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Licence agreement VSTHost Please read carefully through the following software licence agreement.

By insta lling the software, you explicitly agree to be bound by the conditions of this agreement. If you do not accept the conditions of this agreement, you may not us e the software. This free VSTHost is intended exclusively for private use. You may copy the comp lete program package and pass it on to others for private use only. The free VSTHost may not be used for commercial or professional purposes. 1 Subject-matter of agreement 1. This agreement refers to the computer programs, program specifications and us er manual (hereinafter called "Software"). 2. The user is granted the right to use the Software free of charge. 3. The computer program described in the user manual conforms to the latest tech nological standards. Hermann Seib (hereinafter called "Licensor") wishes to poin t out, however, that the latest technological standards do not guarantee softwar e programs to function entirely without error in all applications and combinatio ns. 4. The Licensor only offers this Software for downloading from the user s server. The Licensor is not responsible for its transfer to the user s computer. 2 Scope of application The Licensor grants the software user (hereinafter called "Licensee") a single, non-exclusive, personal right (hereinafter called "Licence") to use the Software on one computer system and in one location only as detailed below: 1. The Licensee may install the Software on a private Personal Computer, load it into the user memory and run it accordingly. 2. The Licensee may only use the Software for strictly private purposes. Institu tes of education and public utilities are classed as commercial or business prem ises. Similarly, the Software may not be used in a home office for commercial or business purposes. 3. The Licensee may copy the complete Software package in order to pass it on to a third party provided he/she does so free of charge, leaving the brand name, l ogo and copyright note intact and drawing attention to these conditions of use. 4. The Licensee may make backups of the Software. 3 Special restrictions The Licensee is forbidden in particular 1. to reproduce the Software in whole or in part on the same or other media outs ide the limits indicated in 2; 2. to separate the components of the software in order to use them in more than one computer; 3. to modify, translate, reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble or generate wo rks derived from the Software, or to reproduce, translate or modify the written material or generate works derived therefrom 4. to pass on, rent or lease the Software to a third party for business purposes , or to use it in any other form for commercial purposes. This also applies to c opies of the Software; 5. to pass on the Software or copies thereof to a third party in return for paym ent. This software package may not be distributed on commercial data media (e.g.

sampler CDs, shareware CDs, OEM versions) without the permission of Hermann Sei b. 4 Distribution of rights 1. This Software is protected by copyright. All rights arising from the copyrigh t are the property of the Licensor. The copyright covers in particular the progr am code, documentation, appearance, structure and organisation of the program fi les, program name, logos and other forms of representation within the Software. 2. The Licensee is only granted the right to individual, private use of the Soft ware. This does not imply conferral of any rights to the Software itself. The Li censor reserves all rights of publication, reproduction, editing and utilisation . 5 Term of agreement 1. The agreement is concluded for an indefinite period. The Licensee s right to us e the Software shall end automatically without notice in the event of non-compli ance with any of the conditions of this agreement. 2. On termination of the right of use, the Licensee is obliged to uninstall the Software from his/her computer system. He/she is also obliged to destroy all cop ies of the Software together with all written material and all copies thereof, i ncluding any modified copies. 6 Warranty 1. The right to use this Software is granted to the Licensee free of charge. It is not therefore subject to any sales or warranty legislation. The Licensee must accept this program in its currently available form, and is consequently not en titled to any warranty claims. 7 Liability 1. The Licensor guarantees the fitness of the product for the contractual purpos e, as described in the program specification and user manual. No liability is ac cepted in respect of the suitability of the Software for the user s purposes and i ts compatibility with the user s existing software. 2. Damage claims against Hermann Seib are excluded irrespective of legal basis, particularly on grounds of delayed performance or impossibility, neglect of advi sory and accessory contractual obligations, pre-contractual duties, defective pe rformance, violation of third-party industrial property rights and unlawful acts , unless Hermann Seib has acted with intent or gross negligence or unless the da mage claims result from the failure to ensure a warranted quality. 3. Insofar as grounds for liability on the part of Hermann Seib exist, the damag e claim shall be limited to the extent of the foreseeable damage. Compensation f or consequential damage such as loss of profit is excluded in all cases. This da mage limitation clause shall not apply if the event giving rise to the damage wa s caused with intent or gross negligence by one of its legal representatives or senior employees. 4. All damage claims against Hermann Seib shall expire by limitation six months after the receipt of the Software. This does not apply to claims based on unlawf ul acts. 5. These provisions do not apply to claims based on product liability legislatio n.

8 Damage minimisation obligation 1. The Licensee is explicitly reminded that he/she must make backups of the data on his computer at adequate, regular intervals (normally once a week). Failure to do so shall constitute a breach of the Licensee s damage minimisation obligatio n, and Hermann Seib shall not be liable for any resultant damage. 2. The Licensee is explicitly reminded that he/she must not use the Software in hazardous environments in which non fault-tolerant operation is imperative (e.g. high-risk activities such as the operation of nuclear power installations, defe nce systems, air navigation or communication systems or life-support machines). Failure to observe this condition shall constitute a breach of the Licensee s dama ge minimisation obligation, and Hermann Seib shall not be liable for any resulta nt damage. 9 Contractual amendments and protective clause 1. These conditions of use apply in the currently applicable version as publishe d in the website [www.hermannseib.com]. 2. These General Conditions of Use shall still form part of the contract even if they differ from those of the Licensee, even where not expressly contradicted b y Hermann Seib. 10 Choice of law 1. All legal relations between the parties, including the law of tort, shal l be subject to the law of the Republic of Austria. The place of jurisdiction sh all be Vienna. 11 Final provisions 1. All supplements to this contract, including this clause, must be made in writ ing. 2. Should any provision of this agreement be or become invalid or unenforceable, this shall not affect the legal validity of the other provisions. In this case, the invalid or unenforceable provision shall be replaced where possible by a le gitimate provision with an equivalent commercial intent. 3. This agreement is subject to the law of the Republic of Austria. The place of jurisdiction shall be the domicile of the Licensor. All matters relating to the validity, interpretation and fulfilment of the contractual provisions shall be settled at the legal venue of the Licensor in the Republic of Austria. If you wish to contact the Licensor for any other reasons, please send a mail to office@hermannseib.com or write to: Hermann Seib, Donaufelderstrae 57/1/2, A-1210 Wien, Austria, Europe.

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