License

1. NO ROYALTIES FOR EXE-PROJECTS

The distribution license requires: If WPTools is used in a project which is developed by a group of developers, all members of this group must have a WPTools development license!

IF YOU ARE REGISTERED YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO DISTRIBUTE PROGRAMS (EXE-FILES) YOU HAVE CREATED WITH THE HELP OF WORD PROCESSING TOOLS ROYALTY-FREE. YOU MAY NOT DISTRIBUTE MODULES WHICH MAY BE USED BY OTHER (ALSO NOT "INHOUSE") DEVELOPERS (SUCH AS COMMANDLINE TOOLS, VBX, OCX, VCL, DLL, VCL OR ACTIVE-X) WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. THE LICENSE DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PRODUCTION OF ACTIVE-X MODULES FOR THE USE WITHIN THE INTERNET.

THE SOFTWARE SUPPLIED MAY BE USED BY ONE PERSON ON AS MANY COMPUTER SYSTEMS AS THAT PERSON USES.

GROUP PROGRAMMING PROJECTS MAKING USE OF THIS SOFTWARE MUST PURCHASE A COPY OF THE SOFTWARE FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE GROUP. THIS DOES *ALSO* APPLY WHEN "ONLY ONE" PERSON IN THE GROUP IS DEVELOPING WITH WPTOOLS!

CONTACT JULIAN ZIERSCH FOR VOLUME DISCOUNTS AND SITE LICENSING AGREEMENTS.

2. THE LICENSE DOES NOT ALLOW PRODUCTION OF MODULES, DLLS, ActiveX OR COMMAND LINE UTILITIES

UPON REGISTRATION OF THE STANDARD VERSION YOU WILL RECEIVE 70% OF THE SOURCE FILES FOR VERSION 5.x. YOU MAY ALTER THEM BUT YOU MAY NOT DISTRIBUTE THEM TO ANY OTHER PERSON WHO HAS NOT REGISTERED! YOU MAY NOT DISTRIBUTE WPTOOLS-DCU FILES OR DELPHI/BCB DESIGNING PACKAGES EITHER. IT IS NOT ALLOWED TO USE WPTOOLS IN COMMAND LINE UTILITIES, SUCH AS TOOLS WHICH DESIGNED TO ONLY RENDER RTF OR HTML - EXCEPT FOR INHOUSE USE. THE USE IN A GENERAL "VIEWER" APPLICATION WOULD BE AGAINST THIS LICENSE.

IF YOU NEED THE COMPLETE SOURCE PLEASE PURCHASE THE PRO OR PREMIUM VERSION!

3. NO REVERSE ENGINEERING

YOU MAY NOT REVERSE ENGINEER, DECOMPILE, OR DISASSEMBLE THE PRODUCT UNLESS ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE PROVISION OF SOURCE CODE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A TRANSFER OF ANY LEGAL RIGHTS TO SUCH CODE, AND RESALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF ALL OR ANY PORTION OF ALL SOURCE CODE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WILL BE PROSECUTED.

THIS COMPONENT IS LICENSED FOR USE WITH DELPHI OR C++BUILDER WIN32 ONLY - THE SOURCE MAY NOT BE ALTERED TO BUILD .NET TOOLS OR TOOLS FOR OTHER COMPILERS OR OPERATION SYSTEMS.

THE WPTOOLS STANDARD AND STANDARD-PRO VERSION DOES NOT INCLUDE THE RIGHT TO EXTEND IT TO SUPPORT COLUMNS, TEXTBOXES OR THE PRINTING OF FOOTNOTES. THIS IS RESERVED TO THE "PREMIUM" EDITION. THE SAME IS TRUE FOR TEXT BOXES BASED ON OUR LAYER TECHNOLOGY.

THE DISTRIBUTION LICENSE FOR CREATED APPLICATION(S) REQUIRE THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT TO BE RESPECTED!

4. YOU MAY NOT RENT, LEASE, OR LEND THIS SOFTWARE COMPONENT.

ONCE AN APPLICATION WHICH USES THIS LIBRARY WAS DISTRIBUTED, THE LICENSE MUST STAY WITH THE COMPANY WHICH HOLDS THE DISTRIBUTION RIGHT TO THE DISTRIBUTED APPLICATION.

5. LIABILITY LIMITATION

THE DOCUMENTATION AND THE VCL ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR SUITABILITY FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE USER ASSUMES THE ENTIRE RISK OF ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THIS SOFTWARE.

THIS INCLUDES DAMAGE BECAUSE OF INFIGEMENT OF ANY PATENTS.

IN NO EVENT SHALL JULIAN ZIERSCH OR WPCUBED GMBH BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSSES ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE USE OF THE PROGRAM. ANY LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE EXCLUSIVELY LIMITED TO REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.

GOOD DATA PROCESSING PROCEDURE DICTATES THAT ALL PROGRAMS BE THOROUGHLY TESTED WITH NONCRITICAL DATA BEFORE THEY CAN BE RELIED UPON.

4. COPYRIGHT MESSAGE REQUIRED

IF YOUR PROGRAM HAS AN "ABOUT BOX" THE FOLLWING CREDIT SHOULD BE DISPLAYED IN IT: "WPTools (C) Julian Ziersch" or "WPTools (C) WPCubed GmbH"