EATON
END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
IMPORTANT, READ CAREFULLY. THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (THE
“AGREEMENT”) IS A BINDING CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU, THE END-USER (THE
“LICENSEE”) AND EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, IRELAND, OR ONE OF ITS
AFFILIATES (“EATON” OR “LICENSOR”). BY OPERATING THIS UNINTERRUPTIBLE
POWER SUPPLY (UPS) PRODUCT INCLUDING SOFTWARE EMBEDDED IN IT
(FIRMWARE), YOU, THE LICENSEE, ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS,
CONDITIONS, AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. READ THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE, INSTALLING OR OPERATING
THE PRODUCT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT,
PROMPTLY RETURN THE UNUSED PRODUCT TO EATON.
1.0 DEFINITIONS
1.1 Documentation. “Documentation” means the user guides and manuals for the installation
and use of the UPS, whether made available over the internet, provided in CD-ROM, DVD,
hard copy or other form.
1.2 Firmware. “Firmware” means software programs that are embedded in the product for
which Licensee is granted a license hereunder, the Documentation therefore and, to the extent
available, Updates thereto. The Firmware is licensed hereunder in object code (machine-
readable) form only except that certain software programs may include limited portions in
source code (human-readable) form.
1.3 Update. “Update” means a subsequent release of the Firmware, if and when developed by
Eaton. An Update does not include any release, new version, option, or future product, which
Eaton licenses separately.
2.0 FIRMWARE LICENSE
2.1 Ownership. Eaton or its third party licensors retains all title, copyright and other proprietary
rights in, and ownership of the Firmware regardless of the media upon which the original or any
copy may be recorded or xed.
2.2 License Grant. Eaton grants to Licensee a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-assignable
license to use the Firmware in conjunction with the operation of the product to which the Firmware
pertains or other products as described by Eaton in the Documentation. Licensee does not
acquire any rights, express or implied, other than those expressly granted in this Agreement.
2.3 Restrictions and Requirements. Licensee will not, nor will it permit others to, modify,
adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Firmware or any component
thereof (including the Documentation), or create derivative works based on the Firmware
(including the Documentation), except to the extent such foregoing restriction is prohibited by
applicable law or applicable open source license to, and only to, any open source software
component that is incorporated into the Firmware (if any). Copyright laws and international
treaties protect the Firmware, including the Documentation. Unauthorized copying of the
Firmware, the Documentation or any part thereof, is expressly prohibited. For avoidance of
doubt, Eaton does not grant Licensee a license to any of Eaton’s brands, logos, designs, trade
dress, service marks, trademarks, domain names or trade names, in whole or in part.
Licensee agrees to install or allow installation of all corrections of substantial defects, security
patches, minor bug xes and updates, including any enhancements, for the Firmware in
accordance with the instructions and as directed by Eaton.
2.4 Transfer and Assignment Restrictions. Licensee will not sell, resell, assign, lease,
sublicense, encumber, or otherwise transfer its interest in this Agreement or in the Firmware,
or the Documentation in whole or in part, or allow any other person or entity, including any
parent or subsidiary of Licensee or other subsidiary of Licensee’s parent, to copy, distribute,
or otherwise transfer the Firmware without the prior written consent of Eaton. Licensee may
transfer the Firmware directly to a third party only in connection with the sale of the Eaton
product in which it is installed.
3.0 TERMINATION
3.1 Termination. This Agreement and the license granted hereunder automatically terminates
if Licensee breaches any provision of this Agreement. Eaton may terminate this license at any
time with or without cause.
3.2 Effect of Termination. Immediately upon termination of this Agreement or the license
granted hereunder, Licensee will cease using the product. The parties’ rights and obligations
under the following sections of this Agreement will survive termination of this Agreement: Article
1.0, Section 2.1, Section 2.3, Section 2.4, Article 3.0, Article 4.0 and Article 5.0.
4.0 INFRINGEMENT AND WARRANTIES
4.1 Infringement. If Licensee learns of a threat, demand, allegation, or indication that the
UPS with its rmware infringes or misappropriates any third party intellectual property rights
(including but not limited to any patent, copyright, trademark, trade dress, or trade secret)
(“Intellectual Property Claim”), Licensee will notify Eaton promptly of such claim. Eaton may, in
its sole discretion, elect to assume sole control of the defense and settlement of said Intellectual
Property Claim and Licensee will provide reasonable information and assistance to Eaton for
the defense of such claim.
4.2 Disclaimer of Warranties. THE FIRMWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, . EATON DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FIRMWARE
WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR SECURE FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS. THE LICENSEE
EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, THE USE OF THE PRODUCT IS AT LICENSEE’S SOLE RISK.
5.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS
5.1 Update Policy. Eaton may from time to time, but has no obligation to, create Updates of
the Firmware or components thereof.
5.2 Limitation on Liability. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT
TO THE CONTRARY, LICENSEE EXPRESSLY UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT
EATON, ITS AFFILIATES, AND ITS LICENSORS, WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR: (A) ANY
DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY
DAMAGES WHICH MAY BE INCURRED BY LICENSEE OR ANY THIRD PARTY,
HOWEVER CAUSED AND UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY. THIS WILL INCLUDE,
BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, ANY LOSS OF PROFIT (WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY), ANY LOSS OF GOODWILL OR BUSINESS REPUTATION, ANY LOSS OF
DATA SUFFERED, COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES,
OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSS; (B) ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE WHICH MAY BE INCURRED
BY LICENSEE OR ANY THIRD PARTY. THESE LIMITATIONS ON EATON’S LIABILITY WILL
APPLY WHETHER OR NOT EATON HAS BEEN ADVISED OF OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN
AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH LOSSES ARISING.
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF EATON, ITS AFFILIATES,
AND ITS LICENSORS, FOR ANY CLAIMS UNDER THESE TERMS, INCLUDING FOR ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTIES, IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID FOR THE UPS.
THIS SECTION 5.2 STATES EATON’S ENTIRE LIABILITY AND LICENSEE’S SOLE AND
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, AND IS SUBJECT TO ALL LIMITATIONS
STATED IN SECTION 4.2.
5.3 Notices. All notices required to be sent hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed to
have been given when mailed by rst class mail to the address shown below:
LICENSE NOTICES:
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Eaton House,
30 Pembroke Road,
Dublin 4,
D04 Y0C2,
Ireland
5.4 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the
remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force.
5.5 Waiver. The waiver by either party of any default or breach of this Agreement will not
constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent default or breach. Failure to enforce or delay in
enforcing any provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of any rights under any
provisions of this Agreement.
5.6 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the
parties and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements or representations, written
or oral, concerning the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modied
or amended except in a writing specically referencing this Agreement and signed by a duly
authorized representative of each party. No other act, document, usage or custom will be
deemed to amend or modify this Agreement. The Firmware, or portions thereof, may also
be subject to additional paper or electronic license agreements. In such cases, the terms of
this Agreement will be supplemental to those in the additional agreements, to the extent not
inconsistent with the additional agreements. If a copy of this Agreement in a language other
than English is included with the Firmware or Documentation, it is included for convenience and
the English language version of this Agreement will control.
5.7 Heirs, Successors, and Assigns. Each and all of the covenants, terms, provisions
and agreements herein contained will be binding upon and inure to the benet of the parties
hereto and, to the extent expressly permitted by this Agreement, their respective heirs, legal
representatives, successors and assigns.
5.8 Export Restrictions. Licensee agrees to comply fully with all relevant export laws and
regulations of the United States and all other countries in the world (the “Export Laws”) to
assure that neither the Firmware nor any direct product thereof are (I) exported, directly or
indirectly, in violation of Export Laws; or (ii) are intended to be used for any purposes prohibited
by the Export Laws. Without limiting the foregoing, Licensee will not export or re-export the
Firmware: (i) to any country to which the U.S. has embargoed or restricted the export of
goods or services (see http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/
Programs.aspx), or to any national of any such country, wherever located, who intends to
transmit or transport the Firmware back to such country; (ii) to any end user who Licensee
knows or has reason to know will utilize the Firmware in the design, development or production
of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons; or (iii) to any end-user who has been prohibited
from participating in U.S. export transactions by any federal agency of the U.S. government.
5.9 U.S. Government Restricted Rights. The Firmware is a “commercial item” as that term
is dened 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, and is
provided to the U.S. Government only as a commercial end item. Consistent with 48 C.F.R.
§ 12.212 and 48 C.F.R. §§ 227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, all U.S. Government End Users
acquire the Firmware with only those rights set forth herein. Contractor/manufacturer is Eaton
Corporation, 1000 Eaton Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44122.
5.10 Third Party Intellectual Property Rights. The Firmware may contain components
(including open source software components) that are owned by third parties (“Third Party
Licensors”) and are provided with, incorporated into, or embedded in, the Firmware pursuant to
license arrangements between Eaton and such third parties. Third Party Licensor components
in the Firmware are not licensed or warranted under the terms of this document, but are instead
subject to the Third Party Licensors’ license agreements. Licensee will not modify, delete, or
obfuscate any copyright or other proprietary rights notices of Third Party Licensors contained
in the Firmware.
5.11 Indemnity. Licensee shall defend, indemnify and hold Eaton and its ofcers, directors,
employees, and agents harmless from and against all losses, damages, liabilities, claims,
actions, and associated costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses)
by reason of injury or death to any person or damage to any tangible or intangible property arising
or resulting from the negligence or willful misconduct of the Licensee, its employees, contractors,
or agents, in connection with Licensee’s use of Firmware and Documentation.
Licensee shall be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by its ofcers, directors,
employees, contractors, or agents. Licensee shall defend, indemnify, and hold Eaton and
its ofcers, directors, employees, and agents harmless from and against any and all losses,
damages, liabilities, claims, actions, and associated costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising out of or in connection with any breach of this Agreement.
5.12 Open Source Software. The Firmware may contain certain components owned by
Eaton that are provided with, incorporated into, linked to, or embedded in the Firmware that are
subject to third party open source licenses (“Eaton Open Source Components”). Eaton Open
Source Components are subject to the open source licenses corresponding to the particular
software component. To the extent there are any conicts between the terms of this Agreement
and any open source license corresponding to Eaton Open Source Components or additional
obligations by such open sources license that are not set forth in this Agreement, the terms of
the open source license will control.
5.13 Condentiality. Licensee acknowledges that condential aspects of the Firmware
(including any proprietary source code) are a trade secret of Eaton, the disclosure of which
would cause substantial harm to Eaton that could not be remedied by the payment of damages
alone and such condential aspects of the Firmware shall not be disclosed to third parties
without the prior written consent of Eaton. Accordingly, Eaton will be entitled to preliminary and
permanent injunctive and other equitable relief for any breach of this Section 5.13.
5.14 Note on JAVA Support. The Firmware may contain support for programs written in JAVA.
JAVA technology is not fault tolerant and is not designed, manufactured, or intended for use or
resale as online control equipment in hazardous environments requiring fail-safe performance,
such as in the operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation or communications systems, air
trafc control, direct life support machines, or weapons systems, in which the failure of JAVA
technology could lead directly to death, personal injury, or severe physical or environmental
damage. EATON DISCLAIMS ALL DAMAGES INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT AND
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RELATING TO THE FAILURE OF ANY SOFTWARE
INCLUDING JAVA PROGRAMS AND/OR JAVA TECHNOLOGY.
5.15 Governing Law. This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced in accordance with the
laws of Ireland, without regard to choice of law principles. Any claim or suit with respect to this
Agreement shall be brought in the Courts of Ireland, unless mandatory law imposes otherwise.
Eaton EULA
P-110000654-001 Revised: December 21st, 2018
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