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ADOBE® READER® SOFTWARE LICENSE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT")
NOTICE TO USER: THIS IS A CONTRACT. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. PLEASE READ THIS CONTRACT CAREFULLYBY USING ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE ADOBE READER SOFTWARE ("SOFTWARE") BY INDICATING YOUR ACCEPTANCE BELOW, YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDING, IN PARTICULAR THE LIMITATIONS ON: DISTRIBUTION CONTAINED IN SECTION 2; TRADEMARK USE IN SECTION 3; WARRANTY IN SECTION 5; AND LIABILITY IN SECTION 6. YOU AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS ENFORCEABLE LIKE ANY WRITTEN NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT SIGNED BY YOU. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, DECLINE WHERE INSTRUCTED, AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE OR DISTRIBUTE THE ADOBE READER SOFTWARE (THE "SOFTWARE")

1. Definitions. "Software" means the most current version(s) of the Adobe Reader software made commercially available by Adobe for download at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html as of the date of your acceptance of the terms and condition of this Agreement. "Use" or "Using" means to access, install, download, copy or otherwise benefit from using the functionality of the Software in accordance with the documentation which accompanies the Software. "Computer" means an electronic device that accepts information in digital or similar form and manipulates it for a specific result based on a sequence of instructions. "Adobe" means Adobe Systems Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, California 95110, if subsection 8(a) of this Agreement applies; otherwise it means Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, Unit 3100, Lake Drive, City West Campus, Saggart D24, Republic of Ireland, a company organized under the laws of Ireland and an affiliate and licensee of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

2. Reproduction and Distribution License.
2.1 License. Subject to As long as you comply with the terms of this Agreement , Adobe grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide, royalty-free license to reproduce and distribute the Software as set forth below:
2.1.1 Distribution. Subject to the restrictions and limitations set forth below, you may (a) install one copy of the Software on your computer file server for the purpose of downloading and installing the Software onto computers within your internal network, and (b) reproduce and distribute unlimited copies of the Software (i) as bundled with other software or or Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG) content, through electronic means (including, without limitation, electronic software download), (ii) as bundled with other software, Portable Document Format (PDF) SVG content, or Portable Document Format (PDF)SVG format content, on tangible media, and (iii) on a standalone basis solely on tangible media.
2.1.2 Restrictions. You may not bundle the Software with any (a) other software, plug-in or enhancement which uses or relies upon the Software when converting or transforming SVG or PDF files into other file formats (e.g., a PDF file into a JPEG, SVG or TIFF file, or an SVG file into a JPEG, PDF, PNG or SWF file), (b) PDF creation software not licensed from Adobe Systems Incorporated, (c) plug-in software not developed in accordance with the Adobe Integration Key License Agreement, or (d) other software or enhancement that uses Inter Application Communication (IAC) to programmatically interface with the Software for the purpose of (i) creating a file that contains data (e.g., an XML or comments file), (ii) saving modifications to a PDF file or (iii) rendering a PDF file in such other software's application window. You may not sell or otherwise directly receive compensation for the Software.
2.1.3 You may direct end users to obtain the Software through electronic download on a standalone basis (other than over an internal network) by linking to the official Adobe web site. Permission to use Adobe logo web-buttons may be obtained at www.adobe.com. Any software distributed with the Software and any web site containing a link to an Adobe web site must not contain any (a) Adobe logos, product signatures, or trademarks in stylized form unless under separate prior written license (except as permitted under Section 3E below), (b) materials that are illegal, pornographic, defamatory, infringing, threatening, invasive of another's privacy, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable or (c) viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots or other computer programming routines with which damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information.
2.1.4 New Versions. Upon release of a new version of the Software by Adobe, you will cease all reproduction and distribution of the Software upon the earlier of (a) the next release of any software you bundle with the Software or (b) six (6) monthsthe first anniversary fromof the date ofAdobe's makes such release of such new version of the Software commercially available.
2.2 No Modification. You may customize or extend the functionality of the installer for the Software as specifically allowed by instructions found at http://www.adobe.com or http://partners.adobe.com (e.g., installation of additional plug-in and help files). You may not otherwise adapt, translate, alter or modify the Software in any way, including without limitation, remove the installer program, electronic end user license agreement, "About" screen, or any copyright or other proprietary notice that appears in the Software. You may not integrate or use the Software with any (a) other software, plug-in or enhancement which uses or relies upon the Software when converting or transforming PDF or SVG files into other file formats (e.g., a PDF file into a TIFF, JPEG, or SVG file), (b) plug-in software not developed in accordance with the Adobe Integration Key License Agreement, or (c) other software or enhancement that uses Inter Application Communication (IAC) to programmatically interface with the Software for the purpose of (i) creating a file that contains data (e.g., an XML or comments file), (ii) saving modifications to a PDF or SVG file, or (iii) rendering a PDF or SVG file in such other software's application window. You may not subject the Software to any license terms that require or purport to require any product, technology, service, documentation or intellectual "property") to be subject to another license or otherwise share such Property with any other parties.
2.3 You shall not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Software except to the extent you may be expressly permitted to decompile under applicable law, it is essential to do so in order to achieve operability of the Software with another software program, and you have first requested Adobe to provide the information necessary to achieve such operability and Adobe has not made such information available. Adobe has the right to impose reasonable conditions and to request a reasonable fee before providing such information. Any such information supplied by Adobe and any information obtained by you by such permitted decompilation may only be used by you for the purpose described herein and may not be disclosed to any third party or used to create any software which is substantially similar to the expression of the Software. Requests for information should be directed to the Adobe Customer Support Department.
2.4 Transfer. You may not rent, lease, sublicense, assign or transfer your rights under this Agreement, or authorize all or any portion of the Software to be copied except as may be expressly permitted herein.

3. Trademark Use.
3.1 Trademark License Grant. Adobe hereby grants to you, and you accept, a worldwide, nonexclusive, nontransferable, personal right to use and distribute, under the terms of this Agreement, the "Includes Adobe® Reader®" button for print media, or such additional or replacement button(s) as Adobe may provide under this Agreement (the "Trademark"). You may use the Trademark solely in conjunction with the permitted forms of distribution of the Software specified in Section 2.1 of this Agreement, so long as such use also complies with the "Guidelines for Using the 'Includes Adobe Reader' Button" at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/pdfs/adobereader_button.pdf and the "Guidelines for Third Parties Who Use Adobe Trademarks" at http://www.adobe.com/misc/pdfs/tmguide.pdf. Use of the Trademark does not give you any right, title or interest in the Trademark, other than the license rights granted herein. You may not assign, transfer or sublicense any trademark right granted herein without the prior written consent of Adobe. You agree not to use the Trademark in any way that will disparage Adobe or its products, injure Adobe's reputation for high quality or otherwise diminish or damage Adobe's goodwill in the Trademark or infringe Adobe's intellectual property. You acknowledge the validity of the Trademark and Adobe's sole ownership of the Trademark, and that Adobe retains all right, title and interest in and to the Trademark. You recognize the value of the goodwill associated with the Trademark, and acknowledge that such goodwill inures exclusively to the benefit of and belongs to Adobe. You shall employ best efforts to use the Trademark in a manner that does not derogate from Adobe's rights in the Trademark and will take no action that will interfere with or diminish Adobe's rights in the Trademark. You may not use the Trademark in any way as an endorsement or sponsorship by Adobe of any product or service. You agree not to adopt or use a trademark, service mark, or any other designation confusingly similar to the Trademark. Further, you agree to use the Trademark only in connection with products that: (a) meet or exceed all applicable U.S. and foreign labeling and packaging laws and regulations; (b) are advertised in compliance with all applicable U.S. and foreign fair advertising laws and regulations; (c) comply with all other applicable U.S. and foreign laws and regulations; (d) support Adobe products if so indicated on packaging and/or advertising materials for your products; (e) are of a quality and reputation consistent with the high quality of Adobe products and services; and (f) are advertised in a manner consistent with industry standards. Upon reasonable request from Adobe, you will notify Adobe of the locations of your use of the Trademark and furnish Adobe with suitable specimens of such use. If Adobe so requests, you agree to submit to Adobe any uses of the Trademark for Adobe's approval prior to the dissemination of these materials, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. You agree to undertake such steps as Adobe may reasonably request to assist in monitoring and maintaining the quality and form of use of the Trademark. Adobe may review your use of the Trademark at any time to evaluate your compliance with the quality standards described in this Agreement. If at any time Adobe determines that you are not maintaining adequate quality standards, you shall be considered in breach of this Agreement and subject to the termination provisions of Section 9. You must immediately remedy any material deficiencies in your use of the Trademark upon reasonable notice from Adobe. Adobe makes no warranties of any kind, either express or implied, with respect to the Trademark. Adobe will not be liable to you for any consequential, incidental, or special damages (including loss of business profits) arising from or related to your use of the Trademark, even if Adobe has been advised of the possibility of such damages. If Adobe provides you with a substitute Trademark, you shall bear all liability for continued use of the previous Trademark.
3.2 Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend Adobe from and against any claims, lawsuits, damages, expenses and costs, including attorneys' fees, that arise or result from your reproduction and/or distribution of the Software, or your use and/or distribution of the Trademark, provided, however, that your indemnification obligation will not apply to claims or lawsuits arising out of a claim that either the Software, by itself or in combination with software or hardware not provided by you, or the Trademark, infringes any third party patent, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right. The foregoing exception will not apply to claims arising out of the combination of the Software or Trademark with other software provided by you. Adobe will give you prompt written notice of any claim or lawsuit to which your indemnification obligation applies and cooperate with you, at your expense, in defending or settling such claim or lawsuit.

4. Intellectual Property Ownership, Copyright Protection. The Software and any authorized copies that you make are the intellectual property of and are owned by Adobe Systems Incorporated and its suppliers. The structure, organization and code of the Software are the valuable trade secrets and confidential information of Adobe Systems Incorporated and its suppliers. The Software is protected by law, including without limitation the copyright laws of the United States and other countries, and by international treaty provisions. Except as expressly stated herein, this Agreement does not grant you any intellectual property rights in the Software and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by Adobe and its suppliers.

5. NO WARRANTY. The Software is made available to you for reproduction and distribution "AS IS" and Adobe makes no warranty as to its use or performance. ADOBE AND ITS SUPPLIERS DO NOT AND CANNOT WARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS OBTAINED BY USING THE SOFTWARE. EXCEPT FOR ANY WARRANTY, CONDITION, REPRESENTATION OR TERM TO THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE SAME CANNOT OR MAY NOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED BY LAW APPLICABLE TO YOU IN YOUR JURISDICTION, ADOBE AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, OR TERMS (EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WHETHER BY STATUTE, COMMON LAW, CUSTOM, USAGE OR OTHERWISE) AS TO ANY MATTER INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, MERCHANTABILITY, INTEGRATION, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. You agree that you shall not make any warranty, express or implied, on behalf of Adobe. The provisions of Section 6 5 and Section 7 6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, howsoever caused, but this shall not imply or create any continued right to Use the Software after termination of this Agreement.

6. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT WILL ADOBE OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, CLAIMS OR COSTS WHATSOEVER OR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, OR ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST SAVINGS, EVEN IF AN ADOBE REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS, DAMAGES, CLAIMS OR COSTS OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY THIRD PARTY. THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS APPLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW IN YOUR JURISDICTION. ADOBE'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY AND THAT OF ITS SUPPLIERS UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID FOR THE SOFTWARE, IF ANY. Nothing contained in this Agreement limits Adobe's liability to you in the event of death or personal injury resulting from Adobe's negligence or for the tort of deceit (fraud). Adobe is acting on behalf of its suppliers for the purpose of disclaiming, excluding and/or limiting obligations, warranties and liability as provided in this Agreement, but in no other respects and for no other purpose. For further information, please see the jurisdiction specific information at the end of this Agreement, if any, or contact Adobe's Customer Support Department.

7. Export Rules. You agree that the Software will not be shipped, transferred or exported into any country or used in any manner prohibited by the United States Export Administration Act or any other export laws, restrictions or regulations (collectively the "Export Laws"). In addition, if the Software is identified as export controlled items under the Export Laws, you represent and warrant that you are not a citizen, or otherwise located within, an embargoed nation (including without limitation Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Cuba, North Korea, and Serbia) and that you are not otherwise prohibited under the Export Laws from distributing the Software. All rights granted under this Agreement are granted on condition that such rights are forfeited if you fail to comply with the terms of this Agreement.

8. Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws in force: (a) in the State of California, if a license to the Software is obtained when you are in the United States, Canada, or Mexico; or (b) in Japan, if a license to the Software is obtained when you are in Japan, China, Korea, or other Southeast Asian country where all official languages are written in either an ideographic script (e.g., hanzi, kanji, or hanja), and/or other script based upon or similar in structure to an ideographic script, such as hangul or kana; or (c) Ireland, if a license to the Software is purchased when you are in any other jurisdiction not described above. The respective courts of Santa Clara County, California when California law applies, Tokyo District Court in Japan, when Japanese law applies, and the competent courts of Ireland, when the law of Ireland applies, shall each have non-exclusive jurisdiction over all disputes relating to this Agreement. This Agreement will not be governed by the conflict of law rules of any jurisdiction or the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the application of which is expressly excluded.

9. Term. This Agreement is effective until terminated. Adobe has the right to terminate this Agreement (a) without cause upon ninety (90) days written notice, or (b) immediately if you fail to comply with any term of this Agreement. Upon any such termination, you must cease all reproduction and distribution of the Software, any use of the Trademark, and, upon request from Adobe, destroy all copies of the Software in your possession along with certification of such destruction.

10. Notice. All requests and notices given under this Agreement will be in writing and will be by personal delivery, facsimile transmission, or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested (or in the case of notices from Adobe to you, by e-mail) and will be deemed given upon personal delivery, five (5) days after deposit in the mail, or upon acknowledgment of delivery of electronic transmission. Notices from you to Adobe will be sent to the following address: Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, California 95110, Attention: General Counsel. Notices from Adobe to you will be sent to the address you provide to Adobe with this Agreement. You warrant that the personal information you provided with this Agreement is accurate and current as of the date you provided such information.

11. General Provisions. If any part of this Agreement is found void and unenforceable, it will not affect the validity of the balance of this Agreement, which shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms. This Agreement shall not prejudice the statutory rights of any party dealing as a consumer. This Agreement may only be modified by a writing signed by an authorized officer of Adobe. Updates may be licensed to you by Adobe with additional or different terms. This is the entire agreement between Adobe and you relating to reproduction and distribution of the Software and it supersedes any prior representations, discussions, undertakings, communications or advertising relating to the Software.

12. Notice to U.S. Government End Users. The Software and the documentation which accompanies the Software are "Commercial Items," as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. §2.101, consisting of "Commercial Computer Software" and "Commercial Computer Software Documentation," as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202, as applicable. Consistent with 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §§227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, as applicable, the Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are being licensed to U.S. Government end users (a) only as Commercial Items and (b) with only those rights as are granted to all other end users pursuant to the terms and conditions herein. Unpublished-rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA. For U.S. Government End Users, Adobe agrees to comply with all applicable equal opportunity laws including, if appropriate, the provisions of Executive Order 11246, as amended, Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (38 USC 4212), and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the regulations at 41 CFR Parts 60-1 through 60-60, 60-250, and 60-741. The affirmative action clause and regulations contained in the preceding sentence shall be incorporated by reference in this Agreement.

13. Audit Right. You agree that upon request from Adobe or Adobe's authorized representative, you will within thirty (30) days fully document and certify that you are in conformity with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. During the term of this Agreement, you will use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain a complete, clear, and accurate record of the number of copies of the Software you distribute during each calendar quarter in a manner sufficient to allow Adobe to verify compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Adobe shall have the right to inspect and audit all your relevant books and records relating to the reproduction and distribution of the Software. Information obtained in connection with the audit will only be used to enforce Adobe's rights and determine whether you are in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Any such audit shall be conducted upon not less than seven (7) ' notice at your offices during regular business hours and in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere with your normal business activities.

If you have any questions regarding this Agreement or if you wish to request any information from Adobe, please contact Adobe's customer service at http://www.adobe.com.

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