for
Demo Version of Expression Analysis
Systematic Explorer (EASE)
This is a legal Agreement
between you, an individual and
commercial entity, or an individual if acting independently (hereinafter Recipient) and the National
Institutes of Health (NIH), an
agency of the United States Public Health Service (hereinafter PHS)
within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
PHS agrees to provide a demo version of “EASE” (v 1.2), a proprietary stand-alone application for use on a Microsoft Windows[1] operating system that enables local analysis of gene lists (hereinafter Software), subject to certain restrictions and conditions. By executing the Software, Recipient acknowledges and agrees to the following:
1. PHS
employees and/or PHS contractors
created the Software in
the course of their official duties on behalf of the United States Government,
and the Software is the
property of the PHS.
2. The Agreement constitutes a 30-day, limited,
royalty-free, non-transferable and non-exclusive
license, subject to third party
intellectual property claims, solely for internal commercial evaluation
research use of the Software by Recipient.
3. Title to the Software shall
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understood that nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute, by implication or
otherwise, the grant of any license or other rights under any patent, patent
application or other intellectual property right or interest.
4. PHS reserves the right to distribute
the Software to others and
to use it for PHS’s own
purposes. PHS shall not be limited in future claims,
publications, or distributions of the Software, or
related information, whether for the Software, or for
modifications or versions thereof.
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agrees to retain control over the Software and further will not transfer the Software to individuals not under Recipient’s direct supervision. There shall be no
further distribution, transfer
or publication by Recipient
of the Software,
neither the source code, nor the executable code, nor associated run-time
applications, whether standalone or embedded, for use by any third party
without the express prior written approval of PHS. Recipient has no right to
grant sublicenses.
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the Software. Recipient agrees to acknowledge
PHS’s contribution of the Software in all written
publications containing any data or information
regarding or resulting from use of the Software.
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endorsement by the U.S. Government, DHHS, PHS or NIH of the
research results obtained using the Software,
or any resulting product(s). Recipient agrees,
to the extent permitted by law, not to identify the U.S. Government, DHHS,
PHS or NIH in any
promotional advertising or other promotional materials to be disseminated to
the public or any portion thereof or to use the name of any nonconsenting U.S.
Government employee, without PHS's prior written consent.
8. Recipient agrees not to modify, extend or make derivatives of the Software without written
permission from PHS.
Recipient is
encouraged to send to PHS general
reports regarding the application of the Software and the effectiveness and problems
encountered in using Software,
without disclosing Recipient 's
confidential information. Information
from general reports may be used by PHS
to enhance the capabilities of Software.
Recipient interest in modifying or extending the Software shall be addressed
to: Richard A. Lempicki, Ph.D.,
SAIC-Frederick, Inc., Clinical Services Program, Laboratory of Immunopathogenesis
and Bioinformatics, Frederick, MD 21702 (phone:
301.846.5093; fax: 301.846.6643;
or e-mail rlempicki@niaid.nih.gov).
9. Recipient agrees not to reverse engineer, decompile,
disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Software
without permission from PHS.
10. The
Software, and/or any modified version thereof, shall not in any manner be
offered by Recipient for
profit nor for sale to the U.S. government. The Software as provided
shall not be sold to any other entity or firm. The Software may be used
in contracts with the U.S. government, but no charge may be made for its use.
11. The Software shall not be used for treating or diagnosing
human subjects. Recipient agrees to comply with all Federal laws,
statutes, regulations, and guidelines,
including the Public Health Service and National Institutes of Health
regulations and guidelines applicable
to research projects.
12. Recipient acknowledges that the Software is a research tool still in the development stage and that it is being supplied as is, without any accompanying support, services or improvements from PHS. All risk as to quality and performance of the Software is with Recipient. PHS shall be neither liable nor responsible for any maintenance or updating of Software, nor for correction of any errors in Software. In no event will PHS be liable to Recipient for damages arising out of the use or inability to use Software, including but not limited to loss of data or data being rendered inaccurate or losses sustained by Recipient or third parties.
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without any warranty of any kind, either express, implied, or
statutory, including, but not limited to, any
warranty that the Software will conform to specifications,
any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and
freedom from infringement, or any warranty that the documentation will conform
to the program or that the Software will be error free. PHS makes no
representations that the use of the
Software will not infringe
any patent or proprietary rights of third parties. In no event shall PHS be liable for any damages, including, but not limited to
direct, indirect, special or consequential damages, arising out of, resulting
from, or in any way connected with the performance or breach of this license,
whether or not based upon warranty, contract, tort or otherwise, whether or not
injury was sustained by persons or property or otherwise, and whether or not
loss was sustained from, or arose out of the any use, results or disposition
of, the Software
or services provided hereunder.
14. Recipient agrees to waive, to the extent permitted by law, any and all claims
against, and to indemnify and hold harmless the US Government, DHHS, PHS
or NIH and their contractors and
subcontractors for any damage that Recipient
may incur from Recipient’s
prior or future use of the Software, including any damages
resulting from products based on results from the use thereof. Recipient
agrees to obtain, to the extent permitted by law, this identical waiver of claims,
indemnification and hold harmless agreement with any entities that are provided
with technical data derived from the use of the Software.
15. The provisions of the Agreement are severable, and in the event that any provision of the Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable under any controlling body of law, such determination shall not in any way affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of the Agreement.
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and effect of the Agreement shall be governed by Federal Law as applied by
the Federal Courts in the District of Columbia.
17. The Agreement constitutes the entire
understanding and agreement between the parties hereto relating to the
provision of the Software and may not be superseded, modified or amended
except by further written agreement
duly executed by the parties.
18. The effective date of the
Agreement shall be the
starting activation date encoded in your copy of the Software.