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Terms of Use 

Veritas Technologies LLC ("Veritas") makes information and products available on this web site, subject to the following terms and conditions. By accessing this site, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.  Veritas reserves the right to change these terms and conditions, and the products, services, prices, and programs mentioned in this site at any time, at its sole discretion, without notice.  Veritas reserves the right to seek all remedies available by law and in equity for any violation of these terms and conditions.  Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Copyright

The information on this web site is protected by copyright.  Except as specifically permitted, no portion of this web site may be distributed or reproduced by any means, or in any form, without Veritas's prior written permission.  For more information about obtaining permission, please click here.

Copyright notice

© 2023 Veritas Technologies LLC, 2625 Augustine Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA. All rights reserved.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Veritas respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects others to do the same. It is Veritas’s policy to respond to notices of alleged infringement which may include, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, disabling a user’s ability to transmit and/or store material claimed to be the subject of infringing activity and/or terminating such user’s ability to use the application at all. To learn more about Veritas’s DMCA policy, please click here.

Patents

For a partial listing of Veritas patents and periodically updated patent marking information, please click here.

Trademarks

Veritas, the Veritas Logo, NetBackup, Backup Exec, APTARE, Enterprise Vault, InfoScale, Velocity, Veritas Vision, Veritas Storage Foundation and others are trademarks or registered trademarks of Veritas Technologies LLC or its affiliates in the US and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. For a partial listing of frequently used Veritas trademarks, please click here.

Use of Software

The software and accompanying documentation available to download from this site are the copyrighted work of Veritas.  Use of the software is governed by the terms of the end user license agreement, which accompanies such software.  If no license accompanies the download, the terms of the license which accompanied the original product being updated will govern. You will not be able to use, download or install any software unless you agree to the terms of such end user license agreement.

Use of Website Information

Except as otherwise indicated on this site, you may view, print, copy or distribute documents on this site subject to the following terms and conditions:

  1. The document may be used solely for information, personal, non-commercial purposes; any copy of the document or portion thereof must include all copyright and proprietary notices in the same form and manner as on the original; the document may not be modified in any way; and Veritas reserves the right to revoke such authorization at any time, and any such use shall be discontinued immediately upon notice from Veritas.
  2. The documents specified above do not include the layout or design of this website.Elements of this site are protected by trade dress or other laws and may not be imitated or reproduced in whole or in part.
  3. The documents specified above do not include the logos, graphics, sounds, videos or images on this website, which may be reproduced or distributed only when expressly permitted by Veritas.

Warranties and Disclaimers; Liability Limitations

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND VERITAS, ALL INFORMATION AND SOFTWARE ON THIS WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

VERITAS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE INFORMATION OR SOFTWARE OR OTHER DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE REFERENCED BY OR LINKED TO THIS WEB SITE.

IN NO EVENT SHALL VERITAS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM: (1) RELIANCE ON THE MATERIALS PRESENTED, (2) COSTS OF REPLACEMENT GOODS, (3) LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, (4) DELAYS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTIONS, (5) AND ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF INFORMATION) WHETHER OR NOT VERITAS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

THIS WEB SITE COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER INACCURACIES. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY MADE TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. HOWEVER, VERITAS MAKES NO COMMITMENT TO UPDATE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE.

Products and Services Availability

This website can be accessed from countries around the world and may contain references to Veritas services, programs or products that have not been announced in your country.These references do not imply that Veritas intends to announce such services, programs or products in your country.

Submissions

With the exception of credit card numbers for the purchase of products and services, Veritas does not want to receive confidential or proprietary information through its web site.

Any information sent to Veritas, with the exception of credit card numbers, will be deemed NOT CONFIDENTIAL. You grant Veritas an unrestricted, irrevocable license to display, use, modify, perform, reproduce, transmit and distribute any information you send Veritas, for any and all commercial and non-commercial purposes.

You also agree that Veritas is free to use any ideas, concepts or techniques that you send Veritas for any purpose including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products that incorporate such ideas, concepts or techniques.

Veritas may, but is not obligated to, review or monitor areas on its site where users may transmit or post communications, including bulletin boards, chat rooms, blogs and user forums. Veritas is not responsible for the accuracy of any information, data, opinions, advice or statements transmitted or posted on bulletin boards, chat rooms, blogs and user forums.

You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this web site any libelous, obscene, defamatory, pornographic or other materials that would violate any laws. However, if such communications do occur, Veritas will have no liability related to the content of any such communications.

Please refer to Ask Veritas Terms and Conditions for further information on Veritas's policies regarding the use of public forums and the submission of information through Veritas's web site.

Linking to Veritas' website

Veritas permits anyone to link to Veritas's web site subject to the linker's compliance with the following terms and conditions:

A site that links to Veritas's web site:

  1. May link to, but not replicate, content contained in the Veritas site;
  2. Must not create a frame or border environment or browser around content contained in the Veritas site;
  3. Must not present misleading or false information about Veritas' services or products;
  4. Must not misrepresent Veritas' relationship with the linker;
  5. Must not imply that Veritas is endorsing or sponsoring the linker or the linker's services or products;
  6. Must not use Veritas' logos or trade dress without prior written permission from Veritas;
  7. Must not contain content that could be construed, at Veritas' sole discretion, as obscene, libellous, defamatory, pornographic or inappropriate for all ages;
  8. Must not contain materials that would violate any laws;
  9. Must agree that the link may be removed at any time upon Veritas' request pursuant to Veritas' reserved rights to rescind its consent to allow the link.

Third-party web sites

The Veritas site provides links to third-party websites which are not under the control of Veritas.Veritas makes no representations about third-party websites.When you access a non-Veritas website, you do so at your own risk.Veritas is not responsible for the reliability of any data, opinions, advice or statements made on third-party sites.Veritas provides these links merely as a convenience.The inclusion of such links does not imply that Veritas endorses, recommends or accepts any responsibility for the content of such sites.

Third-party products and services

The Veritas website contains mention of third-party products and services for information purposes only.Veritas makes no recommendations or endorsements about third-party products and services.References to third-party services and products are provided by Veritas "as is", without warranty of any kind, either express or implied.

Compliance with Laws

Governing law and jurisdiction

You agree that all matters relating to your access to, or use of, this web site shall be governed by the laws of the state of California. You agree and hereby submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County in California and the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, with respect to such matters. Any purchases made through any of Veritas’s online stores will be governed by the End User License/Services Agreement and Terms of Sale applicable to that purchase.

Veritas makes no representation that information on this web site are appropriate or available for use in all countries, and prohibits accessing materials from territories where contents are illegal. Those who access this site do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws.

Export control laws

Veritas Products (Software, Hardware and Technology) and Services (collectively, “Veritas Solutions”) are subject to U.S. (including, but not limited to, the U.S. Department of Commerce Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) and the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) regulations), European Union, Singapore and other government export controls and sanctions regimes, and to the import regulations of applicable jurisdictions.  Diversion contrary to U.S. or other applicable law of Veritas Solutions is prohibited. You agree to comply with all such applicable export controls and economic sanctions laws and regulations. 

You are prohibited from exporting or re-exporting Veritas Solutions: (i) to any embargoed or sanctioned country or region, including Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria and the Crimea Region of Ukraine; (ii) to any party listed on the U.S. Commerce and Treasury Departments lists (e.g. Denied Persons List, Specially Designated Nationals) or other such lists published by the U.S., the European Union and applicable jurisdictions; (iii) to any country to which such export or re-export is restricted or prohibited, or to which an export license or other governmental approval is required, without first obtaining such licence or approval; (iv) to any military entity or to any other entity for any military purpose, nor for use in connection with chemical, biological or nuclear weapons or missiles capable of delivering such weapons, without first obtaining any required export licence or other governmental approval; or (v) otherwise in violation of any export or import restrictions, laws or regulations of U.S. or other applicable jurisdictions. 

For physical products, you shall serve as Importer of Record for customs purposes in applicable jurisdictions and, in certain cases, Exporter of Record.  You shall be responsible for paying all customs duties, import fees and other applicable charges upon importation of Veritas Solutions. 

By downloading, purchasing or using any Veritas Products from this site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this notice and agree to comply with all applicable export and import control laws and regulations.You further represent that you are not under the control of, located in, or a resident or national of any prohibited country, and are not a prohibited person or entity.This notice is not intended to be a comprehensive summary of the export and import laws and regulations that govern Veritas Products.You are responsible to consult with a legal advisor to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

More information can be found at: https://www.veritas.com/company/legal/export-compliance

United States Government Rights

All Veritas products and publications are commercial in nature. The software, publications and software documentation available on this web site are "Commercial Items", as that term is defined in 48 C.F.R.§2.101, consisting of "Commercial Computer Software" and "Commercial Computer Software Documentation", as such terms are defined in 48 C.F.R. §252.227-7014(a)(5) and 48 C.F.R. §252.227-7014(a)(1), and used in 48 C.F.R. §12.212 and 48 C.F.R. §227.7202, as applicable. Pursuant to 48 C.F.R. §12.212, 48 C.F.R.§252.227-7015, 48 C.F.R. §227.7202 through 227.7202-4, 48 C.F.R. §52.227-19, and other relevant sections of the Code of Federal Regulations, as applicable, Veritas's publications, commercial computer software, and commercial computer software documentation are distributed and licensed to United States Government end users with only those rights as granted to all other end users, according to the terms and conditions contained in the license agreements that accompany the products and software documentation, and the terms and conditions herein.