SIMONA is freely available for educational use.

If you want to use the code commercially, please contact simona-supportOvt6∂kit edu.

ACADEMIC/NON-PROFIT SIMONA 1.0 SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT: This Simona license Agreement is a legal agreement between you, the end user (either an individual or an entity), and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. SIMONA Software License GRANT OF LICENSE. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology grants, and you hereby accept, a non-exclusive license to use the Simona software product of the version specified above ("Software") to the extent of its rights and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. This licensed copy of the Software may only be used on computers at your site by you and members of your organization at your site who have read and agreed to this license. You may install the Software on computers at your site for your own use or use by members of your organization at your site. You may not distribute copies of the Software to others outside of your site. You may make only those copies of the Software which are necessary to install and use it as permitted by this Agreement, or are for purposes of backup and archival records. OWNERSHIP. This ownership is protected by the copyright laws of the Federal Republic of Germany and by international treaty provisions. Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, you shall promptly return all copies of the Software and accompanying written materials to the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. MODIFICATIONS AND DERIVATIVE WORKS. You may modify the software, and use it to create derivative works, for your internal use at the site covered by this license. You may not distribute such modified or derivative software to others outside of your site without written permission. You may distribute the modifications themselves (e.g. as "patches") under terms of your choice. We encourage users to contribute modifications back into the Software, but you are under no obligation to do so. REPORTS OF PUBLICATIONS. You agree to acknowledge use of the Software in any reports or publications of results obtained with the Software and cite the publications listed on the download page where you obtained the software in any report or publication in which the Software was used. If you fail to properly acknowledge the use of the software you agree to pay the industrial license fee. ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS. You shall not use the Software (or any part thereof) in connection with the provision of consultancy, modeling or other services, whether for value or otherwise, on behalf of any third party who does not hold a current valid Simona Software License Agreement. You shall not use the Software to write other software that duplicates the functionality of the Software. You shall not rent, lease, or otherwise sublet the Software or any part thereof. You may transfer on a permanent basis the rights granted under this license provided you transfer this Agreement and all copies of the Software, including prior versions, and all accompanying written materials. The recipient must agree to the terms of this Agreement in full and register this transfer with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. LIMITED WARRANTY. LICENSEE acknowledges that LICENSORS make no warranty, expressed or implied, that the program will function without error, or in any particular hardware environment, or so as to generate any particular function or result, and further excluding any other warranty, as to the condition of the program, its merchantability, or its fitness for a particular purpose. LICENSORS shall not be liable for any direct, consequential, or other damages suffered by the LICENSEE or any others as a result of their use of the program, whether or not the same could have been foreseen by LICENSORS prior to granting this License. In no event shall LICENSORS liability for any breach of this agreement exceed the fee paid for the license. KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY'S LIABILITY. In no event shall the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology be liable for any indirect, special, or consequential damages, such as, but not limited to, loss of anticipated profits or other economic loss in connection with or arising out of the use of the software by you or the services provided for in this Agreement, even if the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has been advised of the possibility of such damages. The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology's entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be, at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology's discretion, to return the Software and proof of purchase to the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology for either (a) return of any license fee, or (b) correction or replacement of Software that does not meet the terms of this limited warranty. NO OTHER WARRANTIES. The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology disclaims other implied warranties, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any purpose, and implied warranties arising by usage of trade, course of dealing, or course of performance. Some states do not allow the limitation of the duration or liability of implied warranties, so the above restrictions might not apply to you. LICENSE FEE. The software is free for non-profit, government and academic organizations. For-profit and commercial organizations wishing to license SIMONA shall contact: simona-support @ kit.edu and request a quote for a commercial license. Supercomputer centers can license SIMONA under the same conditions and make it available to their users from non-profit organizations as executable code. However, for-profit organizations who want to use the program at supercomputer centers must have signed a separate license agreement.