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Contents

FOXIT CORPORATION LICENSE AGREEMENT.................................................... 4

Overview .............................................................................................................. 12

Why PDF IFilter? ................................................................................................................... 12

Why Foxit PDF IFilter? ......................................................................................................... 12

How Foxit PDF IFilter works? ............................................................................................. 13

Key benefits ......................................................................................................................... 13

Getting Started .................................................................................................... 14

System requirements......................................................................................................... 14

Installing Foxit PDF IFilter .................................................................................................. 14

Updating Foxit PDF IFilter .................................................................................................. 15

Uninstalling Foxit PDF IFilter .............................................................................................. 15

Working with Foxit PDF IFilter ............................................................................ 16

Working with Foxit PDF IFilter in Windows Vista .......................................................... 16

Indexing PDFs .............................................................................................................. 16

Searching PDFs ........................................................................................................... 18

More Help ..................................................................................................................... 19

Working with Foxit PDF IFilter in Windows XP and Other Operating Systems..... 20

Indexing PDFs .............................................................................................................. 20

Searching PDFs ........................................................................................................... 22

More Help ..................................................................................................................... 25

Additional Information ...................................................................................... 26

Microsoft Developer Support .......................................................................................... 26

Language Support ............................................................................................................. 26

FAQ ........................................................................................................................ 27

Contact Us ........................................................................................................... 29

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FOXIT CORPORATION LICENSE AGREEMENT

FOR FOXIT PDF IFILTER

IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: This Foxit Corporation (“Foxit”) License Agreement

("License" or “Agreement”) is a legal agreement between You (either an

individual or an entity, who will be referred to in this License as "You" or “Your”) and

Foxit for the use of Foxit PDF IFilter, and which may include associated media,

printed materials, and other components and software modules including but not

limited to drivers ("Product"). The Product also includes any software updates and

upgrades that Foxit may provide to You or make available to You, or that You

obtain after the date You obtain Your initial copy of the Product, to the extent

that such items are not accompanied by a separate license agreement or terms

of use. BY INSTALLING, COPYING, DOWNLOADING, ACCESSING OR OTHERWISE

USING THE PRODUCT, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS FOXIT

LICENSE AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT

YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS TO THE PRODUCT AND SHOULD NOT INSTALL, COPY,

DOWNLOAD, ACCESS OR USE THE PRODUCT.

The Product is protected by copyright laws as well as other intellectual property

laws. The Product is licensed and not sold.

1. GRANT OF LICENSE. Foxit grants You a non-exclusive, nontransferable license

to install and use the Product subject to all the terms and conditions set forth here

within.

1.1. Single-Use Perpetual License. You may permit a single authorized end user

to install the Product on a single computer for use by that end user only. Remote

access is not permitted without the express written consent of Foxit.

1.2. Single-Use Term License. Same usage terms as the Single-Use Perpetual

License. The period of use is limited to a fixed duration at which the time the

Product must be deinstalled from the computer unless the license is renewed for

an additional period of time.

2. ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or

disassemble the Product, except and only to the extent that it is expressly

permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation. You may not rent,

lease, lend or transfer the Product, or host the Product for third parties. The

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Product is licensed as a single integral product; its component parts may not be

separated for use on more than one computer. The Product may include copy

protection technology to prevent the unauthorized copying of the Product or

may require original media for use of the Product on the computer. It is illegal to

make unauthorized copies of the Product or to circumvent any copy protection

technology included in the Product. The software may not be resold either by

You or a third party customer without the prior written permission of Foxit. All rights

not expressly granted to You are retained by Foxit.

2.1. Third Party Software. The Product may contain third party software that Foxit

can grant sublicense to use and which is also protected by copyright law and

other applicable laws.

3. EDUCATIONAL USE. If the Product You have received with this Agreement is

an Educational Software Bundle (where the Product is received by virtue of Your

participation in a Foxit program designed for educational or research institutions,

or is provided by Foxit to You under some other arrangement), You are not

entitled to use the Product unless You are an employee or student of such

educational institution. Educational Software Products may be used for

educational and research purposes only. Commercial and general production

use of Educational Software Products are specifically prohibited. The Product is

provided under a Single-Use Term License as described above. You may install

one copy of the Product on one desktop computer in a designated computer

used for educational purposes under Your license agreement. Your Educational

license is granted for a period of one year, unless stated otherwise, from when the

Product license keys are made available to You. Your Educational license entitles

You to email and telephone support for up to two designated employees and

product upgrades during the term of Your license. You grant Foxit the right to use

material created under such license for marketing and advertising purposes.

4. SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

4.1. Term of Maintenance. Foxit agrees to provide Maintenance (as defined

herein) to You pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein provided that

You pay the Maintenance Fee for each Product for which Maintenance is desired

and as further described in Section 4.4 below. Maintenance will be provided for a

period of one year, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties in writing, from the

date of purchase of the Product (the “Initial Support and Maintenance Term”),

and with renewals, annually from the expiration date of the prior Support and

Maintenance Term. Failure to renew annual maintenance may result in You

having to purchase a new license in order to receive future versions of software

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and associated ongoing support and maintenance.

4.2. Maintenance Services. In exchange for the Maintenance Fee, Foxit agrees

to provide to You during the term of this Agreement support and maintenance

(collectively "Maintenance") as follows:

4.2.1. Support: Foxit will provide email and telephone support to You for current

versions of the Product. Foxit will investigate all of Your questions and problems

promptly. You agree to provide adequate information to Foxit to assist in the

investigation and to confirm that any problems have been resolved. Foxit does

not provide guaranteed response time but will make good faith effort to answer

emails and voice mails within twenty-four (24) hours or less during weekdays,

excluding holidays.

4.2.2. Maintenance: Foxit will supply to You, at no additional charge, any

improvements, upgrades, or modifications to the Product that Foxit makes

generally available. Any such improvements, upgrades, or modifications shall

become part of the Product for all purposes of this Agreement.

4.2.3. You acknowledge and agree that the Maintenance to be provided by

Foxit hereunder is limited to the most current version of the Product and the

immediately preceding version.

4.3. Exclusions. Foxit’s obligation to provide Support is contingent upon proper

use of the Product and full compliance with this Agreement. Moreover, Foxit shall

be under no obligation to provide Support should such services be required due

to (a) failure to operate the Product within the systems requirements provided for

the Product (b) any modification or attempted modification of the Product by

You or any third party or (C) Your failure or refusal to implement Product changes

recommended by.

4.4. Consideration. In payment of the Maintenance services to be provided by

Foxit hereunder, You shall pay Foxit, or its authorized agent, the applicable fee for

the Initial Support and Maintenance Term as indicated on the related invoice,

receipt, purchase order, or other ordering document ("Maintenance Fee"). At

the end of the Initial Support and Maintenance Term, or any subsequent Support

and Maintenance Term, You may renew participation in Maintenance services for

additional annual term(s) provided You (a) are current on all payments due to

Foxit and (b) pay Foxit, or its authorized agent, the applicable renewal fee, which

Foxit, or its authorized agent, shall invoice prior to the end of the preceding term,

unless terminated by You at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the then current

Support and Maintenance Term. The Maintenance Fee for renewal shall be

equal to the Maintenance Fee for the immediate preceding annual term plus an

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increase by a percentage not to exceed the Consumer Price Index (CPI), as

published by the U.S. Department of Labor. In addition, Maintenance shall be

discontinued for any and all subsequent Support and Maintenance Terms for

which You fail to pay Foxit the invoice within ten (10) days after the prior

Maintenance expiration date.

4.5. Exceptions. For use of the Product or a Beta Software Product, only the

Maintenance Services and Exclusions paragraphs of this section apply. For use of

the Product under Educational Use terms, the Maintenance Services and

Exclusion paragraphs apply as long as You pay for the maintenance period

defined under Your Single-Use Term License.

5. PAYMENT TERMS. Unless explicitly set forth in this Agreement, all fees and

other amounts due under this Agreement are non-cancelable and

non-refundable. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, You shall pay all fees

or amounts within 30 days of the date of the invoice. A late fee shall be charged

on any overdue amounts and any other fees and expenses not paid as provided

under this Agreement at the rate of one and one-half percent (1½%) per month,

or the highest rate allowable under applicable law, whichever is less,

commencing with the date payment was due.

6. TAXES. The fees and all other amounts due as set forth in this Agreement are

net amounts to be received by Foxit, exclusive of all taxes, duties, and

assessments, including without limitation all sales, withholding, VAT, excise, ad

valorem, and use taxes (collectively, the “Taxes”), and are not subject to offset or

reduction because of any Taxes incurred by You or otherwise due as a result of this

Agreement. You shall be responsible for and shall pay directly, any and all Taxes

relating to the performance of this Agreement, provided that this paragraph shall

not apply to taxes based solely on Foxit’s income.

7. CONSENT TO USE OF DATA. If Foxit provides any support services to You, You

agree that Foxit and its affiliates may collect and use all information You provide

as a part of any such support services related to the Product. Foxit agrees not to

use this information in a form that personally identifies You.

8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. Subject to the license grant hereunder, all

right, title and interest in and to the Product, the accompanying printed materials,

and any copies of the Product are owned by Foxit and its licensors.

9. EXPORT RESTRICTIONS. You acknowledge that Product is of U.S. origin. You

agree to comply with all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and

regulations governing Your use of the Product. Without limiting the foregoing, in

the event that this Agreement permits export of the Product outside the U.S., You

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shall be solely responsible for compliance with all applicable U.S. export laws, rules,

and regulations. The Product is subject to the U.S. Export Administration

Regulations and other U.S. law, and may not be exported or re-exported to

certain countries (currently Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Sudan and Syria) or to

persons or entities prohibited from receiving U.S. exports (including those (a) on

the Bureau of Industry and Security Denied Parties List or Entity List, (b) on the

Office of Foreign Assets Control list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked

Persons, and (c) involved with missile technology or nuclear, chemical or

biological weapons).

10. WARRANTY

10.1. Warranty. Foxit warrants that for a period of 90 days from the date of

delivery (“Warranty Period”), under normal use, the Product will perform

substantially in conformance with the specifications published in the

Documentation. During such period, and as the sole obligation of Foxit and Your

sole remedy under the warranty in this Section, if You provide written notice of

Foxit’s failure to comply with the above warranty, Foxit will use reasonable

commercial efforts to correct such nonconformity in the Product as in

accordance with the terms of the Maintenance and Support Policy. In addition,

if Foxit determines it is not commercially reasonable to correct the nonconformity,

Foxit may elect to terminate the license to such Product, upon which termination

Licensee will promptly return to Foxit all such copies of such Product. Upon receipt

of the Product from Licensee, Foxit will return to Licensee all license fees (and any

unused support fees) paid to Foxit by You for such Product. This warranty set forth

above does not apply to, and Foxit shall have no obligation with respect to, any

non-conformity arising as a result of (i) use of the Product other than as specified

under this Agreement and the related Documentation; (ii) any modification or

alteration of the Product performed other than by Foxit or its agents, or (iii) transfer

of the Product to any computer system other than the ones on which Product is

authorized to be stalled, except as permitted in this Agreement.

10.2. Disclaimer. Other than the warranty set forth in Section 10.1 above, and to

the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Foxit, its authorized resellers

and their subsidiaries provides the Product and any support services related to

the Product ("Support Services") AS IS AND WITH ALL FAULTS, and hereby disclaim

all other warranties and conditions, either express, implied or statutory, including,

but not limited to, any implied warranties, duties or conditions of merchantability,

of fitness for a particular purpose, of accuracy or completeness of responses, of

results, of workmanlike effort, of lack of viruses, and of lack of negligence, all with

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regard to the Product, and the provision of or failure to provide support services.

11. LIMIT OF LIABILITY AND EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL AND

CERTAIN OTHER DAMAGES. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE

LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL FOXIT, ITS AUTHORIZED RESELLERS OR THEIR SUBSIDIARIES

BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS

OF PROFITS OR CONFIDENTIAL OR OTHER INFORMATION, FOR BUSINESS

INTERRUPTION, FOR PERSONAL INJURY, FOR LOSS OF PRIVACY, FOR FAILURE TO

MEET ANY DUTY INCLUDING OF GOOD FAITH OR OF REASONABLE CARE, FOR

NEGLIGENCE, AND FOR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY OR OTHER LOSS WHATSOEVER)

ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE

PRODUCT, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES, OR

OTHERWISE UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PROVISION OF THIS LICENSE,

EVEN IN THE EVENT OF THE FAULT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY,

BREACH OF CONTRACT OR BREACH OF WARRANTY OF FOXIT, EVEN IF FOXIT HAS

BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

11.1. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND REMEDIES. Notwithstanding any damages that

You might incur for any reason whatsoever (including, without limitation, all

damages referenced above and all direct or general damages), the entire

liability of Foxit, its resellers and their subsidiaries under any provision of this License

and Your exclusive remedy for all of the foregoing shall be limited to the amount

actually paid by You for the Product. The foregoing limitations, exclusions and

disclaimers shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, even

if any remedy fails its essential purpose.

11.2. NOTICE TO U.S. GOVERNMENT END USERS

11.3. For contracts with agencies of the Department of Defense, the

Government’s rights in: (1) commercial computer software and commercial

computer software documentation shall be governed, pursuant to 48 C.F.R.

227.7201 through 227.7202-4, by Foxit’s standard commercial license(s) for the

respective product(s); (2) software and software documentation other than

commercial computer software and commercial computer software

documentation shall be governed by 48 C.F.R. 252.227-7014; (3) technical data

for commercial items other than software or software documentation shall be

governed by 48 C.F.R. 252.227-7015(b); and (4) technical data for

non-commercial items other than software or software documentation shall be

governed by 48 C.F.R. 252.227-7013.

11.4. For contracts with U.S. Government agencies other than the Department of

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