Western Digital End User License Agreement

IMPORTANT - READ CAREFULLY: This End User License Agreement (Agreement) is a

legal contract between you, either as an individual or a single entity (you), and estern !igital
Technologies, "nc# (!T), governing your use o$ the !T so$tware and related online or
electronic documentation (such so$tware and the documentation collectively re$erred to herein as
the %o$tware)#
YOU AGREE TO E OUND Y T!E TERM" OF T!I" AGREEMENT Y
IN"TALLING# ACTI$ATING# COPYING OR OT!ERWI"E U"ING T!E "OFTWARE%
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE# DO NOT IN"TALL# ACTI$ATE# COPY, OR U"E T!E
"OFTWARE% This Agreement may be amended $rom time to time by notices &osted on !T's
website (www#wdc#com(com&any(legal() and you agree that by such notices you are given the
o&&ortunity to review any amendments to this Agreement and you agree to be bound to any
changes to this Agreement i$ you continue to use the %o$tware a$ter such modi$ication is &osted#
)# LICEN"E GRANT
The %o$tware is licensed to you and not sold# %ub*ect to the terms o$ this Agreement, !T
hereby grants you a &ersonal, non+e,clusive, non+trans$erable (sub*ect to %ection )-), non+
sublicensable, and revocable license to use the %o$tware $or your &ersonal or internal &ur&oses
solely in connection with your use o$ !T hardware, and to ma.e a reasonable number o$
co&ies o$ the %o$tware $or your &ersonal or internal bac.u& &ur&oses $or such use#
-# RE"ER$ATION OF RIG!T"
/ou ac.nowledge that the %o$tware is &rotected by co&yrights and other intellectual &ro&erty and
&ro&rietary rights# !T and its third &arty licensors (Licensors) reserve all such rights with
res&ect to the %o$tware, e,ce&t $or the license e,&ressly granted to you in %ection )# E,ce&t $or
such e,&ress license, no right, title, interest or license in or to the %o$tware, whether by
im&lication, esto&&el or otherwise, is granted, assigned or trans$erred to you# /ou agree not to
ta.e any action that inter$eres, in any manner, with !T or its Licensors' rights with res&ect to
the %o$tware# "n addition, title, ownershi& rights and intellectual &ro&erty rights in and to any
content accessed through the %o$tware is the &ro&erty o$ the a&&licable content owner and may
be &rotected by a&&licable co&yright or other law# This Agreement gives you no rights to such
content#
/our use o$ the %o$tware may allow you to download and use Third+0arty so$tware and(or lin. to
third+&arty content accessed through the %o$tware (such so$tware and content collectively,
Third+0arty 1ontent)# /ou also ac.nowledge that all Third+0arty 1ontent is the &ro&erty o$ the
a&&licable Third+0arty 1ontent owners and may be &rotected by a&&licable co&yright and other
intellectual &ro&erty rights# 2either this Agreement nor your use o$ the %o$tware to access Third+
0arty 1ontent gives you any rights to such Third+0arty 1ontent# /ou may not use any Third+
0arty 1ontent in any manner that has not been authori3ed by the a&&licable service &rovider
(%ervice 0rovider) or content owner# "t is your res&onsibility to ensure that your use o$ the
%o$tware to access, re&roduce, dis&lay or otherwise use Third+0arty 1ontent does not in$ringe
any third+&arty intellectual &ro&erty rights# /ou ac.nowledge that you may be re4uired to enter
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into a se&arate agreement with a %ervice 0rovider or content owner, or com&ly with a %ervice
0rovider's terms or conditions o$ use in order to access or have the right to access certain Third+
0arty 1ontent#
5# RE"TRICTION"
/ou ac.nowledge and agree that you will not: (a) re&roduce the %o$tware, e,ce&t as e,&ressly
&ermitted under %ection )6 (b) modi$y, ada&t, translate or create any derivative wor.s o$ the
%o$tware6 (c) attem&t to circumvent or disable the %o$tware or any technology $eatures or
measures in the %o$tware by any means or in any manner6 (d) attem&t to decom&ile, disassemble,
reverse engineer, or otherwise attem&t to derive the source code $or the %o$tware6 (e) distribute,
encumber, sell, rent, lease, sublicense, or otherwise trans$er, &ublish or disclose the %o$tware to
any third &arty (e,ce&t as &ermitted under %ection )-)6 ($) remove or alter any trademar., logo,
co&yright or other &ro&rietary notices, legends, symbols or labels in or on the %o$tware or used in
connection with the %o$tware6 or (g) use the %o$tware in any manner to aid in the violation o$ any
third &arty "ntellectual 0ro&erty, including but not limited to another's co&yrights, trade secrets,
and &atents#
"n some instances, the %o$tware may o&erate with non+!T storage devices# /ou ac.nowledge
and agree that !T ma.es no re&resentations or warranties with res&ect to the 4uality or
ca&ability o$ any such storage device# /ou ac.nowledge that !T may o$$er su&&ort $or some
non+!T storage devices and not others6 !T ma.es no guarantees that the %o$tware is, will
be, or will remain com&atible with any such non+!T storage device#
7# UPDATE"& NON-PER"ONALLY-IDENTIFIALE INFORMATION
/ou ac.nowledge that !T has no obligation to &rovide you with any su&&ort $or U&dates (as
de$ined below) to the %o$tware# 8owever, !T may, $rom time to time, issue u&dated versions
o$ the %o$tware and the %o$tware may automatically connect to !T or third+&arty servers via
the "nternet to chec. $or available u&dates to the %o$tware, such as bug $i,es, &atches, u&grades,
enhanced $unctions, &lug+ins and new versions (collectively, U&dates) and may either ())
automatically electronically u&date the version o$ the %o$tware that you are using on your
com&uter or (-) give you the o&tion o$ downloading it# 9y installing the %o$tware and not
disabling any automated chec. $or U&dates, i$ a&&licable, you hereby agree to automatically
re4uest and receive U&dates $rom !T or third+&arty servers# /ou consent to such automatic
u&grading, and agree that the terms and conditions o$ this Agreement will a&&ly to all such
U&dates#
The %o$tware may contain automatic communications $eatures which relay certain non+
&ersonally+identi$iable in$ormation to !T in connection with the o&eration o$ the %o$tware#
This in$ormation may include your %o$tware settings and what version o$ the %o$tware you are
using# !T may use this in$ormation $or research &ur&oses including statistical analysis o$
aggregate customer behavior# /ou $urther ac.nowledge that !T is not res&onsible $or, nor
ma.es any re&resentations or warranties with res&ect to, any in$ormation (including &ersonally
identi$iable in$ormation) you may share with a %ervice 0rovider or content owner# %a$e.ee&ing
o$ the in$ormation you &rovide to the %ervice 0rovider or content owner is the res&onsibility o$
such %ervice 0rovider or content owner#
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:# REGI"TRATION INFORMATION
As &art o$ any &roduct registration &rocess, !T may re4uest registration+related in$ormation,
including your name and e+mail address# 9y &roviding this in$ormation, you consent to its
collection and use by !T to &rovide non+&romotional communications regarding the &roduct
&urchased with the %o$tware (the 0roduct), including notices o$ availability o$ any $ree
U&dates, notices o$ 0roduct recalls or notices regarding sa$ety concerns# /ou will also have the
o&&ortunity to o&t+in to receive &romotional e+mails and materials $rom !T and its business
&artners# 9y choosing the o&t+in o&tion, you give your consent to receive such &romotional
materials $rom !T and its business &artners until you e,ercise your o&tion to unsubscribe $rom
such communications# !T will not, at any time, share your registration in$ormation with third
&arties unless (a) s&eci$ically authori3ed by you, (b) as re4uired by law or court order, (c) to
third+&arties &roviding related services $or !T under a&&ro&riate obligations o$ con$identiality,
(d) in connection with a legal &rocess or (e) to an ac4uirer o$ all or substantially all o$ the stoc.
or assets o$ !T or o$ the !T division to which this Agreement relates#
;# DI"CLAIMER OF WARRANTY
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H# U%"% GO$ERNMENT RE"TRICTED RIG!T"
The %o$tware is &rovided with restricted rights# Use, du&lication, or disclosure by the
Covernment is sub*ect to restrictions as set $orth in sub&aragra&h (b)(5)(i) o$ The >ights in
Technical !ata and 1om&uter %o$tware clause o$ !=A>% -:-#--E+ EI)5 or sub&aragra&hs (c)())
and (-) o$ the 1ommercial 1om&uter %o$tware+>estricted >ights at 7H 1=> :-#--E+)J, as
a&&licable# Aanu$acturer is estern !igital Technologies, "nc#, 55:: Aichelson !rive, %uite
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J# E'PORT RE"TRICTION"
!T ma.es no re&resentation that the %o$tware is a&&ro&riate $or use in your country o$ use#
/ou ac.nowledge that none o$ the %o$tware or underlying in$ormation or technology may be
downloaded or otherwise e,&orted or re+e,&orted into (or to a national or resident o$) any
countries sub*ect to U#%# trade embargo, currently the countries on the U#%# trade embargo list are
"ran, 1uba, %yria, 2orth @orea, and %udan6 or anyone on the U#%# Treasury !e&artment's list o$
%&ecially !esignated 2ationals or the U#%# 1ommerce !e&artmentKs Table o$ !enial <rders# 9y
using the %o$tware, you are agreeing to the $oregoing, and are re&resenting and warranting that
you are not located in or under the control o$ a national or resident o$ any such country or on any
such list#
)I# INDEMNITY
/ou hereby agree to indemni$y, de$end and hold !T and its Licensors harmless $rom and
against any and all liabilities, damages, claims, $ines and e,&enses (including reasonable
attorneys' $ees and costs) arising out o$ any breach o$ this Agreement by you#
))# TERMINATION
ithout &re*udice to any other !T rights, this Agreement will terminate automatically without
notice i$ you $ail to com&ly with your obligations under this Agreement# U&on termination, you
must immediately cease all use o$ the %o$tware and destroy all co&ies o$ the %o$tware# "n
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addition to any other remedy available to !T, you agree that !T may see. immediate
in*unctive relie$ in the event o$ a breach o$ this Agreement by you#
)-# TRAN"FER
/ou may not assign or otherwise trans$er, by o&eration o$ law or otherwise, this Agreement or
the %o$tware# 2otwithstanding the $oregoing, you may &ermanently trans$er all your rights under
this Agreement to a buyer o$ the !T hardware with which this %o$tware was bundled, &rovided
(a) such buyer agrees to assume all o$ your obligations under this Agreement, and (b) you
trans$er all co&ies o$ the %o$tware to such buyer and cease all use o$ the %o$tware# This
Agreement will be binding u&on and will inure to the bene$it o$ the &arties, their successors and
assigns#
)5# OPEN "OURCE "OFTWARE
The %o$tware licensed hereunder may include <&en %ource so$tware (com&uter so$tware that
is distributed under a licensing arrangement, which &rovides that the com&uter code can be
shared, viewed, and modi$ied by the &ublic)# The >estrictions o$ %ection 5 o$ this Agreement
only a&&ly to any such <&en %ource so$tware when and to the e,tent that they do not con$lict
with any terms o$ the <&en %ource so$tware's res&ective license(s)#
)7# MI"CELLANEOU"
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the &arties concerning the sub*ect
matter hereo$ and su&ersedes all &rior or contem&oraneous oral or written understandings# This
Agreement will be governed by the laws o$ the %tate o$ 1ali$ornia, without regard to con$licts o$
law &rovisions, and you consent to the e,clusive *urisdiction o$ the state and $ederal courts sitting
in the %tate o$ 1ali$ornia# This Agreement will not be governed by the United 2ations
1onvention on 1ontracts $or the "nternational %ale o$ Coods# "$ any &rovision o$ this Agreement
should be held invalid or unen$orceable by a court o$ com&etent *urisdiction, such &rovision will
be modi$ied to the e,tent necessary to render it en$orceable without losing its intent or severed
$rom this Agreement i$ no such modi$ication is &ossible, and other &rovisions o$ this Agreement
will remain in $ull $orce and e$$ect# A waiver by either &arty o$ any term or condition o$ this
Agreement or any breach thereo$, in any one instance, will not waive such term or condition or
any subse4uent breach thereo$# The &rovisions o$ this Agreement that re4uire or contem&late
&er$ormance a$ter the termination o$ this Agreement will be en$orceable notwithstanding such
termination# 2either &arty will be in de$ault or be liable $or any delay, $ailure in &er$ormance
(e,ce&ting the obligation to &ay), or interru&tion o$ service resulting directly or indirectly $rom
any cause beyond its reasonable control# "$ any dis&ute arises under this Agreement, the
&revailing &arty will be reimbursed by the other &arty $or any and all legal $ees and costs
associated therewith#
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