General Business Terms and
License Conditions of Paessler AG
The following Terms and Conditions can be downloaded from Paessler
AG’s website and be printed: http://www.paessler.com/order/terms.
Upon request to agb@paessler.com Paessler AG will provide you with a
digital or written version.
Information about Paessler AG:
Paessler AG Bucher Str. 79a D-90419 Nuremberg Germany E-Mail: info@paessler.com Fax: +49-911-93775-409 Telephone: +49-911-93775-0
CEO/ COO: Dirk Paessler, Christian Twardawa
Supervisory Board: Dr. Marc Roessel (Chairman), Dr. Heinz Raufer, Jens Rupp Registration Court: Amtsgericht Nuremberg, Registernummer HRB 23757 VAT-ID: DE 217564187
Paessler AG operates a website under the domain of www.paessler.com for commercial purposes. Software-download is being offered via Internet.
A. General Terms
§ 1 Scope of Application
1.These Terms and Conditions are only applicable to business with customers, if Paess-ler AG offers or renders goods or services. Therefore they are not applicable for business, where Paessler AG has placed an order or is purchasing goods or services.
2.These Terms and Conditions shall only apply vis á vis entrepreneurs within the me-aning of sec. 14 BGB (German Civil Code). If contracting party is a consumer within the meaning of sec. 13 BGB, the statutory rule shall apply instead of these Terms and Conditions.
§ 2 Exclusive Validity of these Terms and Conditions;
Individual Agreements
Any distribution of software and all services or goods in connection therewith are being rendered exclusively on the basis of these Terms and Conditions.
Deviating terms of the customer only become contractual basis when confirmed in wri-ting by Paessler AG. Even if those are not objected expressly, this does not constitute a tacit consent by Paessler AG. These Terms and Conditions are applicable for current and also future services and goods rendered, even if Paessler AG does not expressly refer to them. By conclusion of the contract the customer accepts these terms.
Any terms individually agreed with the customer (including additional agreements, amendments and modifications) take priority over these Terms and Conditions. With respect to the content of such agreements a written contract respectively a written con-firmation is decisive.
§ 3 Right of Withdrawal
In addition to a potential statutory right of revocation Paessler AG grants a 30-day right of withdrawal.
If the customer is not satisfied with the software, Paessler AG will within the first 30 days after the purchase reimburse 100% of the purchase price – no matter what the reason is. This 30-day right of withdrawal is only granted customers who are consumer (“end user”). Therefore it is for example not applicable to resellers or distributors.
§ 4 Conclusion of Contract
The contractual language is English. Any offer of Paessler AG on the website is subject to change without prior notice. Therefore Paessler AG is not obligated to perform if the service or the good is not available. A conclusion of contract and therefore a contractual obligation to perform shall arise, if Paessler AG has confirmed the customer’s order in text form. The confirmation of order-receipt is not a confirmation of the order itself. Generally the delivery is being performed by download. In that case the conclusion of contract com-mences by sending the contract-confirmation by email along with the download link and the key to unlock the software. These terms are also included in the contract-confirmation.
§ 5 Value Added Tax
Delivery within Germany:the price displayed in the invoice includes VAT.
Delivery within the EU: if a VAT-ID. is provided, the prices are net. The respective VAT has to be paid by the customer.
§ 6 Payment Terms
1.The Payment is due in total upon receipt of the invoice
2. A cash-discount-deduction requires a prior written consent of Paessler AG.
§ 7 Limited Warranty, Limited Liability
The following terms apply for NON-US CUSTOMERS: A. Limited warranty
1. It cannot be warranted, that the software is compliant with the customer’s purpose and the customer’s hard- and software.
2. Although Paessler AG created the software with diligence and expert knowledge, the contractual parties are aware that according to current state of the art it is not possible to create 100% defect-free software. The customer is therefore obligated, not only to comp-ly with his duty to mitigate damage, to completecomp-ly backup his data in appropriate regular intervals, before the initial installation and before update installations of the software and immediately when any indication of defect occurs.
3. The agreed character of the product is being defined by the product specifications. Insofar a product specification is not given, the character of the product shall be deemed to be of average character and quality.
4. No warranty claim shall be given, if a deviation of the agreed character is only insigni-ficant or the usability is only slightly affected. Paessler AG might carry out improvements at any time.
5. The documentation will only be updated when significant changes arise and will be provided by download from Paessler AG’s website.
6. Paessler AG is entitled to choose in its own discretion if a defect shall be remedied by way of fixing or delivery of a new product, e.g. the customer’s software be updated or a new software be delivered.
7. The customer is obligated to cooperate in remedying the defect, especially by down-loading and installing an update.
8. In the best of Paessler AG’s knowledge the software is free of third persons’ intellectual property rights, which could affect or exclude the customer’s contractual use of the soft-ware. The customer is obligated to immediately inform Paessler AG of any indication of claims arising from an alleged violation of such intellectual property rights. Upon request the customer is also obligated to leave the defense against these claims to Paessler AG and, when requested, to support Paessler AG to a reasonable extent.
In case an infringement of third parties’ intellectual property rights by the performance of Paessler AG be established legally binding, Paessler AG will at its own discretion and cost either obtain the according license for the use of the violated intellectual property rights for the customer or alter the performance in such a way that the violation is ended but the software still complies to the contractual specifications. In case both remedies imply disproportionate costs and / or expenditure, Paessler AG is entitled to withdraw from the contract and will then restitute performances obtained from the customer and, where required, compensate the customer for damages incurred.
9. The defects liability period is one year (pursuant to § 9 subsequence 3). Claims arising out of defects prescribe after one year beginning with their coming to existence.
10. In case the customer lodged a defects liability claim against Paessler AG and it emerges that either there was no defect or Paessler AG is not liable for the defect, the customer has to compensate Paessler AG for all incurred expenses.
11. The remedy of defect by way of fixing the product shall be deemed to have failed when attempted vainly the second time. The customer then may at its own discretion either abate or withdraw. The customer’s right to claim compensation for damages accor-ding to these terms and conditions remains untouched.
12.The examination and notification duties according to § 377 HGB (German Commer-cial Code) are applicable. The customer cannot base a claim on detected defects not given notice of to Paessler AG immediately.
13. The customer shall illustrate the defect as precisely as possible.
14. The customer is obligated to take measures supporting the identification of the defect and its cause to a reasonable extent.
B. Limited Liability
Paessler AG is liable for damages arising from personal injury (culpable injury of life, body, health). This also applies for other damages arising from a deliberate or gross negligent violation of duties. Paessler AG is also liable for damages arising from a slight negligent violation of an essential contractual duty and which are a typical consequence with respect to this type of contract. The latter liability is limited to the sum of three times the license fee. Paessler AG’s liability for all other damages, which are not caused deliberately or gross negligently, is excluded. An essential contractual duty is given, if its fulfilment forms a precondition for the proper performance of the contract and in which fulfilment the customer normally relies on legitimately. A liability according to the Produkthaftungsgesetz (German Product Liability Code) remains unaffected.
The following terms apply for US-CUSTOMERS ONLY: BEGIN of regulations concerning US-customers only. BEGIN of regulations governed by the Law of Massachusetts.
This license contains rights and restrictions associated with the use of the software. The following regulations concerning Limitation of Warranty and Limitation of Liability shall be governed under and construed pursuant to the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without reference to choice of law principles.
A. Limitation of Warranty
1. Paessler AG warrants that it has the full power and authority to enter into this agree-ment and to grant the licenses described in this agreeagree-ment.
2.Paessler AG warrants that for a period of six months after the customer accepts the terms of this agreement, the media, if any, on which the software is delivered, will be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use. If any media is found to be defective during the warranty period, Paessler AG will replace the defective media.
3. Paessler AG warrants that for a period of two months after the customer accepts the terms of this agreement, the software will perform substantially as described in speci-fications for the software, including any user manuals and technical documentation. If a defect in the software causes the software not to perform according to this warranty, Paessler AG will use reasonable efforts to promptly correct such defects. If Paessler AG is unable within a reasonable period of time to correct such defects, customer may, at his option, and his sole remedy, terminate the license and return the software, including all related documentation, to Paessler AG and receive a full refund of any license fees paid for the software.
4. Limitations of Warranty. Paessler AG does not warrant that the operation of the soft-ware will be uninterrupted or error free. Furthermore, Paessler AG does not warrant that
5. Disclaimer. Software is provided „AS IS,“ without a warranty of any kind, except as set forth above.PAESSLER AG DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
B. Limitation of Liability
1. PAESSLER AG WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO CUSTOMER FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
Paessler AG WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNT OF DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF (i) 5,000 USD OR (ii) THE CUMULATIVE LICENSE FEES PAID OR PAYABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. This limitation will not apply to dama-ges related to injuries to persons or damage to tangible personal property resulting from the negligence or willful acts of Paessler AG.
2.Customer will not be liable to Paessler AG for any incidental, consequential, or special damages arising under this Agreement. Customer will not be liable for any amount of damages in excess of (i) 5,000 USD or (ii) the cumulative license fees paid or payable under this agreement, whichever is greater. This limitation will not apply to damages related to injuries to persons or damage to tangible personal property resulting from the negligence or wilful acts of customer.
END of regulations concerning US-customers only. END of regulations governed by the Law of Massachusetts.
§ 8 Limitation of Time
1. The limitation period for claims arising from deficiency as to quality as well as title – no matter of which legal basis – is one (1) year.
2. The limitation period according to subsequence 1 – pursuant to subsequence 3 - also applies to claims for compensation for damages, no matter of which legal basis. It also applies if the claim is not connected to a defect.
3. The limitation of time according to subsequence 1 and 2 applies with the following preconditions:
a) The limitation of time does not apply if the damage was caused deliberately.
b) The limitation of time does not apply to claims for compensation for damages of life, body or health, claims arising of a culpable violation of essential contractual duties or claims according to the Produkthaftungsgesetz (German Product Liability Code).
B. License Conditions
§ 1 Scope of Application
The License Conditions of section B govern exclusively the right to use of the software of Paessler AG.
§ 2 Definitions
Site:Defined as territorially limited area (e.g. campus, premises) of which the diameter does not exceed 6.21 miles (10 kilometers), and which is used exclusively by the customer;
Customer: Contract partner who licensed Paessler AG’s software;
User: Person working with the software.
Failover Node: Core Server, which is capable of taking master position in a Cluster, when the Master Node is not available.
Master Node: Core Server, which is taking master position in a Cluster.
Cluster: Combination of a Master Node and several Failover Nodes to increase system reliability.
Core Server: Central unit of a PRTG installation on which processing and storing of monitoring-data, notifications, user administration and the webserver are running
Remote Probes: Probes on other computers, which submit monitoring results to the core server.
Reverse Engineering: Analyzing the software with the aim of reproducing it
Decompilation: Translating backwards the unit code into a program code readable by human
Disassembling: Transforming binary encrypted computer language of a executable pro-gram into an assembler language (hardware orientated propro-gramming language)
§ 3 License Grant
Paessler AG grants to the customer a non-exclusive perpetual license to use the software in the given amount and under the conditions of these License Terms. The documen-tation will be provided in electronic form. The delivery of the software will be effected in object code. Paessler AG will not deliver source code.
1. “Commercial-Edition”
The “Commercial-Edition” is intended to be used exclusively by the customer. For the grant of the license a fee has to be paid.
In case of any attempt to share or transfer a license, e.g. by resale or lease, without the prior consent in text form Paessler AG reserves it’s right with regard to claims for damages.
a. Single-User and Multi-User License
The customer purchases a certain number of licenses according to the order-confirma-tion. The customer is only entitled to install and use the purchased number of licenses simultaneously (with regard to Clustering feature § 3 no. 3 applies additionally). In case the granted amount of simultaneous installations is exceeded, Paessler AG has to be informed thereof immediately and the exceeding installations have to be prevented by adequate measures.
b. Site-License
The software is restricted to be installed within one (1) site in one country, but on any quantity of computers and might be used by one or more users simultaneously. The limitation of its use is solely defined by the territory of the site.
In case the software is being used culpably outside of the site, the customer is obliged to pay a flat-fee compensation in the amount of the license-fee paid for the site-license. Pa-essler AG’s right to claim compensation for damages exceeding the amount of the fee for the site-license remains untouched. However, the customer is entitled to give evidence for Paessler AG’s damage being less than the fee for the site-license.
c. Corporate-Licenses “Corporate Country License”
The software might be installed as Core Server on any quantity of computers within one country and used by one or more users on one or more sites within that country, if the customer is possessor of all the computers and operates them himself for his commercial purposes.
“Corporate “n” Core Global License”:
The software might be installed as Core Server (including Master Nodes and Failover Nodes) on “n” computers within worldwide and used by one or more users on one or more sites, if the customer is possessor of all the computers and operates them himself for his commercial purposes.
Both corporate-licenses do not cover the usage of Core Servers and/or Remote Probes an computers, which are operated for third parties or are used mainly by third parties (such as cloud computing, hosting providers, etc.)
2. Freeware, Trial-Edition & Special Edition
Paessler AG offers free-of -charge versions of the software with limited operating time and / or limited features. No maintenance is available for those versions. In case maintenance is being performed, this is only due to good-will, does not constitute any obligation for Paessler AG and might be stopped at any time. The freeware and the trial-edition might be installed and used on any amount of computers for private or business purposes at no charge. The freeware and the trial-edition might be shared to third persons (e.g. on websites or ftp-servers), if the software is being offered unaltered and free of charge. Any offer of the freeware, the trial-edition & special edition against any kind of payment, fees or similar (e.g. chargeable download, magazine-CD) requires a prior written permission of Paessler AG.
3. Clustering Feature
Additionally to the primary installation, single-user license keys may be installed as one fail-over node connected to the primary installation, regardless of the fail-over node’s geographical location. One additional license key must be purchased to set up a 3- or 4-way cluster. For a 5-way cluster a third license key must be purchased.
License keys of site and corporate licenses may be configured as single instances or as single or multiple cluster nodes, according to the geographical and legal limitations set by the respective license. Additionally, such a license key may be installed on not more than one fail-over node that is connected to one of these installations regardless of the fail-over node’s geographical location. For any two additional cluster nodes outside the geographical and legal limitations set by the respective license additional single-user license keys must be purchased.
§ 4 Activation
1.Some software-products of Paessler AG need to be activated for use via internet or email. Without activation the customer cannot use the software.
2. By activation a unique ID of the computer the software is installed on is being sent to Paessler AG to allocate the software to a certain computer. This shall help to prevent any multiple use of the software not in accordance with the license terms. Activation does not transfer any personal data enabling the identification of the computer user or the computer.
3. The acquired data is solely used for activation-purposes.
4. Changes in the hardware or software of the computer do not affect a previously suc-cessful activation.
5. If a successfully activated installation of the software is moved to another computer a new activation for the new computer is necessary. Paessler AG may refuse the reactivati-on, if the customer does not account for the contractual use of the software.
§ 5 Scope of Use
1. Acts of Use
The right of use is limited to the following acts within the scope of contractual use: • Installation of the software on the intended computer(s) and the production of a
secu-rity backup; secusecu-rity backups on data storage mediums, which are normally intended to be circulated (such as CD, DVD), have to be marked with an indication of Paessler AG’s intellectual property right and a prohibition of its transfer.
• loading of the software into the computer’s RAM and its processing
• necessary measures in terms of error-correction according to § 69d sec. 1 UrhG (Ger-man Copyright Code) and
• decompilation to achieve interoperability according to § 69e sec. 1 UrhG • production of a backup of the computer the software is installed on (Image)
2. Blocking device
The software is guarded by a technical device intended to block any illegitimate use or copying. The unlocking of this device is prerequisite for the operation of the software. The customer will be provided by Paessler AG with the unlock key in the scope of the contractual use.
§ 6 Intellectual Property Rights
1. The software and its manual are copyrighted. All intellectual property rights in connec-tion with them solely belong to Paessler AG.
2. The customer may without permission of Paessler AG not use the software and its operation instructions beyond above mentioned acts, e.g. he may not alter, not transfer to another programming language, not copy (e.g. by further installations of the Soft-ware), not redesign, not circulate, not share or – pursuant to § 3 No. 1 - grant access to third persons to the software, neither partially nor temporarily. Reverse engineering, de-compilation or disassembling is prohibited.
3. In case of usage of the software in breach of these regulations, the customer has to pay liquidated damages in the amount of treble license fees.
C. Maintenance
The license fee for the commercial-editions include 12 month of maintenance. When purchasing the License also maintenance for a longer period can be acquired. Subject to maintenance is the software of the license type “commercial-edition” as displayed in the order confirmation.
§ 1 Maintenance Services
During the period of the maintenance the customer is eligible to download the latest version of his purchased “commercial-edition” and to request to be provided with the according license key.
During the period of maintenance the customer also receives technical support via the support-ticket-system of Paessler AG.
§ 2 Duration
The maintenance contract has a period of 12 month, if not agreed otherwise, and can be extended.
§ 3 Initiation of Support Period of Duration
The duration of the initial maintenance starts with dispatch of the contract-confirmation along with the download-link and the unlock-key for the software.
§ 4 Extension of the Maintenance
The maintenance can be prolonged at any time. The maintenance-period is at all times being calculated out of the sum of the maintenance days since date of purchase of the software. If the extension is being effected after expiration of the previous maintenance period, the new maintenance period begins retroactive from the day on which the pre-vious maintenance expired, even though this results in forfeit of a part of the acquired maintenance period.
§ 5 Availability
Paessler AG does not guarantee the permanent availability of its website, downloads (including updates, instruction-manuals, freeware, etc.), as well as support-systems. The customer is obliged to protect his installation-files and his license keys, as they are prerequisites for any reinstallation.
D. Miscellaneous
§ 1 Data Protection
1.Paessler AG complies with the effective data protection regulations according to the BDSG (German Data Protection Act).
2. The customer is obliged to give accurate and complete information with regard to the person and to the company where necessary during the fulfillment of the contract. In case of changes to personal data relevant to the contract the customer shall inform Paessler AG immediately. Additional costs, that Paessler AG incur due to wrong or un-corrected data information (e.g. re-delivery, address inquiry), are borne by the customer.
3. The personal data acquired by Paessler AG serves to compile and carry out orders as well as invoices.
4. The customer is entitled to be informed of his personal data acquired by Paessler AG free of charge.
5. The customer is entitled to request correction, deletion or blocking of his personal data acquired by Paessler AG.
6. The customer is entitled to object the sending of product-information at any time.
§ 2 Offsetting
Any offsetting of claims of Paessler AG by the customer is only allowed if the customer’s claim, with which Paessler AG’s claim shall be set off, is undisputed or established by legally binding court rule.
§ 3 Place of Performance and Court of Jurisdiction
1. Place of performance is Nuremberg, Germany, if the customer is merchant in terms of the HGB (German Commercial Code), corporate body under public law, or special fund under public law.
2.In case the customer is merchant in terms of the HGB (German Commercial Code), corporate body under public law or special fund under public law, exclusive jurisdiction for all disputes arising out of this contract or in connection with it shall be the relevant court of Nuremberg, Germany. The same applies if the customer has no place of general jurisdiction within the Federal Republic of Germany or if neither his place of residence nor his main residence is known to Paessler AG. Paessler AG remains entitled to file a suit or commence other legal measures at the customer’s general place of jurisdiction.
§ 4 Choice of Law
Any dispute arising out of the contract or in connection with it shall be exclusively gover-ned by the Laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. The CISG and the Choice of Law of Conflicts shall not apply.
§ 5 Severability Clause
If provisions of these General Terms and Conditions should be or become partly or wholly void, the remaining conditions shall remain effective.
