General Legal Agreement / License Agreement / Abneil Software Ltd

General Terms

The product mentioned below is a product from Abneil Software Ltd. The license is split into two categories, one for products such as 1) custom shapes 2) brushes 3) frames 4) brush strokes 5) styles 6) displacement maps 7) fonts 8) gradients 9) swatches 10) graphic styles 11) symbols 12) patterns 13) nozzles 14) grains 15) textures 16) shapes and other items that can be considered as 'resources' or 'add-ons'

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Plug-in products and these plugins are software add-ons used within a host application.

Manual

The documentation is for information only, and is in a state of constant update, and any details should not be taken as an commitment to product use, and Abneil Software Ltd can assume no liability / responsibility for errors / problems related to comments discussed within the product documentation. Any errors or mistakes in the documentation, please let us know and we will try our best to update the document and post a new version on our site.

'Resources' Product License Agreement

'Resources' product was created from scratch by Abneil Software Ltd (Andrew Buckle) Copyright of the original resources is with Andrew Buckle (please check the product documentation for the copyright information).

'Resources' product and the items contained are royalty-free and can be used in commercial projects as well as for hobby / enthusiast purposes (though there are a few restrictions such as the items should not be used in work that breaks the law, images of a highly sexual nature, extreme violence, and cannot be copied to a CD / DVD / online web resource etc). The items can be used on TV, packaging, images, T-shirts, surfboards, tattoos, etc

'Resources' product has been developed and is sold / licensed / etc on behalf of Abneil Software Ltd (a UK company). Any contact relating to the product should be sent to Abneil Software Ltd (UK based company)

'Resources' product are non-exclusive, please be aware that the items maybe used by others in other projects totally unrelated to yours.

'Resources' product can be used on any single computer at any one time (so feel to install the product on multiple computers but only that they are being used by you at any one time)

'Resources' product is to be used to create stunning wow images (ok, they can be used for other things as well)

'Resources' product is not to be stored on a network where they can be used on a network by multiple people

'Resources' product can be used to create logos and designs. Abneil Software Ltd cannot be made liable for any use of an item or element of an item that has been used in the development or similarity with logos / designs created by others. Please note prohibited uses on trademarks.

'Resources' product can be backed up. This is very important. If you are purchasing the item as a download, the download link might cease after a certain number of days and you will not be able to re-activate the link, backing up the product to a CD (or multiple CDs) will mean if there are any problems or you need to re-install, you always have a backup CD for emergencies. If at any subsequent time, you find you have lost the original download and have no backup copies, and would like a replacement, please contact Abneil Software Ltd (via graphicxtras.com) and request a replacement CD to be sent, there maybe some postage and packaging element to be paid.

'Resources' product cannot be copied to a CD / DVD / web site or any other future means and sold as a collection or part of a collection (if you wish to do so and would like to setup licensing relating to this, please contact us). The items cannot be rented etc. If you wish to sell outright the single product to another, you are, of course, entitled to do this (in that case, please remove all copies on your own machines)

You will indemnify etc Abneil Software Ltd concerning any claims made against you on the basis of the product's use and you will pay any reasonable legal fees relating to such claims.

'Resources' product individual items can be used in creating a product range that does not compete with the original 'Resources' product. For example, if you wish to use the custom shapes to produce a range of rubber stamps or CD covers, this is an acceptable use of the royalty-free terms. If you wish to collect the items in 'Resources' product and then sell them as your own product, this is not an acceptable use of the product royalty-free; likewise, subtle changing of the 'Resources' product say by blurring all the individual items and then releasing them as your own collection is also not acceptable. As before, the items are non-exclusive, so it is just as likely that someone else might use the shapes or brushes to create a T-shirt as anyone or use the item in a book illustration.

'Resources' product can be modified for your own personal use in any way you feel.

'Resources' product and any copyright notices cannot be removed or modified.

'Resources' product may (or may not) work with future versions of the host application, Abneil Software Ltd cannot be held liable for any changes to the host application that make the product unusable (formats change and this is totally out of our control, we have no contact whatsoever with the host company)

Any tutorials or screen shots used within the product or in the documentation are copyright of Abneil Software Ltd. If any host product is displayed (such as showing how to install the product or its use within the host), that host product screen shots are displayed with the kind permission of their owners.

Abneil Software Ltd have no connection whatsoever with the owner's of the host application. Any trademarks and registered trademarks relating to that host product are owned by that company.

Lastly, we give a non-exclusive + non-transferable license to use one copy of the product and notes. If you don't agree with the license, please contact us and let us know or grab the product and send it crashing to the ground and stomp on it for a bit (only kidding). It should be vaporized by a laser blast.

As with any product, it is definitely recommended that you at all times have a backup policy in place.

To the maximum sum allowed by any relevant laws, in no way shall Abneil Software Ltd or any of our reseller / seller / distributors / magazine / partnership or related enterprise be liable for any damages or costs including business disruptions, loss of profits, information loss, artwork loss, loss of anything else for that matter, from the use or inability to use or create using this product, even if we have been told of such possible claims. As some areas of this beautiful blue and green planet do not allow for the removal/limitation on liability for damages, the above limits might not relate to you. At most, we are happy to offer a refund if you are not happy with the product (if it was a purchased item via our site)

If you are using a sampler set, the same conditions apply to the sampler set as with the full release copies, they are royalty-free.

Prohibited uses of the items

1] Use the images or items or 'resources' as any part of a trademark, logo or service mark - you cannot use the images / symbols / resources to create your own rights to this material.

2] Sublicense, transfer, assign any rights to the images or symbols

3] The items should not be used in any way to cause offense or concern (such as use in extreme imagery)

4] The items cannot be used as a bundle or given away on a CD / download (such as producing a CD of all the brushes and then selling them as your product) Nor can you give 'exclusive' rights to the items (say if used as a logo and licensed to another party)

Any comments about this license, please contact us via our usual support e-mail on the graphicxtras.com site

 

 

 

 

'Plug-ins' Products License Agreement

Plugins and related material have been developed and sold / licensed / etc on behalf of Abneil Software Ltd (a UK company). Any contact relating to the product should be sent to Abneil Software Ltd. The plug-ins are copyright of Abneil Software ltd (Andrew Buckle)

Plugins can be used on any single computer at any one time

Plugins are to be used to create stunning wow images (ok, they can be used for other things as well), the use of the plug-ins is totally royalty-free. For example, if you use the blurring plug-ins to blur an image, then there are no royalties to be paid on the use of the effect.

Plugins are not to be stored on a network where they can be used on a network by multiple people

Plugins can be backed up. This is important. If you are purchasing the item as a download, the download link might cease after a certain number of days and you will not be able to re-activate the link, backing up the product to a CD (or multiple CDs) will mean if there are any problems or you need to re-install, you always have a backup CD for emergencies.

Plugins cannot be copied to a CD / DVD / web site or any other future means and sold as a collection or part of a collection (if you wish to do so and would like to setup licensing relating to this, please contact us). The items cannot be rented etc. If you wish to sell outright the single product to another, you are, of course, entitled to do this (in that case, please remove all copies on your own machines)

You will indemnify etc Abneil Software Ltd concerning any claims made against you on the basis of the product's use and you will pay any reasonable legal fees relating to such claims.

Plugins and any copyright notices cannot be removed or modified. Please note, the plug-ins contains code based on the SDK from Adobe (in the case of Adobe (r) Illustrator (r) and Adobe (r) After Effects (r) plug-ins); and in the case of the pixel based plugins, the underlying code is based on filtermeister from filtermeister.com. Any copyright notices related to code used within the plugins relating to them, also cannot be removed. Adobe and Photoshop and Illustrator and After Effects are registered trademarks of Adobe. We have connection whatsoever with the company.

Plugins may (or may not) work with future versions of the host application, Abneil Software Ltd cannot be held liable for any changes to the host application that make the product unusable (formats change and this is totally out of our control, we have no contact whatsoever with the host company)

Any tutorials or screen shots used within the product or in the documentation are copyright of Abneil Software Ltd. If any host product is displayed (such as showing how to install the product or its use within the host), that host product screen shots are displayed with the kind permission of their owners

Abneil Software Ltd have no connection whatsoever with the owner's of the host application. Any trademarks and registered trademarks relating to that host product are owned by that company.

As with any product, it is definitely recommended that you at all times have a backup policy in place.

If you are using the demos sets, you are not entitled to remove any elements that gives free access to the plugin's use. The demos are in most cases, limited use tryouts with only minor differences from the release (generally the OK has been removed as well as other demo features and banner lines)

Lastly, we give a non-exclusive and non-transferable license to use one (1) copy of the product and related notes. If you don't agree with the license, please contact us and let us know or grab the product and send it crashing to the ground and stomp on it for a bit (only kidding). It should be vaporized by a laser blast.

To the maximum sum allowed by any relevant laws, in no way shall Abneil Software Ltd or any of our reseller / seller / distributors / magazine / partnership or related enterprise be liable for any damages or costs and this includes the loss of profits, disruption to business, loss of information, loss of artwork, loss of anything else for that matter, from the use or inability to use or create using this product, even if we have been told of such possible clains. As some areas of this beautiful blue and green planet do not allow for the removal or limitation on liability for damages, the above limits might not relate to you. At most, we are happy to offer a refund if you are not happy with the product (if it was a purchased item via our site)

Any comments about this license, please contact us via our usual support e-mail on the http://www.graphicxtras.com