Common use of Credit Based Clause in Contracts

Credit Based. Use of a 3DS Offering granted in Credit Based mode provides a right to consume a determined number of credits for the access duration to the 3DS Offering. Credits are for a one-time use (consumable and not reusable) and not refundable. As the number of credits is specified on a yearly basis, the number of credits is pro-rated according to the term of the 3DS Offering. For terms of one (1) year or less, all credits are issued at the beginning of the term and unused credits expire at the end of the term. For terms longer than one (1) year, credits are issued per year and unused credits expire at the end of the given year period; for any incomplete year period, the number of issued credits is pro-rated and unused credits expire at the end of the given incomplete year period. The quantity of credits required for a given use of the 3DS Offering is determined in the Product Portfolio and/or in the Documentation, and may be changed in the event of modifications to such 3DS Offering. Pool of credit(s) of same type can be accessed simultaneously by one or several authorized Users and/or Extended Enterprise Users and/or Machines, as applicable, within the limit of the number of remaining available credits. Credits of given type(s) may be required to enable use of other 3DS Offerings.