your payment for our Software. You must pay with a valid credit card; this payment information will be collected by our third party payment processor.
5.DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. OUR SOFTWARE IS OFFERED “AS-IS”. SAFEBYTES MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS THAT THE SOFTWARE IS APPROPRIATE OR AVAILABLE FOR USE IN YOUR LOCATION. THOSE WHO ACCESS OR USE THE SOFTWARE FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS DO SO AT THEIR OWN VOLITION AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL LAW.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, SAFEBYTES, ITS AFFILIATES, AND ITS THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS, LICENSORS, DISTRIBUTORS OR SUPPLIERS (COLLECTIVELY, “SUPPLIERS”) DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY THAT THE SOFTWARE IS FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, DATA LOSS, NON-INTERFERENCE WITH OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, OR THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY OR CONTENT IN OR LINKED TO OUR SOFTWARE. SAFEBYTES AND ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE IS SECURE, FREE FROM BUGS, VIRUSES, INTERRUPTION, ERRORS, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION. IF THE EXCLUSIONS FOR IMPLIED WARRANTIES DO NOT APPLY TO YOU, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED TO THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE OR DELIVERY OF THE SOFTWARE, WHICHEVER IS SOONER. SAFEBYTES, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT YOUR USE OF THE SOFTWARE WILL SATISFY OR ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ANY LEGAL OBLIGATIONS OR LAWS OR REGULATIONS.
WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY FAILURE OF OUR SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ANY FAILURES OR DISRUPTIONS, UNTIMELY DELIVERY, SCHEDULED OR UNSCHEDULED, INTENTIONAL OR UNINTENTIONAL, ON OUR SITE WHICH PREVENTS ACCESS TO OUR SITE TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY. THE DELIVERY OF SOFTWARE TO YOU IS CONTINGENT ON YOUR AGREEMENT WITH THIS AND ALL OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. NOTHING IN THE PROVISIONS OF THIS “DISCLAMER OF WARRANTIES” SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THIS SECTION.
YOU AGREE TO RELEASE US FROM ANY LIABILITY REGARDING YOUR USE OF OUR SOFTWARE. IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT OF A JURISDICTION THAT REQUIRES A SPECIFIC STATEMENT REGARDING RELEASE THEN THE FOLLOWING APPLIES. FOR EXAMPLE, CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS MUST, AS A CONDITION OF THIS AGREEMENT, WAIVE THE APPLICABILITY OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH STATES, “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.” YOU HEREBY WAIVE THIS SECTION OF THE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE.
YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY SIMILAR PROVISION IN LAW, REGULATION, OR CODE THAT HAS THE SAME INTENT OR EFFECT AS THE AFOREMENTIONED RELEASE.
6. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL SAFEBYTES, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES WITHIN THE SOFTWARE, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR SOFTWARE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR SERVICES OR SOFTWARE, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR SOFTWARE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY OF OUR SOFTWARE OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF OUR SOFTWARE OR SERVICES, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.
IN THE EVENT THAT YOU EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH A THRID PARTY WHILE USING OUR SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE THAT YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS WITH THAT THIRD PARTY AND NOT SAFEBYTES. SAFEBYTES IS NOT LIABLE TO YOU OR TO THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY DAMAGE, HARM, INJURY OR CLAIM THAT ARISES FROM YOUR USE OF SOFTWARE OR PRODUCTS PURCHASED FROM OUR SITE. THIS AGREEMENT SETS FORTH THE ENTIRE LIABILITY OF SAFEBYTES, ITS AFFILIATES AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE AND ITS USE.
For your convenience, the following are some important details of this Agreement that affect your rights and remedies:
We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any claim, action, petition, demand for arbitration or lawsuit alleging injury or damage resulting from any use of the DriverAssist software, whether arising in tort or contract, law or equity;
Your ability to use or interact with this website is a privilege, not a right, and we reserve the right to take any action that we deem proper, without notice, to prevent any violation, enforce any provision, or rectify any alleged violations of this Agreement or any applicable law at our sole discretion.
SAFEBYTES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY OTHER REASON OR FOR DAMAGES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN THE EVENT THAT THIS CLAUSE IS PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE ENTIRE LIABILITY OF SAFEBYTES, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE SERVICES DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRIOR TO SUCH CLAIM.
7. INDEMNITY. You agree to indemnify and hold SafeBytes and its affiliates and suppliers harmless from any and all claims, liability and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, arising out of your use of the Software, related services or breach of this Agreement. SafeBytes reserves the right, in its sole discretion and at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any Claims. You agree to reasonably cooperate as requested by SafeBytes in the defense of any Claims.
8. CHOICE OF LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws in force in the province of Quebec, Canada. The offer and acceptance of this contract is deemed to have occurred in the province of Quebec, Canada.
9. ARBITRATION. Any dispute relating in any way to this Agreement shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in Montreal, Quebec. Arbitration under this Agreement shall be conducted pursuant to the then applicable rules (“Rules”) prevailing at the Canadian Commercial Arbitration Center. Arbitration shall be conducted by one (1) arbitrator as selected pursuant to the Rules, the arbitrator's award shall be final and binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party shall be responsible for their own arbitration fees and costs. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this Agreement, whether through class action proceedings or otherwise. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of, related to or connected with this Agreement must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever banned. In the event that the law does not permit the abovementioned dispute to be resolved through arbitration, you agree that any actions shall be brought solely in a court of competent jurisdiction located within or otherwise nearest to Montreal, Quebec.
10. FORCE MAJEURE. You agree that we are not responsible to you for anything that we may otherwise be responsible for, if it is the result of events beyond our control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, war, invasions, insurrection, riots, terrorism, crime, labor shortages (including lawful and unlawful strikes), embargoes, postal disruption, communication disruption, failure or shortage of infrastructure, shortage of materials, or any other event beyond our control.
11. SEVERABILITY. In the event that a provision of this Agreement is found to be unlawful, conflicting with another provision of the Agreement, or otherwise unenforceable, the Agreement will remain in force as though it had been entered into without that unenforceable provision being included in it.
If two or more provisions of this Agreement are deemed to conflict with each other's operation, SafeBytes shall have the sole right to elect which provision remains in force.
12. NON-WAIVER. We reserve all rights permitted to us under this Agreement as well as under the provisions of any applicable law. Our non-enforcement of any particular provision or provisions of this Agreement or the any applicable law should not be construed as our waiver of the right to enforce that same provision under the same or different circumstances at any time in the future.
13. TERMINATION. We may terminate your access to our Software or website based on your breach of the conditions of this Agreement, the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy. You agree that we have the final discretion in determining whether you have breached any of the aforementioned agreements. If you wish to terminate this Agreement, please stop using our Software immediately and notify us at support@safebytes.com.
14. ASSIGNMENT. You may not assign your rights and/or obligations under this Agreement to any other party without our prior written consent. We may assign our rights and/or obligations under this Agreement to any other party at our discretion.
LAST MODIFIED: 2015-12-01