Application licensing

This section provides Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security license information.

About the End User License Agreement

The End User License Agreement is a binding agreement between you and AO Kaspersky Lab, stipulating the terms on which you may use the application.

Read through the terms of the License Agreement carefully before you start using the application.

You can view the terms of the License Agreement:

• During Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security installation.
• By reading the text in the license.<language ID> file. This file is included in the application distribution kit.

By confirming that you accept the End User License Agreement during post-installation configuration of the application, you accept the terms and conditions of the End User License Agreement. If you do not accept the terms of the End User License Agreement, do not use the application.

About the license

A license is a time-limited right to use Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security, granted under the End User License Agreement.

The list of available functions and the validity period of the application depend on the license under which the application is used.

The following license types are provided:

• Trial – a free license intended for trying out the application.

  Trial licenses have a short validity period. When the trial license expires, all Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security features become disabled. To continue using the application, you need to purchase a commercial license.

  You can use the application under a trial license for only one trial period.

• Commercial is a paid license.

  The main functions of the application stop working when a commercial license expires. To continue using Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security, you need to renew the commercial license. After the license expires, you can no longer use the application and must uninstall it from the device.

  It is recommended to renew the license before its expiration date to ensure continued protection of your device against security threats.

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About the license certificate

The License Certificate is a document provided together with the key file or activation code.

A license certificate contains the following information about the license provided:

• License key or order number
• Information about the license user
• Information about the application that can be activated under the provided license
• Restrictions on the number of licensing units (for example, devices on which the application can be used under the license)
• License validity start date
• License expiration date or validity period
• License type

About the license key

The license key is a sequence of bits that can be used to activate the application for further usage in accordance with the terms of the End User License Agreement. License key is generated by Kaspersky experts.

You can add a license key to the application using one of the following methods: by applying a key file or by entering an activation code. After you add a key to the application, the license key is displayed in the application interface as a unique alphanumeric sequence.

The license key may be blocked by Kaspersky, if the terms of the End User License Agreement are violated. If the license key is blocked, add another license key for proper application operation.

A license key may be active or reserve.

Active license key is currently used to run the application. A license key for a trial or commercial license can be added as the active key. The application cannot have more than one active license key.

Reserve license key is a license key that entitles the user to use the application, but is not currently in use. The reserve license key automatically becomes active when the license associated with the current active license key expires. A reserve license key can be added only if an active license key is already added.

A trial license key can only be added as an active license key. A trial license key cannot be added as a reserve license key.

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About the activation code

An activation code is a unique sequence of twenty Latin letters and numbers. You have to enter an activation code in order to add a license key for activating Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security. You receive the activation code at the email address that you provided when you bought Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security or requested the trial version of Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security.

To activate the application with an activation code, you need Internet access in order to connect to Kaspersky activation servers.

If you lost your activation code after activating the application, contact the Kaspersky partner from whom you purchased the license.

About the key file

A key file is a file with the .key extension that you receive from Kaspersky. Key files are intended to add a license key for activating the application.

You receive a key file at the email address that you provided when you bought Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security or ordered the trial version of Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security.

You do not need to connect to Kaspersky activation servers in order to activate the application with a key file.

You can restore a key file if it has been accidentally deleted. You may need a key file to register a Kaspersky CompanyAccount, for example.

To restore your key file, perform any of the following actions:

• Contact the license seller.
• Get the key file on the Kaspersky website when you have an activation code.

About subscription

Subscription for Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security is a purchase order for the application with specific settings (subscription expiry date, number of devices protected). You can order a subscription for Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security from your service provider (such as your internet service provider). You can renew or cancel your subscription. You can manage your subscription on the website of the service provider.

Subscription can be limited (for one year, for example) or unlimited (without an expiry date). To continue using the application after the limited subscription expires, you need to renew your subscription. Unlimited subscription is renewed automatically if the vendor's services have been prepaid on time.

Upon a limited subscription's expiry, you may be offered a grace period to renew the subscription. During this period the application retains its functionality. The service provider decides whether or not to grant a grace period and, if so, determines the duration of the grace period.

The set of options for managing your subscription may vary depending on your service provider. The service provider might not provide a grace period for renewing the subscription where the application retains its functionality.

To use Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security under a subscription, you need to use the activation code received from the service provider. After you apply the activation code, an active key corresponding to the license to use the application under subscription is added to the application. A reserve key can only be added when you use an activation code and cannot be added for a key file or subscription.

Activation codes purchased under subscription may not be used to activate previous versions of Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security.