Asterworld
Terms of Service for Software Products
* Contents
General Rules
Rights
License Types
License Key
Source Code
Version Up
Upgrade to Higher Grade Edition
Change of License Type
Transfer of Rights
Cancel
Support
Immunity From Responsibility
Competent Court
Revise of Terms of Service
1. General Rules
This Terms of Service is applied to all software products of Asterworld. You must agree with this Terms of Service, if you use a product of Asterworld. You can not use a product, if you do not agree with this Terms of Service.
2. Rights
Asterworld (Representative: Dai Kameda) holds the copyright of products.
If the type of software is free, you can use it without getting permission of the author. You have to buy the License Key, if the type of software is shareware and you use it continuously.
3. License Types
When you buy a product, please select either of the following license types.
License Types Details
Standard License All customers can select this license type.
Personal License Personal customers can select this license type. Prices were set up low for personal customers, however the purpose of using of the product is limited to a personal level. You have to select "Standard License" if you are a legal person or use a product in a business purpose.
4. License Key
You have to obey the following regulations, if you buy License Key.
4-1. Standard License
The right to use the License Key is restricted to the following range.
* A person who paid price, and relatives living together in the same house.
* A legal person who paid price.
You can use the License Key on two computers per one license.
4-2. Personal License
The right to use the License Key is restricted to the following range.
* A person who paid price, and relatives living together in the same house.
You can use the License Key on two computers per one license.
5. Source Code
You have to obey the following regulations, if you buy Source Code.
5-1. Standard License
The right to use the Source Code is restricted to the following range.
* A person who paid price, and relatives living together in the same house.
* A legal person who paid price.
You must not disclose all or part of the source code which bought from Asterworld, for a third party who is not included in the above range.
The number of developers who can use the source code that you bought from Asterworld is as follows.
Number of Licenses Number of Developers Who Can Use the Source Code
1 license To 2 people
2 licenses To 10 people
3 licenses No number restriction
You can distribute or sell the compiled (built) application software that was developed using the source code that you bought from Asterworld. When you sell such software, you do not have to pay an additional charge. We do not demand to you that you display the copyright of Asterworld.
Can use classes that are included in the source code for VB 6.0, in a VBA project. You have to lock it so that users cannot see the source code, if you distribute the software that was developed by VBA.
You have to obey the following regulations if you distribute the software that developed using the source code which bought from Asterworld.
* You cannot release software that may compete with software that Asterworld provides.
* If you distribute a class library (dll) that developed using the source code which bought from Asterworld, you cannot show the manual that explained about details of the class library.
The above regulations are applied only when you distribute software to the general public. Distributing to the general public means the following situations.
* Distributing or selling it at a web site, a publication, a shop, etc.
* Providing it to many people by another way.
5-2. Personal License
The right to use the Source Code is restricted to the following range.
* A person who paid price, and relatives living together in the same house.
You must not disclose all or part of the source code which bought from Asterworld, for a third party who is not included in the above range.
The number of developers who can use the source code that you bought from Asterworld is as follows.
Number of Licenses Number of Developers Who Can Use the Source Code
1 license No number restriction
The purpose of using of the source code that you bought is limited to a personal level.
6. Version Up
You can get the latest version of a product for the stated period. The free version up period and requirements are different by an option selected at the time of buying.
Options Option Price Service Contents
Standard, 6 Months None Can upgrade it free for 6 months from a date of purchase. If prices of products are revised, even if it is during the free version upgrade period, you may have to pay for a part of the product price.
Extend, 3 Years 20% of product price Can upgrade it free for 3 years from a date of purchase. Can upgrade it free for 3 years, even if prices of products are revised.
We estimate price for upgrade individually, if you want to get the new version after the free upgrade period expires.
If you upgrade it paying the price, the free upgrade period is set up anew.
7. Upgrade to Higher Grade Edition
We estimate price for upgrade individually.
8. Change of License Type
Can change it to Standard License later, if you selected Personal License when bought the product. We estimate price for such change individually.
9. Transfer of Rights
You have to report it at the time of buying to us, if the buyer of the product is not a user.
You can not transfer the usage right of the product that already began use to the third party who is not included in the stated range by Terms of Service.
10. Cancel
You can cancel an order only when you do not get products yet. Asterworld sends the information (License Key, or URL for downloading the products) about products to the customer by e-mail. You cannot cancel the order after receiving this e-mail.
We do not accept return and refund after the delivery. You must pay the entire price, even if defects were discovered after having bought a product.
11. Support
Support for user is few.
A bug report is welcomed. However, you may have to wait a long time until bug is fixed. There is no guarantee that all bugs are fixed.
12. Immunity From Responsibility
Please use software at your own risk. Asterworld do not take responsibility for any damage that may result from using the software.
There is no guarantee that the software can run in all system environment.
13. Competent Court
A court of law exercising jurisdiction of the location of the copyright holder handles all disputes about the product.
14. Revise of Terms of Service
This Terms of Service may be revised.
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