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Ansys Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Updates – What does Ansys collect from its users to protect their intellectual property?
ANSYS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT (Web Version August 14, 2020)
https://www.ansys.com/content/dam/legal/wla-august-14-2020.pdf
Here is what their licensing agreement says:
- LICENSE COMPLIANCE SOFTWARE (a) In accordance with Section 11(b) or 11(c) below, Licensor may embed the Program(s) with compliance technology (“License Compliance Technology”) provided by third-parties (“Technology Providers”) that reports information to Licensor, as the controller of this information under applicable data protection laws.
Information collected by the License Compliance Technology concerns unique user and network identification information related to Licensee's, Contract Users, and Named Users, use of the Program(s) (“Identification Information”).
Identification Information collected by the License Compliance Technology includes (a) geographic location data, (b) usernames, (c) e-mail addresses, (d) IP addresses, (e)hostname, (f) MAC addresses, and (g) the domains from which the use of the Program(s) originated.
Licensor's processing of such Identification Information for license compliance (collectively “Processing Activities”) includes:
- Licensor's collection, use, and storage of the Identification Information to administer and enforce Licensor's license compliance program;
- Licensor's transfer of the Identification Information to Licensor Affiliates;
- Licensor's Affiliates' collection, use, and storage of the Identification Information to administer and enforce Licensor's license compliance program;
- Licensor's transfer of the Identification Information to Channel Partners;
- Channel Partners' collection, use, and storage of the Identification Information to administer and enforce Licensor's license compliance program;
- Licensor's transfer of the Identification Information to global service providers who aid Licensor in the enforcement of its global license compliance program (“Service Providers”);
- Service Providers' collection, use, and storage of the Identification Information to administer and enforce Licensor's license compliance program;
- Licensor's transfer of the Identification Information to Technology Providers;
- The Technology Providers' collection, use, and storage of the Identification Information to administer and enforce Licensor's license compliance program; and
- The transfer of such Identification Information to countries from which the Identification Information or use of the Program(s) originated.
How long is this information retained?
Licensor will retain such Identification Information for a period of time necessary to ensure compliance with the terms of this Agreement and/or verify that both the Programs and Licensee's use of the Programs are appropriately licensed and thereafter as long as it is necessary for compliance.
For a current list of Technology Providers, Subsidiaries, and Service Providers, information on your data protection rights (including, where applicable, your right to object against certain processing based upon legitimate interests), and more information on how Licensor uses the Identification Information please visit www.ansys.com/privacy.
In the event that Licensee is not an Named User or Contract User of the Program(s), Licensee hereby represents and warrants that it shall provide sufficient notice to all Named Users and Contract Users of Licensor's processing of the Identification Information, as described in this Agreement.
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