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Software End User License Agreement ("EULA")
* This EULA applies to all versions of GIMPS Prime95 and MPrime
software and source code ("Software").
* Software is free to download and use indefinitely on any computer(s)
you own or for which you have permission and authority to install
and run Software. Software is not export-restricted.
* To use the Software you agree to be bound by this EULA and the Terms
and Conditions of Use.
* GIMPS reserves the right to change this EULA without notice and with
reasonable retroactive effect. Last updated 15 October 2008.
* GIMPS not responsible for any damages or losses arising from use of
Software. SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Terms and Conditions of Use ("TCU")
* GIMPS participation is free of charge and open to the public
internationally.
* Web Site. The GIMPS "Web Site" is understood to include all
Mersenne.org Internet web site domains, web content and services,
PrimeNet APIs, data, downloads, etc., regardless of means of access.
* Non-Participants. Viewing the Web Site does not necessarily make you
a Participant; non-Participants are not bound by this TCU.
* Participation Constitutes Agreement. "Participant" is understood to
be an individual person, or a single individual person designated as
the authorized representative of any group, team, organization or
legal entity, who personally, or whose computer(s), accesses and/or
communicates with the Web Site to perform, or cause to perform,
mathematical calculations that are, or typically, systematically
organized by GIMPS. This includes, but is not restricted to, use of
Prime95, MPrime, GLucas, or similar software, automatically over the
Internet or using the Web Site (manual testing forms, reports, APIs,
etc.), to get data or work assignments or to upload results or other
data. Participation constitutes agreement with the TCU by that
individual and any group, team, organization or legal entity the
Participant represents.
* Participant Identifiers. Participant's user ID, password and email
address are the primary unique identifiers used by GIMPS to
communicate and confirm Participant's identity. Secondary
identifiers may include unique computer identifiers known as a
"GUID". The "Anonymous" or "ANONYMOUS" user ID is owned by GIMPS,
but may be used by Participants who do not wish to be publically
identified.
* Award Rules. Participant agrees to the Research Discovery Award
Rules [1].
* Award Refusal. Participant may at their option decline any award.
Research Discovery Award Rules apply even if an award is unclaimed
or optionally declined by the Participant.
* Data Ownership and Privacy. GIMPS owns all collected data, and may
publish or make available certain limited subset(s) of that data for
public reference, excluding personally identifiable data according
to the Privacy Policy [2]. Examples of published data are stats,
standings, charts and other derived charts or tables.
* Disclaimer. GIMPS is not responsible for any losses due to Web Site
errors, electronic transmission errors, omissions or unauthorized
disclosures, failure of any software to correctly find and timely
report a new prime number, or any other research discovery, or for
someone "poaching" or "stealing" your assignment (performing work on
it without it being assigned to them by GIMPS) and subsequently
making a discovery.
* Terms and Conditions of Use Changes. GIMPS reserves the right to
change this TCU without notice. Last updated 15 October 2008.
* Jurisdiction. Jurisdiction of law shall be the State of California
and the United States of America. Participant agrees to settle all
disputes through a good faith effort directly with GIMPS officers
and directors, or as a last resort, by third-party binding
arbitration through a certified arbitrator of GIMPS' choosing.
[1] http://mersenne.org/legal/#rules
[2] http://mersenne.org/legal/#privacy
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