Terms Of Use

Please note this governs the use of the Progress Software website. For the Terms of Use governing the Telerik website please use the following link.

Acceptance of Terms

Progress Software Corporation together with all of its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Progress Software”) owns multiple internet sites, each of which may have separate terms and conditions of use, a link to which appears at the bottom of the home page for each such site. Your use of the Progress.com internet site (this “Site”), including the services and/or materials provided to you pursuant to this Site and/or any other Progress Software sites or portals to which these terms are linked to, are subject to the following terms and conditions (the “Terms”). By accessing, using, or registering to use the Software (as defined herein), Services (as defined herein) and/or Materials (as defined herein) from this Site you agree to follow and be bound by these Terms. As long as you comply with these Terms, Progress Software grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to enter and use the Website. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT ALL OF THESE TERMS, DO NOT USE THIS SITE.

Description of Services

Progress Software may provide you with access to a variety of resources, materials and downloads, including business, demo, educational and technical news and information or portals (collectively, "Services"). The Services, including any updates and enhancements, are subject to the Terms.

Intellectual Property

This Site and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by Progress Software, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

Except where expressly provided otherwise by Progress Software, nothing on this Site shall be construed to confer any license, offer for license, or sale under any of Progress Software’s or any Third-Party Provider’s intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication, or otherwise. You acknowledge sole responsibility for obtaining any such licenses.

Use of Software

Any software or related materials that are made available to download from this Site or otherwise provided to you ("Software") is the copyrighted work of Progress Software and/or its licensors (if any). You may be required to register as a Progress Software subscriber in order to download and/or use the Software. Furthermore, your right to download and/or use the Software will be subject to these Terms and the terms and conditions of the applicable end user license agreement available at Legal Information - Progress, or otherwise agreed to with Progress Software, if any, or which accompanies or is included with the Software (collectively, "Progress Software License Agreement"). Any use, reproduction or redistribution of the Software not in accordance with these Terms or such Progress Software License Agreement is prohibited.

Use of Materials

Any information or materials that are made available to download from this Site or otherwise provided to you ("Materials") is the copyrighted work of Progress Software and/or its licensors (if any). You must be a registered Progress Software subscriber in order to download and/or use the Materials and you must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original Materials on any copies of the Materials. Furthermore, your right to download and/or use the Materials will be subject to these Terms. Any use, reproduction or redistribution of the Materials not in accordance with these Terms is prohibited.

The origins of such Materials may be internal or external to Progress Software. While third-party Materials are believed to be reliable, such third-party Materials have not been independently authenticated, tested or verified in whole or in part by Progress Software. All Materials provided on Progress Software websites, including any material from third parties, is "as is," and Progress Software makes no express or implied claims, representations or warranties as to its accuracy, validity or veracity. Progress Software and its licensors shall not be liable, in any way, for your use of these Materials, any results that may occur from such use, or any consequences from decisions made in reliance on the Materials.

In addition, certain downloads from Progress Software websites may contain third-party software. Any download of software is governed by the terms of the Progress Software License Agreement. Progress Software makes no claims, representations or warranties that the software will operate properly, securely, effectively or efficiently. Progress Software disclaims all liability concerning the download of software from the websites, including, but not limited to damage to the user's hardware, software, network or systems, loss of data, application failure, backup errors or problems related to connectivity, security, compatibility, functionality or efficiency.

Limitation of Use

Unless otherwise specified in the Terms and/or the Progress Software License Agreement, the Services and Materials are for your personal and non-commercial use. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding sentence, if you have obtained any Software pursuant to a Progress Software License Agreement, and have been granted access by Progress Software to the Progress Customer Order Management portion of the Site, you may use the Services and/or Materials made available in the Customer Order Management portion of the Site solely for your internal business purposes related to your license of our Software.

You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, products or services obtained from the Services or Materials. You also may not use any “deep-link”, “page-scrape”, “robot”, “spider” or other automatic device, program, algorithm or methodology, or any similar or equivalent manual process to access, acquire, copy, or monitor any portion of the website. If you breach any of these Terms, your authorization to use this Site automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any materials in your possession obtained from the Site (including Materials requested pursuant to the Site and sent by Progress Software via email or post).

General Restrictions

In addition to the prohibited uses outlined in these Terms of Use and the Progress Acceptable Use Policy, located on https://www.progress.com/legal/aup, you are expressly not allowed to use or attempt to use this Site for any harmful, unlawful, fraudulent, malicious, or otherwise unauthorized purpose or activity.

Furthermore, you may not engage in any actions that could damage, disable, overload, overburden, or impair the functionalities of this Site or any Progress service, information system, or infrastructure. This prohibition applies regardless of whether the actions are intended to gain unauthorized access to any Progress account, data, information, network, or device through any means.

Updates and/or Changes to the Site

The Services and/or Materials may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Unless otherwise specified in the Terms and/or the Progress Software License Agreement, the Services, Software and/or Materials may be updated, modified or deleted at any time without notice.

Confidentiality

You may obtain direct access via the Site to certain confidential information of Progress Software and its suppliers, including without limitation technical, contractual, product, program, pricing, marketing and other valuable information that should reasonably be understood as confidential ("Confidential Information"). You must hold Confidential Information in strict confidence. Title to Confidential Information remains with Progress Software and its suppliers.

Your obligations regarding Confidential Information expire five (5) years after the date of disclosure. Upon termination of the Terms or Progress Software's written request, You must cease use of Confidential Information and return or destroy it.

The Confidentiality provision will not apply with respect to Confidential Information to the extent that You can establish by legally sufficient evidence: (a) You possessed such Confidential Information prior to Your receipt from Progress Software, without an obligation to maintain its confidentiality; (b) such Confidential Information is or becomes generally known to the public through no act or omission by You, or otherwise without violation of the Terms; (c) You obtained such Confidential Information from a third-party who had the right to disclose it, without an obligation to keep such information confidential; (d) You independently developed substantially similar information without the use of Confidential Information and without the participation of individuals who have had access to it, or (e) You are required to disclose such Confidential Information in response to a valid order by a court or other governmental body, as otherwise required by law, but only after prior notice to Progress Software adequate to afford Progress Software the opportunity to object to the disclosure.

Policy on Privacy

Please read carefully the Privacy Policy and its supplemental disclosures relating to the collection and use of your personal information or data. By using the Site, you acknowledge and agree to the processing of your data by Progress Software in accordance with our Privacy Policy as updated from time to time.

User Information

When using this Site, you agree to be responsible for providing accurate and complete information about yourself during registration ("Your Data"), and to keep Your Data updated. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and username/ account. Furthermore, you are entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under your account. At our sole discretion, we may terminate the accounts or access rights of users who may have provided inaccurate or incomplete information during registration or share the password and account.

No Security or Network Violations

You may not access or use the Software, Services, Materials or Site to violate the security or integrity of any network, computer or communications system, software application, or computing device. This includes, without limitation:

• attempting to obtain, or obtaining, unauthorized access to any of the foregoing;
• attempting to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of a system or its security or authentication measures;
• interception of data or traffic;
• forging TCP-IP packet headers, e-mail headers, or any part of a message describing its origin or route.

You may not access or use the Software, Services, Materials or Site to make or attempt to make network connections to any users, hosts, or networks unless you have permission to communicate with them. This includes, without limitation, monitoring or crawling of a system that impairs or disrupts the system being monitored or crawled, conducting denial of service attacks, intentional interference with a system, including any deliberate attempt to overload a system by mail bombing, news bombing, broadcast attacks, or flooding techniques, operating network services like open proxies, open mail relays, or open recursive domain name servers and using manual or electronic means to avoid any use limitations placed on a system, such as access and storage restrictions.

We reserve the right to report any activity that we suspect violates any law or regulation to appropriate law enforcement officials, regulators, or other appropriate third parties. Our reporting may include disclosing confidential information to the extent we deem it necessary to comply with applicable law. We also may cooperate with applicable law enforcement agencies, regulators, or other appropriate third parties to help with the investigation and prosecution of illegal conduct by providing network and systems information related to alleged violations of these Terms.

User Communications

The Services may contain e-mail services, bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups and other forums designed to enable you to communicate with others ("Communication Services"). You understand that by using this Site you may be exposed to content that you find offensive, indecent, or objectionable. You agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and materials that are proper and, where applicable, related to the particular Communication Service. You must not use the Communication Service to distribute, publish, send, or facilitate offensive, indecent or objectionable content, or unsolicited mass or individual e-mailings, promotions, advertising, or solicitations (like “spam”), including commercial advertising and informational announcements. We may, but are not obligated to, monitor or review these areas and the content of any such Communication Services. We will have no liability related to the content of any such Communication Services, whether or not arising under the laws of copyright, libel, privacy, obscenity, or otherwise. Any material posted to this Site that in the sole opinion of Progress Software violates community standards, will be removed and the account of the poster may, at Progress Software's discretion, be revoked or suspended. Any material that meets the standards described above might be edited by Progress Software solely for the purpose of clarity and length.

Materials Provided to Progress Software or Posted at the Site

Materials you post to this Site or otherwise provide to Progress Software (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any Services or its associated services for review by the general public, or by the members of any public or private community, (each a "Submission" and collectively "Submissions") must be in compliance with these Terms. By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting ("Posting") your Submission you are granting Progress Software and necessary sublicensees a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any and all of your Submission in connection with the operation of their businesses (including, without limitation, all Progress Software Services), including, without limitation, the license rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; to publish your name in connection with your Submission; and the right to sublicense such rights to any supplier of the Services. By Posting your Submission that includes any information, comments, suggestions, possible improvements, or other feedback with respect to Progress Software’s offerings, future offerings, or business practices (“Feedback”), you are also agreeing to assign to Progress Software intellectual property rights in that Feedback without any obligation to you or to any third-party.

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. Progress Software is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and Progress Software may remove any Submission at any time in its sole discretion.

By Posting a Submission you warrant and represent that

• You own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in these Terms of Use including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.
• Your Submission does and will comply with these Terms of Use;
• The information you submit is not confidential and you have no expectation that it will be treated as confidential; and
• You, not Progress Software, have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness.

Links To Third-Party Web Sites\Content

Links to third-party web sites or content on this Site are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave this Site. We have not reviewed these third-party sites and do not control and are not responsible for any of these sites or their content. We do not endorse or make any representations about them, or any information, software or other products, sweepstakes or materials found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them.

If you decide to access any of the third-party sites linked to this Site, or decide to participate in any sweepstakes or contests offered by third parties pursuant to links on Progress Software's Site, you do this entirely at your own risk.

Disclaimers\Warranty

UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY WARRANTED ON THE PROGRESS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT, ALL SOFTWARE, MATERIALS AND SERVICES PROVIDED AT THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. PROGRESS SOFTWARE, FOR ITSELF AND ON BEHALF OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS (IF ANY) AND SUPPLIERS, DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, AND WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. Neither Progress Software, nor its subsidiaries and affiliates and their respective licensors (if any) and suppliers, warrant the accuracy, completeness or quality of any of the Materials or Services.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL PROGRESS SOFTWARE, ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS (IF ANY), OR ITS SUPPLIERS, OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED AT THIS SITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNATIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FROM LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION ARISING OUT OF THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR THE RESULTS OF USE OF THIS SITE, ANY WEB SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE, OR THE SOFTWARE, MATERIALS OR SERVICES CONTAINED AT ANY OR ALL SUCH SITES, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY AND WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF YOUR USE OF THE MATERIALS, SOFTWARE OR SERVICES FROM THIS SITE RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION OF EQUIPMENT OR DATA, YOU ASSUME ALL COSTS THEREOF. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

This site is controlled and operated by Progress Software from its offices in the United States of America. Progress Software makes no representation that Materials or Services at this Site are appropriate or available for use outside the United States, and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited.

Export Laws

Software, Services, Materials, tools, and technical data delivered by or to Progress Software may be subject to U.S. export controls or the trade laws of other countries. You and Progress Software agree to comply with all export control regulations and acknowledge that they have the responsibility to obtain such licenses to export, re-export or import as may be required. You and Progress Software agree not to export or re-export to entities on the most current U.S. export exclusion lists or to any country subject to U.S. embargo or terrorist controls as specified in the U.S. export laws. You and Progress Software will not use or provide Software, Services, Materials, tools, and technical data for nuclear, missile, or chemical biological weaponry end uses.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold Progress Software and its subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, officers, directors, agents, licensors, suppliers, alliance members, other partners, employees and representatives harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third-party due to or arising out of Your Submission, Your use of or connection to the Site (including any use by You on behalf of Your employer), Your violation of the Terms, or Your violation of any rights of another.

Jurisdiction and Venue

These Terms are to be governed and construed by the substantive law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In the event of a dispute arising out of or relating to these terms and conditions, or your use of or access to this Site, litigation must be brought in state or federal court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Waiver

The failure of Progress Software to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of the Terms to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Terms remain in full force and effect. Regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Services or the Terms must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Software downloaded from this site is governed separately by the Progress Software License Agreement.

Restricted Rights Legend

Any Software or Materials downloaded from this Site for or on behalf of the United States of America, its agencies and/or instrumentalities ("U.S. Government"), are provided solely with Restricted Rights. This Site constitutes a “commercial item” and may include “commercial computer software” or “commercial computer software documentation” as those terms are used in FAR 12.212 and DFARS 227.7202. Access and use by U.S. Government end users are provided only with those rights customarily provided to the public, as defined in these terms. Any use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in FAR 12.212, DFARS 227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of The Rights in Technical Data and Computer Program Product clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 or subparagraphs (c)(1) and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights at 48 CFR 52.227-19, or successor provision(s), as applicable. These rights apply solely to the access and use of this Site and do not otherwise confer or imply any other rights to any software products that may be referenced or linked within. Manufacturer is Progress Software Corporation, 15 Wayside Rd, Suite 400, Burlington, Massachusetts, 01803.

Trademarks

"Progress Software Trademarks" means all names, marks, brands, logos, designs, trade dress, slogans and other designations Progress Software uses in connection with its products and services. You agree to comply with the Progress Trademark and Logo Usage Requirements. You may not remove or alter any Progress Software Trademarks, or co-brand your own products or material with Progress Software Trademarks, without Progress Software's prior written consent. You acknowledge Progress Software's rights in Progress Software Trademarks and agree that any use of Progress Software Trademarks by You shall inure to Progress Software's sole benefit. You agree not to incorporate any Progress Software Trademarks into Your trademarks, service marks, company names, Internet addresses, domain names, or any other similar designations, for use on or in connection with computer or Internet-related products, services or technologies.

For a recent list of Progress Software Trademarks, go to Trademarks. The names of actual companies and products mentioned on the Site or in the Materials may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Safe Harbor Statement

Except for the historical information and discussions contained herein, statements contained on this Site may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results or future events to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation:

• Economic, geopolitical and market conditions that may adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition, including our revenue growth and profitability;
• Risks related to our international sales and operations that can adversely affect our operating results, including risks relating to foreign currency gains and losses;
• Delays or size reductions in transactions, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, or a decline in our renewal rates for contracts;
• Successful cyber-attacks or the compromise of security measures for our software, services, other offerings or our internal information technology infrastructure, or significant coding or configuration errors or zero-day vulnerabilities in our software offerings;
• Unanticipated costs or other integration issues involving future acquisitions that could disrupt our existing operations. Progress Software undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. For further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with Progress Software’s business, please refer to Progress Software’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Refund Statement

For a description of the refund/return policy that may apply to your purchase of Software and/or Services, please review the specific terms and conditions contained in the applicable Progress Software License Agreement or other agreement you consented to be bound to in connection with the use of Software and/or Services.

General

Progress Software may update these terms at any time without notice by updating this posting. You should visit this page from time to time to review the then-current Terms because they are binding on you. If you have questions about our privacy policy, please Contact Us. We will address any issue to the best of our ability.

Updated: April 30, 2025