Eaton 93PM-L Series, Installation And Operation Manual

EATON 

END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

IMPORTANT, READ CAREFULLY. THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (THE 

“AGREEMENT”) IS A BINDING CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU, THE END-USER (THE 

“LICENSEE”) AND EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, IRELAND, OR ONE OF ITS 

AFFILIATES (“EATON” OR “LICENSOR”). BY OPERATING THIS UNINTERRUPTIBLE 

POWER SUPPLY (UPS) PRODUCT INCLUDING SOFTWARE EMBEDDED IN IT 

(FIRMWARE), YOU, THE LICENSEE, ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS, 

CONDITIONS, AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. READ THE TERMS AND 

CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE, INSTALLING OR OPERATING 

THE PRODUCT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, 

PROMPTLY RETURN THE UNUSED PRODUCT TO EATON.

1.0 DEFINITIONS

1.1 Documentation. 

 “

Documentation

” means the user guides and manuals for the installation 

and use of the UPS, whether made available over the internet, provided in CD-ROM, DVD, 

hard copy or other form.

1.2 Firmware. 

 “

Firmware

” means software programs that are embedded in the product for 

which Licensee is granted a license hereunder, the Documentation therefore and, to the extent 

available, Updates thereto. The Firmware is licensed hereunder in object code (machine-

readable) form only except that certain software programs may include limited portions in 

source code (human-readable) form. 

1.3 Update. 

 “

Update

” means a subsequent release of the Firmware, if and when developed by 

Eaton. An Update does not include any release, new version, option, or future product, which 

Eaton licenses separately.

2.0 FIRMWARE LICENSE

2.1 Ownership. 

 Eaton or its third party licensors retains all title, copyright and other proprietary 

rights in, and ownership of the Firmware regardless of the media upon which the original or any 

copy may be recorded or fixed. 

2.2 License Grant.

 Eaton grants to Licensee a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-assignable 

license to use the Firmware in conjunction with the operation of the product to which the Firmware 

pertains or other products as described by Eaton in the Documentation. Licensee does not 

acquire any rights, express or implied, other than those expressly granted in this Agreement.

2.3 Restrictions and Requirements. 

 Licensee will not, nor will it permit others to, modify, 

adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Firmware or any component 

thereof (including the Documentation), or create derivative works based on the Firmware 

(including the Documentation), except to the extent such foregoing restriction is prohibited by 

applicable law or applicable open source license to, and only to, any open source software 

component that is incorporated into the Firmware (if any). Copyright laws and international 

treaties protect the Firmware, including the Documentation. Unauthorized copying of the 

Firmware, the Documentation or any part thereof, is expressly prohibited. For avoidance of 

doubt, Eaton does not grant Licensee a license to any of Eaton’s brands, logos, designs, trade 

dress, service marks, trademarks, domain names or trade names, in whole or in part.

Licensee agrees to install or allow installation of all corrections of substantial defects, security 

patches,  minor  bug  fixes  and  updates,  including  any  enhancements,  for  the  Firmware  in 

accordance with the instructions and as directed by Eaton.

2.4 Transfer and Assignment Restrictions.

  Licensee will not sell, resell, assign, lease, 

sublicense, encumber, or otherwise transfer its interest in this Agreement or in the Firmware, 

or the Documentation in whole or in part, or allow any other person or entity, including any 

parent or subsidiary of Licensee or other subsidiary of Licensee’s parent, to copy, distribute, 

or otherwise transfer the Firmware without the prior written consent of Eaton. Licensee may 

transfer the Firmware directly to a third party only in connection with the sale of the Eaton 

product in which it is installed. 

3.0 TERMINATION 

3.1 Termination. 

 This Agreement and the license granted hereunder automatically terminates 

if Licensee breaches any provision of this Agreement. Eaton may terminate this license at any 

time with or without cause. 

3.2 Effect of Termination.

  Immediately upon termination of this Agreement or the license 

granted hereunder, Licensee will cease using the product. The parties’ rights and obligations 

under the following sections of this Agreement will survive termination of this Agreement: Article 

1.0, Section 2.1, Section 2.3, Section 2.4, Article 3.0, Article 4.0 and Article 5.0.

4.0 INFRINGEMENT AND WARRANTIES

4.1 Infringement.

  If Licensee learns of a threat, demand, allegation, or indication that the 

UPS with its firmware infringes or misappropriates any third party intellectual property rights 

(including but not limited to any patent, copyright, trademark, trade dress, or trade secret) 

(“Intellectual Property Claim”), Licensee will notify Eaton promptly of such claim. Eaton may, in 

its sole discretion, elect to assume sole control of the defense and settlement of said Intellectual 

Property Claim and Licensee will provide reasonable information and assistance to Eaton for 

the defense of such claim. 

4.2 Disclaimer of Warranties. 

THE FIRMWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT 

WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, . EATON DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FIRMWARE 

WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR SECURE FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS. THE LICENSEE 

EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE 

LAW, THE USE OF THE PRODUCT IS AT LICENSEE’S SOLE RISK.

5.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

5.1 Update Policy.  

Eaton may from time to time, but has no obligation to, create Updates of 

the Firmware or components thereof.

5.2 Limitation on Liability. 

 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT 

TO THE CONTRARY, LICENSEE EXPRESSLY UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT 

EATON, ITS AFFILIATES, AND ITS LICENSORS, WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR: (A) ANY 

DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY 

DAMAGES WHICH MAY BE INCURRED BY LICENSEE OR ANY THIRD PARTY, 

HOWEVER CAUSED AND UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY. THIS WILL INCLUDE, 

BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, ANY LOSS OF PROFIT (WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR 

INDIRECTLY), ANY LOSS OF GOODWILL OR BUSINESS REPUTATION, ANY LOSS OF 

DATA SUFFERED, COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, 

OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSS; (B) ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE WHICH MAY BE INCURRED 

BY LICENSEE OR ANY THIRD PARTY. THESE LIMITATIONS ON EATON’S LIABILITY WILL 

APPLY WHETHER OR NOT EATON HAS BEEN ADVISED OF OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN 

AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH LOSSES ARISING. 

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF EATON, ITS AFFILIATES, 

AND ITS LICENSORS, FOR ANY CLAIMS UNDER THESE TERMS, INCLUDING FOR ANY 

IMPLIED WARRANTIES, IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID FOR THE UPS.

THIS SECTION 5.2 STATES EATON’S ENTIRE LIABILITY AND LICENSEE’S SOLE AND 

EXCLUSIVE REMEDY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, AND IS SUBJECT TO ALL LIMITATIONS 

STATED IN SECTION 4.2.

5.3 Notices.  

All notices required to be sent hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed to 

have been given when mailed by first class mail to the address shown below:

LICENSE NOTICES:

Eaton Intelligent Power Limited

Eaton House, 

30 Pembroke Road, 

Dublin 4, 

D04 Y0C2, 

 Ireland

5.4 Severability. 

 If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the 

remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force.

5.5 Waiver.

  The waiver by either party of any default or breach of this Agreement will not 

constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent default or breach. Failure to enforce or delay in 

enforcing any provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of any rights under any 

provisions of this Agreement. 

5.6 Entire Agreement.

  This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the 

parties and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements or representations, written 

or oral, concerning the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified 

or amended except in a writing specifically referencing this Agreement and signed by a duly 

authorized representative of each party. No other act, document, usage or custom will be 

deemed to amend or modify this Agreement. The Firmware, or portions thereof, may also 

be subject to additional paper or electronic license agreements. In such cases, the terms of 

this Agreement will be supplemental to those in the additional agreements, to the extent not 

inconsistent with the additional agreements. If a copy of this Agreement in a language other 

than English is included with the Firmware or Documentation, it is included for convenience and 

the English language version of this Agreement will control. 

5.7 Heirs, Successors, and Assigns.

  Each and all of the covenants, terms, provisions 

and agreements herein contained will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties 

hereto and, to the extent expressly permitted by this Agreement, their respective heirs, legal 

representatives, successors and assigns.

5.8 Export Restrictions. 

 Licensee agrees to comply fully with all relevant export laws and 

regulations of the United States and all other countries in the world (the “Export Laws”) to 

assure that neither the Firmware nor any direct product thereof are (I) exported, directly or 

indirectly, in violation of Export Laws; or (ii) are intended to be used for any purposes prohibited 

by the Export Laws. Without limiting the foregoing, Licensee will not export or re-export the 

Firmware: (i) to any country to which the U.S. has embargoed or restricted the export of 

goods or services (see http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/

Programs.aspx), or to any national of any such country, wherever located, who intends to 

transmit or transport the Firmware back to such country; (ii) to any end user who Licensee 

knows or has reason to know will utilize the Firmware in the design, development or production 

of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons; or (iii) to any end-user who has been prohibited 

from participating in U.S. export transactions by any federal agency of the U.S. government.

5.9 U.S. Government Restricted Rights. 

 The Firmware is a “commercial item” as that term 

is defined at 48 C.F.R. § 2.101, consisting of “commercial computer software” and “commercial 

computer  software  documentation”,  as  such  terms  are  used  in  48  C.F.R.  §  12.212,  and  is 

provided to the U.S. Government only as a commercial end item. Consistent with 48 C.F.R. 

§ 12.212 and 48 C.F.R. §§ 227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, all U.S. Government End Users 

acquire the Firmware with only those rights set forth herein. Contractor/manufacturer is Eaton 

Corporation, 1000 Eaton Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44122.

5.10 Third Party Intellectual Property Rights. 

 The Firmware may contain components 

(including open source software components) that are owned by third parties (“Third Party 

Licensors”) and are provided with, incorporated into, or embedded in, the Firmware pursuant to 

license arrangements between Eaton and such third parties. Third Party Licensor components 

in the Firmware are not licensed or warranted under the terms of this document, but are instead 

subject to the Third Party Licensors’ license agreements. Licensee will not modify, delete, or 

obfuscate any copyright or other proprietary rights notices of Third Party Licensors contained 

in the Firmware. 

5.11 Indemnity.

  Licensee  shall  defend,  indemnify  and  hold  Eaton  and  its  officers,  directors, 

employees, and agents harmless from and against all losses, damages, liabilities, claims, 

actions, and associated costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) 

by reason of injury or death to any person or damage to any tangible or intangible property arising 

or resulting from the negligence or willful misconduct of the Licensee, its employees, contractors, 

or agents, in connection with Licensee’s use of Firmware and Documentation.

Licensee  shall  be  responsible  for  any  breach  of  this  Agreement  by  its  officers,  directors, 

employees, contractors, or agents. Licensee shall defend, indemnify, and hold Eaton and 

its officers, directors, employees, and agents harmless from and against any and all losses, 

damages, liabilities, claims, actions, and associated costs and expenses (including reasonable 

attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising out of or in connection with any breach of this Agreement.

5.12 Open Source Software. 

 The Firmware may contain certain components owned by 

Eaton that are provided with, incorporated into, linked to, or embedded in the Firmware that are 

subject to third party open source licenses (“Eaton Open Source Components”). Eaton Open 

Source Components are subject to the open source licenses corresponding to the particular 

software component. To the extent there are any conflicts between the terms of this Agreement 

and any open source license corresponding to Eaton Open Source Components or additional 

obligations by such open sources license that are not set forth in this Agreement, the terms of 

the open source license will control.

5.13  Confidentiality.

    Licensee  acknowledges  that  confidential  aspects  of  the  Firmware 

(including any proprietary source code) are a trade secret of Eaton, the disclosure of which 

would cause substantial harm to Eaton that could not be remedied by the payment of damages 

alone and such confidential aspects of the Firmware shall not be disclosed to third parties 

without the prior written consent of Eaton. Accordingly, Eaton will be entitled to preliminary and 

permanent injunctive and other equitable relief for any breach of this Section 5.13.

5.14 Note on JAVA Support.  

The Firmware may contain support for programs written in JAVA. 

JAVA technology is not fault tolerant and is not designed, manufactured, or intended for use or 

resale as online control equipment in hazardous environments requiring fail-safe performance, 

such as in the operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation or communications systems, air 

traffic control, direct life support machines, or weapons systems, in which the failure of JAVA 

technology could lead directly to death, personal injury, or severe physical or environmental 

damage. EATON DISCLAIMS ALL DAMAGES INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT AND 

CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RELATING TO THE FAILURE OF ANY SOFTWARE 

INCLUDING JAVA PROGRAMS AND/OR JAVA TECHNOLOGY.

5.15 Governing Law. 

 This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced in accordance with the 

laws of Ireland, without regard to choice of law principles. Any claim or suit with respect to this 

Agreement shall be brought in the Courts of Ireland, unless mandatory law imposes otherwise.

Eaton EULA 

  P-110000654-001 Revised: December 21st, 2018