MICROSOFT RESEARCH ANALOG ITERATIVE MACHINE (AIM)
PREVIEW TERMS OF USE

1.	Purpose.  Microsoft has developed Microsoft Research Analog Iterative Machine (AIM)
a sophisticated optimization framework designed to address complex optimization problems. This preview project encompasses a highly efficient optimization algorithm, founded upon advanced momentum gradient descent search methodologies, and an implementation of said algorithm through the utilization of analog opto-electronic technologies. You may use Microsoft Research AIM, pursuant to these terms, to conduct experiments with the optimization model supported by Microsoft Research AIM's algorithm and investigate the mappings of optimization problems to the foundational model, which may be solved by the Microsoft Research AIM solver.
2.	Terms of Use. Microsoft Research AIM is a research project offered free of charge for a limited time. Your use of Microsoft Research AIM indicates your acceptance of these Microsoft Research AIM Preview Terms of Use. Microsoft Research AIM does not include generally available Microsoft offerings that may be used in conjunction with your use of Microsoft Research AIM, including but not limited to Microsoft Azure Services. Your use of any such generally available Microsoft offerings or other third-party offerings you use with Microsoft Research AIM is subject to the separate agreements that apply to them. Microsoft may update these Microsoft Research AIM Preview Terms of Use at any time. By using Microsoft Research AIM after a new version of the Microsoft Preview Terms of Use have been posted, you agree to the terms of such new version.  By using Microsoft Research AIM you represent that you are at least 18 years old or have reached the age of majority where you live, if that is more than 18 years of age.

3.	Personal and Non-Commercial Use Limitation. Unless otherwise specified, Microsoft Research AIM is for your personal and non-commercial use only.  You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any information, software, technology or services obtained from your use of Microsoft Research AIM.

4.	License and Guidelines.  Microsoft owns and retains all rights in Microsoft Research AIM, and any intellectual property therein or thereto, or otherwise developed by Microsoft in providing Microsoft Research AIM to you. Subject to your compliance with the Microsoft Research AIM Preview Terms of Use, Microsoft grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-transferable, revocable license to use Microsoft Research AIM to upload instances of optimization problems to and retrieve results from the Microsoft Research AIM solver solely for non-commercial, non-revenue generating research purposes. You may use Microsoft Research AIM only as expressly permitted in these Microsoft Research AIM Preview Terms of Use. Violation of these Microsoft Research AIM Preview Terms of use may result in the suspension or termination of your access to and use of Microsoft Research AIM.



DO NOT:
(a)	Use Microsoft Research AIM to process any proprietary, confidential, or sensitive information.
(b)	Use Microsoft Research AIM in a way that could impair, harm or damage Microsoft, Microsoft Research AIM, or anyone's use of Microsoft Research AIM.
(c)	Use Microsoft Research AIM to disrupt, interfere with, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to services, servers, devices, or networks connected to or which can be accessed Microsoft Research AIM.
(d)	Redistribute, sell, resell, or sublicense to Microsoft Research AIM, or any data obtained using Microsoft Research AIM.
(e)	Scrape, build databases or otherwise create copies of any data accessed or obtained using Microsoft Research AIM.
(f)	Use an unreasonable amount of bandwidth, or adversely impact the stability of Microsoft Research AIM or the behavior of other apps using Microsoft Research AIM.
(g)	Attempt to circumvent the limitations Microsoft sets on your use of Microsoft Research AIM.
(h)	Use Microsoft Research AIM in any manner that works around any technical limitations of Microsoft Research AIM, or reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble Microsoft Research AIM.
(i)	Use Microsoft Research AIM, or any data obtained using Microsoft Research AIM to identify, exploit or publicly disclose any potential security vulnerabilities.
(j)	Request, use or make available any data obtained using Microsoft Research AIM outside any permissions expressly granted by Microsoft; or
(k)	Use or transfer any data accessed or obtained using Microsoft Research AIM for advertising or marketing purposes.

Microsoft has no obligation to monitor the availability or functionality of Microsoft Research AIM and is under no obligation to maintain the confidentiality of information you disclose when using Microsoft Research AIM. Microsoft always reserves the right to disclose any information it deems necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to refuse to process any information it receives in whole or in part through your use of Microsoft Research AIM.
5.	Privacy and Protection of Personal Information. Review the Privacy Statement disclosures relating to the collection and use of your personal data.

6.	No Processing of Personal Data. You may not use Microsoft Research AIM to process personal data or other data that is subject to heightened compliance requirements.

7.	Feedback. If you give feedback about Microsoft Research AIM to Microsoft, you give to Microsoft, without charge, the right to use, share and commercialize your feedback in any way and for any purpose. You will not give feedback that is subject to a license that requires Microsoft to license its software or documentation to third parties because Microsoft includes your feedback in them. These rights survive these Microsoft Research AIM Preview Terms of Use.


8.	Disclaimer of Warranties. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, GUARANTEES OR CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO YOUR USE OF MICROSOFT RESEARCH AIM. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT USE OF MICROSOFT RESEARCH AIM IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT WE PROVIDE MICROSOFT RESEARCH AIM ON AN "AS IS" BASIS "WITH ALL FAULTS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER YOUR LOCAL LAW, WE EXCLUDE ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING FOR MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WORKMANLIKE EFFORT, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. YOU MAY HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS UNDER YOUR LOCAL LAW. NOTHING IN THIS MICROSOFT RESEARCH AIM PREVIEW TERMS OF USE IS INTENDED TO AFFECT THOSE RIGHTS, IF THEY ARE APPLICABLE. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE MICROSOFT RESEARCH AIM WILL FUNCTION WITHOUT INTERRUPTION OR ERRORS IN FUNCTIONING. IN PARTICULAR, THE OPERATION OF MICROSFT RESEARCH AIM MAY BE INTERRUPTED DUE TO MAINTENANCE, UPDATES, OR SYSTEM OR NETWORK FAILURES. WE DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY SUCH INTERRUPTION, ERRORS IN FUNCTIONING, OR THAT DATA LOSS WILL NOT OCCUR.

9.	Limitation of Liability. IF YOU HAVE ANY BASIS FOR RECOVERING DAMAGES (INCLUDING BREACH OF THESE API TERMS), YOU AGREE THAT YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO RECOVER, FROM MICROSOFT OR ANY AFFILIATES, RESELLERS, DISTRIBUTORS, SUPPLIERS (AND RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, SHAREHOLDERS, OR DIRECTORS) AND VENDORS, ONLY DIRECT DAMAGES UP TO USD $5.00 COLLECTIVELY. YOU CAN'T RECOVER ANY OTHER DAMAGES OR LOSSES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOST PROFITS, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR PUNITIVE. These limitations and exclusions apply even if this remedy doesn't fully compensate you for any losses or fails of its essential purpose or if we knew or should have known about the possibility of the damages. To the maximum extent permitted by law, these limitations and exclusions apply to any claims related to the Microsoft Research AIM Preview Terms of Use or your use of Microsoft Research AIM.

10.	Indemnification. You will defend, hold harmless, and indemnify Microsoft from any claim or action brought by a third party, including all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, and reasonable attorney fees, to the extent resulting from, alleged to have resulted from, or in connection with your breach of the obligations herein or infringement of Microsoft's or third party's intellectual property.

11.	No Injunctive Relief. In no event shall you seek or be entitled to rescission, injunctive or other equitable relief, or to enjoin or restrain the operation of Microsoft Research AIM, content or other material used or displayed through the current Microsoft website or successor site.
12.	No Third-Party Beneficiaries. There are no third-party beneficiaries to this agreement.
13.	Termination. We may suspend or immediately terminate these Microsoft Research AIM Preview Terms of Use, any rights granted herein, and/or your license to Microsoft Research AIM, in our sole discretion at any time, for any reason. You may terminate these Microsoft Research AIM Preview Terms of Use at any time by ceasing your access to Microsoft Research AIM. Upon termination, all licenses granted herein immediately expire and you must cease use of Microsoft Research AIM. IYou must also comply with Microsoft's instructions to return or delete any data to the extent accessed or obtained through Microsoft Research AIM, unless expressly prohibited by law. Neither party will be liable to the other for any damages resulting solely from termination of these API Terms.
14.	 Applicable Law. (a) United States. If you reside in the United States, Washington state law governs the interpretation of these Microsoft Research AIM Preview Terms of Use and applies to claims for breach of it, regardless of conflict of laws principles. The laws of the state where you live govern all other claims, including claims under state consumer protection laws, unfair competition laws, and in tort; (b) Outside the United States. If you reside in any other country, the laws of that country apply.
15.	Support. Microsoft Research AIM is provided "AS-IS" and we do not provide support services for it.
16.	 Assignment and Delegation. You may not assign or delegate any rights or obligations under these Microsoft Research AIM Preview Terms of Use, including in connection with a change of control. Any purported assignment and delegation shall be ineffective. We may freely assign or delegate all rights and obligations under these Microsoft Research AIM Preview Terms of Use fully or partially without notice to you.
17.	Reservation of Rights. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by Microsoft. You acknowledge that all intellectual property rights within Microsoft Research AIM remain the property of Microsoft and nothing within these Microsoft Research AIM Preview Terms of Use will act to transfer any of these intellectual property rights to you.
18.	Microsoft and you are independent contractors. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as creating an employer-employee relationship, processor-sub processor relationship, a partnership, or a joint venture between the parties.
19.	No Waiver. Either party's failure to act with respect to a breach of these Microsoft Research AIM Preview Terms of Use does not waive either party's right to act with respect to that breach or subsequent similar or other breaches.
20.	Survival. Sections of these Microsoft Research AIM Preview Terms of Use that, by their terms, require performance after the termination or expiration of these Microsoft Research Preview Terms of Use will survive.
