Auditmaker

READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY

This is the Licence Agreement referred to on the website.

By downloading the Software, following notification of this Licence Agreement you are legally bound by these terms. HOWEVER if the Licence Agreement contains anything of which you were not aware prior to downloading the Product or do not agree to be bound by, DO NOT INSTALL THE Software and return the download to us. By installing the Software you are confirming that you have accepted the Software and the Licence Agreement and are bound by these terms.

1. Intellectual Property Ownership

  1. This Licence Agreement relates to the Auditmaker®, database development tool, comprising software and related documentation (hereinafter 'the Software').
  2. The Software is copyright Sepehr Shakib (c) 2002, and all rights are reserved. The copyright and any related intellectual property are protected under copyright law and related treaties in all territories. Sepehr Shakib asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this Software.
  3. The Software is published by the Australian Centre for Evidence Based Clinical Practice (ACEBCP). Auditmaker®, Auditmaker™, and the Auditmaker logo are trademarks of ACEBCP.
  4. The Software operates on the Access® software platform, published by Microsoft Corporation, which is the copyright of Microsoft Corporation. Access®™, the Access logo, Microsoft®™ and the Microsoft logo are trademarks of Microsoft. Nothing in these terms operates to grant the Registered User any rights in relation to Microsoft products or trademarks whatsoever, and it is a requirement of this Licence Agreement that the Registered User have a current licensed copy of Microsoft Access, only use the Software in relation to a current licensed copy of Microsoft Access, and not otherwise use the Software in any way which may infringe upon the copyright, trademarks or other intellectual property of Microsoft Corporation.

2. Scope of Licence: We, the publisher of the Software, hereby grant to you, the original Registered User, a paid-up, individual, nonexclusive and non-transferable Licence to use the Software subject to the terms and conditions of this Licence Agreement.

  1. Single Computer Network: You may use the Software on only one computer network that you own or operate at a single physical location and only then in respect of data files created by you or by another Registered User. You may transfer the Software from one computer to another that you own or operate on this network provided that you do not use or permit the usage of the Software on more than the licensed number of computers or computer terminals at a time, nor permit the usage of the Program by more than one network at anyone time, nor permit the Software to be used in respect of data files not created by you or by another Registered User.
  2. Copies: You may not copy or duplicate the Software, except as necessary solely for archival purposes, Software error verification or to replace defective storage media, and provided you keep the original and the copies. You may not alter, decompile or disassemble: the Software. You may not make copies of any documentation, which we may provide with the Software
  3. Transfers: You may not sub-license, lease, rent or lend the Software or otherwise transfer any of your rights under this License Agreement.
  4. Term: The rights granted in this Licence Agreement are effective until terminated. You may terminate it at any time by destroying the Software, together with all copies, or by returning them to us. If you fail to comply with any term or condition of this Licence Agreement, this Licence Agreement will terminate and, upon any such termination, you agree to destroy the Software, together with all copies, or to return them to us. Termination of this Licence Agreement shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other remedies available to us.
  5. Protection and Security: You agree to use your best endeavours and to take all reasonable steps to safeguard the Software and ensure that no unauthorised person has access to the Software and that there is no unauthorised copying or distribution of the Software.

3. Acknowledgement and Preservation of Terms

  1. It is a requirement of this Licence Agreement that you acknowledge the use of the Software in any publication or presentation of information that has been derived by you in using the Software. The acknowledgement shall be in the form of "Prepared using AuditMaker® clinical database development tool, published by ACEBCP".
  2. It is a requirement of this Licence Agreement that you not interfere with, alter or mask any copyright notice, name or logo, trademark designation appearing on or in the Software.
  3. It is a requirement of this Licence Agreement that you not alter, amend, vary or delete these terms, or any reference to or representation of these terms, as they appear in the Software.
  4. It is a requirement of this Licence Agreement that you give permission to the ACEBCP to display the title/nature of your audit, together with the name of the Institution in which it is being conducted and the name and contact details of the principle investigator/auditor on the ACEBCP web site.

4. Disclaimer

  1. The Software is provided free of charge to Registered Users. We do not warrant that the Software is error free, nor do we warrant that it is suitable for any application or purpose. The Software is provided 'as is', and you are assuming the entire risk as to its quality and performance. It is your responsibility to verify the results obtained from the use of the Software.
  2. In the event that you encounter any problem in downloading or operating the Software, we will allow you to download the Software again. This is your sole remedy. In no event will we be liable to any person for any direct, indirect, special, incremental, consequential or similar damages arising whatsoever, even if we have been advised, or should reasonably have been aware, of the possibility of such damages.
  3. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of warranties or liabilities in some cases, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights that vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. In the event that any of the above limitations or exclusions are unenforceable in your jurisdiction, then our total liability shall not exceed the amount of any fee paid by you under this Licence Agreement. If this limitation is unenforceable in your jurisdiction, then the Software is not available for licence by Registered Users in your jurisdiction and you should destroy the Software, and any copies, or return them to us now.

5. Entire Agreement

  1. This Licence Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between us and you, the Registered User, and any prior representations, statements or undertakings, howsoever made are expressly cancelled. No amendment or modification to this Licence Agreement shall be valid unless it is in writing, expressly referring to these terms, and is signed by an authorised representative of us.

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