Common use of Changes to the software, interference Clause in Contracts

Changes to the software, interference. 4.1. The decompilation of the program code into other code forms (decompilation), as well as other types of reverse engineering of the various production stages of the software (reverse engineering, disassembly), including modifying the program, are permissible for own use, in particular for the purpose of troubleshooting and bug fixing or extending the functionality of the software. Own use includes professional or commercial use, provided it is limited to own use by the customer or its employees and is not to be commercially exploited in any way externally vis-à-vis third parties. The risk of making such changes shall be borne solely by the customer. Duplications of this kind, especially if stored on external data carriers, shall be labelled as modified versions of the software. In this case, the customer bears the risk that the modified software may be incompatible with our subsequent versions of the program.