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IF YOU ARE AGREEING TO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUR EMPLOYER, THEN YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE THE NECESSARY AUTHORITY TO AGREE TO THIS AGREEMENT ON YOUR EMPLOYER'S BEHALF. IF YOU HAVE A SIGNED WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH STARDOG UNION THEN THAT AGREEMENT APPLIES TO USE OF THE SOFTWARE AND NOT THIS AGREEMENT.    This agreement is between Stardog Union, a Delaware corporation (**Stardog**), and the customer entering into this agreement (**Customer**). The Stardog software, modifications, enhancements, documentation, and license keys provided to Customer (**Software**) are licensed and are not sold. SCOPE. This agreement describes the trial licensing of the Software. Subject to the other terms of this agreement, Stardog grants Customer, non-exclusive, non-transferable revocable license to use the Software only for purposes of evaluation whether Customer wants to purchase a license for a fee and only for the duration specified by Vendor in writing or electronically. The Software is licensed per Node.   **◘ Node** means each installed instance of the Software, whether installed on a computer, server, virtual machine, container or other computing environment, and whether functioning in a high availability cluster or not.  Technical support can be found at: [http://community.stardog.com](http://community.stardog.com/) **Academic License. ** ◘If Customer selects an Academic version of the license, then Customer represents and warrants to Stardog that during the entire term of this license that it is a current student, instructor, or staff member at an accredited academic institution.  ◘Subject to the other terms of this agreement, Stardog grants Customer, non-exclusive, non-transferable revocable license to use the Stardog Academic license for the sole purposes of teaching, coursework, and/or non-commercial academic research. Any breach of this license or the above representation and warranty will automatically terminate this Academic license.  **DISCLAIMERS.** **STARDOG disclaims all warranties, including, but without LIMITATION, the implied warranties of merchantability, non-infringement, and fitness for a particular purpose. customer understands that the Software may not be error free, and use may be interrupted.** MUTUAL CONFIDENTIALITY. **STARDOG Property. ** **TERM AND TERMINATION.** **LIABILITY LIMIT.** **INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS.** Stardog will defend or settle any third-party claim against Customer to the extent that such claim alleges that the Software violates a copyright, patent, trademark, or other intellectual property right, if Customer promptly notifies Stardog of the claim in writing, cooperates with Stardog in the defense, and allows Stardog to solely control the defense or settlement of the claim. ***Costs****.* Stardog will pay infringement claim defense costs it incurs in defending Customer, and Stardog negotiated settlement amounts, and court-awarded damages. ***Process****.* If such a claim appears likely, then Stardog may modify the Software, procure the necessary rights, or replace it with the functional equivalent. If Stardog determines that none of these are reasonably available, then Stardog may terminate the Software and refund any prepaid and unused fees license fees for the Software.  ***Exclusions****.* Stardog has no obligation for any claim arising from: Stardog’s compliance with Customer’s specifications; a combination of the Software with other technology or aspects where the infringement would not occur but for the combination; or technology or aspects not provided by Stardog. THIS SECTION CONTAINS CUSTOMER’S EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES AND STARDOG’S SOLE LIABILITY FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS. **GOVERNING LAW AND FORUM.** **This agreement is governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and applicable U.S. federal laws (without regard to conflicts of law principles) for any dispute between the parties or relating in any way to the subject matter of this agreement. Any suit or legal proceeding must be exclusively brought in the state courts for Arlington County, Virginia, or the Eastern District of Virginia (in the case of federal courts), and Customer submits to this personal jurisdiction and venue. Nothing in this agreement prevents either party from seeking injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction. The prevailing party in any litigation is entitled to recover its attorneys’ fees and costs from the other party. UCITA as enacted in Virginia does not apply. ** **OTHER TERMS.**   Ver. Rev. 9/3/19 5