LODinize Early Preview - End User License Agreement

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Last updated: 2026-09-24

IMPORTANT - READ CAREFULLY. This End User License Agreement ("Agreement") is a legal agreement between you ("you" or "your") and Sarnea Solutions Inc. ("Sarnea", "we", "us", or "our") for the LODinize software labeled "Early Preview", including its installer, executables, bundled data and documentation (together, the "Software"). By installing, copying, or using the Software, you agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you do not agree, do not install or use the Software.

The Software is a free, time-limited preview release provided for evaluation and feedback. It is not the final commercial product and may change or be withdrawn.

1. License grant

Subject to this Agreement, we grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use the Software for evaluation, testing and feedback purposes, as described in Section 2. You may install it on computers you own or control.

2. Time-limited preview

The Software is time-limited. This preview program ends on January 1, 2027 (the "Preview Period").

For the first 30 days after you first run the Software, all features are available, including exporting. After that, exporting is disabled, but you can continue to use the Software for viewing, testing, and evaluation of your existing content. The 30 days never extend past January 1, 2027, so an installation first run close to that date has fewer days of exporting.

After the Preview Period you may keep the Software and continue to use it for viewing, but exporting remains disabled. The Software is not guaranteed to keep working, and we may change, suspend, or discontinue it (or this preview program) at any time.

We plan to offer a commercial version of the Software with full exporting. The timing and final feature set of any commercial release may change.

3. Sharing the preview

Because this is a preview we would like people to try, you may share the Software with others by passing along the complete, original, unmodified installer as provided by us. You may not charge any fee for it, bundle it with other products, repackage it, or distribute a modified copy. All copies remain subject to this Agreement.

4. Restrictions

You may not, and may not permit any third party to:

reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code, algorithms, or internal structure of the Software, except to the limited extent this restriction is expressly prohibited by applicable law;
modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works of the Software;
remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices;
circumvent, disable, or tamper with any license, time-limit, or security mechanism, or use the Software after the Preview Period other than as allowed;
rent, lease, lend, sell, sublicense, or provide the Software as a service to third parties;
use the Software to develop a competing product, meaning software whose primary purpose is automated level-of-detail (LOD) generation, mesh simplification, or geometry optimization;
use the Software for any unlawful purpose.

5. Ownership

The Software is licensed, not sold. We and our licensors retain all right, title, and interest in and to the Software, including all intellectual property rights. No rights are granted except as expressly set out in this Agreement.

6. Your content and output

You retain ownership of the 3D models, meshes, textures, and other files you create, import, or export using the Software ("Your Content"). You are solely responsible for Your Content and for ensuring you have all rights necessary to use it, including any third-party assets you load into the Software (which remain subject to their own licenses). We claim no ownership of Your Content.

After the first 30 days, you may continue to open and view Your Content, but exporting is disabled until you obtain a paid license (if one becomes available).

You represent and warrant that Your Content does not infringe or violate any third-party rights.

7. Your responsibility; back up your data

You use the Software at your own risk. The Software writes its own application data (preferences, settings, presets, and internal state) to its application-data folder as part of normal operation. For your own project files and assets, it creates or overwrites files only when you choose to - such as when you Save or Export - and it does not automatically overwrite or delete your files.

You are solely responsible for your use or misuse of the Software and for protecting your systems and data. ALWAYS KEEP SEPARATE BACKUPS of any files before using them with the Software. We are not responsible for maintaining or backing up Your Content.

8. No warranty

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR THAT IT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT ANY OUTPUT WILL BE ACCURATE OR SUITABLE FOR ANY PURPOSE. This is a preview release and may contain defects.

9. Limitation of liability

THE SOFTWARE IS FREE AND YOU USE IT ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL SARNEA (OR ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR SUPPLIERS) BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER - INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO DATA, FILES, MODELS, PROFITS, REVENUE, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS - ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SOFTWARE, THIS AGREEMENT, OR YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND EVEN IF A REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS WILL NOT EXCEED ZERO (CAD 0.00).

Nothing in this Agreement excludes or limits any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

10. Third-party components

The Software includes third-party open-source components that are licensed under their own terms. Those terms are provided with the Software (see the accompanying third-party notices) and govern your use of those components.

11. Privacy and feedback

The Software runs locally. Your files and personal data stay on your computer and are not sent to us.

On first run, the Software sends its version number to our website once, so we can count installations by country. More at www.lodinize.com/privacy.

Any feedback you choose to send (for example through a feedback form or by email) is provided voluntarily. By providing feedback, you give us a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use, modify, and incorporate it into our products and services.

12. Term and termination

This Agreement is effective until terminated. It terminates immediately if you breach any of its terms; you must then stop using and remove all copies of the Software. Sections 4 through 9 and 13 survive termination.

13. Governing law

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. The courts located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada will have exclusive jurisdiction, and you consent to their jurisdiction and venue.

14. Entire agreement

This Agreement is the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Software and supersedes any prior understanding. If any provision is held unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. Our failure to enforce any right is not a waiver.

15. Contact

Sarnea Solutions Inc. Email: support@lodinize.com Web: www.lodinize.com