End User Licence Agreement, U. S. and Canada

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PLEASE READ THIS END USER LICENCE AGREEMENT (“EULA”) CAREFULLY. BY CLICKING “I AGREE” OR TAKING ANY STEP TO DOWNLOAD, SET-UP, INSTALL OR USE ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THIS PRODUCT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE SOFTWARE AND ASSOCIATED FILES (THE “SOFTWARE”), HARDWARE (“HARDWARE”), DISK (S), MEDIA, OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED TO YOU BY SEAGATE) (COLLECTIVELY, THE “PRODUCT”) YOU AND YOUR COMPANY ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS EULA. IF YOU ACQUIRE THIS PRODUCT FOR YOUR COMPANY’S USE, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE AN AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE WHO HAS THE AUTHORITY TO LEGALLY BIND YOUR COMPANY TO THIS EULA. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT CLICK “I AGREE” AND DO NOT DOWNLOAD, SET-UP, INSTALL OR USE THE SOFTWARE.

1. Ownership. Seagate Technology LLC (“Seagate”) and its suppliers own all right, title, and interest in and to the Software, including all intellectual property rights therein. The Software is licensed, not sold. The structure, organisation and code of the Software are the valuable trade secrets and confidential information of Seagate and its suppliers. The Software is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws and treaties, including, without limitation, the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. The term “Software" does not refer to or include “Third-Party Software”. “Third-Party Software” means certain software licensed by Seagate from third parties that may be provided with the specific version of Software that you have licensed. The Third-Party Software is generally not governed by the terms set forth below but is subject to different terms and conditions imposed by the licensors of such Third-Party Software. The terms of your use of the Third-Party Software are subject to and governed by the respective licence terms, except that this Section 1 and Sections 5 and 6 of this Agreement also govern your use of the Third-Party Software. The relevant licences and/or notices for such Third-Party Software for the Software you have received pursuant to this EULA can be viewed at http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/ or otherwise will be made available to you by Seagate. You agree to comply with the terms and conditions contained in all such Third-Party Software licences with respect to the applicable Third-Party Software. Where applicable, the URLs for sites where you may obtain source code for the Third Party Software can be found at http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/ or otherwise will be made available to you by Seagate.
2. Product Licence. Subject to your compliance with the terms of this EULA, Seagate grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited licence to install and use one (1) copy of the Software on one (1) device residing on your premises, internally and only for the purposes described in the associated documentation. Use of some Third Party Software included as part of the Product may be subject to terms and conditions of a separate licence agreement; this licence agreement may be contained in a “Read Me” file included with the Product. The Software may include components that enable you to link to and use certain services provided by third parties (“Third Party Services”). Your use of the Third Party Services is subject to your agreement with Seagate or the applicable third party service provider. Except as expressly stated herein, this EULA does not grant you any intellectual property rights in the Product. Seagate and its suppliers reserve all rights not expressly granted to you. There are no implied rights. The Software may only be used by you as a component of the Product, never as a stand-alone product, or used with any other product.
   1. Software. You are also permitted to make a single copy of the Software strictly for backup and disaster recovery purposes. You will ensure that all copyright notices and legend of ownership contained in the Software is reproduced on all copies made by you. You may not alter or modify the Software or create a new installer for the Software. The Software is licensed and distributed by Seagate for use with its storage products only, and may not be used with non-Seagate storage products.
3. Restrictions. You are not licensed to do any of the following:
   1. Create derivative works based on the Product or any part or component thereof, including, but not limited to, the Software;
   2. Reproduce the Product, in whole or in part;
   3. Except as expressly authorised by Section 11 below, sell, assign, license, disclose, or otherwise transfer or make available the Product, in whole or in part, to any third party;
   4. Alter, translate, decompile, or attempt to reverse engineer the Product or any part or component thereof, except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this contractual prohibition;
   5. Sub-license, rent or lease the Software to third parties;
   6. Take any actions that would cause the Software to become subject to any open source licence agreement if it is not already subject to such an agreement;
   7. Remove or alter any proprietary notices or marks on the Product; and
   8. Use the Software as a stand-alone product or with any other non-Seagate products.
4. Updates. If you receive an update or an upgrade to, or a new version of, any Software (“Update”) you must possess a valid licence to the previous version in order to use the Update. All Updates provided to you shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this EULA. If you receive an Update, you may continue to use the previous version(s) of the Software in your possession, custody or control. Seagate shall have no obligation to support the previous versions of the Software upon availability of an Update. Seagate has no obligation to provide support, maintenance, Updates or modifications under this EULA.
5. NO WARRANTY. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THE SOFTWARE IS INCLUDED IN THE PRODUCT WARRANTY FOR THE PRODUCT USING THE SOFTWARE, THE SOFTWARE AND THE THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE AS STANDALONE PRODUCTS ARE OFFERED ON AN “AS-IS” BASIS AND NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS GIVEN. SEAGATE AND ITS SUPPLIERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. SEAGATE DOES NOT PROVIDE THE THIRD-PARTY SERVICES AND MAKES NO WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE THIRD-PARTY SERVICES. YOUR USE OF THE THIRD-PARTY SERVICES IS AT YOUR RISK.
6. EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, AND CERTAIN OTHER DAMAGES. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL SEAGATE OR ITS LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS OR CONFIDENTIAL OR OTHER INFORMATION, FOR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, FOR PERSONAL INJURY, FOR LOSS OF PRIVACY, FOR FAILURE TO MEET ANY DUTY INCLUDING OF GOOD FAITH OR REASONABLE CARE, FOR NEGLIGENCE AND FOR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY OR OTHER LOSS WHATSOEVER) ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT OR ANY PART OR COMPONENT THEREOF OR RELATED SERVICE OR ANY THIRD-PARTY SERVICES, OR OTHERWISE UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PROVISION OF THE EULA, EVEN IN THE EVENT OF THE FAULT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), MISREPRESENTATION, STRICT LIABILITY, BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR BREACH OF WARRANTY OF SEAGATE OR ITS LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS, AND EVEN IF SEAGATE OR ITS LICENSOR OR SUPPLIER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF THE ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY REMEDY.
7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY DAMAGES THAT YOU MIGHT INCUR FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER, THE ENTIRE LIABILITY OF SEAGATE UNDER ANY PROVISION OF THIS EULA AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY HEREUNDER SHALL BE LIMITED TO, AND IN NO EVENT WILL SEAGATE OR ITS SUPPLIERS TOTAL CUMULATIVE DAMAGES EXCEED, THE FEES PAID BY THE LICENSEE TO SEAGATE FOR THE PRODUCT. ADDITIONALLY, IN NO EVENT SHALL SEAGATE'S LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND.
8. Privacy. Seagate’s collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information in connection with your use of the Product is governed by Seagate’s Privacy Policy which is located at https://www.seagate.com/legal/privacy/privacy-policy/.
9. Indemnification. By accepting the EULA, you agree to indemnify and otherwise hold harmless Seagate, its officers, employees, agents, subsidiaries, affiliates and other partners from any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages arising out of, relating to, or resulting from your use of the Product or any other matter relating to the Product, including, without limitation, use of any of the Third-Party Services.
10. International Trade Compliance. The Software and any related technical data made available for download under this EULA are subject to the customs and export control laws and regulations of the United States (“U.S.”) and may also be subject to the customs and export laws and regulations of the country in which the download is contemplated. Furthermore, under US law, the Software and any related technical data made available for download under this EULA may not be sold, leased or otherwise transferred to restricted countries, or used by a restricted end-user (as determined on any one of the US government restricted parties lists, found at http://www.bis.doc.gov/complianceandenforcement/liststocheck.htm) or an end-user engaged in activities related to weapons of mass destruction including, without limitation, activities related to designing, developing, producing or using nuclear weapons, materials, or facilities, missiles or supporting missile projects, or chemical or biological weapons. You acknowledge that you are not a citizen, national, or resident of, and are not under control of the governments of Cuba, Iran, North Korea or Syria; are not otherwise a restricted end-user as defined by U.S. export control laws; and are not engaged in proliferation activities. Furthermore, you acknowledge that you will not download or otherwise export or re-export the Software or any related technical data, directly or indirectly, to the above-mentioned countries or to citizens, nationals or residents of those countries, or to any other restricted end user or for any restricted end use.
11. General. This EULA between the Licensee and Seagate is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard to conflict of laws principles. The EULA constitutes the entire agreement between you and Seagate relating to the Product and governs your use of the Product, superseding any prior agreement between you and Seagate relating to the subject matter hereof. If any provision of this EULA is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, such provision will be changed and interpreted so as to best accomplish the objectives of the original provision to the fullest extent allowed by law and the remaining provisions of the EULA will remain in force and effect. The Product and any related technical data are provided with restricted rights. Use, duplication or disclosure by the US government is subject to the restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(iii) of DFARS 252.227-7013 (The Rights in Technical Data and Computer Product) or subparagraphs (c)(1) and (2) of 48 CFR 52.227-19 (Commercial Computer Product – Restricted Rights), as applicable. The manufacturer is Seagate. You may not transfer or assign this EULA or any rights under this EULA, except that you may make a one-time, permanent transfer of this EULA and the Software to another end user, provided that (i) you do not retain any copies of the Software, the Hardware, the media and printed materials, Upgrades (if any) and this EULA, and (ii) prior to the transfer, the end user receiving this EULA and the Software agrees to all the EULA terms. Any attempted assignment in violation of this Section is void. Seagate, the Seagate logo and other Seagate names and logos are the trademarks of Seagate.