In order to register my Garmin nuvi, in addition to the Garmin terms and conditions to create a myGarmin account, I also need to agree to the Garmin communicator plug-in agreement, seen below:
LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR GARMIN SOFTWARE ==================================================== THIS PRODUCT AND SOFTWARE ARE OWNED BY GARMIN LTD. OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES ("GARMIN") AND IS PROTECTED UNDER COPYRIGHT LAWS, INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT TREATIES AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS. THIS PRODUCT AND SOFTWARE ARE LICENSED, NOT SOLD. THIS PRODUCT AND SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED UNDER THE FOLLOWING LICENSE WHICH DEFINES WHAT YOU MAY DO WITH THE PRODUCT AND SOFTWARE AND CONTAINS USAGE RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS ON WARRANTIES AND/OR REMEDIES. IMPORTANT - READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (THE "AGREEMENT") CAREFULLY BEFORE DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING, OR OTHERWISE USING THE GARMIN COMMUNICATOR SOFTWARE APPLICATION (THE "PRODUCT") OR THE USB SOFTWARE AND THE myGARMIN AGENTâ„¢ SOFTWARE (TOGETHER, THE "SOFTWARE"). BY DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING, USING, OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING THE PRODUCT AND THE SOFTWARE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, THAT YOU UNDERSTAND IT, THAT YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, PROMPTLY EXIT THIS PAGE WITHOUT DOWNLOADING AND/OR USING THE PRODUCT OR THE SOFTWARE. 1. LICENSE: Subject to the terms and limitations set forth herein, Garmin ("we" or "us") grants you a limited non-exclusive license to use the Product and the Software in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. All rights not expressly stated herein are reserved by Garmin, and Garmin disclaims any and all implied licenses. The copyright and all other rights to the Product and the Software will remain with us. You must reproduce any copyright or other notice marked on the Product and the Software on all copies you make. 2. YOU MAY: a) install and use one royalty free copy of the Product on a single computer or network for the sole purpose of enabling communication between your Garmin manufactured GPS device and a Garmin website or between your Garmin manufactured GPS device and a third-party website who has separately enabled the Garmin Communicator API to allow communication between your Garmin device and the third-party's website; and b) install and use one copy of the Software on a single computer or network for personal use of the Software in accordance with this Agreement. 3. YOU MUST NOT: a) make copies of the Product or Software except as expressly permitted in Section 2 of this Agreement; b) translate, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Product or Software; c) remove or alter any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in the Software or any other Garmin content; d) rent, lease, loan, sub-license, distribute, assign, or transfer the Product or Software; e) transmit any viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses, or any items of a destructive nature; f) use the Product or Software for any unauthorized purpose or in violation of any applicable laws or regulations; g) modify the Product or Software or merge all or any part of the Product or Software with another program; or h) use the Product to communicate to or with any devices or products other than those GPS devices manufactured and distributed by or for Garmin and/or its subsidiaries. 4. TERM: This License will continue for as long as you use the Product or the Software. However, this License will terminate automatically without notice from GARMIN if you fail to comply with any of its terms or conditions. Upon termination you must immediately cease using the Product and the Software and remove the Product and the Software from your computer. The Limitations of Warranties and Liability set out below will continue in force even after any termination. 5. LIMITATION OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY: THE PRODUCT AND SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ANY WARRANTY ARISING BY LAW, STATUTE, USAGE OF TRADE, OR COURSE OF DEALING. YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR THE USE OF THE PRODUCT AND SOFTWARE AND FOR THE USE OF ANY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITE, AND GARMIN DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS, INJURY OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM USE OF THE PRODUCT AND THE SOFTWARE AND ANY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITE, WHETHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT, AND WHETHER OR NOT GARMIN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF OR HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS, INJURY OR DAMAGE. IN NO EVENT WILL GARMIN HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY COMPENSATORY, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFIT, LOST OR DAMAGED DATA OR OTHER COMMERCIAL OR ECONOMIC LOSS, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR THEY ARE FORESEEABLE. WE ARE ALSO NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR CLAIMS BY A THIRD PARTY. GARMIN'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT OR THE SOFTWARE WILL NOT EXCEED $1.00. THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION WILL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT THE ALLEGED BREACH OR DEFAULT IS A BREACH OF A FUNDAMENTAL CONDITION OR TERM OR A FUNDAMENTAL BREACH. Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages or the limitation of duration of an implied warranty so the above limitations may not apply to you. 6. RESTRICTED RIGHTS: If this Product or Software is acquired by or for the U.S. Government, then it is provided with Restricted Rights. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of The Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7018, or subparagraphs (c)(1) and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights at 48 CFR 52.227-19, or clause 18-52.227-86(d) of the NASA Supplement to the FAR, as applicable. The contractor/manufacturer is Garmin International, Inc., 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, KS 66062, USA. 7. EXPORT CONTROLS: You agree not to export or re-export the Product or the Software to any country in violation of the export control laws of the United States of America. 8. GENERAL: This Agreement is the entire agreement between us with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding any other agreement or discussions, oral or written, and may not be changed except by a signed agreement. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Kansas, United States of America. If any provision of this License is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, such a provision will be severed from the Agreement and the other provisions will remain in full force and effect. 9. EAR: The Product or Software may contain information that is subject to the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") issued by the United States Department of Commerce (15 C.F.R., Chapter VII Subchapter C) and that may not be exported, released or disclosed to certain destinations and foreign nationals except in compliance with U.S. law. The preceding statement is required to be included on any and all reproductions in whole or in part of the Product or Software. 10. INDEMNIFICATION: You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Garmin, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, and employees, advertisers, licensors, and partners, from and against any third party claim arising from or in any way related to your use of the Product or Software, violation of this Agreement or any other actions connected with use of any content, including any liability or expense arising from all claims, losses, damages (actual and consequential), suits, judgments, litigation costs and attorneys' fees, of every kind and nature. 11. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: You acknowledge that Garmin owns all right, title and interest, including without limitation all intellectual property rights, in and to the Product and Software and that you will not acquire any right, title or interest in or to the Product or Software, except the limited license expressly set forth in this Agreement. 12. COLLECTION, USE AND SHARING OF YOUR INFORMATION: When you download and install the Product and the Software, if applicable to your Garmin device you will upload to Garmin from your device certain historical information that is stored on your device, including track logs (a track log consists of a list of spatial points and the times your device was at given spatial points), and information related to advertisements included with certain applications on your device, such as which advertisements were viewed on your device, how often they were clicked and how often certain actions such as saving a coupon or calling or routing to a location corresponding to an advertisement were performed. You should review our Privacy Statement, which can be found at www.garmin.com/product/privacy, for more information regarding the ways in which we collect, use and share this information. BY DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING THE PRODUCT AND THE SOFTWARE, YOU CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, USE AND SHARING OF THIS INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH AND OUR PRIVACY STATEMENT.


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13 December 2009

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