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Terms and Conditions of Use ("TCU") |
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- GIMPS participation is free of charge and open to the public |
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internationally. |
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- Web Site. The GIMPS "Web Site" is understood to include all |
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Mersenne.org Internet web site domains, web content and services, |
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PrimeNet APIs, data, downloads, etc., regardless of means of access. |
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- Non-Participants. Viewing the Web Site does not necessarily make you |
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a Participant; non-Participants are not bound by this TCU. |
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- Participation Constitutes Agreement. "Participant" is understood to |
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be an individual person, or a single individual person designated as |
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the authorized representative of any group, team, organization or |
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legal entity, who personally, or whose computer(s), accesses and/or |
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communicates with the Web Site to perform, or cause to perform, |
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mathematical calculations that are, or typically, systematically |
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organized by GIMPS. This includes, but is not restricted to, use of |
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Prime95, MPrime, GLucas, or similar software, automatically over the |
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Internet or using the Web Site (manual testing forms, reports, APIs, |
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etc.), to get data or work assignments or to upload results or other |
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data. Participation constitutes agreement with the TCU by that |
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individual and any group, team, organization or legal entity the |
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Participant represents. |
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- Participant Identifiers. Participant's user ID, password and email |
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address are the primary unique identifiers used by GIMPS to |
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communicate and confirm Participant's identity. Secondary |
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identifiers may include unique computer identifiers known as a |
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"GUID". The "Anonymous" or "ANONYMOUS" user ID is owned by GIMPS, |
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but may be used by Participants who do not wish to be publically |
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identified. |
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- Award Rules. Participant agrees to the Research Discovery Award Rules. |
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- Award Refusal. Participant may at their option decline any award. |
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Research Discovery Award Rules apply even if an award is unclaimed |
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or optionally declined by the Participant. |
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- Data Ownership and Privacy. GIMPS owns all collected data, and may |
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publish or make available certain limited subset(s) of that data for |
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public reference, excluding personally identifiable data according |
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to the Privacy Policy. Examples of published data are stats, |
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standings, charts and other derived charts or tables. |
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- Disclaimer. GIMPS is not responsible for any losses due to Web Site |
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errors, electronic transmission errors, omissions or unauthorized |
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disclosures, failure of any software to correctly find and timely |
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report a new prime number, or any other research discovery, or for |
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someone "poaching" or "stealing" your assignment (performing work on |
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it without it being assigned to them by GIMPS) and subsequently |
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making a discovery. |
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- Terms and Conditions of Use Changes. GIMPS reserves the right to |
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change this TCU without notice. Last updated 15 October 2008. |
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- Jurisdiction. Jurisdiction of law shall be the State of California |
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and the United States of America. Participant agrees to settle all |
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disputes through a good faith effort directly with GIMPS officers |
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and directors, or as a last resort, by third-party binding |
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arbitration through a certified arbitrator of GIMPS' choosing. |
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Research Discovery Award Rules ("Rules") |
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1) General Award Rules |
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- Participants. "Participant" is understood as defined in the Terms |
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and Conditions of Use ("TCU"). |
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- Award Eligibility. All GIMPS Participants are automatically eligible |
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for Research Discovery Awards. GIMPS-interested parties, including |
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its officers, directors, their immediate family members or |
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directly-contracted agents, are ineligible for any award. |
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- Awardees. "Awardee" is understood to be the Participant, or the |
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group, team, organization or legal entity the Participant represents, |
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and whose computer achieves a research discovery for which an award |
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exists and all Rules in effect at the time of the discovery comply. |
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- Award Payee. Awards are payable to a single Awardee, except if the |
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Awardee designates a single charity to receive all or part of the |
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award, for which GIMPS will make reasonable effort but does not |
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guarantee to accommodate. Awardee is responsible for all applicable |
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taxes and fees. |
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- Awardee Information. Certain information about the Awardee, and where |
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designated information about a selected charity, may be collected by |
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GIMPS where lawfully required. |
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- Discovery Evidence. As proof of discovery, Participant agrees to |
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email to GIMPS at woltman@alum.mit.edu and/or primenet@mersenne.org |
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certain data files generated by any software program used to make the |
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discovery, along with their name, post mailing address, phone number, |
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and GIMPS user ID if not anonymous. If proof is not satisfactory, it |
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will be treated as an unclaimed award. |
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- Discovery Non-Disclosure Period. Participants and Awardees agree to a |
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reasonable immediate period of non-disclosure communications silence, |
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not to exceed 90 days, about any discovery, alleged or verified, |
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until GIMPS announces the discovery to the academia and press. |
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Non-compliance may result in award disqualification. |
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- Evidence of Authority. A Participant who does not own a computer on |
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which a research discovery is found must produce written evidence |
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satisfactory to the GIMPS board of directors of their status as a |
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designated authorized representative with authority over that |
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computer and to bind the TCU, before they, or whom they represent, |
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can be considered an Awardee. If proof is not satisfactory, it will |
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be treated as an unclaimed prize. |
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- Award Notification. Participant is responsible for maintaining and |
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monitoring the email address registered in their GIMPS user ID |
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account. GIMPS is not responsible for ensuring email notification |
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delivery or receipt by Participants. Anonymous Participants will not |
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be notified. It is not necessary to receive an email notification |
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from GIMPS to qualify for a Research Discovery Award. |
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- Award Claims and Release Waivers. Participant and Awardee is/are |
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responsible for claiming any applicable Research Discovery Award, and |
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agree to execute a GIMPS award claim and release waiver and/or |
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release waiver, as appropriate, satisfactory to the GIMPS board of |
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directors. |
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- Unclaimed, Expired, Disqualified and Refused Awards. Unclaimed awards |
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expire one year from the date of the qualifying discovery. Expired, |
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refused or disqualified awards will be donated by GIMPS to a |
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501(c)(3) charity or retained by GIMPS to fund awards or cover its |
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expenses. |
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- Other Disqualifications. GIMPS reserves the right to deny award |
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payment if the Awardee is determined by the GIMPS board of directors |
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to be personally, or affiliated with, or organized under, a charter |
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or entity, practicing or promoting interests counter to humanitarian |
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good or public benefit. GIMPS may require Awardee to execute an |
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affidavit of eligibility according to these Rules. |
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- Assignment of Specific Interest. Whereas GIMPS has undertaken an |
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organized and systematic attempt to earn the $150,000 (USD) |
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Electronic Frontier Foundation ("EFF") Cooperative Computing Award, |
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all Participants and Awardees agree to the Rules and release their |
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entire interest in the EFF award to GIMPS (see Research Discovery |
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Awards). |
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- Final Authority. Decisions of the GIMPS board of directors in |
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applying the TCU and Rules, and in granting awards, are final. |
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- Rule Changes. These Rules, as in effect at the date and time of a |
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discovery, shall apply. GIMPS reserves the right to change these |
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Rules without notice. Last updated 06 January 2010. |
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2) Research Discovery Awards |
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Mersenne Prime Award of USD $3,000.00 |
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Awarded to a GIMPS Participant for each new Mersenne prime discovered |
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after August 23, 2008 and having fewer than 100,000,000 (decimal) digits. |
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Rules in addition to the General Award Rules: |
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- The award is presently $3,000. A maximum of $5,000 USD and minimum |
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of $1,000 will be awarded, as determined by the GIMPS board of |
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directors from actual and forecast award funds availability. |
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GIMPS may, at its sole discretion and without notice, change the |
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award amount or retroactively increase certain previously-awarded |
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Research Discovery Awards up to the maximum amount. |
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- Verification may take several weeks. No money will be awarded until |
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the discovery is independently verified, and the award money is |
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available after GIMPS annual operating expenses. |
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- In the unlikely event that an identical qualifying prime is |
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discovered at about the same time by two or more Participants, then |
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the winner will be the first to either send their result to the |
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GIMPS PrimeNet server or to email their results to GIMPS. |
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100 Million Digit Prime Award of USD $50,000.00 |
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Awarded to a GIMPS Participant for the first prime discovered having at |
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least 100,000,000 (decimal) digits. Rules in addition to the General |
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Award Rules: |
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- GIMPS has undertaken an organized and systematic attempt to earn the |
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$150,000 (USD) Electronic Frontier Foundation ("EFF") Cooperative |
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Computing Award such that each Participant assigns all interest in |
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this award entirely to GIMPS. Note that this Award may at current |
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participation rates require an estimated 12-15 years of calculations |
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before a qualifying discovery is made. |
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- No money will be awarded unless and until a GIMPS Participant's |
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computer discovers a 100,000,000 digit prime, it is independently |
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verified, EFF validates GIMPS' claim according to their rules, and |
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pays GIMPS the award. |
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- Verification may take several weeks and publication in a suitable |
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academic refereed journal as required by EFF rules will likely take |
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several more months. |
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- GIMPS will redistribute the EFF award money into thirds as follows: |
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-- $50,000 will be awarded to the discoverer Awardee of the |
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100,000,000 digit prime. |
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-- $50,000 will be awarded to a 501(c)(3) mathematics-related charity |
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selected by GIMPS. |
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-- $50,000 will be retained by GIMPS to cover expenses and/or fund |
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future or past awards. |
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- In the unlikely event that more than one qualifying prime is |
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discovered at about the same time, then the winner will be the first |
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to either send their result to the GIMPS PrimeNet server or to email |
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their results to GIMPS. |
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Privacy Policy |
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Thank you for investing your trust. Since 1996, we never have and never |
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will sell, distribute or release your email address or any other |
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information you provide us for the administration and operation of this |
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amazing public participation research project, except in the unlikely |
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requirement to comply with law. Last updated 15 October 2008. |
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Software End User License Agreement ("EULA") |
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- This EULA applies to all versions of GIMPS Prime95 and MPrime |
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software and source code ("Software"). |
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- Software is free to download and use indefinitely on any computer(s) |
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you own or for which you have permission and authority to install and |
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run Software. Software is not export-restricted. |
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- To use the Software you agree to be bound by this EULA and the Terms |
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and Conditions of Use. |
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- GIMPS reserves the right to change this EULA without notice and with |
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reasonable retroactive effect. Last updated 15 October 2008. |
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- GIMPS not responsible for any damages or losses arising from use of |
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Software. SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT |
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WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT |
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LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS |
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FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. |