DatabaseRx Performance Portal

DATABASE SPECIALISTS SERVICE AGREEMENT AND END USER LICENSE BY CLICKING THE "ACCEPT" BUTTON OR INSTALLING OR USING THE DATABASE Rx SERVICE (AS DEFINED AND REFERRED HEREIN AS THE "SERVICE"), YOU ARE CONSENTING TO BE BOUND BY AND BECOME A PARTY TO THIS DATABASE SPECIALISTS, INC. ("DSI") SERVICE AGREEMENT AND END USER LICENSE ("AGREEMENT"). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOU MUST NOT CLICK THE "ACCEPT" BUTTON, YOU MUST NOT INSTALL OR USE THE SERVICE, AND YOU WILL NOT BECOME A LICENSEE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. SERVICE AGREEMENT AND END USER LICENSE. This Agreement states the terms and conditions under which you may use this web site ("Site") and the Database Rx service (as defined and referred herein as the "Service"). Please read this Agreement carefully. Your use of the Service and the Site is expressly conditioned upon your acceptance of these terms and the accurate completion of the online registration form. If you do not accept the terms stated here, do not use this Site and Service. The Service is not available to parties whose use of the Service has been suspended or terminated. 2. DATABASE Rx SERVICE. The Service means DSI's monitoring and reporting system for Oracle databases, which includes a monitoring tool software program ("Software"), diagnosis of Oracle database configuration and activity, alert notification, and user interface accessible through an Internet browser. The Service shall be provided on a per Oracle Instance basis. An Oracle Instance is defined as the following: The combination of one Oracle system global area and the Oracle background processes that access that Oracle system global area. Each Oracle Instance for which the Service is provided will be designated with an Instance Key. An Instance Key is defined as the following: A unique identifier that DSI will assign to each Oracle Instance when a new Oracle Instance is registered (either by purchasing the service or signing up for an evaluation period). DSI reserves the right to change the Service and may do so at any time with or without a revision of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 3. THIRD PARTY TECHNOLOGY. You are responsible for obtaining and maintaining all computer hardware, software, services, and communications equipment ("Third Party Technology") needed to access the Service, and for paying all third-party access charges (e.g., ISP, telecommunications) incurred while using the Service. DSI makes no guarantees as to the continuous availability of the Service or of any specific feature(s) of the Service or that the Service will run on the Third Party Technology. 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