Terms & Conditions

Non-Commercial License

Cardiac Prodromal Symptoms Screening Scale (PS-SS), (c) 2018, Sheila O’Keefe-McCarthy (the "Software")

By installing, copying, or using this Software for any reason, you (the “Licensee”) agree to all of the following:

The Software remains the personal property of Sheila O’Keefe-McCarthy ("the Creator").

The Software is distributed "AS IS" under this Licence solely for non-commercial use and is used entirely at the Licensee’s own risk. No condition is made or to be implied, nor is any warranty of any sort given or to be implied for any purpose, including, but not limited to, the accuracy of the Software or its suitability for any particular purpose or for use under any specific conditions. The Software has not been approved for medical use or applications by any government body or regulator. Furthermore, the Creator disclaims all responsibility for the use which is made of the Software. It further disclaims any liability for the outcomes arising from using the Software.

The Licensee agrees to indemnify the Creator and her employer, Brock University, and hold the them harmless from and against any and all claims, damages and liabilities asserted by third parties (including claims for negligence) which arise directly or indirectly from the Licensee’s use of the Software for any reason.

No part of the Software may be reproduced, modified, transmitted or transferred in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without the express permission of the Creator. The permission of the Creator is not required if the said reproduction, modification, transmission or transference is done without financial return, the conditions of this Licence are imposed upon the receiver of the product, and all original and amended source code is included in any transmitted product. You may be held legally responsible for any copyright infringement that is caused or encouraged by your failure to abide by these terms and conditions.

You are not permitted under this Licence to use this Software commercially. Commercial use shall include any use for which any financial return or profit is received or reasonably expected, and includes, but is not limited to, (1) integration of all or part of the source code or the Software into a product for sale or license by or on behalf of Licensee to third parties or (2) use of the Software or any derivative of it for research with the final aim of developing software products for sale or license to a third party or (3) use of the Software or any derivative of it for research with the final aim of developing non-software products for sale or license to a third party, or (4) use of the Software to provide any service to an external organisation for which payment is received.

If you are interested in using the Software commercially, please contact The Office of Research Services, Brock University, to negotiate a licence. Contact details are: Bradley McLean, Associate Director, Innovation & Commercialization, (bmclean3@brocku.ca) quoting reference #2107.