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Terms & Conditions
The following general terms and conditions pertain to UTools software license agreements negotiated by the University of Minnesota and our practices related to software not included in these agreements. Additional terms and conditions apply to some items as listed on the individual pages for these items in our licensed software catalog; see All Software.
Software Included in License Agreements
The following pertain to UTools software license agreements:
- Unless otherwise stated in the software description, each software agreement is for single computer installation only.
- Purchasing one software license does not authorize the purchaser to make multiple copies of the software. Installing software on more machines than you have software licenses for is in violation of the copyright law.
- The lessee (usually a department of the University of Minnesota) signs a yearly software agreement for their specific number of requested software selections. Many of these software selections are available at discounted prices. In return for lower prices, some additional restrictions and/or requirements may apply.
- In general, University of Minnesota departments, current faculty and staff, and in some cases, students are eligible to participate in annual software agreements. See individual software pages for details and restrictions.
Software Not Included in License Agreements
If you are unable to find certain software titles in the current University of Minnesota software license list, or if you would rather purchase the software instead of "leasing" it through a software agreement, you may choose from the following options:
- UMart offers discounted purchase options for software and other technology-related items. Vendors coordinate volume purchase agreements and offer special discounts available only to current University of Minnesota students, faculty, staff, and departments.
- You may also send an e-mail to the OIT Software License Team requesting we research a software title. Include as many details as you can (e.g., software name, manufacturer, software description). When there are several requests for a certain type of software, we research vendor and site license options and send to collegiate unit representatives information about the software and possible system-wide license costs to determine if it makes sense for OIT to offer a University-wide license.
Return Policy
The University of Minnesota follows software return industry standards. There is no return option for software download purchases. For software media purchases, software cannot be returned if the software package has been opened, and unopened software will only be accepted for return within 90 days of purchase.
