Licence Agreement for the Use of Met
Office BUFR Software
between
The Met Office (UK)
and
the person whose details appear in the licence application (for
a personal licence) or the organization represented by that person
(for an institutional licence) (hereinafter the "Licensee")
The Licensee undertakes to comply with the following conditions for the use of the Software:
| Article 1: Licence |
The Met Office grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable License to use UK Met Office BUFR software accompanying this License.
| Article 2: General Restrictions |
The software includes copyrighted material, trade secrets and other proprietary materials that are protected by copyright and other laws and international treaty provisions. You may not decompile, disassemble or otherwise reverse engineer the software to obtain proprietary information contained therein. You may not let, lease, sublicense, distribute, copy, reproduce, assign, share, sell, electronically transfer the software over a network to another computer or otherwise transfer the your right to use it without the express permission of the Met Office.
| Article 3: Purpose |
The Software is provided to you solely for the Licensee's own use and must not be used commercially.
| Article 4: Ownership |
The ownership of and title to the software and any supporting documentation shall remain at all times with the ©British Crown, the Met Office or its licensor. The software and documentation are provided to you to allow you to exercise your rights under this License, which is granted to you.
| Article 5: Duration |
This license will remain in effect until terminated.
| Article 6: Termination |
You may terminate this license at any time by returning the software and related documentation to the Met Office. This License will terminate immediately without notice from us if you fail to comply with any of the provisions of this License or you are given notice that the license has terminated. Upon termination you must return the software and any related documentation.
| Article 7: Disclaimer of Warranty |
a. THE MET OFFICE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND PROMISES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY AND FIT FOR THE PURPOSE. NEITHER DOES THE MET OFFICE MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS AS TO COMPATABILITY WITH YOUR OPERATING SYSTEMS AND PLATFORMS.
b. In no event does the Met Office warrant that the software
or related documentation will satisfy your requirements,
that the software and documentation will be without errors
or defects
or that the operation of the software will be uninterrupted.
c. IN NO EVENT WILL THE MET OFFICE BE LIABLE FOR ANY OTHER
DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOSS
OF PROFITS DATA
OR USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF THE MET OFFICE HAS BEEN
SPECIFICALLY
ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
| Article 8: Upgrades |
The Met Office reserves the right from time to time to make changes and upgrades to the software which on request will be provided to you under the same terms set out herein.
| Article 9: Entire Agreement |
This License constitutes the entire agreement between us with respect to your rights or warranties for using the software and related documentation. If any provision of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable the remaining provisions shall continue in full force.
| Article 10: Governing Law |
This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of England