Terms of Service
iSpyConnect is a cloud-based DVR platform. Since our products are cloud based, you can access them through the web and through any numberof device types (e.g., desktop, laptop, tablets, and smartphone devices) that you choose.
This document, the iSpyConnect Terms of Service ("Terms"), outlines the terms regarding your use of our products. These Terms are a legally binding contract between you and iSpyConnect so please read carefully. If you do not agree with these Terms, do not register or use any of the Services.
By using, accessing or browsing the iSpyConnect Service, platform and products including applications, mobile, software, websites or other properties owned or operated by iSpyConnect or by registering for a iSpyConnect account ( "Services") you are agreeing to be bound by these Terms for the Services provided by iSpyConnect ("iSpyConnect" or "we"). You are entering into this contract with The Playful Group Pty Ltd., a company registered in Australia.
If you are using the Services on behalf of an organization, you are agreeing to these Terms for that organization and promising to iSpyConnect that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms (in which event, "you" and "your" will refer to that organization) unless that organization has a separate paid contract in effect with us, in which event the terms of that contract will govern your use of the Services.
In order to use the Service, you must be legally permitted to accept these Terms.
1. PRIVACY
In order to operate and provide the Services, we collect certain information about you. We use and protect that information as described in our Privacy Policy. You acknowledge your use of the Services is subject to our Privacy Policy and understand that it identifies how iSpyConnect collects, stores, and uses certain information.
2. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS
We reserve the right to modify these Terms. We will post the most current version of these Terms at www.iSpyConnect.com (the "Site"). If we make material changes to these Terms, we will notify you via the Services and/or by email to the address associated with your account. If you do not accept the changes, you must stop using our software and delete your account via the Account settings page. Your continued use of our Services after we publish or send a notice about our changes to these Terms means that you are consenting to the updated terms.
3. YOUR ACCOUNT
Certain aspects of the Services may require you to obtain an account by completing a registration form and designating a user ID and password. When registering with iSpyConnect you must: (a) provide true, current and complete information about yourself on the registration form and (b) maintain such information so it continues to be true, current and complete.
You are entirely responsible for all materials and information that you upload, post or otherwise transmit via the Services (please also see our Acceptable Use Policy in Section 10). If your account includes an administrative console, that console may include options to configure your use of some of the features in the iSpyConnect Services.
Only you may use your iSpyConnect account and you are responsible for all aspects of your account. Each user must have a separate account. You may not share, loan or transfer your ID or password. If you become aware of any unauthorized use of the Services or your account, or have any questions about your account please contact iSpyConnect Support.
4. CONSENT TO ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND SOLICITATION
By registering with iSpyConnect or signing up for Services, you understand and consent to us sending you (including via email) information regarding the Services, such as: (a) notices about your use of the Services, including notices of violations of use; (b) updates to the Services and new features or products; (c) administrative messages and other information; and (d) advertising, marketing, and other materials regarding iSpyConnect's products and services. Please review your settings in your account to control the messages you receive from us or you may choose to opt-out of receiving advertising and marketing materials by unsubscribing from such communications by following the instructions in the message.
Notices emailed to you will be considered given and received when the email is sent. If you do not consent to receive notices (other than advertising and marketing materials) electronically, you must stop using the Services.
5. CONTENT
We call all the electronic media that you stream via our platform "Content". All Content streamed by you is yours. We don't control, verify, or endorse the Content that you or others put on the Services. You are responsible for: (a) all Content in your iSpyConnect account(s) and that you share through the Services-and (b) making sure that you have all the rights you need in relation to the Content. In addition, by storing, using or transmitting Content you confirm that you will not violate any law or these Terms (please also see the Acceptable Use Policy in Section 10).
You agree to provide iSpyConnect (as well as agents or service providers acting on iSpyConnect's behalf to provide the Services) the right to transmit, process, use and disclose Content and other information which we may obtain as part of your use of the Services but only: (i) as necessary for us to provide the Services, (ii) as otherwise permitted by these Terms, (iii) as otherwise required by law, regulation or order, and/or (iv) to respond to an emergency.
6. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
During your use of the Services, iSpyConnect may share with you information that is confidential, sensitive or should be kept secret. For example, if we tell you about our product roadmaps, product designs and architecture, technology and technical information, provide you with security audit reviews, business and marketing plans, or share with you our business processes, these should always be considered confidential to iSpyConnect.
Similarly, we agree that the information contained in your account is confidential to you.
Also, if either of us provide any documents to the other that are labeled "confidential" (or something similar), or provide information (either in writing or verbal) that is of a type that a reasonable person should understand to be confidential such information is to be treated as confidential information.
However, if you tell us information that: (a) we already know at the time you tell us; (b) was told to us by a third party who had the right to tell us; (c) is generally available to the public; or (d) was independently developed by us without using any of your confidential information, then that information will not be considered confidential. The same goes for information that we tell you that falls into any of these categories.
Lastly, we both agree that: (i) we will treat each other's information with the same degree of care that we treat our own confidential information; (ii) will use each other's confidential information only in connection with these Terms and the Services; (iii) only share the information with others who have a need to know and who have agreed in writing to treat it as confidential (as we've outlined in this section); and (iv) not share the information with any third party except as allowed in these Terms or through the Services. Of course, confidential information will always remain the property of its owner.
7. DATA STORAGE
The Services are provided from the United States. By using and accessing the Services, you understand and agree to the storage of Data and your account information in the United States. However, you understand that you (or other people that you collaborate with) can access the Services from outside of the United States (subject to applicable law) and that nothing prohibits the processing of other information outside of the United States.
Video and Audio data captured by or otherwise associated with our installed software is stored locally on the device and/ or network running our software and not on our servers in the United States.
8. ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
You agree you will not, nor will you encourage others or assist others to, harm the Services or use the Services to harm others. For example, you must not use the Services to harm, threaten, or harass another person, organization or iSpyConnect and/or to build a similar service or website. You must not: (a) damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Service (or any network connected to the Services); (b) resell or redistribute the Services or any part of it; (c) use any unauthorized means to modify, reroute, or gain access to the Services or attempt to carry out these activities; (d) use any automated process or service (such as a bot, a spider, or periodic caching of information stored by iSpyConnect) to access or use the Services; (e) use the Services beyond the features allocation and amounts provided in that Service or in violation of our fair use policy; (f) use the Services to, and/or cause iSpyConnect to, violate any law or distribute any malware or malicious Content; (g) use the iSpyConnect Service to communicate any message or material that is defamatory, harassing, libelous, threatening, or obscene; (h) use the iSpyConnect Service in a way that violates or infringes upon the intellectual property rights or the privacy or publicity rights of any person or entity; (i) distribute, post, share information or Content illegally or without permission; (j) use the iSpyConnect Service to disseminate or promote terrorism or terrorist activities; or (k) use the iSpyConnect Service to disseminate material that may infringe upon legally protected social rights and freedoms of a person(s) (collectively, 'human rights') and/or as defined by domestic and public international laws and/or other legal norms. As part of our efforts to protect the Service, protect our customers, or to stop you from breaching these Terms we retain the right to block or otherwise prevent delivery of any type of file, email or other communication to or from the Services.
We also reserve the right to deactivate, change and/or require you to change your iSpyConnect user ID and any custom or vanity URLs, custom links, or vanity domains you may obtain through the Services. You also agree that if you learn of any unauthorized or unacceptable use of any account, Content or the Service, you will promptly contact iSpyConnect Support and take all reasonable steps to cooperate with iSpyConnect and assist in the termination of such use.
8.1 Restricted Use of Port Forwarding and VPNs
The use of port forwarding, virtual private networks (VPNs), or any other method to remotely access Agent DVR's local server from outside the designated local network (the internal network of the user’s premises, such as a home or office, where devices connect directly through local network hardware without external internet-facing technologies) is strictly prohibited without an active subscription or a valid purchased license. Unauthorized access is considered a breach of this Agreement and may result in penalties, including but not limited to limitations on features, suspension of support, and possible legal action to enforce compliance with these terms.
9. SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION OF THE SERVICE
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time in our sole discretion or disable any Content if a) you are in breach of these Terms; or b) your use of the Services could cause a risk of harm or loss to iSpyConnect or our other users; or c) iSpyConnect declines to renew your Subscription Period. When reasonable and as permitted by law, iSpyConnect will provide you reasonable advance notice of this change as well as an opportunity to correct any actions that led to iSpyConnect's decision. We will not be able to provide this advance notice if you are in material breach of these Terms, or if such notice would lead to civil or criminal liability for iSpyConnect, or if providing notice would compromise our ability to provide the Services to our other users. For the avoidance of doubt, iSpyConnect may still make a determination that it does not want to continue offering you access to the Service at any time for any or no reason.
You understand that if your account is suspended or terminated, you may no longer have access to the Content that is stored with the Services.
Upon termination you may request access to your Content, which we will make available, except in cases where we have terminated your account due to your violation of these Terms or the Acceptable Use Policy terms in Section 8. You must make such request within fourteen (14) days following termination otherwise, any Content you have stored with the Services may not be retrievable and we will have no obligation to maintain Content stored in your account after this fourteen (14) day period.
10. UPDATES TO THE SERVICE
iSpyConnect may make deployments of changes, updates or enhancements to the Services or modifications to iSpyConnect's default settings at any time. We may also add or remove functionalities or features, or we may suspend or stop the Services altogether.
11. THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS
iSpyConnect may make available to you optional third-party applications, services or products, for use in connection with the Services ("Third-Party Products"). These Third-Party Products are not necessary for the use of the Services and your use of the Third-Party Products (and any exchange of any information, license, payments etc.) is solely between you and the applicable third-party provider. iSpyConnect makes no warranties of any kind and assumes no liability of any kind for your use of such Third-Party Products.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Third-Party Products, then please contact the applicable third-party provider.
12. iSpyConnect PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
All contents of the Site and Services including but not limited to logo, design, text, software, technical drawings, configurations, graphics, other files, and their selection and arrangement and iSpyConnect Confidential Information belong to iSpyConnect, and/or its suppliers, affiliates, or licensors. iSpyConnect or its licensors own and reserve all rights, title and interest in and to the Services and all hardware, software and other items used to provide the Services, other than the rights we expressly grant to you to use the Services and iSpyConnect Confidential Information. No title to or ownership of any proprietary rights related to the Services or iSpyConnect Confidential Information is transferred to you pursuant to these Terms.
If you provide comments, suggestions and recommendations to iSpyConnect about a Service (e.g., modifications, enhancements, improvements) (collectively, "Feedback"), you are automatically assigning this Feedback to iSpyConnect.
13. NO WARRANTY OR CONDITIONS
There are certain things that we do not promise about the Services. Other than as expressly stated, we do not make any commitments about the specific functionality available through the Services, their reliability, availability, or ability to meet your needs.
TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, iSpyConnect AND ITS AFFILIATES (AND ASSOCIATED SERVICE PROVIDERS) (A) PROVIDE THE SERVICES "AS IS", "WITH ALL FAULTS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", (B) MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (E.G. WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT), AND (C) DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE CONTENT WILL BE SECURE OR NOT OTHERWISE LOST OR DAMAGED. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE OR WITH THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SERVICES.
14. INDEMNIFICATION
To the extent not prohibited by law, you will defend iSpyConnect against any cost, loss, damage, or other liability arising from any third party demand or claim that any Content or information provided by you, or your use of the Services: (a) infringes a registered patent, trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property right of a third party, or misappropriates a trade secret (to the extent that such misappropriation is not the result of iSpyConnect's actions); or (b) violates applicable law or these Terms. iSpyConnect will reasonably notify you of any such claim or demand that is subject to your indemnification obligation of which it becomes aware.
15. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL YOU OR iSpyConnect AND ITS AFFILIATES, RESELLERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS, SUPPLIERS OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR: ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, COVER OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, GOODWILL, USE OR CONTENT) HOWEVER CAUSED, UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT, TORT, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY, WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF iSpyConnect HAS BEEN ADVISED AS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF YOU OR iSpyConnect AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, RESELLERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS OR LICENSORS, RELATING TO THE SERVICES, SAVE IN RESPECT OF LIABILITY ARISING UNDER SECTION 14 OF THESE TERMS, WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF: (A) ONE AND A HALF (1.5) TIMES THE MOST RECENT MONTHLY OR YEARLY FEE THAT YOU PAID FOR THAT SERVICE; OR (B) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100 U.S.D.). THE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS ALSO APPLY IF THIS REMEDY DOES NOT FULLY COMPENSATE YOU FOR ANY LOSSES OR FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES WILL NOT APPLY TO YOU TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
IN COUNTRIES WHERE THE ABOVE TYPES OF EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS AREN'T ALLOWED, WE'RE RESPONSIBLE TO YOU ONLY FOR LOSSES AND DAMAGES THAT ARE A REASONABLY FORESEEABLE RESULT OF OUR FAILURE TO USE REASONABLE SKILL AND CARE OR OUR BREACH OF OUR CONTRACT WITH YOU.
NOTHING IN THESE TERMS AFFECTS CONSUMER RIGHTS THAT CANNOT BY LAW BE WAIVED OR LIMITED BY ANY CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT.
Nothing in these Terms shall exclude or limit the liability of you or iSpyConnect and its affiliates, officers, employees, agents, licensors, resellers, suppliers and distributors for death or personal injury, fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation or any liability that cannot be excluded or limited by law. The provisions of this "Limitation of Liability" section allocates the risks under these Terms between you and iSpyConnect, and you and iSpyConnect have relied on these limitations in determining whether to enter into these Terms and the pricing for the Services.
16. DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND GOVERNING LAW
You must comply with all domestic and international export laws and regulations that apply to your use of the Services, such as software. These laws include restrictions on destinations, end users, and end use.
To the extent that the following provision is not in conflict with applicable law, you may only resolve disputes with us on an individual basis and may not bring a claim or proceed in a group arbitration proceeding as a plaintiff or a class member in a class, consolidated, or representative action.
17. TRIALS
You can sign-up for a trial for some of the Services and your trial period starts on the day you create the trial account and lasts for 7 days. You will need to create a paid subscription before the trial runs out. We do not auto convert free trials to paid subscriptions.
18. FEES
iSpyConnect offers both free and paid Services. If you choose to subscribe to a paid Service, you agree to pay the fees ("Fees") as quoted to you when you purchase that Service. We may calculate taxes payable by you based on the billing information that you provide us at the time of purchase. You are responsible for all charges related to using the purchased Service (for example, data charges and currency exchange settlements). You will pay the Fees in the currency iSpyConnect quoted at the time of purchase. iSpyConnect reserves the right to change the eligible currencies at any time, except where not permitted by applicable law.
iSpyConnect reserves the right to change its prices at any time, however, if we have offered a specific duration and Fee for your use of the Service, we agree that the Fee will remain in force for that duration. After the offer period ends, your use of the Service will be charged at the then-current Fee(s). If you don't agree to these changes, you must stop using the Service and cancel via your account settings page(with cancellation confirmation from a iSpyConnect representative). If you cancel, your Service ends at the end of your current Service period or payment period, and no refunds for previously paid services will be issued.
If you do not cancel in accordance with these Terms, the subscription for the Service will automatically renew at the original price and term length for the next subscription period. Our payment provider will charge your credit card on file on the first day of the renewal of the subscription period.
19. BILLING/PAYMENT
If you select a paid Service, you must provide us with current, complete, accurate and authorized payment method information (e.g. paypal account authorization). You authorize us to charge your provided payment method for the Services you have selected and for any paid feature(s) that you choose. We may bill: (a) in advance; (b) at the time of purchase; (c) shortly after purchase; or (d) if you have elected a subscription service, on a recurring basis. To the extent iSpyConnect has not received your payment, in order to bring your account up to date, we may bill you simultaneously for both past due and current amounts. If you do not cancel your account, we may automatically renew your Service(s) and charge you for any renewal term. You understand that failure to pay any charges or fees may result in the suspension or cancellation of your Services.
20. SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD
You may elect one of the following subscription plans and billing options (please note that there might be only one of these options available depending on the Service purchased): A monthly subscription plan ("Monthly Subscription Plan"). The subscription period for the Monthly Subscription Plan will be for one month and will automatically renew (without the need to go through the Services-interface "check-out" or execute a renewal order form) unless you cancel your Monthly Subscription Plan at least three (3) business days prior to the renewal date. You will be billed on or about the same day each month until such time that you cancel.
An annual subscription plan ("Annual Subscription Plan"). Note that under the Annual Subscription Plan you will not be permitted to cancel, reduce the number of seats, or downgrade the iSpyConnect Service you have selected until the anniversary date. Be aware that you are committing to a one-year plan; if you are not certain, we recommend choosing the Monthly Subscription Plan.
If you select the Monthly Subscription Plan, you can switch to the Annual Subscription Plan at any time. If you select the Annual Subscription Plan, you may not change to the Monthly Subscription Plan until the end of the one-year term of your Annual Subscription Plan. Where required by law, you may have a legal right to cancel your subscription, pursuant to Section 18, during the prescribed timeframe of your initial subscription period. If you are entitled to this right by law, your cancellation request will be processed within three (3) business days, and you will receive a prorated refund of any unused prepaid fees.
21. iSpyConnect SUBSCRIPTION SPECIFIC TERMS
If you are purchasing a iSpyConnect subscription plan, the following additional terms apply to you and your organization:
You: (a) are required to have a iSpyConnect account for each user, (b) will only receive the features and functionality that are included in the specific subscription plan that you have purchased, (c) are responsible for setting your configurations of the iSpyConnect Service, and (d) are responsible for managing your users' activity and any of your devices and/or any systems that you use to access the iSpyConnect Service.
iSpyConnect considers the following categories of users as your organization's users:
Users whose accounts are controlled by your organization's administrator;
Users who are permitted to access, store, retrieve or manage your Content and (i) are employed by your organization, or (ii) whose accounts are associated with an email address controlled by your organization. These categories include, for the avoidance of doubt, any such users with individual plan accounts.
22. iSpyConnect SOFTWARE
Your use of the Service may include use of optional downloadable user software ("Software"). This Software may update automatically on your device once a new version or feature is available. iSpyConnect gives you a personal, worldwide (subject to applicable law), royalty-free, non-assignable and non-exclusive license to use the Software provided to you by iSpyConnect as part of Service, for the sole purpose of enabling you to use and enjoy the benefit of the Service.
23. iSpyConnect PLATFORM PRODUCTS SPECIFIC TERMS
If you are purchasing any of the Platform products, the following additional terms apply to you:
24.1 PLATFORM PRODUCT SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS
"API" is the application-programming interface used by you to access functionality provided by iSpyConnect.
"Platform Application" is an application used by or on behalf of you that uses the API for the purposes of access to the Service.
"Platform Application User" is a user with a unique identifier that is created and provisioned by you and such user's access to Content in the Service is governed through the Platform Application.
"Platform Product(s)" is the iSpyConnect API(s) that provide programmatic access to the Service from a Platform Application, and any additional Platform Product features and functionalities. The Platform Products include certain features that permit a Service Account/User/Platform Application User to view, annotate and comment on Content ("View") if set forth in your order. iSpyConnect's APIs, tools and services made available for development of a Platform Application with respect to the APIs are also Platform Product(s).
"User(s)" is any person who is permitted by you to access, store, retrieve or manage Content in any account.
You receive the features and functionality that are provided in the specific Platform Product(s) that you have registered or purchased. You agree to only incorporate the API into the Platform Applications for the sole purpose of accessing certain functionality subscribed to by you, solely through the API and associated tools and services. You will ensure that your usage of the Platform Products is at all times in conformance with the Platform Use Limits, these Terms and applicable law.
You may not co-brand any Platform Products or use any iSpyConnect trademarks, logos, or other iSpyConnect marks to promote and market the Platform Products without iSpyConnect's prior written consent. You will not, and will make sure that the Platform Application does not and you will not permit use of the Platform Application: (a) to violate these Terms; (b) to perform hidden activities without Platform Application User consent (such as downloading components or other software); (c) that may alter a Platform Application User's system without permission from the Platform Application User; (d) impersonate, or misrepresent an affiliation with, any person or entity; (e) use in any manner not authorized by a Platform Application User; except as otherwise authorized by a Platform Application User with respect to such Platform Application User's Content; (f) mine or analyze any Content transmitted to, retrieved from or stored in the Platform Products/the Service (including, but not limited to, through spiders, robots, crawlers, data mining tools, scrapers, or other automated means, or services employing any such means); (g) circumvent any security measures or content filtering devices; (h) use or affect the Platform Products in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden or impair the Platform Products (including, but not limited to, flooding the Platform Products with an excessive amount of data or content); or (i) permit use in connection with any purposes or intended application which involves risks or dangers that could lead to death, serious bodily injury, severe physical or property damage, or use for purposes that otherwise require significant safety precautions (e.g. uses of the Platform Products in connection with operation of emergency services, air traffic control, mass transport systems, or nuclear facilities).
25. GENERAL TERMS
25.1 Severability; Entire Agreement.
These Terms apply to the maximum extent permitted by relevant law. If a court holds that we cannot enforce a part of these Terms as written, you and we will replace those terms with similar terms to the extent enforceable under the relevant law, but the rest of these Terms will remain in effect. This is the entire contract between you and us regarding the Service. It supersedes any prior contract or oral or written statements regarding your use of the Services.
25.2 Assignment and transfer.
We may assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose our rights and obligations under this contract, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. You may not assign this contract or transfer any rights to use the Service, unless we provide written consent for you to do so.
25.3 Independent Contractors; No third-party beneficiaries.
iSpyConnect and you are not legal partners or agents; instead, our relationship is that of independent contractors. This contract is solely for your and our benefit. It is not for the benefit of any other person, except for permitted successors.
25.4 Waiver.
The failure of either of us to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any of the provisions of these Terms or to exercise any rights or remedies under these Terms will not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of such right to assert or rely upon any such provision, right or remedy in that or any other instance; rather, the same will remain in full force and effect, unless expressly waived in writing.
25.5 Government Terms.
If Customer is a U.S. government entity or if this Agreement otherwise becomes subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Customer acknowledges that elements of the iSpyConnect Service constitute software and documentation and are provided as "Commercial Items" as defined at 48 C.F.R. 2.101, and are being licensed to U.S. government User as commercial computer software subject to the restricted rights described in 48 C.F.R. 2.101 and 12.212.
25.6 Mobile restrictions.
The Service is available on mobile devices. Do not use the Service in a way that distracts you and prevents you from obeying traffic or safety laws, or that may put the physical safety of others in danger.
26. Notice Regarding Use of Video Encoding Technology
This software offers video encoding features that allow users to choose between different encoding standards, including H.264/AVC and H.265/HEVC. By default, this software uses H.264/AVC, which is widely used and generally does not carry the same potential for licensing fees as H.265/HEVC.
26.1 H.265/HEVC Encoding Option:
Users have the option to encode video content using the H.265/HEVC standard. H.265/HEVC is a high-efficiency video coding format that may offer improved compression rates compared to H.264/AVC. However, it is important to note that H.265/HEVC may be covered by patents, and the use of H.265/HEVC technology could require obtaining a license and potentially incurring fees, especially for commercial applications or distribution of encoded content.
26.2 For Users of Security Camera Footage:
If you are using this software to encode security camera footage, and you choose to utilize the H.265/HEVC encoding option for non-commercial, internal use, such as monitoring or archival purposes, the likelihood of requiring a licensing fee may be lower compared to commercial distribution. Nonetheless, the need for a license can depend on various factors, including but not limited to the scale of use, the jurisdiction, and the nature of the encoded content.
26.3 Disclaimer:
Please be aware that the responsibility for ensuring compliance with any applicable licensing requirements for the chosen encoding standard rests with the user of this software. We encourage users to carefully consider their encoding choices and consult with a legal professional to understand if any licensing obligations or fees apply to their specific situation. This notice is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.
26.4 Contact Information:
For more information on licensing and potential fees for H.265/HEVC, please visit MPEG LA's website or HEVC Advance, which manage patent pools for the H.265/HEVC standard. For legal advice regarding your specific use case, please consult with a qualified intellectual property lawyer.