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Purchase Terms and Conditions

Payment

  • Perpetual licensing: our standard payment terms are net 30 days by wire transfer.

  • Lease licensing: our standard payment terms are net 14 days by wire transfer.

  • ACH is preferred for all USD payments.

  • All quotes are net of local taxes.

  • We accept cheques in GBP (£) only.

  • Our bank details are on a separate attachment, and available by request. If we need to verify bank details, we prefer to do this by video, embedded in an email, and not by phone.

  • We can supply the data that your purchasing team needs to add us as a vendor. Your team can copy this data into your vendor forms and then send the forms to us for completion and sign-off.


Quotes and Purchase Orders

  • A quote is valid only until the expiry date shown on the quote.

  • For a new perpetual license with a SUM agreement, your initial purchase order must cover the full amount: the license price and the SUM fees for years 2 to 5.

  • We invoice the license at purchase. We invoice SUM once per year.


Perpetual Licenses and SUM

Policy change, effective November 5, 2026. We no longer sell new perpetual licenses without a SUM agreement for the subsequent years. If you are an existing customer and you add a license, we apply these terms case by case, based on your history with us.

New perpetual license purchases

  • Year 1: SUM is included in the license price for 12 months, or for the period shown on your quote.

  • Years 2 to 5: SUM continues under a 4-year agreement. You sign this agreement when you purchase the license.

  • Your quote shows the SUM fee for each year. These fees are fixed for the full term of the agreement.

  • After year 5, SUM renews each year at the rate that applies at that time.

  • The agreement runs for the full term. If you cancel early, the fees for the remaining years stay payable.

  • If you are an existing customer and you add a license, SUM on the new license is free until your next SUM renewal date.

Existing perpetual licenses that are not under a SUM agreement

  • SUM renews each year at the fee shown on your quote.

  • Future SUM fees can change. They do not increase by more than 10% per year.

  • If your SUM lapses, a reinstatement fee applies before you can rejoin. See the SUM Policy for the rates.


License Replacement

  • We supply perpetual licenses at the time of purchase.

  • If you lose a license for any reason, we replace it while your SUM is active.

  • If your SUM has lapsed, you must pay the reinstatement fee and the SUM fee before we replace the license.

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