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PLEASE REVIEW THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. BY CHECKING THE BOX OR CLICKING THE BUTTON TO CONFIRM YOUR ACCEPTANCE WHEN YOU FIRST INSTALL THE SOFTWARE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO ALL THE TERMS OF THIS LEGAL AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THESE TERMS, DO NOT CHECK THE BOX OR CLICK THE BUTTON AND DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE. IF YOU DON'T ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND YOU PURCHASED A DEVICE CONTAINING THE SOFTWARE FROM AN AUTHORIZED RETAILER OR RESELLER, YOU MAY RETURN THE DEVICE WITH PROOF OF PURCHASE FOR A REFUND SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE RETURN POLICY.
This product is software, or contains software (including firmware), licensed to you by Cisco Systems, Inc. or one of its subsidiaries ("Cisco", "us" or "we") and by Cisco's suppliers. This license agreement ("Agreement") sets out the terms governing your use of this software, excluding technology from the open source community ("Software"). This Agreement describes how you may use the Software, what Cisco's responsibilities are for how the Software works, and your responsibilities for what you do with the Software.
By "you," we mean the purchaser or recipient of a Cisco product (a "Device") containing the Software or the purchaser or recipient of the Software on a standalone basis. "You" may also mean a person that has downloaded the Software from an authorized website, such as http://home.cisco.com/wireless., or from an authorized application market or store, such as Apple's App Store or Google Play (collectively, authorized application markets and stores are referred to in this Agreement as "App Stores").
If you have downloaded the Software from an App Store, you are also subject to any terms of use of that App Store. Such terms of use may prohibit you from doing some of the things you are permitted to do under this Agreement, or permit you to do some of the things you are prohibited from doing under this Agreement. In addition, application of the App Store's terms of use may result in other terms of this Agreement not being applicable to the Software or applying in a different way than this Agreement states. If your use of the Software is subject to an App Store's terms of use, then the terms of this Agreement will be modified only to the extent necessary to comply with any applicable App Store terms of use.
What you may do:
- Operate the Software in the manner described in the user documentation for the Software
- Where the Software is provided for download onto a personal computer or mobile device, you can make as many copies of the Software as you reasonably need for your own use
- Make a back-up copy of the Software
- Permanently transfer all of your rights to use the Software to another person, so long as that person also agrees to be bound by this Agreement and you stop using the Software
You can find the user documentation for the Software on the Internet at http://home.cisco.com/wireless on the "Support" page.
What you may not do, and what you may not permit others to do:
- Modify the Software or user documentation
- Lease or sublicense the Software or user documentation
- Reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile the Software or otherwise try to reduce the Software to a human-readable form, except where such activity is permitted by applicable law or where Cisco is required to permit such activity under the terms of an applicable open source license
- Delete any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices from the Software or user documentation
- Use the Software or user documentation to develop a competing hardware and/or software product
- If the Software is firmware, copy the firmware or operate it separately from the Device onto which it is embedded
Upgrades and Updates While Cisco is not required to do so, Cisco may provide you with upgrades or updates to this Software. This Agreement covers any upgrades or updates to the Software you may obtain from Cisco, from one of its authorized resellers, retailers or distributors or from an App Store, unless the upgrade or update comes with its own license agreement. If you decide not to download an upgrade or update provided by Cisco, you understand that you could put the Software at risk to serious security threats or cause the Software to become unusable.
Data, Information and PrivacyAt all times your information will be treated in accordance with Cisco's Privacy Statement, which is incorporated by reference into this Agreement and can be viewed at: www.cisco.com/web/siteassets/legal/privacy.html.
Ownership The Software is licensed, not sold, to you. Any rights that are not expressly granted to you under this Agreement are reserved to Cisco.
Third Party Products and Services The Software may contain links or other features that make it easier for you to visit or log-in to independent third-party websites ("Linked Sites"). These features are provided solely as a convenience to you. Linked Sites are not under Cisco's control, and Cisco is not responsible or liable for and does not endorse the content or practices of such Linked Sites, including any information or materials contained on such Linked Sites. You will need to make your own independent judgment regarding your interaction with these Linked Sites. You waive any legal claim you might have against Cisco with respect to these sites or third-party products or services.
Indemnity If Cisco is the subject of a claim, becomes involved in a legal proceeding, or suffers any economic loss or damage as a result of your violation of this Agreement, you will be responsible for indemnifying Cisco for the full amount of its loss, as well as any amounts Cisco incurs in lawyers' fees, expenses and court costs.
Termination If you fail to abide by the terms of this Agreement, your right to use the Software automatically terminates and you are required to stop using the Software. If the Software has been installed on a personal computer, you must uninstall the Software immediately. If the Software is firmware embedded on a Device, you must stop using the Device. Cisco will do what it reasonably can to give you notice if Cisco terminates this Agreement.
Important Notice Regarding Your Consumer Rights SOME COUNTRIES, STATES AND/OR PROVINCES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS OR WARRANTIES AND/OR DO NOT ALLOW PRODUCTS OR SERVICES TO BE SOLD WITH NO WARRANTIES. ACCORDINGLY, IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE SECTION BELOW ENTITLED "LIMITED WARRANTY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. ONLY THOSE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS THAT ARE LAWFUL IN YOUR JURISDICTION WILL APPLY TO YOU AND, IN SUCH INSTANCES, CISCO'S LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED ONLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. The enforceability of these limited warranties may vary based on the local laws applicable to you, and you may have additional rights depending on where you live.
This Agreement is not intended to and does not:
- change or exclude any statutory consumer rights that cannot be lawfully changed or excluded; or
- limit or exclude any right you have against the person who sold the Device to you if that person has breached their sales contract with you.
Specifically, if you are located in Australia, the following paragraph applies to you:
Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and for compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure.
If you are located in New Zealand, the following paragraph applies to you:
The Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (New Zealand) may imply warranties or conditions, or impose guarantees or obligations on Cisco, which operate to protect New Zealand purchasers of goods and services in various circumstances ("Applicable Laws"). Nothing in this Agreement excludes, restricts or modifies any condition, warranty, guarantee, right or remedy implied or imposed by any Applicable Laws which cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted or modified. If any condition, warranty or guarantee is implied into this Agreement or imposed on Cisco under Applicable Laws and cannot be excluded, but Cisco is permitted by an Applicable Law to limit Cisco's remedy for a breach of such a condition, warranty or guarantee, then the liability of Cisco for breach of the condition or warranty is limited to one or more of the following, at Cisco's option: (a) in the case of goods, the replacement of the goods or the supply of equivalent goods, the repair of the goods, the payment of the cost of replacing the goods or of acquiring equivalent goods, or the payment of the cost of having the goods repaired; or (b) in the case of services, the supplying of the services again, or the payment of the cost of having the services supplied again.
Limited WarrantyCisco warrants that any media (such as a CD or USB stick) on which the Software is provided will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for 90 days from the date of original purchase. If you make an eligible software media claim under this warranty, Cisco will honor the warranty by replacing the Software media. This Limited Warranty does not apply in Australia. Consumers in Australia have statutory rights in relation to the Software and media on which the Software is provided under the Australian Consumer Law.
EXCEPT FOR THIS LIMITED WARRANTY ON MEDIA, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, The Software is provided to you "as is," with all faults and without warranties of any kind. In particular, Cisco does not guarantee that the Software will be error-free or that the Software will be free from attack from computer viruses or other system threats. Cisco also does not warrant that the Software will meet your expectations or that the Software will be suitable for your particular purposes. Cisco does not guarantee that the Software will not infringe someone else's intellectual property rights.
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BACK UP YOUR SYSTEM INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DATA THAT YOU MAY USE OR POSSESS IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEVICE. ANY MATERIAL, INFORMATION OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED IS ACCESSED AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR DEVICE, OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL, INFORMATION OR DATA.
NO ADVICE, REPRESENTATION OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM CISCO SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
General Exclusions and Limitations of Liability In some jurisdictions and circumstances, it is possible to change or exclude warranties, conditions or guarantees implied or imposed by law and/or to otherwise limit cisco's liability to consumers. Only in those jurisdictions where it can lawfully do so, and to the full extent that it is allowed by law to do so, Cisco:
- limits all implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, acceptability, acceptable quality, satisfactory quality, quiet enjoyment or fitness for a particular purpose to the duration of the relevant Warranty Period;
- excludes all express or implied conditions, representations and warranties, including any implied warranty of non-infringement, OTHER THAN THOSE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO YOU BY CISCO IN WRITING OR AGREED TO BY CISCO IN WRITING;
- excludes all liability for the loss of, or damage to, data caused by use of a Cisco product, or its repair;
- excludes any liability it may have to you for:
a) loss of revenue or profit,
b) loss of the ability to use any third party products, software or services, and
c) any indirect, consequential, special, incidental or punitive loss or damages,
which arises under any law (including the law of negligence) and relates to your use, or inability to use the software, or any related services. This exclusion applies even if Cisco has been advised of the possibility of such damages and even if any warranty or remedy provided under this limited warranty fails of its essential purpose; and
- limits its monetary liability to you, under any law, to the price that you paid for the software or the device containing the software.
IF YOU LIVE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, REFERENCES TO "SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES" SHALL MEAN ANY LOSSES WHICH
- WERE NOT REASONABLY FORESEEABLE BY BOTH PARTIES;
- WERE KNOWN TO YOU BUT NOT TO US; AND/OR
- WERE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE BY BOTH PARTIES BUT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY YOU SUCH AS, FOR EXAMPLE (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION), LOSSES CAUSED BY VIRUSES, TROJANS OR OTHER MALICIOUS PROGRAMS, OR LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO YOUR DATA.
Export Control Laws. You agree that the use of the Software is subject to U.S. and local export control laws and regulations. You represent that you are not a citizen of an embargoed country or a prohibited end user under applicable U.S. or local export and anti-terrorism laws, regulations and lists. You agree not to export, re-export, divert, transfer or disclose any portion of the Software or any related technical information or materials, directly or indirectly, in violation of any applicable export law or regulation.
U.S. Government Users The Software and user documentation qualify as "commercial items" as defined at 48 C.F.R. 2.101 and 48 C.F.R. 12.212. All Government users acquire the Software and user documentation with only those rights herein that apply to non-governmental customers. Use of either the Software or user documentation or both constitutes agreement by the Government that the Software and user documentation are "commercial computer software" and "commercial computer software documentation," and constitutes acceptance of the rights and restrictions herein.
General Terms If any portion of this Agreement or any of its terms are found to be void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions or any part thereof will remain in full force and effect. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the Software and supersedes any conflicting or additional terms contained in any purchase order or elsewhere. No changes to this Agreement will be binding unless in writing and accepted by Cisco and you. However, the contents of the Cisco Privacy Statement are subject to change in the manner described in that document. Any waiver of any provision of this Agreement will be effective only if in writing and signed by Cisco. Any translation of this Agreement is done for local requirements and in the event of a dispute between the English and any non-English versions, the English version of this Agreement shall govern, to the extent not prohibited by local law in your jurisdiction.
If you are located in the United States, the following clause applies to you:
Arbitration, Waiver of Classwide Arbitration, Governing Law & Venue. YOU AND CISCO EACH ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY CLAIM, DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY BETWEEN YOU AND CISCO ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO (1) THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE VALIDITY OF THIS SECTION, AND (2) YOUR USE OF PRODUCT(S) UNDER THIS AGREEMENT (COLLECTIVELY, THE "DISPUTE") SHALL BE RESOLVED EXCLUSIVELY AND FINALLY BY BINDING ARBITRATION ADMINISTERED BY A MUTUALLY AGREEABLE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARBITRATION AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO ITS CODE OF PROCEDURES THEN IN EFFECT FOR CONSUMER-RELATED DISPUTES. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WITHOUT THIS PROVISION YOU WOULD HAVE HAD A RIGHT TO LITIGATE A DISPUTE THROUGH A COURT BEFORE A JURY OR JUDGE, AND THAT YOU HAVE EXPRESSLY AND KNOWINGLY WAIVED THOSE RIGHTS AND AGREE INSTEAD TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTES THROUGH BINDING ARBITRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
THE ARBITRATION SHALL OCCUR BEFORE A SINGLE ARBITRATOR, WHO MUST BE A RETIRED JUDGE OR JUSTICE, IN ONE OF SIX REGIONAL VENUES CONSISTENT WITH THE VENUE PROVISION BELOW. WHETHER OR NOT YOU PREVAIL IN THE DISPUTE SO LONG AS YOUR CLAIM IS NOT FOUND TO BE FRIVOLOUS BY THE ARBITRATOR AS MEASURED BY RULE 11(b) OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, YOU SHALL BE ENTITLED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR YOUR COSTS OF ARBITRATION, WITHIN THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE ARBITRATOR. IF THE ARBITRATION AWARD IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT YOU DEMANDED IN YOUR ARBITRATION CLAIM, CISCO WILL PAY FOR YOUR REASONABLE AND ACTUAL ATTORNEYS' FEES YOU HAVE INCURRED TO ARBITRATE THE DISPUTE, PLUS A MINIMUM RECOVERY OF $2,500. ANY DECISION OR AWARD BY THE ARBITRATOR RENDERED IN AN ARBITRATION PROCEEDING SHALL BE FINAL AND BINDING ON EACH PARTY, AND MAY BE ENTERED AS A JUDGMENT IN ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION. IF EITHER PARTY BRINGS A DISPUTE IN A COURT OR OTHER NON-ARBITRATION FORUM, THE ARBITRATOR OR JUDGE MAY AWARD THE OTHER PARTY ITS REASONABLE COSTS AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ATTORNEYS' FEES) INCURRED IN ENFORCING COMPLIANCE WITH THIS BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION, INCLUDING STAYING OR DISMISSING SUCH DISPUTE.
NEITHER YOU NOR CISCO SHALL BE ENTITLED TO JOIN OR CONSOLIDATE CLAIMS IN ARBITRATION BY OR AGAINST OTHER CONSUMERS OR ARBITRATE ANY CLAIMS AS A REPRESENTATIVE OR MEMBER OF A CLASS OR IN A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL CAPACITY. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WITHOUT THIS PROVISION YOU MAY HAVE HAD A RIGHT TO ARBITRATE A DISPUTE ON A CLASSWIDE OR REPRESENTATIVE BASIS, AND THAT YOU HAVE EXPRESSLY AND KNOWINGLY WAIVED THOSE RIGHTS AND AGREE INSTEAD TO ARBITRATE ONLY YOUR OWN DISPUTE(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE ABOVE AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE DISPUTES, YOU AND CISCO EACH ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT EITHER PARTY MAY, AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO ARBITRATION, BRING AN INDIVIDUAL ACTION IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT TO RESOLVE A DISPUTE, SO LONG AS SUCH SMALL CLAIMS COURT DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR OR ALLOW FOR JOINDER OR CONSOLIDATION OF CLAIMS.
THIS AGREEMENT IS TO BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW RULE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION (OTHER THAN THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA) TO THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES. HOWEVER, WITH RESPECT TO SOFTWARE PROVIDED, IF YOU ARE A CONSUMER AND YOU LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE CISCO MARKETS OR PROMOTES THE SOFTWARE, LOCAL LAW MAY REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS OF YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE APPLY TO SOME SECTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS WILL NOT APPLY.
EXCEPT FOR INDIVIDUAL SMALL CLAIMS ACTIONS WHICH CAN BE BROUGHT IN ANY SMALL CLAIMS COURT WHERE JURISDICTION AND VENUE ARE PROPER, ANY ARBITRATION, LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DISPUTE SHALL BE COMMENCED IN (1) NEW YORK, NEW YORK, (2) ATLANTA, GEORGIA, (3) CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, (4) DALLAS, TEXAS, (5) SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, OR (6) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, AND YOU AND CISCO EACH IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF ANY SUCH PROCEEDING. HOWEVER, FOR A DISPUTE OF $10,000 OR LESS, YOU MAY CHOOSE WHETHER THE ARBITRATION IN ANY OF THE SIX REGIONAL VENUES PROCEEDS IN PERSON, BY TELEPHONE, OR BASED ONLY ON SUBMISSIONS.
If you are located outside of the United States, the following clause applies to you:
Governing Law This Agreement will be governed by California law, without reference to conflict of laws principles. The state and federal courts of California shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising under, or in connection with, this Agreement. However, if you are a consumer and you live in a country where Cisco markets or promotes the Software, local law may require that certain consumer protection laws of your country of residence apply to some sections of this Agreement. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not apply.
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