In exchange for granting me the right to possess, install and use a copy of SAS, (“SAS”) software (“Software”) on my ECU computer, laptop or personal computer (“Hardware”), I agree that:
- The Software is the copyrighted property of SAS Institute, Inc. (“SAS”). Neither I nor ECU owns the Software or any copies thereof which are being provided to me.
- ECU licenses the Software from SAS and annually pays license fees for a limited number of copies in accordance with ECU’s license agreement with SAS. I will not copy the Software and will not permit access to the Software by others.
- Source code underlying the object code provided with the Software is trade secret of SAS and its licensors which I am not authorized to access. I will not reverse assemble, reverse engineer or decompile the Software or otherwise attempt to access such source code.
- I will use the Software within the United States according to my authorized use for the following purposes only and understand that any commercial or profit-making use or any other use of the Software is strictly prohibited:
- Teaching and Research, which includes classroom instruction and coursework directly related to my post-secondary degree requirements, including the formulation of theses and dissertations, and noncommercial research activities, or
- Administration, which is limited to the activities associated with my operations as an academic institution
- When I am no longer a faculty member, staff member or registered student of ECU, or when requested to do so by SAS or ECU, I will return the Software to the appropriate ECU official and delete any images of the Software installed on my Hardware.
- If I violate any of the above terms, ECU has the right to take disciplinary action against me and SAS has the right to take legal action against me.