Terms & Conditions

Agreement to Terms

By accessing or using any PC Matic software, services, or websites (collectively, the "Services"), you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use our Services.

These Terms constitute a legal agreement between you and PC Matic (also referred to as "we," "us," or "our"). These Terms apply to all users of the Services, including without limitation users who are browsers, customers, merchants, and/or contributors of content.

We may modify these Terms at any time without notice to you by posting revised Terms on our website. Your continued use of the Services after such modifications constitutes your acceptance of the modified Terms.

Account Registration

To access certain features of our Services, you may be required to register for an account. When you register for an account, you agree to:

  • Provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process
  • Maintain and promptly update your account information to keep it accurate, current, and complete
  • Maintain the security of your password and accept all risks of unauthorized access to your account
  • Notify us immediately if you discover or otherwise suspect any security breaches related to the Services
  • Take responsibility for all activities that occur under your account and accept all risks of unauthorized access

You must be at least 18 years of age or the age of majority in your jurisdiction to create an account and use our Services. By creating an account, you represent and warrant that you meet these age requirements.

License Grant

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, PC Matic grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to download, install, and use our software for your personal, non-commercial use.

This license is subject to the following restrictions:

  • You may not copy, modify, or create derivative works of the software
  • You may not distribute, transfer, sublicense, lease, lend, or rent the software to any third party
  • You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the software
  • You may not make the functionality of the software available to multiple users through any means
  • You may not use the software for any illegal purpose or in violation of any laws

All rights not expressly granted to you in these Terms are reserved and retained by PC Matic or its licensors, suppliers, publishers, rightsholders, or other content providers.

Payments and Renewals

Certain aspects of our Services may require payment of fees. You agree to pay all applicable fees as described on our website when you register for such Services.

Automatic Renewal: If you purchase a subscription-based service, your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each subscription period unless you cancel your subscription before the end of the current period. You authorize us to charge the applicable subscription fees to your designated payment method.

We reserve the right to change our fees at any time. We will provide you with advance notice of any fee changes affecting your subscription. Your continued use of the Services after the fee change becomes effective constitutes your agreement to pay the modified amount.

All fees are exclusive of all taxes, levies, or duties imposed by taxing authorities, and you are responsible for payment of all such taxes, levies, or duties.

Prohibited Activities

You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities:

  • Copying, distributing, or disclosing any part of the Services in any medium
  • Using any automated system to access the Services in a manner that sends more request messages than a human could reasonably produce
  • Transmitting spam, chain letters, or other unsolicited email
  • Attempting to interfere with, compromise the system integrity or security, or decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running the Services
  • Taking any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure
  • Uploading invalid data, viruses, worms, or other software agents through the Services
  • Collecting or harvesting any personally identifiable information from the Services
  • Using the Services for any commercial solicitation purposes
  • Impersonating another person or otherwise misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity
  • Interfering with the proper working of the Services
  • Accessing any content on the Services through any technology or means other than those provided by us

We reserve the right to investigate and prosecute violations of any of the above to the fullest extent of the law.

Intellectual Property Rights

The Services and their entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by PC Matic, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

These Terms permit you to use the Services for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Services, except as follows:

  • Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials
  • You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes
  • You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the website for your own personal, non-commercial use

You must not:

  • Modify copies of any materials from the Services
  • Use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences, or any graphics separately from the accompanying text
  • Delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from the Services

Disclaimer of Warranties

YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. PC MATIC EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

PC MATIC MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT:

  • THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS
  • THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE
  • THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE
  • THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS
  • ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED

NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM PC MATIC OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TERMS.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL PC MATIC, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY:

  • ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT
  • PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR SERVICES
  • UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN
  • INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR SERVICES
  • BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE THAT MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR SERVICES BY ANY THIRD PARTY
  • ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE SERVICES

THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARISE FROM USE OR MISUSE OF AND RELIANCE ON THE SERVICES, FROM INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, OR FROM THE INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF THE SERVICES (INCLUDING SUCH DAMAGES INCURRED BY THIRD PARTIES).