
Virtual Audio Cable Software Product License Agreement

All exclusive rights to this Software Product remains the property of the
Author, Eugene V. Muzychenko. Use of this software is allowed only upon
agreement of this license. The Author (here in after refereed to as the
Licensor) grants you (here in after refereed as the Licensee) a
non-exclusive license to use this software in accordance with the terms of
this agreement.



1. Conclusion and termination of this Agreement

- The Licensee is deemed to have concluded this agreement when the
Licensee copies part or the whole of this software, or when the
Licensee starts to use the program included in this software. Here, use
of the program refers to executing the program executable files on a PC.


- This agreement may be terminated by the Licensee at any time.

- All instances of this software shall be erased upon termination of this
agreement.



2. Rights and obligations

- Feature-limited FREEWARE (lite) version of this software can be used only
in a private home environment that is not associated with income
generation.

- TRIAL version of this software can be used anywhere to evaluate product
functionality. Explicit commercial usage is prohibited.

- FULL version acquired under the HOME license can be used only in a
private home environment that is not associated with income generation.

- FULL version acquired under the BUSINESS license is permitted for any
kind of commercial usage.

- Each copy of the FULL version can be distributed only together with its
lawfully obtained license.

- Audio Repeater application included in the distribution package, can be
used freely, even without installing entire VAC Product.

- The Licensee is permitted to distribute FREEWARE (lite) or TRIAL versions
of this software in accordance with the following terms:

(1) The Licensee cannot modify content and structure of this software.
However, the Licensee may compress/archive this software if it can be
unpacked using commonly used methods.

(2) The Licensee cannot profit from provision of this software to third
parties. However, TRIAL version of this software can be freely distributed
together with another product, including commercial ones.

- For the FULL version, a lawfully obtained software copy can be used in
accordance with the following terms:

(1) one HOME license covers product installations and running instances on
all computers inside the same home;

(2) one BUSINESS license covers a single running instance, either on a real
or virtual machine. Thus, number of instances running at the same time must
not exceed number of licenses acquired.

The "running instance" means VAC driver that transfers audio streams
through Virtual Cables. If there are no active streams (Virtual Cable
devices are not used), there are no running instances in the system.

The licensing model does not count the number of Virtual Cables created by
VAC instance. Only the number of instances does matter.

Copies of FULL version distribution package can be made for backup purposes
only.


License transfer rights:

- The owner of a lawfully purchased license(s) to the FULL version is
permitted to transfer (not to replicate) it (them) to a third party
(parties). In such case, the third party becomes a new Licensee, and must
accept this Agreement.

- Every license or a license pack (a volume) purchased with a discount, can
only be tranfserred under the same terms and conditions as it was acquired.
A license pack can only be transferred only in its entirety, licenses with
targeted discounts can only be transferred to the entities entitled for
such discounts, etc.

- After the license is transferred, the previous Licensee loses all rights
to the FULL version, ceases to be a Licensee, and cannot retain any copies
of the FULL version.



3. Support policy

The Licensor provides TECHNICAL support for the Software Product. The
"technical support" term means analysing technical details of Product
functionality in a particular computer environment, and solving related
technical problems.

Technical support is provided free of charge for all cases when the Product
works not as described in the documentation, within one year from the date
of purchase of the Product license.

Technical support does not assume training in Product usage (sole or
together with three-party software), operating system or general
computer usage.

The user should consult the documentation before asking for support.

Support requests can be written in English or Russian. Requests can be
processed up to 3 business days.

For user requests not related to incorrect Product functioning and/or
issued after one-year period, additional processing time and/or payment
may be required.

Upgrades/downgrades within the same major product version (the first number
of the numeric version representation) are provided freely within three
years from the date of purchase of the Product license.



4. Refund policy

A full refund is possible only if ALL conditions listed below are met:

- The Product is installed and used exactly as described.

- The Product works not as described and some of its key features
listed in the documentation are not supported.

- There is no workaround to make the Product working properly.

If the customer refuses to use the product for reasons unrelated to its
objective technical flaws, a partial refund may be provided, with retention
of the cost of processing the order.



5. Liability

This software is distributed "as is". The Licensor does his best to ensure
reliable and safe operation of his software, but no warranty of any kind is
expressed or implied. You use the software at your own risk. The Licensor
will not be liable for data loss, damages, loss of profits or any other
kind of loss while using or misusing this software. In any case, the
Licensor's liability may not exceed the amount paid by the Licensee.



Version from March 10, 2026.
