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TeamSpeak End User License Agreement
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Last Updated: February 13th, 2007
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THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT between 'you', the end user of TeamSpeak
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brand software, TeamSpeak Systems, an Essen, Germany based company,
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and Triton CI & Associates LLC, a San Diego, California, USA based
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Limited Liability Company.
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Use of the software you are about to download or install indicates
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your acceptance of these terms. You also agree to accept these
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terms by so indicating at the appropriate screen, prior to the
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download or installation process. As used in this Agreement, the
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capitalized term 'Software' means the TeamSpeak voice communication
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software (either the freeware or commercial versions) together with
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any and all enhancements, upgrades, and updates that may be provided
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to you in the future by TeamSpeak Systems.
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Any terms in this agreement related to TeamSpeak product ownership,
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distribution, or modification will be handled in accordance with
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the laws of Essen, Germany. Any terms in this agreement related to
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compliance with TeamSpeak licensing, sales, or billing related
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issues will be handled in accordance with the laws of California,
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USA.
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IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU SHOULD
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INDICATE SO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS SCREEN AND DO NOT PROCEED.
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Ownership
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The Software and any accompanying documentation are owned by
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TeamSpeak Systems and ownership of the Software shall at all times
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remain with TeamSpeak Systems. Copies are provided to you only to
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allow you to exercise your rights under this Agreement. This
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Agreement does not constitute a sale of the Software or any
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accompanying documentation, or any portion thereof. Without limiting
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the generality of the foregoing, you do not receive any rights to
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any patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks or other
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intellectual property rights relating to or in the Software or any
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accompanying documentation. All rights not expressly granted to
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you under this Agreement are reserved by TeamSpeak Systems.
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Grant of License Applicable To TeamSpeak for Commercial Entities
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Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
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TeamSpeak Systems grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable
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and non-sublicensable right to use the commercial version of the
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Software solely in accordance with the following terms and conditions:
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1. Use of TeamSpeak
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You may download and use TeamSpeak on multiple computers owned,
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leased or rented by you; however, you are the only individual with
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the right to use your licensed copy(ies) of TeamSpeak. All copies
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of TeamSpeak must include TeamSpeak Systems' copyright notice.
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2. Third Party Distribution Prohibited
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Distribution of TeamSpeak by you to third parties is hereby expressly
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prohibited unless you obtain permission from TeamSpeak, in writing,
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to do so.
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3. Authorized TeamSpeak Host Provider (ATHP) Licensing Fees
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Authorized TeamSpeak Host Providers (ATHPs) are entities that rent
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TeamSpeak servers to others for profit of ANY kind - be it monetary,
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from direct sales, advertising profit, or intangible goods and
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services. ATHPs typically charge their customers a monthly fee OR
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include TeamSpeak as part of other services or offerings to their
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customers free of charge. You are subject to ATHP usage based
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licensing fees if you charge an access or rental fee either directly,
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indirectly, OR via inclusion of a TeamSpeak server as part of any
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rental or other paid service **REGARDLESS** of whether or not you
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choose to charge for the TeamSpeak server itself.
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4. ATHP Billing Cycles and Slot Count Calculation
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All ATHPs are billed in arrears based on usage information that is
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automatically tracked and reported back to us on a daily basis.
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Deliberately preventing normal communication (ie - via an outbound
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firewall) from any servers you host back to our servers for the
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purpose of allowing us to properly bill you or accurately determine
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your license status is strictly forbidden. In addition, changing
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the ServerMaxUsers setting (ie - the maximum slots or users allowed
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on the server) on a daily basis to deliberately alter our AVERAGE
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MONTHLY SLOT COUNT calculations in your favor is also strictly
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forbidden. For example, if you choose to sell a 50 slot server to
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a customer, the server MUST remain configured at 50 slots at all
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times. You may only change the ServerMaxUsers for each of your
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servers when the customer chooses to upgrade or downgrade their
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server's capacity.
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If you are registering to become an ATHP, you hereby acknowledge
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that there will be a $10 SETUP FEE in addition to a MINIMUM monthly
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license fee of $14 for a 100 minimum slot count. You further
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acknowledge that the initial invoice generated by our billing system
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may reflect up to 6 months of prior usage and BACK-OWED licensing
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fees may apply if you have profited from TeamSpeak in the past and
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have never been licensed. You also acknowledge and realize that
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initial invoices generated may be inaccurate and are subject to
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review by both parties. All ATHP based licensing is 'billed in
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arrears'. This means that you will be billed and invoiced on the
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first day of each month for all hosting based on AVERAGE MONTHLY
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SLOT COUNT that occurred during the previous month, with a minimum
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fee of $14 for a 100 minimum slot count. All payments are due 15
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days after you receive your invoice (NET 15). ATHPs that fail to
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comply with our licensing requirements may have their ATHP license
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revoked and/or servers suspended.
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5. ATHP Examples
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Examples where ATHP-based licensing applies include but are not
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limited to the following:
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a) Direct Fees - If you charge a monthly rental or usage fee for
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a TeamSpeak server OR channel you are subject to ATHP licensing
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fees.
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b) Indirect Fees - If you "sponsor" a clan and ask them to advertise
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for you in return for the use of a TeamSpeak server OR channel you
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are subject to ATHP licensing fees.
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c) Inclusion Fees - If you are a Game Server Provider (GSP) that
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hosts a TeamSpeak server OR channel to someone who is paying a
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monthly fee to rent a game server then you are subject to ATHP
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licensing fees REGARDLESS of whether or not you choose to charge
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for the TeamSpeak server itself.
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6. Single Server Use (SSU) Licensing Fees
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SSU fees are for entities that wish to use TeamSpeak in a commercial
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environment but are not in the business of renting servers. This
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is a one time (non-recurring) license fee good for 1 year of free
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version updates for the SERVER, as they are made available, for
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the EXISTING version of TeamSpeak for which the license was purchased.
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After the 1 year period expires, you may continue using the existing
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version of TeamSpeak for which you purchased the SSU license, but
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you may not be able to upgrade to the next major release version
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without an additional upgrade fee.
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7. SSU Examples
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Examples where SSU licensing applies include but are not limited
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to the following:
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a) A company that wants to use TeamSpeak as a means of teleconferencing
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with co-workers to cut costs on typical long distance telephone
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charges.
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b) An ATHP that wants to use a TeamSpeak server for internal
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corporate communication. The TeamSpeak server MUST reside on a
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physical server that is not a part of the ATHP's normal customer
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base or ATHP-licensed server farm.
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8. SSU Upgrades
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TeamSpeak Systems will provide you with free upgrades for a period
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that begins on the purchase date and ends 365 days later. Such
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upgrades will include any upgrades for the EXISTING version of
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TeamSpeak, for which your SSU license was purchased, that are
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released by TeamSpeak Systems for general distribution to TeamSpeak
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licensees during the one year period for which you are entitled to
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receive free upgrades. TeamSpeak Systems has no obligation to
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provide you with any upgrades that are not released for general
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distribution to TeamSpeak Systems' other licensees. Nothing in this
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Agreement shall be construed to obligate TeamSpeak Systems to
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provide upgrades to you under any circumstances.
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9. Billing
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All billing is handled by Triton CI & Associates. Any and all
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licensing or billing related inquiries must be e-mailed to
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sales@tritoncia.com.
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10. Pricing
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The latest pricing information can always be found on Triton's
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website via the following link: http://sales.tritoncia.com/pricing.php
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Grant of License Applicable To TeamSpeak for Non-Commercial Entities
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Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
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TeamSpeak Systems grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable,
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and revocable right to use the freeware version of the Software
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solely in accordance with the following terms and conditions:
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1. Use of TeamSpeak
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TeamSpeak is being distributed as Freeware. It may be freely used,
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copied and distributed as long as it is not sold and all original
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files are included, including this license. You may download and
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use both the TeamSpeak Client or Server applications on as many
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computers as you require. TeamSpeak servers are defined as ANY
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server upon which a connection is allowed -- be it virtual or
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physical. You may host up to 1000 slots TOTAL within your ENTIRE
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organization. In addition, the maximum number of servers and slot
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counts configured on each server must not exceed any ONE of the
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following configurations:
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a) 10 servers, 100 slots each, for a total of 1000 slots
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b) 4 servers, 250 slots each, for a total of 1000 slots
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c) 2 servers, 500 slots each, for a total of 1000 slots
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d) 1 server, 1000 slots, for a total of 1000 slots
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2. Non-Profit Organization (NPO) License
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IMPORTANT: As of August 1st, 2006, the NPO license is no longer
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being offered to any organizations. We feel strongly that we already
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have sufficient organizations that have acquired an NPO license
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and we have no immediate plans to offer this license type again in
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the future.
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Some non-profit organizations (NPOs) may be granted a special NPO
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license which allows them to exceed the 1000 slot limit imposed by
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Section 1 above. Such organizations must remain 100% NON-PROFIT at
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all times and must be free of any advertisements, Paypal donation
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buttons, or any other form of profit of ANY kind - be it monetary,
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advertising profit, or intangible goods and services received as
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reward or compensation of any kind.
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In essence, licensed NPOs MUST meet ALL of the following REQUIREMENTS
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at all times:
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a) You must be a 100% non-profit entity. If we cannot easily
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determine this by visiting your website we may require you to
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provide us with documented proof.
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b) You cannot advertise for any sort of profit OR for any commercial
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entity at all on your website. In addition, and due to abuse, we
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also don't allow the use of Paypal buttons anywhere on your site.
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c) You are not allowed to benefit from profit of ANY kind - be it
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monetary, advertising profit, or intangible goods and services
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received as reward or compensation.
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d) Your website must be up and running/active/live so we can visit
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the site and review its content from time to time.
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e) Your entity must be large enough to require at least 1000 slots
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(regardless of the number of servers). HOWEVER, as of January 1st,
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2007, you CANNOT host more than 5000 slots TOTAL throughout your
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entire organization. If you are currently a licensed NPO and you
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are exceeding a TOTAL of 5000 slots throughout your entire
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organization, you MUST shutdown any extra servers NO LATER THAN
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January 1st, 2007.
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For further information please contact sales@tritoncia.com. Please
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note that a typical gaming guild or clan hosting a private TeamSpeak
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server for themselves (up to 100 slots) OR renting a server from
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an Authorized TeamSpeak Host Provider (ATHP) is NOT considered an
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NPO, will NOT qualify to receive an NPO license, and must abide by
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the terms and conditions set forth in this license agreement.
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3. Distribution Permitted
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You may make copies of your copy of TeamSpeak to give to others
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provided that such copies are not modified from the original
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downloaded copy of TeamSpeak. You may not charge a fee for distributing
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copies of TeamSpeak. If a copy of TeamSpeak is distributed, TeamSpeak
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Systems requests that you send TeamSpeak Systems an e-mail addressed
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to sales@tritoncia.com notifying TeamSpeak Systems of such distribution
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and the identity of the person or entity receiving the copy of
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TeamSpeak.
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4. Termination
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TeamSpeak Systems may terminate your license for TeamSpeak at any
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time, for any reason or no reason. TeamSpeak Systems may also
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terminate your license in TeamSpeak if you breach any of the terms
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and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Upon termination, you
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shall immediately destroy all copies of TeamSpeak in your possession,
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custody or control.
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5. Fees
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There is no license fee for TeamSpeak for Non-Commercial Entities.
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If you wish to utilize TeamSpeak within a commercial environment,
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you will be required to pay the applicable license fees (see below).
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6. Examples
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Examples of Non-Commercial Entities include but are not limited to
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the following:
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a) An individual hosting a single TeamSpeak server configured to
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allow up to 100 slots for their online gaming clan using their home
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Cable/DSL connection for non-profit.
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b) An individual hosting 10 TeamSpeak servers with 100 slots each
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but does NOT ask for fees, does not advertise, nor receives any
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sort of compensation or benefits for doing so.
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c) An individual that rents a dedicated server from a hosting
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company but does NOT ask for fees from clan members AND does NOT
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rent or share space with others for profit.
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d) A church or other non-profit, non-commercial organization hosting
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a free TeamSpeak server for online bible study discussions.
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e) A public or non-commercial school hosting 1 TeamSpeak server on
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10 physical machines, each configured to allow no more than 100
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slots and is completely free of charge to students, allowing them
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to receive help with homework for their classes online.
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If you are uncertain as to whether your organization qualifies as
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a Non-Commercial Entity you must contact us via e-mail at
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sales@tritoncia.com.
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Prohibited Conduct
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You represent and warrant that you will not violate any of the
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terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and that:
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You will not, and will not permit others to: (i) reverse engineer,
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decompile, disassemble, derive the source code of, modify, or create
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derivative works from the Software; or (ii) use, copy, modify,
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alter, or transfer, electronically or otherwise, the Software or
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any of the accompanying documentation except as expressly permitted
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in this Agreement; or (iii) redistribute, sell, rent, lease,
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sublicense, or otherwise transfer rights to the Software whether
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n a stand-alone configuration or as incorporated with other software
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code written by any party except as expressly permitted in this
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Agreement.
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You will not use the Software to engage in or allow others to engage
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in any illegal activity.
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You will not engage in use of the Software that will interfere with
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or damage the operation of the services of third parties by
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overburdening/disabling network resources through automated queries,
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excessive usage or similar conduct.
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You will not use the Software to engage in any activity that will
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violate the rights of third parties, including, without limitation,
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through the use, public display, public performance, reproduction,
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distribution, or modification of communications or materials that
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infringe copyrights, trademarks, publicity rights, privacy rights,
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other proprietary rights, or rights against defamation of third
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parties.
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You will not transfer the Software or utilize the Software in
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combination with third party software authored by you or others to
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create an integrated software program which you transfer to unrelated
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third parties.
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Upgrades, Updates And Enhancements
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All upgrades, updates or enhancements of the Software shall be
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deemed to be part of the Software and will be subject to this
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Agreement.
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Disclaimer of Warranty
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ON AN 'AS IS' BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
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ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE
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WARRANTIES THAT IT IS FREE OF DEFECTS, VIRUS FREE, ABLE TO OPERATE
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ON AN UNINTERRUPTED BASIS, MERCHANTABLE, FIT FOR A PARTICULAR
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PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGING. THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY CONSTITUTES
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AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS LICENSE AND AGREEMENT. NO USE OF THE
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SOFTWARE IS AUTHORIZED HEREUNDER EXCEPT UNDER THIS DISCLAIMER.
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Limitation of Liability
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TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL
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TEAMSPEAK SYSTEMS NOR TRITON CI & ASSOCIATES, LLC BE LIABLE FOR
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ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
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OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING,
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WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF GOODWILL,
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WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR ANY AND ALL
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OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
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THEREOF, AND REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY (CONTRACT,
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TORT OR OTHERWISE) UPON WHICH THE CLAIM IS BASED. IN ANY CASE,
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TEAMSPEAK SYSTEMS' OR TRITON CI & ASSOCIATES, LLC'S COLLECTIVE
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LIABILITY UNDER ANY PROVISION OF THIS LICENSE SHALL NOT EXCEED IN
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THE AGGREGATE THE SUM OF THE FEES (IF ANY) YOU PAID FOR THIS LICENSE.
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Legends and Notices
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You agree that you will not remove or alter any trademark, logo,
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copyright or other proprietary notices, legends, symbols or labels
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in the Software or any accompanying documentation.
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Term and Termination
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This Agreement is effective upon your acceptance as provided herein
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and payment of the applicable license fees (if any), and will remain
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in force until terminated. You may terminate the licenses granted
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in this Agreement at any time by destroying the Software and any
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accompanying documentation, together with any and all copies thereof.
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The licenses granted in this Agreement will terminate automatically
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if you breach any of its terms or conditions or any of the terms
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or conditions of any other agreement between you and TeamSpeak
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Systems. Upon termination, you shall immediately destroy the original
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and all copies of the Software and any accompanying documentation,
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or return them to TeamSpeak Systems.
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Software Suggestions
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TeamSpeak Systems welcomes suggestions for enhancing the Software
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and any accompanying documentation that may result in computer
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programs, reports, presentations, documents, ideas or inventions
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relating or useful to TeamSpeak Systems' business. You acknowledge
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that all title, ownership rights, and intellectual property rights
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concerning such suggestions shall become the exclusive property of
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TeamSpeak Systems and may be used for its business purposes in its
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sole discretion without any payment or accounting to you.
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Miscellaneous
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This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
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concerning the Software, and is subject to change by TeamSpeak
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Systems at any time. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws
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of Essen, Germany, excluding its conflict of law provisions. All
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disputes relating to this Agreement are subject to the exclusive
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jurisdiction of the courts of Essen, Germany and you expressly
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consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the courts of
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Essen, Germany in connection with any such dispute. This Agreement
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shall not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts
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for the International Sale of Goods. If any provision in this
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Agreement should be held illegal or unenforceable by a court of
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competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be modified to the
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extent necessary to render it enforceable without losing its intent,
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or severed from this Agreement if no such modification is possible,
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and other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force
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and effect. A waiver by either party of any term or condition of
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this Agreement or any breach thereof, in any one instance, shall
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not waive such term or condition or any subsequent breach thereof.
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