Licensing Information

The terms and conditions on this page are part of the general Terms and Conditions of sale and licensing that apply to all orders. They have been provided on this page for easier navigation. By acquiring Manifold products through the Online Store or by any other means you agree to the terms and conditions and procedures set forth on this page. Do not acquire Manifold products if you do not agree to these terms and conditions and procedures.

Manifold Products are Licensed

All Manifold products are licensed, not sold, using our standard End User License Agreement. Please read the agreement to be sure you agree with its terms and provisions before ordering software. Upon installation, you will be presented with this agreement and be asked to accept its provisions as a condition of installation and use of the software. The agreement popped open upon installation supersedes any agreement on this website or in writing. In general, you need a Manifold license for every machine that runs Manifold with the exception that the licensee may install a single Manifold license both on a primary, non-portable machine as well as on a portable computer used principally by the licensee so long as Manifold is not run on both machines at the same time. This licensing feature is similar to that of Microsoft Office products and is intended to allow you to use Manifold on your office machine as well as on your notebook computer when away from the office.

Note that Manifold is licensed to you contingent upon your acceptance of all of the terms of the End User License Agreement, including those that set forth the use of anti-piracy measures such as the Manifold serial number copy protection scheme. Manifold is not licensed unconditionally: it is copy protected using a serial number and activation key mechanism that will limit usage in some circumstances. For example, you cannot install a single Manifold license on many different machines. If you are in the habit of destroying or upgrading your machine on a frequent basis you may run out of Activation keys. In such cases, you should expect that part of your expense in destroying machines or upgrading them on an unusually frequent basis will be the cost of acquiring replacement Manifold licenses should you run out of Activation keys.

Some Manifold features may not run forever. For example, certain command choices in the Help dialog launch web pages aimed at web sites that manifold.net thought might be helpful to users at the time your edition of Manifold was published. There is no guarantee that such web sites might not move or otherwise be discontinued. Likewise, some Manifold features make use of Microsoft or other software that might change in a way that such features are no longer supported. As far as software is concerned, you should not expect that functioning will continue if any change is made in your hardware or software configuration. Note also that future editions of Manifold may change to add or delete features. There is no guarantee that any future service pack or future edition of Manifold will include the precise set of features you favor, or that any future service pack or new edition will be offered to you for free or at a reduced price.

Licensing Manifold System or any other manifold.net product does not guarantee admission to any special programs that manifold.net in its sole and exclusive determination may elect to conduct. For example, licensing Manifold System does not imply any admission to beta test programs, participation in focus groups, participation in user meetings, academic licensing special offers, access to technical support or any other offer, product, service or program. What you license in Manifold System is only the contents delivered on the Manifold disc or other distribution medium. It is not a license to get consulting services, free upgrades, new versions of product, access to FTP sites, free data or anything else. Licensing Manifold System grants only those licensing rights set forth in the End User License Agreement.

Questions?

Please contact us at sales@manifold.net. We would like you to be happy with your licensing of Manifold products, so please do not hesitate to ask any questions before placing an order.