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License Agreement

This Software End User License Agreement was last revised and shall become effective as of
May 28, 2024.

IMPORTANT - READ CAREFULLY

Before you install and use the software, please read this EULA carefully. These Terms of Service govern your access to, downloading, installing and running the software (including, without limitation, updates, upgrades, new versions and documentation). In this Agreement, the terms "Services" refers to the whole or any part or component of the Services. If you are a residing in, located in, or citizen of the United-States when purchasing the Licensed Software, please be aware that this EULA provides for Class Action Waiver (as set forth below, the "Class Action Waiver" provision) and for your Disputes (as defined below) with Provider, its affiliates, or licensors, to be referred to binding Arbitration (as set forth below, in the "Dispute Resolution" provision), which may affect your rights under this EULA. You may opt out of the binding individual arbitration and class action waiver as provided below.

BY USING THE SERVICES, YOU AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND PDFSmart. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE IN ANY WAY AND DELETE IT FROM YOUR COMPUTER.

1. USER AGREEMENT

1a. Use Restrictions - You shall use this Software and any Related Materials in compliance with all applicable laws and not for any unlawful purpose. The assignment, sublicense, networking, sale, or distribution of copies of this Software is strictly forbidden without the prior written consent of PDFSmart. It is a violation of this Agreement to assign, sell, share, loan, rent, lease, borrow, network or transfer the use of this Software. You shall not allow others to use or make copies of this licensed Software.

1b. Copyright Restriction - You acknowledge and agree that any and all intellectual property rights to or arising from the Software are and shall remain the exclusive property of PDFSmart and/or its licensors. Nothing in this Agreement intends to transfer any such intellectual property rights to, or to vest any such intellectual property rights in, you. You are only entitled to the limited use of the intellectual property rights granted to you under this Agreement. You will not take any action to jeopardize, limit or interfere with the intellectual property rights of PDFSmart. You acknowledge and agree that any unauthorized use of the intellectual property rights of PDFSmart is a violation of this Agreement as well as a violation of intellectual property laws, including without limitation copyright laws and trademark laws. You acknowledge and understand that all title and intellectual property rights in and to any third-party content that is not contained in the Software, but may be accessed through use of the Software, is the property of the respective content owners and may be protected by applicable copyright or other intellectual property laws and treaties. The Software contains copyrighted material, trade secrets and other proprietary material. You shall not, and shall not attempt to, either directly or indirectly, modify, reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile this Software. Furthermore, you are not permitted to create any derivative works or other works that are based upon or derived from the Software in whole or in part. The foregoing shall not apply to any open source software and/or technologies as defined under Section 1.2 above, and you agree to comply with any and all terms, conditions, licenses, guidelines, and policies with respect to such open source software and/or technologies. No program, code, part, image, or text may be copied or used in any way by the user except as intended within the bounds of this Agreement. All rights not expressly granted hereunder are reserved for PDFSmart and its applicable licensors.

1c. Limitation of Liability & Indemnification - You will indemnify, hold harmless, and defend PDFSmart, its employees, agents and distributors against any and all claims, proceedings, demand and costs resulting from or in any way connected with your use of the Software and the Related Materials. IN NO EVENT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IN THE EVENT OF NEGLIGENCE) WILL PDFSmart, ITS LICENSORS AND CONTRIBUTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR DISTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA, OR PECUNIARY LOSS), IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE SOFTWARE, THE RELATED MATERIALS, ANY THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE COMPONENTS, TECHNOLOGIES, EXTENSIONS, OR THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE, RELATED MATERIALS, OR THE FURNISHING, PERFORMANCE OR USE OF ANY OTHER MATTERS HEREUNDER WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, EVEN IF PDFSmart HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL PDFSmart BE LIABLE FOR ANY FAILURE OR DELAY RESULTING FROM ANY GOVERNMENTAL ACTION, FIRE, FLOOD, INSURRECTION, EARTHQUAKE, POWER FAILURE, RIOT, EXPLOSION, EMBARGO, STRIKES WHETHER LEGAL OR ILLEGAL, LABOR OR MATERIAL SHORTAGE, TRANSPORTATION INTERRUPTION OF ANY KIND, WORK SLOWDOWN, OR ANY ACTION BEYOND ITS REASONABLE CONTROL, OR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, YOUR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY OR OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIM THAT YOUR CONTENT INFRINGES ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OR OTHER RIGHTS OF A THIRD PARTY, WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING. PDFSmart'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR GENERALLY, WILL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF A HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$100.00). THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY ALSO APPLIES TO ANY CLAIMS THAT YOU MAY BRING AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY TO THE EXTENT THAT PDFSmart WOULD BE REQUIRED TO INDEMNIFY THAT PARTY FOR SUCH CLAIM. MULTIPLE CLAIMS SHALL NOT EXPAND THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH UNDER THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY, OR OF DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO, TO THAT EXTENT, THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT WILL PDFSmart'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES (OTHER THAN AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW IN CASES INVOLVING PERSONAL INJURY) EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF A HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$100.00). THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY EVEN IF THE ABOVE STATED REMEDY FAILS ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

1d. Disclaimer and Warranties - THE SOFTWARE, THE RELATED MATERIALS, AND ANY THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE COMPONENTS, TECHNOLOGIES, OR EXTENSIONS ARE BEING PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED IN WRITING BY AN AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEE OF PDFSmart AND ITS LICENSORS AND CONTRIBUTORS MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTIES IN RESPECT OF THE SOFTWARE, THE RELATED MATERIALS, OR ANY THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE COMPONENTS, TECHNOLOGIES, OR EXTENSIONS AND EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, ORAL OR WRITTEN, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABLE QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. PDFSmart AND ITS LICENSORS AND CONTRIBUTORS FURTHER DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE, THE RELATED MATERIALS, OR ANY THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE COMPONENTS, TECHNOLOGIES, OR EXTENSIONS WILL ALWAYS BE ACCESSIBLE, UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, ACCURATE, COMPLETE AND ERROR-FREE OR WILL OPERATE WITHOUT PACKET LOSS, NOR DOES PDFSmart, ITS LICENSORS AND CONTRIBUTORS WARRANT ANY CONNECTION TO OR TRANSMISSION FROM THE INTERNET, TO OR FROM ANY NETWORK OR ANY QUALITY OF ANY COMMUNICATION MADE USING THE SOFTWARE, THE RELATED MATERIALS, OR ANY THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE COMPONENTS, TECHNOLOGIES, OR EXTENSIONS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER, PDFSmart AND ITS LICENSORS AND CONTRIBUTORS DO NOT REPRESENT, WARRANT, OR GUARANTEE THAT THE SOFTWARE, SOFTWARE COMPONENTS, TECHNOLOGIES, EXTENSIONS, OR ANY OF ITS ASSOCIATED SERVICES (I) WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE OR FREE FROM ALL HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR ERRORS; OR (II) WILL BE SECURE OR IMMUNE (INCLUDING THE CONTENT DELIVERED TO YOU OR THE INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDE) FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR MALICIOUS ATTACKS. YOU HEREBY RELEASE PDFSmart FROM ANY LIABILITY RELATING TO THE FOREGOING. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY PDFSmart OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE WILL CREATE A WARRANTY. YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES AND THIRD PARTY MATERIALS. YOUR SOLE REMEDY IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES IS TO STOP USING THE SERVICES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON APPLICABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER, SO TO THAT EXTENT THE DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY IN THIS AGREEMENT MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

1e. Governing Law - This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the United States and the State of California without respect to choice of law rules. The Parties consent to have all disputes regarding this agreement resolved by binding arbitration before the American Arbitration Association, Commercial Division. The Parties agree to conduct the arbitration in the county of San Francisco and each Party shall bear the costs of such arbitration. The Parties specifically waive any international treaties or other international law which may govern the court or location of resolution of any dispute between them. This provision was a bargained for relinquishment of both Parties' rights to jurisdiction in their respective states or countries. The Parties waive the personal service of any process upon them and agree that service may be completed by overnight mail (using a commercially recognized service) or by U.S. mail with delivery receipt to the address stated in this Agreement. PDFSmart shall be entitled to recover all reasonable costs of collection (including attorney's fees, in-house counsel costs, expenses and costs) incurred in attempting to collect payment from Customer. The prevailing Party in any Arbitration shall be entitled to an award of attorney fees and costs for such arbitration. The application of the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded

1f. Term and Termination - This Agreement will be effective from the date that you install the Software and shall remain effective until terminated by either PDFSmart or you. Any failure to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement will result in automatic and immediate termination of the licenses and rights granted herein. You may terminate this Agreement with immediate effect at any time, with or without cause. Upon termination of the license granted herein for any reason, you agree to immediately cease use of the Software and any Related Materials, and destroy all copies of the Software and the Related Materials. The financial obligations incurred by you or any indemnification obligations by you shall survive the termination of this license.

1g. Prohibited Uses - You must always Use the Services lawfully and responsibly. When Using the Services, you must not do or attempt to do any of the following:

  1. violate any applicable law, code, directive or regulation (collectively, "applicable law") or any third party rights, including, without limitation, intellectual property rights and right to privacy.
  2. post, transmit or display any threatening, libellous, defamatory, obscene, indecent, pornographic, graphically violent, profane, inflammatory or fraudulent content.
  3. any person or entity.
    • transmit any virus and other malicious, destructive or corrupting code, programme or macro.
    • overload, flood, mailbomb or crash, or send unsolicited e-mail, including, without limitation, promotions and/or advertising of products or services.
    • hack into or cause harm to or otherwise interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, that of PDFSmart, or modify, erase, damage, corrupt, steal or usurp any data without authorisation.
    • harvest or collect information relating to any users of the Services without consent.
    • cause annoyance to other users of the Services or interfere with, disrupt or impede their use of the Services or any computer or telecommunications system or network.
    • remove, modify, or conceal any product identification, copyright, proprietary, intellectual property notices or other marks on or within the Services.
    • circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere or tamper with any access or use restrictions or security features of the Services, including, without limitation, by:
      • accessing data not intended for you or logging into a server or account which you are not authorized to access.
      • attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization.
      • forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting.
      • obtaining information or account access from or about any user, host or network via any unauthorised means including, without limitation, impersonation, false representations, "phishing" or "pharming" or misrepresentation.
    • modify, adapt, merge, translate or create derivative works of the Services.
    • reverse engineer, decompile, decrypt, disassemble or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of the Services or imitate the Services, except to the extent that this restriction is prohibited by applicable law or the licensing terms of an applicable open-sourced component included with the Services.
    • sell, rent, lease, loan or sub-license the Services or otherwise make available the Services or any feature or functionality of the Services to any third party, or Use the Services to provide services to others, whether as an application service provider, or by way of a service bureau, cloud service, hosted service or by any other means, whether commercially or otherwise.
      • You must not permit, direct or authorise any third party to take any action which is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement.
      • THE SERVICES ARE NOT INTENDED FOR USE IN THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES, AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS, LIFE SUPPORT MACHINES OR OTHER EQUIPMENT IN WHICH THE FAILURE OF THE SERVICES COULD LEAD TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE.

1h. Equitable Relief - You agree that a material breach of this Agreement by you would cause irreparable injury to PDFSmart for which there may be no adequate remedy at law. PDFSmart shall have the right to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive relief and specific performance, without prejudice to any remedies available to it at law or in equity.

1i. No Waiver - No term or condition of the Agreement will be deemed amended or waived, and no breach excused, unless such amendment, waiver or consent is in writing and signed by PDFSmart. The failure of PDFSmart to enforce at any time any of the provisions of this Agreement, or the failure to require at any time performance by you of any of the provisions of this Agreement, shall in no way be construed to be a present or future waiver of such provisions, nor in any way affect the ability of PDFSmart to enforce each and every such provision thereafter.

1j. Export Control - You must not export or re-export the Services except at authorized by United States law and the laws of jurisdiction in which the Services was obtained. In particular, but without limitation, the Services must not be exported or re-exported (a) into any US embargoed countries or (b) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's Specially Designated Nationals List or the U.S. Department of Commerce Denied Persons List or Entity List. You represent and warrant that you are not located in any such country or any such list. You also agree not to Use the Services for any purpose prohibited by these laws including, without limitation, the development, design, manufacture, or production of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons or missile technology.

1k. Force Majeure - PDFSmart shall have no liability for any failure or delay in the provision of the Services or the performance of any obligation under this Agreement if the failure or delay is due to any cause or event beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, natural disaster, adverse weather conditions, accident, epidemic, terrorist activity, national emergency, war or other hostilities, political interference with normal operations of any party, strikes or industrial disputes, riots, power failure, failure or non-availability of third party telecommunication equipment or networks and failure or non-availability of the Internet (or any part thereof).

1l. No Assignment - All rights and licences granted to you under this Agreement are personal to you and are binding upon your heirs, executors and legal representatives, as the case may be. You may not assign any such rights and licences or transfer or delegate any obligations imposed by this Agreement without prior written consent. PDFSmart may assign or transfer its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any other party without your consent at any time without prior notice.

1m. Extension Installation - By downloading and installing the Software, you acknowledge and agree that the Software may install one or more extensions into your system registry. These extensions are necessary for the proper functionality of the Software.

1n. Registry Access - You grant the Software non-exclusive permission to access and modify the system registry for the purpose of installing and uninstalling its extensions. You can uninstall the Software at any time. Upon uninstallation, the Software will attempt to remove its extensions from the registry. However, due to limitations beyond our control, some registry keys or values may not be completely removed.

2. LICENSE

2a. Software Technologies & Licenses - Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, PDFSmart grants to you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license, without the right to sublicense, to install the Software on your computer system and to use the Software and the Related Materials in accordance with this Agreement and any other written agreement that you may have with PDFSmart. These terms and conditions will also govern any software upgrades and updates provided by PDFSmart that replace and/or supplement the original Software, unless such upgrades and/or updates are accompanied by a separate license, in which case the terms of that software license agreement will govern. You are being granted a right and license to use the Software and the Related Materials. PDFSmart does not transfer title of the Software or the Related Materials to you. This Agreement is a legally binding agreement between PDFSmart and you. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you are required to immediately cease installing or using this Software and any Related Materials and remove the Software and any associated Related Materials from your computer. PDFSmart reserves the right to terminate this Agreement and the licenses granted in the event that you breach any term or condition of this Agreement.

2b. Third-Party Software Technologies & Licenses - The Software may include third-party software components and technologies. Such third-party software may incorporate certain open source software and code, which is being licensed to you and is subject to the licensing terms and conditions of each applicable third-party provider. You are permitted to use and may be permitted to distribute, free of charge, certain source code of the Software functionality under the applicable public licenses. The applicable open source licenses may permit you to copy, run, modify, and/or redistribute the open-source components, subject to certain restrictions, described in the terms of each applicable license. Your use of any software components and technologies that are not open source are subject to the applicable licensing terms and conditions. You are responsible for reviewing and complying with each applicable license. The terms and conditions of this Agreement are not intended to limit your rights under the applicable third-party licenses, nor grant you any rights that supersede the terms and conditions of any particular third-party licenses. You acknowledge and agree that in the event of any conflict or discrepancy between the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement and the applicable third-party license, the terms of the third-party license shall govern and prevail.

3. DISTRIBUTION

Unless otherwise authorized herein or by a written agreement between you and PDFSmart, the Software, any Related Materials, any accompanying documentation, and the license herein granted shall not be copied, shared, distributed, re-sold, offered for re-sale, transferred or sub-licensed in whole or in part. For information about redistribution of this Software, please contact us.

4. CONSENT TO USE OF DATA

You agree that PDFSmart may collect and use information transmitted by you through the Software and/or gathered in any manner as part of the services provided to you, if any. PDFSmart may also use any information collected to improve and enhance the Software and to provide notices to you which may be of use or interest to you. The Software contains components that enable and facilitate the use of certain technologies and Internet-based services. You acknowledge and agree that PDFSmart may automatically check the version of the Software that has been installed on your computer system that you are utilizing and may provide updates, upgrades, or fixes to the Software. PDFSmart will not collect any personally identifiable information from your computer location or workstation during this process. The Software may automatically download and install updates, upgrades, or fixes to the Software from PDFSmart. These updates, upgrades, or fixes are designed to improve, enhance, and further develop your use of the Software. You agree to receive such updates, upgrades, or fixes (and permit PDFSmart to deliver these to you) as part of your use of the Software.

5. AGE RESTRICTION

We comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). For more information about COPPA and children's privacy, please click here. When we use the term "parent" below, we meant to include legal guardians.

6. CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 13

You must be at least 13 years of age to use the Software. Children under the age of 13 are not allowed to use the Services.

7. ADVERTISEMENTS

In order to provide you with the Software and Services, PDFSmart may change some of your system's preferences, such as homepage, new tab page, add toolbars or change your default search engine. Please note that such changes may be reverted at any time. We are committed to comply with the Downloadable Software Guidelines which incorporates industry ethical standards for such Software and Services. The software does not collect any personal identifiable information. All third party applications and all advertisements from the Services shall be collectively known as "Third Party Materials".

Some components of the Software may be supported by advertising revenue and may display advertisements and promotions. These advertisements may be targeted to the content of information stored by or through the Software, queries made through the Software or other information. The manner, mode and extent of advertising by PDFSmart through the Software are subject to change without prior notice to you. In consideration for PDFSmart granting you access to and use of the Software and associated services, you agree that PDFSmart may place such advertising on the Software.

REVERT AND UNINSTALL: Should you decide to uninstall the software and services you should follow these Uninstall Instruction.

8. THIRD-PARTY CONTENT AND LINKS

The Software may include hyperlinks to other third-party web sites, content, or resources. PDFSmart may have no control over any web sites, content, or resources which are being provided through the Software by third-parties other than PDFSmart. When using the Software, the Related Materials, and any associated services, you acknowledge and agree that PDFSmart is not responsible for the availability of any such third-party external sites, content, or resources. PDFSmart does not endorse any advertising, products, services, or other materials on or available from such third-party web sites, content, or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that PDFSmart shall not be liable for any loss or damage which may be incurred by you as a result of the availability of those external sites, content, or resources, or as a result of any reliance placed by you on the completeness, accuracy or existence of any advertising, products or other materials on, or available from, such web sites or resources.

PDFSmart is not affiliated, sponsored or endorsed by affiliation with, sponsorship, or endorsement by Internet Explorer®, Firefox® and Chrome™, and/or all third-party A.I. software.

If you choose to transact with any third party, you are solely responsible for ensuring that you accept and comply with their terms of service and/or privacy policies, including, without limitation, where applicable, their privacy, shipping, billing, order cancellation, refund and/or exchange terms or policies.

PDFSmart does not warrant or endorse and takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any third party content you encounter when you Use the Services or any third party software, websites, online resources, goods and services or links thereto, as described above (collectively, "Third Party Materials"). All Third Party Materials are provided solely for your convenience. To the extent you choose to use or rely on such Third Party Materials, you are solely responsible for your own use of and reliance on such Third Party Materials and for your own compliance with applicable law.

9. THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AND EXTENSIONS

PDFSmart may advertise and recommend third-party software applications and software extensions to you for the purposes of enhancing your experience with the Software. These third-party applications and software extensions are intended to work with the Software to provide additional features and functionality. When using any third-party application or software extension(s) as identified and recommended through the Software and/or the Related Materials, or as advertised and recommended by PDFSmart, you will be bound to that third-party's own terms and conditions and legal agreements. All third-party content, software product names, company names, and software extensions displayed in the Software, and the Related Materials are for identification purposes only and may be the copyright and trademark of their respective owners. PDFSmart is in no way affiliated with nor does PDFSmart represent or endorse any of the companies, products, and/or services identified and displayed in the Software and/or the Related Materials. Under no circumstance shall PDFSmart be liable for any losses (including data or profit loss, loss of business, or loss of use), damage, or any other consequences that may arise as a result of your use of any third-party software applications and software extensions. You assume all faults, and the entire risk as to performance and responsibility for selecting, installing, and using any third-party software applications and software extensions.

10. ALWAYS ON APPLICATION

PDFSmart is a desktop application and as such is intentionally always active on your computer system. If you need to disable the Software temporarily, click the PDFSmart icon in the notification area of the Windows taskbar and then click "Exit". If you would like to remove the Software from your system please use the Windows Control Panel "Programs and Features" section to uninstall. PDFSmart makes use of the Windows Task Scheduler to start the Software on system login and provide automatic updates. If you would like to disable this functionality, open "Settings" from the Software's main menu, click "Advanced" and then click "Manage startup and updates".

For more information, please visit Uninstall page or you can contact us.

11. DEFAULT SEARCH

PDFSmart default search is powered by select search partners. A portion of advertising revenue generated from default search supports PDFSmart financially. To facilitate this, search requests may redirect through a website owned by PDFSmart or our search partners.

12. SILENT INSTALLATION

The Software's installer supports silent installation enabling the Software to be installed without user interaction.

13. ADMINISTRATOR PERMISSIONS

The Software's installer may prompt Windows User Account Control to request Administrator permissions on behalf of the Software. Administrator permissions are not required to install or use the Software. Administrator permissions may be used by the Software to enable or change secondary functionalities of the Software, including, but not limited to, the display of advertisements. If Administrator permissions are not granted to the Software's installer, installation may continue without enabling or changing secondary functionalities that require such permissions.

14. CHANGES TO TERMS

PDFSmart may make changes to these terms and conditions from time to time at its sole discretion. When these changes are made, PDFSmart will make any new terms and conditions available to you from within, or through, the Software or by other communication methods. You understand and agree that if you continue to use the Software after the date on which the Software terms and conditions have changed, such continued use of the Software shall be deemed as your acknowledgement and acceptance of the updated terms and conditions.

15. CONTACTING US

If you have any questions or comments about these Terms of Service or the Site, please contact us.