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Name : RDL < a style = " color: steelblue " href = " https://svn.cacert.org/CAcert/Policies/ControlledDocumentList.html " > COD14 </ a >< br />
Status : DRAFT < a style = " color: steelblue " href = " https://wiki.cacert.org/PolicyDecisions#p20100710 " > p20100710 </ a > < br />
Editor : Mark Lipscombe < br />
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< h1 > Root Distribution License </ h1 >
< h2 id = " s1 " > 1. Terms </ h2 >
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" CAcert Inc " means CAcert Incorporated , a non - profit association incorporated in New South Wales , Australia .< br />
" CAcert Community Agreement " means the agreement entered into by each person wishing to RELY . < br />
" Member " means a natural or legal person who has agreed to the CAcert Community Agreement .< br />
" Certificate " means any certificate or like device to which CAcert Inc ' s digital signature has been affixed .< br />
" CAcert Root Certificates " means any certificate issued by CAcert Inc to itself for the purposes of signing further CAcert Roots or for signing certificates of Members .< br />
" RELY " means the human act in taking on a risk or liability on the basis of the claim ( s ) bound within a certificate issued by CAcert .< br />
" Embedded " means a certificate that is contained within a software application or hardware system , when and only when , that software application or system is distributed in binary form only .< br />
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< h2 id = " s2 " > 2. Copyright </ h2 >
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CAcert Root Certificates are Copyright CAcert Incorporated . All rights reserved .
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< h2 id = " s3 " > 3. License </ h2 >
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You may copy and distribute CAcert Root Certificates only in accordance with this license .
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CAcert Inc grants you a free , non - exclusive license to copy and distribute CAcert Root Certificates in any medium , with or without modification , provided that the following conditions are met :
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Redistributions of Embedded CAcert Root Certificates must take reasonable steps to inform the recipient of the disclaimer in section 4 or reproduce this license and copyright notice in full in the documentation provided with the distribution .
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Redistributions in all other forms must reproduce this license and copyright notice in full .
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< h2 id = " s4 " > 4. Disclaimer </ h2 >
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THE CACERT ROOT CERTIFICATES ARE PROVIDED " AS IS " AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES , INCLUDING , BUT NOT LIMITED TO , THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW . IN NO EVENT SHALL CACERT INC , ITS MEMBERS , AGENTS , SUBSIDIARIES OR RELATED PARTIES BE LIABLE TO THE LICENSEE OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT , INDIRECT , INCIDENTAL , SPECIAL , EXEMPLARY , OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ( INCLUDING , BUT NOT LIMITED TO , PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES ; LOSS OF USE , DATA , OR PROFITS ; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION ) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY , WHETHER IN CONTRACT , STRICT LIABILITY , OR TORT ( INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THESE CERTIFICATES , EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE . IN ANY EVENT , CACERT ' S LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED $ 1 , 000.00 AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS .
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THIS LICENSE SPECIFICALLY DOES NOT PERMIT YOU TO RELY UPON ANY CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY CACERT INC . IF YOU WISH TO RELY ON CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY CACERT INC , YOU MUST ENTER INTO A SEPARATE AGREEMENT WITH CACERT INC .
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< h2 id = " s5 " > 5. Statutory Rights </ h2 >
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Nothing in this license affects any statutory rights that cannot be waived or limited by contract . In the event that any provision of this license is held to be invalid or unenforceable , the remaining provisions of this license remain in full force and effect .
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< h2 > Alternatives </ h2 >
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If you find the terms of the above
Root Distribution License
difficult or inadequate for your purposes , you may wish to :
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Enter into the CAcert Community Agreement by
< a href = " https://www.cacert.org/index.php?id=1 " >
registering as a Member </ a >.
This is free .
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Delete CAcert Root Certificates from your software .
Your software documentation should give
directions and assistance for this .
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These alternatives are outside the above
Root Distribution License
and do not incorporate .
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