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Advanced Network Devices Legal Notice

USE – APPLICATION: Advanced Network Devices (“ANetD”) products are not intended or tested for any particular application, including, but not limited to, life safety or any other application where bodily harm, death, or monetary or other damage, including loss of business, may result from improper use, malfunction, or defect. Use of ANetD products for any purpose is solely the customer’s responsibility, who must test for the application they serve, ensure proper usage, and employ redundant or other appropriate mechanisms, if needed, to ensure use for their particular purpose. 

USE OF ADVANCED NETWORK DEVICES PRODUCTS IS THE CUSTOMER’S RESPONSIBILITY. Also, ANetD is not liable for any interactions or usage with any 3rd party software that a customer or end-user may use to communicate or interface with ANetD devices, and ANetD makes no warranties or representations that any 3rd party software works with ANetD devices. ANetD may make available firmware upgrades, as it sees fit. However, ANetD is not obligated to do so. Third-party software providers that are approved to be used with ANetD devices are listed on the ANetD website www.anetd.com (“Approved”). It is only these Approved providers that ANetD focuses on when making firmware testing and modifications. ANY FIRMWARE UPDATES APPLIED TO AN ANETD DEVICE THAT USES A THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE COMPANY OR VENDOR WHO IS NON-APPROVED MAY RENDER THE ANETD DEVICE INOPERABLE WITH THAT SOFTWARE OR OTHERWISE  IMPACT ITS FUNCTIONALITY.  ANY FIRMWARE UPDATE TO AN ANETD DEVICE USING UN-APPROVED THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

USE – COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW: End users and purchasers of Advanced Network Devices products and services have the sole responsibility of use of them, and assume all legal responsibility associated with such use. For example, there may be legal responsibilities and restrictions associated with the use of microphones, video recording, or playing/listening to audio. There may also be legal responsibilities in communicating with or broadcasting to the public or people, including in emergency situations. The end user assumes all responsibility for using ANetD devices, including ensuring that the use of ANetD devices is done in accordance with all applicable laws and other requirements. The end user agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless, Advanced Network Devices, and its subsidiaries, parents, officers, directors, employees, agents, successors, and assigns, from and against any claim demand, proceeding, damage, cost, charge, and expenses, whatsoever, relating to the end users use of any ANetD device or service.  USE OF ANETD DEVICES AND/OR SERVICES IS SOLELY THE END-USER’S RESPONSIBILITY. 

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: Advanced Network Devices is not liable for any damages that may arise from the use of the ANetD device, in any way, whether known or unknown to ANetD. AND MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS THAT THIS PRODUCT IS BUG-FREE, NOR DEEMED SUITABLE FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NOR WARRANTED IN ANY FASHION BEYOND ADVANCED NETWORK DEVICES STANDARD PRODUCT WARRANTY ACCOMPANIED WITH THE PRODUCT OR LISTED ON ITS WEBSITE. ADVANCED NETWORK DEVICE’S ENTIRE LIABILITY FOR USE OF THE PRODUCT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PRODUCT.

OPEN SOURCE STATEMENT: Certain software components included in Advanced Network Devices products and services may be subject to the GNU General Public License (GPL) and Lesser GNU General Public License (LGPL) “open source” or “free software” licenses, or other licenses. Some of this Open Source Software may be owned by third parties. Such Open Source Software is not subject to the terms and conditions of the Advanced Network Devices COPYRIGHT NOTICE or software licenses. The end-user’s right to copy, modify, change, and/or distribute any Open Source Software included with ANetD products and services is determined by the terms of the GPL, LGPL, or third party, according to who licenses that software. CONTACT ADVANCED NETWORK DEVICES IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE OR CLARIFICATION.

Software, firmware, or the API developed by Advanced Network Devices that are unrelated to GPL/LGPL Open Source Software is copyrighted by Advanced Network Devices, all rights reserved, and is subject to the terms and conditions of Advanced Network Devices licenses, and may not be copied, modified, reverse-engineered, or otherwise altered, in any way, without explicit written permission from Advanced Network Devices.