1 Software End User License Agreement ("EULA")
3 * This EULA applies to all versions of GIMPS Prime95 and MPrime
4 software and source code ("Software").
5 * Software is free to download and use indefinitely on any computer(s)
6 you own or for which you have permission and authority to install
7 and run Software. Software is not export-restricted.
8 * To use the Software you agree to be bound by this EULA and the Terms
10 * GIMPS reserves the right to change this EULA without notice and with
11 reasonable retroactive effect. Last updated 15 October 2008.
12 * GIMPS not responsible for any damages or losses arising from use of
13 Software. SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT
14 WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
15 LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS
16 FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
18 Terms and Conditions of Use ("TCU")
20 * GIMPS participation is free of charge and open to the public
22 * Web Site. The GIMPS "Web Site" is understood to include all
23 Mersenne.org Internet web site domains, web content and services,
24 PrimeNet APIs, data, downloads, etc., regardless of means of access.
25 * Non-Participants. Viewing the Web Site does not necessarily make you
26 a Participant; non-Participants are not bound by this TCU.
27 * Participation Constitutes Agreement. "Participant" is understood to
28 be an individual person, or a single individual person designated as
29 the authorized representative of any group, team, organization or
30 legal entity, who personally, or whose computer(s), accesses and/or
31 communicates with the Web Site to perform, or cause to perform,
32 mathematical calculations that are, or typically, systematically
33 organized by GIMPS. This includes, but is not restricted to, use of
34 Prime95, MPrime, GLucas, or similar software, automatically over the
35 Internet or using the Web Site (manual testing forms, reports, APIs,
36 etc.), to get data or work assignments or to upload results or other
37 data. Participation constitutes agreement with the TCU by that
38 individual and any group, team, organization or legal entity the
39 Participant represents.
40 * Participant Identifiers. Participant's user ID, password and email
41 address are the primary unique identifiers used by GIMPS to
42 communicate and confirm Participant's identity. Secondary
43 identifiers may include unique computer identifiers known as a
44 "GUID". The "Anonymous" or "ANONYMOUS" user ID is owned by GIMPS,
45 but may be used by Participants who do not wish to be publically
47 * Award Rules. Participant agrees to the Research Discovery Award
49 * Award Refusal. Participant may at their option decline any award.
50 Research Discovery Award Rules apply even if an award is unclaimed
51 or optionally declined by the Participant.
52 * Data Ownership and Privacy. GIMPS owns all collected data, and may
53 publish or make available certain limited subset(s) of that data for
54 public reference, excluding personally identifiable data according
55 to the Privacy Policy [2]. Examples of published data are stats,
56 standings, charts and other derived charts or tables.
57 * Disclaimer. GIMPS is not responsible for any losses due to Web Site
58 errors, electronic transmission errors, omissions or unauthorized
59 disclosures, failure of any software to correctly find and timely
60 report a new prime number, or any other research discovery, or for
61 someone "poaching" or "stealing" your assignment (performing work on
62 it without it being assigned to them by GIMPS) and subsequently
64 * Terms and Conditions of Use Changes. GIMPS reserves the right to
65 change this TCU without notice. Last updated 15 October 2008.
66 * Jurisdiction. Jurisdiction of law shall be the State of California
67 and the United States of America. Participant agrees to settle all
68 disputes through a good faith effort directly with GIMPS officers
69 and directors, or as a last resort, by third-party binding
70 arbitration through a certified arbitrator of GIMPS' choosing.
72 [1] http://mersenne.org/legal/#rules
73 [2] http://mersenne.org/legal/#privacy