1.
Introduction
Congratulations on the purchase of the program system GART-2000®
CE. This reference manual was
written to make the start with the software easier; moreover, it can be used as
a reference book. In case of questions concerning the use of the software or the
manual, please use the following
address to ask for advice:
Allsat GmbH network+services
Am Hohen Ufer 3a
30159 HANNOVER, Germany
ALLSAT-Telephone Service:
+49 (0) 511 - 30 399 - 0
ALLSAT-eMail Service:
software@allsat.de
GART-2000®
CE was developed
with the latest software techniques to guarantee the optimum hardware control
functionality. The use of GART-2000®
CE is easy so that
a safe and intuitive work with the program and an efficient control of GPS
receivers and total stations is possible. The software is used in the field of
surveying, navigation and GIS-applications. The GART-2000®
program system
runs under Microsoft® Windows® 9x/CE/NT/2000/XP and
Microsoft® DOS.
This
reference manual was created with great care; even though mistakes can’t be
completely excluded. Allsat GmbH
network+services is not liable for the consequences of wrong statements in
this reference manual.
License
terms
By
the lawful purchase of the GART-2000®
CE software and
the manuals belonging to it the licensee is entitled to the use of these objects
in compliance with the following specified license terms.
The
licensee agrees to accept the license terms and to keep to them as soon as the
software GART-2000®
CE is executed.
§1
Object of the License
The
Allsat GmbH network+services and AB
Software GmbH claim all rights (licenser) to the software GART-2000®
CE. In accordance
with these license terms the licenser gives the non-exclusive and the
non-applicable right (license) to use this software and the documentation to the
licensee.
The
licenser has got the right to update or revise the layout and the contents of
this software.
Products
that are updated or revised are also subject to the provisions of this contract.
§2
Rights of Use, Misuse
The
licensee accepts the licenser’s rights to the product (patents, copyrights,
trademarks, business secrets) unrestrictedly. That also includes the exclusive
copyright on all analog and digital documentation. It is allowed to make copies
of the product and documentation if this is necessary for backup purposes.
The
right to use comprises the execution of the software with only one
microcomputer.
It
is not allowed to:
- use
one license of the software with more than one microcomputer at the same time,
- change
the functionality or the design of the software,
- pass
the software or the documentation on to third (for example sale, letting, hiring
out or free passing on)
Every
not-licensed use is a violation of the licenser’s patent rights and,
therefore, can be prosecuted.
The
licensee agrees to arrange all necessary steps to protect the licenser’s
rights and, especially, to prevent the unauthorized use, multiplication, passing
on and publication of the software.
§3
Support
If
training is part of the sales-contract, the licensee has got the right to the
following support service offered by the licenser (this support service is
limited to three month after the delivery):
-
Free
updates of the software GART-2000®
CE
and all documentation
- Hotline
advice in case of problems with the use of the software.
- Moreover,
the licenser offers software-support contracts.
§4
Liability and Guarantee
The
software is tested and - assuming appropriate use - checked. The licenser does
not give a guarantee of the respective use of the licensee.
The
licensee has to inform the licenser of bugs in the software immediately. Patches
or the replacement of the faulty software is guaranteed.
The
licensee will only have the right for restitution or reduction of the software
price if the patches or the replacement fails within an adequate period of time
(at least 4 weeks). The licenser does not give a guarantee of further indirect
damages.
All
claims to guarantee expire 12 months after the delivery.
The
licenser is appreciative for all suggestion for improvement.
§5
Validity
The
right of use comes into effect when the licensee pays the license fee to the
licenser. The license is given for an indefinite duration.
If
the right of use is not exercised any longer by the licensee or if it is revoked
the licensee has got the duty to destroy all software and its documentation
which he is in possession of or to send them - at his expense - back to the
licenser. Moreover, the licensee has got the duty to preserve the licenser’s
patent rights even if he does not use the software any longer.
§6
Rights of other Companies
Trademarks
and company names of foreign companies are used without of the guarantee of free
use. The licenser does not guarantee that described programs, circuitry,
assembly, processes etc. are free from patent rights of third.
§7
Final provisions
All
modifications or completions of these license terms are only effective if they
are in written form.
Even
if some provisions of these license terms are ineffective, the others still are
effective. Ineffective provisions have to be replaced by others that correspond
to the general purpose of the license terms.
The
law of the Federal Republic of Germany is applied to this license agreement.
Any
disputes arising hereunder will be settled before a court of law in Hannover,
Germany.
Allsat
GmbH network+services,
Hannover, 01. October 2001