
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.
© 2005-2008 iSkoot Inc.
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