Application licensing

This section provides information about basic concepts of Kaspersky licensing.

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 End User License Agreement carefully before you start using the application.

You can review the terms and conditions of the End User License Agreement for the Kaspersky application and the Privacy Policy, which describes the processing and transmission of information, in the following ways:

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

  By confirming that you agree with the text of the End User License Agreement and the Privacy Policy during the initial configuration of the application, you accept the terms and conditions of the End User License Agreement and the Privacy Policy. If you do not accept the terms of the End User License Agreement or Privacy Policy, you must cancel the installation of the application and may not use the application.

• After installing the Kaspersky application.

  After the application is installed, the files containing the texts of the End User License Agreement of the Kaspersky application and the Privacy Policy are located on the protected device in the /opt/kaspersky/kfl/doc/license.<language ID> directory.

About the license

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

You can purchase a license by subscribing.

The main functions of the application stop working when the license expires. To ensure continued protection of your device from computer security threats, you must renew your license no later than its expiration date. You can extend the license term by renewing your subscription to use the application.

About subscription

A subscription to use the Kaspersky application is a purchase order for the application with specific parameters (subscription expiration date, number of protected devices). The Kaspersky application is included in each of the following subscription plans:

• Kaspersky Standard
• Kaspersky Plus
• Kaspersky Premium

A subscription plan is a subscription option that includes a specific set of applications and features.

The Kaspersky Premium subscription plan is not available in all regions.

The set of features available in the Kaspersky application does not depend on the selected subscription plan.

You subscribe when you purchase the application. To use the Kaspersky application with a subscription, you need to activate the application using the activation code you received when you subscribed.

Activation codes purchased under subscription may not be used to activate previous versions of the Kaspersky application.

To manage your subscription, you must creating an account on the My Kaspersky portal. You can also manage your subscription in the application interface and on the Kaspersky partner website where you subscribed.

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. An unlimited subscription may renew automatically if payment is made on time. Automatic renewal of your subscription is paid for using the bank card details that you specified on the My Kaspersky portal or on the Kaspersky partner website where you purchased your subscription. The information you provide will not be used until your subscription is due for renewal.

You can enable or disable automatic renewal of your subscription in the subscription settings on the My Kaspersky portal or on the Kaspersky partner website where you subscribed. If automatic renewal is disabled, you can renew your subscription manually after it expires.

If you do not renew your subscription or if automatic renewal fails, you may be given a grace period during which you can use the application's features without restrictions. After this period, all the application's features will become unavailable.

The availability and duration of the grace period depend on the terms of the subscription plan you select. If your subscription plan does not include a grace period, your access to all features of the application will end immediately upon expiration of your license.

About the activation code

An activation code is a unique sequence of twenty Latin letters and numbers. The activation code is provided to you when you purchase a subscription. An activation code is required to activate the Kaspersky application under a subscription. Applying the activation code adds to the application an active key corresponding to the license to use the application under the subscription.

You can find the activation code:

• On the My Kaspersky portal (if you subscribed on the Kaspersky website; or if after subscribing on the website of a Kaspersky partner, you added the activation code to the portal)
• On the activation card (if you purchased an activation card in the store of a Kaspersky partner)
• On the box with the installation disk (if you purchased a box with an installation disk from the store of a Kaspersky partner)

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

If you lose the activation code after activating the application, you can recover it.

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.

To add a license key to the application, you need to enter 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. Only one active license key can be added to the application.

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.

You can only use a reserve license key if the auto-renewal feature is disabled for your subscription.

About the license certificate

A license certificate is a document that is provided to you along with an 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