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- BSA Software Support Policies
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- The following policies apply to all registered BSA Products. They all
- are designed to surpass or meet the requirements of the Association of
- Shareware Professionals (ASP), the industry leader. BSA is a member
- of the ASP.
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- 1. BSA provides free support for all of its software products for a
- minimum of 90 days from date of receipt of products by end-user.
- Support can be obtained directly from BSA at the address printed
- prominently in all documentation provided by Bangkok Security
- Associates, by mail, by fax, via the CompuServe system, or via the
- electronic BBS service operated by BSA. This support consists of any
- help needed by those who have purchased a license to operate software
- owned and copyrighted by BSA, including Victor Charlie, the world's
- first generic anti-virus program, CIA Hypertext, and DeHaven's
- Sharp-Edged Tools. This support will be free of charge.
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- BSA "in-country agents" are fully trained and qualified in Bangkok
- Security Associates products. BSA Agents will to provide support to
- registered license holders in order to cut down time, cost, and
- distance. However should an Agent have difficulty with a technical
- problem the Agent may request that BSA directly handle the support.
- Such decision will be solely at the discretion of the Agent.
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- A list of BSA Agents is provided in ORDER.DOC.
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- BSA's policy is to attempt to answer any support question within 24
- hours.
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- 2. Bangkok Security Associates will replace as quickly as possible any
- defective media which may inadvertently be shipped to any purchaser
- of a BSA software license of any type.
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- 3. BSA will attempt to repair any software "bugs" in BSA products which
- hinder use of a Bangkok Security Associates program as quickly as
- possible.
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- 4. If, within 90 days of purchase of a license, a BSA program is found
- unable to operate as described because of hardware or attendant-
- software limitations, Bangkok Security Associates will offer to
- refund the user's purchase price. BSA will not accept payment for any
- product no longer supported.
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- 5. BSA conducts full Beta-testing of all products, on a wide variety of
- computers and configurations, prior to release. Bangkok Security
- Associates attempts to identify any incompatibility of its software
- both before and after official release of any product. Such
- limitations are clearly described in the program documentation, both
- in the shareware version (if any) and in the registered version(s).
- Such known limitations can be found in the documentation section
- called "System Requirements," if any exist.
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- 6. All fees charged by Bangkok Security Associates are "up front" and
- there are no hidden charges. They are clearly stated in shareware
- versions (if any) and in order forms, bills, invoices, etc, which may
- be issued by BSA. In case of accidental anomalies, BSA will move
- quickly to clear these up.
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- Except by two-party, signed agreement, a one-time license purchase
- shall be payment in full for use of the product as described. After
- such payment is made, BSA will make no further demand for additional
- payment.
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- 7. BSA agrees fully with the Association of Shareware Professionals
- (ASP) that a product distributed via shareware should be "uncrippled"
- and function exactly like the registered version. Any BSA software
- distributed via shareware is fully functional, with no undocumented
- features or missing functions. BSA shareware products usually contain
- one "reminder" screen to inform the user of the purpose of shareware
- -- to evaluate the program before a decision to purchase or abandon
- it.
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- 8. All BSA programs distributed via shareware will include the following
- statement (or a close and approved copy). BSA believes shareware
- users should always be aware of their rights and options:
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- ASP Ombudsman
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- "This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
- Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
- principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a
- shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member
- directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you
- resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide
- technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP
- Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a CompuServe
- message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536."
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