Terms of use

You accept the terms in the program

The first time PirtoCAD starts, it shows the terms of use before anything else opens. When you choose Accept (Hyväksy), the program opens. If you choose Decline (En hyväksy), the program closes, no project is opened and no acceptance is saved. The program asks again whenever its version number or the terms change.

What the alpha terms cover

A free alpha, still in development

PirtoCAD is in development. You may use the alpha free of charge for evaluation and for your own work, so that as many people as possible can test the program and tell us what works and what does not. No account or registration is needed.

The finished version has its own terms

The alpha is free. The finished version will have its own licence terms.

Closed source

PirtoCAD is not open source. Its code belongs to Cyborvent Oy. You may not decompile or reverse engineer the program, except to the extent that the law or the licences of the program's components expressly allow it. The program also contains components made by others, which are covered by their own licences. They are listed in the licence information that ships with the program.

The program is not passed on

You may not share, sell, rent, lend or otherwise pass the program on to others. Every user downloads their own copy from this site. A school or other educational institution may install the alpha on its own classroom and lab computers for its students and staff to use there.

No warranty

The alpha is unfinished software and is provided as is, without warranty. Its known limitations are listed in the Known limitations chapter of the user guide that ships with the program.

You are responsible for the results

Default values, catalogues and calculations support the designer, but a calculation is only as good as its input data. Every user is responsible for checking the default values they use and the calculation results.

Limitation of liability

Cyborvent Oy is not liable for indirect damage or, for example, for loss of data. Its total liability for all claims together is limited to 100 euros. The limit does not apply to liability that the law does not allow to be limited, and it does not affect a consumer's mandatory rights.

No compatibility promise between alphas

A project saved in one alpha version may not open the same way in another alpha version.

Each public alpha is time-limited

Every public alpha version expires six calendar months after its release date. On the expiry date the program no longer starts, so the last day of use is the day before. Until then the program works offline. The expiry date is shown on the download page.

After expiry you need a newer version from the download page. Expiry never deletes, changes or locks your projects, settings or other files. On the expiry date the licence for that version ends. Development builds are not public releases and have no expiry date.

Cyborvent Oy may end the licence earlier by notice, and it ends at once if the terms are broken. You must then stop using the program and delete its copies. The work you produced with it is always yours.

Governing law

The terms are governed by Finnish law. Disputes between businesses are decided by the district court competent for Espoo, Finland, as the court of first instance. The choice of law does not take away the mandatory protection of a consumer's country of residence. A consumer may bring a claim in the courts of Finland or of the country where they live, and Cyborvent Oy may bring a claim against a consumer only in the courts of the consumer's own country. A consumer in Finland may also take a dispute to the Consumer Disputes Board.

Questions about the terms

Please send questions about the terms of use to [email protected]. How we handle personal data is explained in the privacy notice.