GOM Player+ License Agreement

GOM Player+ End User License Agreement

Please read the following agreement carefully before installing GOM Player+ (“Software”).
This GOM Player+ End User License Agreement ( “EULA” or “Agreement”) is an agreement between you (“User”), and GOM & Company Corporation (“GOM & Company”), the Software provider, and the provider of approved services. The Software includes the online services provided through wired/wireless networks, software products contained in the services, and all the combinations of the alpha, beta, and free/paid versions thereof. By clicking the [Agree] button, installing, copying, or otherwise using the Software the User agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
If you do not agree to the terms of this Agreement, click the "Cancel" button, or do not install the Software.

Installing the Software shall mean that you have read, understood, and consented to the Agreement.

1. USE OF THE SOFTWARE

  • 1) The Software is a program that is developed for the registered members of GOM Lab (https://www.gomlab.com/), and users of services of software vendors and licensors.You can freely install and use this Software at home (this Software is not subject to the control of illegal software), and in case of using this Software at companies, public institutions, or other locations, you must inquire GOM & Company.Purchase of separate licenses are required when the software is used at enterprises, educational institutions, government offices, or public institutions. You may not use this Software for profit-seeking commercial services, or as any part thereof.
  • 2) You may use this Software and its related documents strictly in accordance with the statutes concerning intellectual properties and all of the other relevant laws of the region where you use this Software.
  • 3) You may not use this Software in connection with any device or software that is designed for the purpose of avoiding technical actions taken for protecting the content or other works (or rights to such use thereof) under the copyrights law of the region where you use this Software.
  • 4) The Software is protected by Intellectual Property Laws such as Copyright Law, therefore you may not modify, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the software product other than the limited scope explicitly permitted by the relevant laws.
  • 5) Free versions are available for test use such as installation and content creation/editing on the premise of paid software in companies, government offices, and educational and public institutions. However, for commercial use, you must purchase a B2BG product license. If this is violated, the Company may terminate the contract for the use of the Software by suspending the use of the license without a separate notice. In addition, the user will be held liable for any civil or criminal responsibility caused by this and may be punished by the relevant laws and regulations.

2. SOFTWARE BETA VERSION RELEASE

Beta version releases of this Software are subject to general changes in its functions, specifications, performance, characteristics, and other details, without any prior notice. In addition, beta versions of this Software may have errors that might affect its normal use. Installing any beta version of this Software shall mean that you accept the possibility of such occurrences.

3. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES

This Software includes software that enables communication through the Internet, as part of the normal operation for the servicing thereof. The communications function is used for providing various additional functions and services of this Software, as well as for checking its license information. Installing this Software shall mean that you consent to the use of the additional functions and services of this Software, and to the checking of your license information.

  • 1) AUTOMATIC UPDATE

    This Software is subject to frequent communications with its update server, and automatic updates in terms of bug corrections, patches, and performance improvements through updated Software distributed by GOM & Company. Installing of Software shall mean that you consent to the automatic updating thereof. When this Software is updated, cases may occur where partial functions of this Software that were previously provided cannot be used according to the updating conditions.

  • 2) CODEC FINDER

    In the event the Software fails to play a file, the Codec Finder service will automatically search for the missing codec necessary to play the file properly and, in the event the necessary codec is properly identified, provide a download link or other instructions. GOM & Company does not guarantee or warranty against any misinformation provided by the codec developer, errors within the codec, crashes resulting from codec conflicts, or any other problems resulting from installing the codec the Codec Finder suggests. Installing the codecs suggested by this service is entirely the choice and responsibility of the User

  • 3) OTHER SERVICES

    There may be times when the User will be directly presented with advertisements and/or offers for additional content, software, services, or a combination of any of these things when downloading, installing, using, or updating the Software. By downloading, installing, using, or updating the Software the User agrees to be presented with such offers and/or advertisements.

4. DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (DRM)

This Software is equipped with DRM technology. DRM refers to intellectual property rights protection technology that is integrated into digital content that can be purchased on the internet. The User may not disable such protections in the content or the Software, or use this Software to view protected content that has been acquired unlawfully. There may be instances where DRMs will block use of the content they are protecting.

5. Paid Licenses

  • 1) The Agreement regarding the paid license of this Software shall be established by your consent to this Agreement, your application for the paid license, and acceptance thereof by GOM & Company.
    The other matters shall be in accordance with the policies issued by GOM & Company.
  • 2) While using this Software on a paid basis, you may purchase the license at the GOM product homepage, or from a service provider who is authorized to sell licenses by GOM & Company.
  • 3) Once th payment of the software license has been completed at GOM Lab, you can check the license information with the account you subscribed at GOM Lab. You can use GOM Player+ with accounts you are subscribed and purchased at GOM Lab
  • 4) Payment of the amount shall mean that you also consent to the following:
    GOM & Company may provide to you various information that are deemed necessary for your use of the service by such means as email or wireless text messages, provided that you may refuse to receive such information at your discretion.
    However, GOM & Company may notify you of such matters as changes in important policies for the use of the service, which may include users who have refused to receive such information by such means as email.
  • 5) After you purchase a software license, you may cancel the payment if payment cancellation and refund warranty period (within 7 days after purchase) defined by GOM & Company has not expired. However, once a license key is registered, you cannot cancel or refund the payment for any reason.
  • 6) If you use the payment information of a third party without their consent thereof, you shall be liable to civil/criminal liabilities, and may be subject to punishment under any relevant laws.
  • 7) The company operates B2C license for general home use and B2BG license for companies, educational and public institutions, and users who are planning to use paid licenses must purchase a license for the right purpose. In case the B2C licenses are purchased and used by companies, educational and public institutions or other matters are violated, we may suspend the user's license without a prior notice, and the user shall be responsible for any problems arising regarding this.
  • 8) After the software license payment, payment cancellation is possible only for the current month. If the current month of payment has been exceeded, it will be processed according to Article 5 of Refund Policy.
  • 9) The expiration date of the paid software licenses is calculated in accordance with KST (Korea Standard Time), and the users must comply with it.

6. Refund Policies

  • 1) GOM & Company will make a final refund of the remaining 10% of the amount paid for the payment processing fee if the user exceeds the refund warranty period (within 7days) determined by the company after purchasing the software license.
  • 2) Refund of the software is only available before registration of license. If you have already registered your license, you cannot cancel your payment or get a refund for any reason due to a product characteristic.
  • 3) In the case of a product bundle (Package) where more than two licenses are involved, since it is considered a single product, a refund for the whole product is not possible if one of the licenses is registered and partial cancellation or refund for any unused license is also not allowed.
  • 4) If you have acquired the license free of charge, and not through a normal payment, but through special services (coupons, gift cards, bonus points given by administrators), you may not cancel your payment or request a refund, because you have not made any actual payment.
  • 5) If you breach this Agreement or any relevant laws, by such acts as sharing of your paid Software license with any third parties, or executing this Software concurrently on a number of computers with only one paid license, payment cancellations or refund requests may not be allowed.
  • 6) In any of the following cases, it will not be counted as the number of days of service use, and GOM & Company will not issue compensation for any damages:
    • - In the event GOM & Company cannot provide the service due to force majeure, such as national emergencies, or natural disasters;
    • - In the event GOM & Company carries out regular checks according to a schedule pre-defined by it, or expands the servers, or replaces any other equipment based on advance announcements;
    • - In the event the service cannot be provided due to causes imputable to you, such as ill intention or negligence;
    • - In the event the service cannot be provided due to inevitable causes by virtue of the telecommunications services;
    • - In the event the service cannot be provided due to faults of the telecommunications services provided by communications services other than GOM & Company; and
    • - In the event the service cannot be provided due to shortcomings or faults of the lines and equipment owned by individual communications services used by and/or based on your selection.
  • 7) The payment cancellation/refund process according to each payment method is subject to the relevant payment agency policy and may be changed depending on the circumstances of the company concerned in case that the refund is made into an account, the deposit can only be processed if the name of the depositor in the financial institution account you are receiving and the name of the software buyer are the same. However, the refund is not possible with the account of the foreign financial institution. We follow the policy of the payment agency used on GOM Lab for the normal payment and some means of payment may result in a refund fee during this process. Please contact your payment agency for any related inquiries
  • 8) The company shall not be held liable for disadvantages caused by reasons attributable to the member's mistake when requesting a refund.

7. PRIVILEGES AND RIGHTS

GOM & Company reserves all rights (ownership and intellectual property rights) to this Software and the related documents thereof. This Software is protected under the Universal Copyright Convention. The rights to the content used by you by when using this Software shall be reserved by the legitimate copyright holder of the content, and are protected under the Copyright Act or other relevant laws. Liabilities for any problems that occur due to illegal or illegitimate use of this Software and the content thereof shall be entirely borne by the user. This Agreement does not render or guarantee any right to use such content.

8. Use of License

  • 1) The purchased software license can be used by logging in with your GOM Lab account, and the license should not be transferred to another person.
  • 2) Licenses may not be provided to multiple users in any way (such as using a license over a network), except in the case of multiple license purchases through GOM Lab.
  • 3) When the software is running, the license registration is checked every time You cannot used the software if the network is not connected.
  • 4) When the license is expired, the license will automatically de-authorized.
  • 5) The confidentiality of the license and GOM Lab login account is all yours, and you are solely responsible for all damages caused by voluntary disclosure of information.
  • 6) If purchase was made more than one license at a time, the license usage period is the same for all remaining licenses based on the usage period of the first registered license.

9. Prohibition of Illegal Distribution of Content

Any content created by user using this Software must be used legally within the scope of relevant laws and regulations. Users can be subject to legal punishment if they record the copyrighted content, such as movies and dramas, with the software and distribute it without the permission of the copyright holder. With respect to this, user may be subject to legal punishment, and the company doesn't take any responsibility for the violation.

10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

  • 1) Any problem that occurs concerning the installation and use of this Software shall be addressed entirely at the discretion and burden of the user. GOM & Company shall not bear any liability for damages to your computer system or other devices, or for any loss of data caused by downloading content or data related to this Software.
  • 2) GOM & Company shall ensure that obvious errors or bugs found in this Software will be corrected and updated, and carry out such corrections and updates as timely as possible. GOM & Company shall not ensure any warranty for unknown errors, bugs, security and performance risks, and shall not guarantee that all such errors found in this Software will be corrected. Answering questions concerning errors, bugs, solutions, security, and security risks received through the relevant service of GOM & Company or other channels, consulting, and provision of any related information do not constitute the warranty described in this Agreement. In addition, GOM & Company shall not guarantee any liabilities in case of user's carelessness, errors, or negligent in handing this Software.

11. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement shall be terminated automatically if you make any breach of this Agreement. In such cases, GOM & Company shall not issue any notice for terminating this Agreement, nor issue any notice for terminating any Agreement that is in effect. The company can terminate the contract by suspending the user's license, and you may at any time terminate this Agreement by uninstalling (removing) this Software. You shall bear all the responsibility for any problems that occur due to your breach of any laws or illegitimate use of this Software, even after this Agreement has been terminated.

12. Collection of the Personal Information

When using the software, the following information is collected to check whether the license is registered.

  • - Collected data: PC Device name

13. Software Information

  • 1) Websites
    • - GOM product homepage: https://www.gomlab.com
    • - GOM & Company homepage: http://www.gomcorp.com
  • 2) Software Features
    • - The software can play most of the high-definition videos without a separate codec installation, and stream them even if they are incomplete AVI video files (Patent No. 0440495).
    • - Software may not be used for commercial purposes without the permission of the company.
  • 3) Execution Environment
    • - OS: Windows 10 (64bit), 11 (64bit)
    • - Some ASF/WMV/WMA files require Media Player 7.0 or higher to be played (Media Player 9.0 or higher is recommended).
    • - For normal operation, it is recommended to install Direct X version 9.0c or higher.
    • - For files that are not supported by other built-in codecs, a separate codec must be installed using the Codec Helper function.
  • 4) Re-Distribution Terms
    • - Re-distribution of this Software is prohibited in all cases without the permission by GOM & Company.
    • - In particular, the use of this Software as keyword advertisements on search engines intended to solicit users, or re-distribution of this Software for other commercial purposes without the permission of GOM & Company shall subject you to all civil/criminal liabilities that may occur from such use or re-distribution.
    • - Even when re-distribution is permitted by GOM & Company, if the re-distribution is made by the permitted party for any other purpose or usage, GOM & Company may withdraw such permission at any time, and may subject the permitted party to liabilities for any consequences.
    • - In the event that you are permitted by GOM & Company to re-distribute this Software, it is recommended that you re-distribute it after downloading its latest version from the official GOM product homepage (https://www.gomlab.com/).
    • - Re-distribution of this Software by any other means (CD, DVD, floppy diskette, or other methods) than through the Internet (online) without the permission of GOM & Company is prohibited.
    • - You may not change/modify the installation file of this Software, and you may not modify, reverse-engineer, decompile, or disassemble this Software during its re-distribution.
  • 5) Copyright Information
    • - The video decoder included in the software is a modified version of FFmpeg (http://www.ffmpeg.org), and the license of FFmpeg is under the LGPL. The LGPL license is located in the LGPL installation directory. Please refer to TXT. The source of the modified FFMPEG can be downloaded from (https://www.gomlab.com/ffmpeg)
    • - The JPEG encoding routines included in the software are sourced from sources published by the Independent JPEG Group (http://www.ijg.org/) and are licensed for free.
    • - The WMA codec included in the software is copyrighted by Microsoft (R).
    • - The digital 'font' of Sandol Communication included in the software is subject to the Terms of Use (https://www.sandollcloud.com/policyTermsUser) of Sandol Communication.
    • - The zlib compression library used in the software is from sources published on http://www.zlib.net/ and is licensed under the zlib License.
    • - The OGG (VORBIS) library used in the software is based on the source (https://xiph.org/vorbis/) published by Xiph.org, and is licensed under the 'BSD-like license'.
    • - The installation files of the software are produced using NSIS (http://nsis.sourceforge.net/), which are licensed under the zlib License.
    • - The MP3 encoding routines included in this program are based on sources published by The LAME Project (http: //lame.sourceforge.net).
    • - The copyright of the software belongs to the company (http://www.gomcorp.com/) and is protected by relevant laws and international treaties.
  • 6) Patent Information

    The following is the registration number of the patent rights related to the software. Patent rights are protected by the Patent Act of the Republic of Korea.

    • - Digital Movie Playback Control Device and Method Thereof (10-440495)
    • - Image Content Protection System, Method Using Overlay Area of Video Adapter and Recording Media Thereof (10-424053)
    • - On-demand multimedia content delivery system and method thereof (10-610638)
    • - Auxiliary Content Management System and Method for Subtitle Files for Multimedia Contents (10-507028)
    • - Patents related to software belong to the company (http://www.gomcorp.com/) and are protected by relevant laws and international treaties.
    • - The trademarks and copyrights of each search portal used in the software, such as text, images, logos, etc., belong to the respective portal sites.

14. ARBITRATION AND JURISDICTION

In the case of copyrights, patent rights, or legal disputes arising from this Software, the court governing the region in which GOM & Company is located shall be the competent court.
Last modified: April 18, 2017