From 66cebc7f9f9dd6abcd48910e2a6cdb81c81cd36a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dario Ghunney Ware Date: Fri, 30 May 2025 18:09:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] updating LICENSE-proprietary --- proprietary/LICENSE-proprietary | 84 ++++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-) diff --git a/proprietary/LICENSE-proprietary b/proprietary/LICENSE-proprietary index f723a2809..d26855680 100644 --- a/proprietary/LICENSE-proprietary +++ b/proprietary/LICENSE-proprietary @@ -1,45 +1,51 @@ -Stirling PDF Enterprise Edition (EE) license (the “EE License”) +Stirling PDF User License -Copyright (c) 2025-present Stirling Tools +Copyright (c) 2025 Stirling PDF Inc. -With regard to the Stirling PDF Software: +License Scope & Usage Rights -This software and associated documentation files (the "Software") may only be -used in production, if you (and any entity that you represent) have agreed to, -and are in compliance with, the Stirling PDF Terms of Service, available -at https://www.stirlingpdf.com/terms-and-conditions (the “EE Terms”), or other -agreement governing the use of the Software, as agreed by you and Stirling PDF, -and otherwise have a valid Stirling PDF Enterprise Edition subscription for the -correct number of user seats. 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