Short Time-series Expression Miner (STEM)
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(i) the actual copy of all or any portion of code for program routines made accessible to Licensee by 
Licensor pursuant to this Agreement, inclusive of backups, updates, and/or merged copies permitted 
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instructions, user interfaces and screen formats and sequences as well as any and all documentation 
and instructions related to it, and (ii) all or any derivatives and/or modifications created or made by 
You to any of the items specified in (i).

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and/or feedback you might provide regarding the Software, but to the extent Licensor does so, you 
are not entitled to any compensation related thereto.

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of the Software licensed to You under this Agreement.  You may only use such derivatives and 
modifications for your own noncommercial internal research purposes, and you may not otherwise 
use, distribute or copy such derivatives and modifications in violation of this Agreement.  You must 
provide to Licensor one copy of all such derivatives and modifications in a recognized electronic format 
by way of electronic mail sent to jernst@cs.cmu.edu within thirty (30) days of the publication date of 
any publication that relates to any such derivatives or modifications.  You understand that Licensor is 
not obligated to distribute or otherwise make available any derivatives or modifications provided by 
You.

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for internal noncommercial use at a single site within its organization provided that all information 
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use the name or mark "Short Time-series Expression Miner (STEM)," "Carnegie Mellon" or any 
renditions thereof without the prior written permission of Licensor.

You may not sell, rent, lease, sublicense, lend, time-share or transfer, in whole or in part, or provide 
third parties access to prior or present versions (or any parts thereof) of the Software.

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hereby agree that all provisions which operate to protect the proprietary rights of Licensor shall remain 
in force should breach occur and that the obligation of confidentiality described in this Agreement is 
binding in perpetuity and, as such, survives the term of the Agreement.

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KIND INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A 
PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE OR OF NON-INFRINGEMENT.  LICENSEE BEARS ALL RISK RELATING TO 
QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE AND RELATED MATERIALS.

SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE: No Software support or training by the Licensor is provided as part of 
this Agreement.  

EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: To the maximum extent permitted under 
applicable law, Licensor shall not be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential 
damages or lost profits related to Licensee's use of and/or inability to use the Software, even if 
Licensor is advised of the possibility of such damage.

EXPORT REGULATION: Licensee agrees to comply with any and all applicable U.S. export control laws, 
regulations, and/or other laws related to embargoes and sanction programs administered by the 
Office of Foreign Assets Control.

SEVERABILITY: If any provision(s) of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable 
by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the 
remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

NO IMPLIED WAIVERS: No failure or delay by Licensor in enforcing any right or remedy under this 
Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of any future or other exercise of such right or remedy by 
Licensor.

GOVERNING LAW: This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without reference to conflict of laws principles.  The parties hereby 
consent to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of this County and waive their rights to venue 
outside of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENTS: This Agreement constitutes the sole and entire agreement 
of the parties as to the matter set forth herein and supersedes any previous agreements, 
understandings, and arrangements between the parties relating hereto.
