SPIKE

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1. This software is freely available for academic use only. For commercial use - see below.
2. Fill in the application form below (fields marked by * are mandatory).
3. Read the license agreement and make sure you agree with the terms of the agreement. If so click the Accept button at the end of the form.

This software is provided free of charge to the research community as an academic software package with no commitment in terms of support or maintenance. More details appear in the license agreement below.

Users interested in commercial applications should contact Prof. Ron Shamir (email rshamir AT post.tau.ac.il) or Prof. Yossi Shiloh (email yossih AT post.tau.ac.il).

* Commercial users are also required to obtain a KEGG end-user license agreement from Pathway Solutions Inc. Please contact licensing@pathway.jp for information. Users of this product/service may not download large quantities of KEGG Data.

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License Agreement: The computer software known as SPIKE ('SPIKE',or 'The Software') was created and developed in the course of research by Mr. Nir Orlev, Mr. Giora Sternberg, Mr. Ran Blekhman, Ms. Rita Vesterman, Ms. Anna Pavtulov, Ms. Nira Amit, Mr. Idan Zohar, Mrs. Dorit Sagir, Mr. Eyal David, Mr. Igor Ulitsky, Mr. Jackie Assa, Dr. Ran Elkon, Prof. Ron Shamir and Prof. Yossi Shiloh ('The Researchers') at Tel Aviv University (`TAU`). TAU encourages the use of SPIKE by researchers in academic institutions (`Licensee`) for non-commercial research purposes subject to the following terms and conditions: By receiving the software and using it, you and your institution agree to be bound by the terms below. 1. It is hereby agreed that all right title and interest in and to SPIKE and any translations, adaptations, alterations, modifications or similar erivative of any of the foregoing and in and to any physical embodiment of SPIKE and associated documentation vest exclusively in Tel-Aviv University and/or RAMOT - TAU Authority for Applied Research and Industrial Development Ltd. and/or its licensors. 2.1 Licensee is hereby granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use SPIKE for the sole purpose of performing non-commercial academic research. (Such research shall not include research sponsored directly or indirectly by a commercial entity). 2.2. For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby clarified that the license to use SPIKE as aforesaid does not include any obligation or undertaking to supply any accompanying services or improvements. 3. Licensee agrees not to distribute or transfer SPIKE or any portion, copies or derivatives thereof, including the biological data residing in the SPIKE database, to another location or to any third party. 4. Licensee agrees not to make any copies except as necessary for his exercise of this license in his own laboratory. Any copy shall bear an appropriate copyright notice specifying the above-mentioned authors and proprietor. 5. Licensee agrees not to decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, modify and /or create derivative works of SPIKE. 6. Licensee acknowledges that SPIKE is a research tool, still in the development stage. Hence, it is not presented as error-free, accurate, complete, useful, suitable for any specific application or free from any infringement of any rights. The Software is licensed AS IS, entirely at the Licensee's own risk. 7. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to be a warranty or representation by TAU, Ramot or the Researchers or any of its licensors, in connection with SPIKE and its use, including, without limiting the generality of the aforesaid, as to the accuracy, safety or fitness for any particular use. 8. The Researchers, TAU and/or Ramot as wells as its licensors shall not be liable for any damage, claim, demand, cost or expense of whatsoever kind or nature directly or indirectly arising out of or resulting from or encountered in connection with the use of SPIKE by Licensee or any person receiving it from Licensee.