5.1. Software Is Sold, Not Leased
Unless expressly agreed otherwise in writing, Metrici software products are sold to the Customer.
The purchase of Metrici software is not a lease, rental or subscription to the underlying software.
Upon payment of the applicable purchase price, the Customer obtains a perpetual right to use the purchased software version, subject to the applicable product configuration, technical limitations, documentation and these Terms.
The Customer's right to use a purchased software version does not expire merely because the Customer does not purchase subsequent upgrades.
5.2. No Automatic Expiration
A Customer that has purchased a Metrici software product may continue using the purchased version for the lifetime of that version, even if the Customer chooses not to purchase further upgrades.
Metrici will not require the Customer to renew a software subscription merely to continue using a previously purchased version, unless a specific product was expressly sold under different written terms.
5.3. Intellectual Property
The purchase of software does not transfer Metrici's underlying intellectual property rights.
Metrici retains all rights, title and interest in and to:
- source code;
- algorithms;
- AI models;
- machine-learning technology;
- software architecture;
- databases and development tools;
- documentation;
- trademarks;
- copyrights;
- patents and patentable inventions;
- know-how;
- methodologies;
- generic software components; and
- other intellectual property belonging to Metrici.
The Customer's purchase gives it the perpetual right to use the purchased software version. It does not transfer ownership of Metrici's underlying intellectual property.
5.4. Included Upgrade Period
Unless otherwise stated in the applicable quotation or agreement, the purchase of a Metrici software product includes one (1) year of software upgrades beginning on the applicable purchase, delivery or activation date.
During this period, Metrici may provide newer versions, improvements, bug fixes, security updates and other releases made available for the relevant product.
The exact scope of included upgrades may depend on the product and applicable commercial agreement.
5.5. Optional Paid Upgrades After One Year
After the initial one-year upgrade period, the Customer may choose whether to purchase or renew an upgrade entitlement.
The Customer is not required to purchase further upgrades in order to continue using the software version already purchased.
If the Customer chooses not to purchase further upgrades, it may continue using its existing purchased version indefinitely, subject to these Terms and the applicable purchased configuration.
If the Customer chooses to remain on an older version, Metrici is not necessarily required to provide that version with features, integrations, security improvements, technical support or compatibility with subsequently released technologies that were not available for that version.
5.6. New Versions and Additional Modules
New major versions, additional modules, substantially expanded functionality or separately developed products may require an additional purchase.
Ownership or perpetual use rights relating to an earlier purchased version do not automatically include:
- newly developed modules;
- products purchased separately;
- new functionality introduced after the applicable upgrade entitlement;
- additional cameras, channels, sites or installations;
- separately priced integrations; or
- other functionality expressly identified as an additional product or service.
5.7. No Forced Upgrade
Metrici will not require a Customer to purchase a newer software version solely because a newer version has been released.
The Customer may choose to remain on its existing purchased version.
5.8. Installation and Configuration Limits
A perpetual right to use purchased software does not necessarily mean unlimited deployment.
The applicable purchase may define technical or commercial limitations such as:
- number of cameras;
- number of video channels;
- number of sites;
- number of installations;
- number of servers;
- number of users;
- supported hardware;
- specific modules;
- processing capacity;
- authorized operating environments; or
- other parameters.
These limitations define the scope of the purchased product and do not turn the software into a subscription.
5.9. Source Code
Unless expressly agreed otherwise in writing, the purchase of Metrici software does not include delivery or transfer of source code.
The Customer may not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to obtain source code except to the extent such restriction is prohibited by mandatory applicable law.