END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT 
Special purpose operating system “Astra Linux Special Edition”

Attention! Read the following terms carefully before activating, installing, copying or otherwise using special purpose operating system “Astra Linux Special Edition” (hereinafter referred to as “the Software”). Installing, copying or otherwise using the Software indicates Your acceptance of these terms without any exceptions.

This End User License Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “the Agreement”) is entered into between Limited Liability Company “RusBITech-Astra” (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) and User as defined in the terms and conditions of using the Software (hereinafter – “You” or “User”). 
The Agreement comes into effect when You began to use the Software or if it is provided by the Software functionality when You accept the terms of the Agreement during the Software installation on Your device or otherwise express Your consent as suggested on the screen of Your device via the Software installation interface. 
Any such act is deemed to demonstrate Your acknowledgment that You have read the Agreement, that you understand it and agree to be bound by its terms. 
If You do not agree to the terms of the Agreement You shall not install, run, copy or otherwise use the Software. 
By accepting the terms of the Agreement, the User accepts that he acts on a voluntary basis, consciously, without any coercion on the part of the Company and / or third parties, he is legally capable and has the right to conclude the Agreement.
Granting the rights to use the Software is accompanied by a separate contract between the Company or a Company Partner and You (hereinafter referred as “Contract”). If a separate Contract has been concluded, this Agreement and all its provisions shall be the integral part of such a separate Contract and apply to the extent that the Agreement does not contradict such Contract. In the event of any discrepancy between that Contract and this Agreement, the terms of the separate Contract shall prevail over any inconsistent term in the Agreement. In case of granting the Software as pre-installed, the right to use the Software is accompanied by accepting the Agreement in the manner specified in Part 5, Clause 1286 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. 
The Agreement may be available in different languages. There may be inconsistencies or differences in interpretation between the Russian version of the Agreement and those Agreements made available in other languages. For the sake of uniformity and to avoid any ambiguity, the Russian version of the Agreement shall prevail as well Russian version as shall prevail in all disputes, claims or proceedings to interpret, enforce or otherwise in relation to the Agreement.  

Definitions
“Company” - Limited Liability Company “RusBITech-Astra”, TIN 7726388700, is the copyright owner of the special purpose operating systems “Astra Linux Special Edition”. 
“User” (“You”) –  an individual entrepreneur or a legal entity who acquired a License for their own needs, and not for subsequent distribution and sublicense or provision of services using Software to third parties, or a person who obtained remote access to the Software via Internet for their own needs, and not for the provision of services using Software to third parties, or a person who has been granted the right to use the Software for research purposes, under an Agreement between the User and the Company or a Partner of the Company.
“Software” means special purpose operating systems “Astra Linux Special Edition”, including any and all of the software components (module) embedded, further upgrades of such Software, as well accompanied documentation.  
“License” means the non-exclusive right granted by the Company to reproduce the Software in accordance with the license Contract. For the purpose of the Agreement where applicable the term “reproduction” can be understood as an installation and usage of the functionality of the Software without the right to create the Software copies, except a backup one.
“Partner” means a legal entity that is authorized by the Company to distribute or otherwise use the Software. 
“Server” means a dedicated physical or virtual device of common purpose configured to operate with data requests and processing from internetwork participants without direct involvement of a person, where the User installs and uses the Software.
“Workstation” means a portable personal desktop computer or virtual computer, computer terminal in a local area network or stand-alone one, that solves the User’s application tasks, for example: notebook, laptop, virtual machine, where the User uses the Software. 
“Mobile device” means a portable personal hand-held pocket wireless small size device with touch screen and self-contained power supply, that solves the User’s application tasks, for example: smartphone or pad, where the User uses the Software.
“Specialized device” means a physical device designed for solving a specific range of tasks specified by the manufacturer of such device. Specialized devices use one application (built-in application) or a specific set of applications, designed to support the functionality of the Specialized device and that can be set with restricted access function. Specialized devices may include, but not limited to: multiplexors, routers, ATMs (automatic teller machines), self-checkouts, billboards, transport and medical terminals. 
“Device” means a Server, a Workstation, a Mobile device, a Specialized device.
“Activation” means the process by which the full function mode for the installed Software is enabled and it begins to perform all functions in accordance with the Software documentation and the scope of the License You purchased. Activation is available for the Software updates 1.7.8 ,1.8.3 and subsequent releases.

    1.  General Terms
        1.1. The Software is an aggregate work and contains Company’s proprietary components parts of the Company, both original and modified third parties’ components, distributed in accordance with separate licenses, developed by the authors of these intellectual property items.
        1.2. The Agreement applies to the Software as a whole with the exception of the third-party software components, which are covered by Free Software Licenses and available for review in separate files in the Software. The User bears alone full responsibility for the third-party software components licensing terms compliance.
        1.3. The Software includes the (i) computer program itself and (ii) technical documentation.
        1.4. Title and intellectual property rights that do not belong to the Company, but are incorporated into the Software, including but not limited to any multimedia, text and programs, access to which the Software provides, are owned by copyright owners of such elements and are protected by the international treaties and copyright laws of the Russian Federation.
        1.5. The use of the Software in violation of the Agreement or/and the Contract shall be the cause for applying liability to the User, stipulated by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
        1.6. The Agreement does not grant the User any exclusive intellectual property rights to the Software and its components, but only the right to use the Software under the terms of the License or/and the Contract.
        1.7. The Software correspondence to the information security requirements is approved by the certificate issued in accordance with legislation requirements of Russian Federation and other countries, excluding the Software of licensing version “Orel” (RUSB.10015-10), that doesn’t have any conformity certificates and is not intended for use in information systems that are subject to information security requirements.
        1.8. The term, license fee, the scope and the use of the Software are specified in the Contract between the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur and the Company or a Company Partner. The license fee is not paid under this Agreement.
        1.9. Any product names or other markings of the Software components may be the trademarks of any third parties. Any trademarks of the Company are the Company’s Intellectual Property Rights and are presented for the User’s information. The Agreement does not grant the User any rights to the trademarks or service mark rights, that are contained in the Software, but only the right to use them in the Software.
        1.10. The User acknowledges that the Software is protected from unauthorized copying and unlimited use, and the User accepts the Software along with such protection (including notifications of the lack of activation).


    2. Software License Terms and Conditions
        2.1. The User must comply with the Agreement’s terms and conditions, the Contract and licensing policy available at https://astra.ru/info/law/.
        2.2. After the expiration of the License, including the License for the evaluation Software, the User must whether destroy all copies of the Software and remove the Software from the Devices or acquire the License for the new term.
        2.3. The User must periodically but at least once in 36 (thirty-six) months period during the License term apply the upgrades, issued by the Company in order to keep the Software in secure state.
        2.4. The User must review the relevant version of the Agreement available at https://astra.ru/info/law/.
        2.5. The Software is licensed under one of the following models:
            2.5.1. If the License is marked as “for Workstation” the Company grants the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur on a fee basis the right to reproduce 1 (one) instance of the Software on 1 (one) Workstation within its functionality, adhering to the Agreement’s conditions and rules contained in attached printed or electronic documentation. The Company grants the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur a right to use the built-in module “Secure Database management system” on the Workstation in any environments (testing, production etc.) with the following restrictions:
                2.5.1.1. the module deployment is permitted on 8 (eight) processor cores;
                2.5.1.2. while using the “Secure Database management system” module any processing network requests from users and software from different devices: servers, workstations, pads, etc. (either by direct access or by multiplexing – getting access to the module data and functions from another application) is prohibited;
            2.5.2. If the License is marked as “for Mobile device” the Company grants the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur on a fee basis the right to reproduce 1 (one) instance of the Software on 1 (one) Mobile device. The User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur is granted to use the pre-installed Software only within the Mobile device.
            2.5.3. If the License is marked as “for Specialized device” the Company grants the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur on a fee basis the right to reproduce 1 (one) instance of the Software on 1 (one) Specialized device. The User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur is granted to use the pre-installed Software only within the Specialized device.
            2.5.4. It the License is marked as “for Server” the Company grants the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur on a fee basis the right to reproduce 1 (one) instance of the Software on 1 (one) Server within its functionality, adhering to the Agreement’s conditions and rules contained in attached printed or electronic documentation. This licensing model is applied to a limited list of Licenses and doesn’t cover the subparagraphs 2.5.5. – 2.5.10.
            2.5.5. If the License is marked as “Server of up to 2 (two) sockets” the Company grants the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur on a fee basis the right to reproduce 1 (one) instance of the Software on 1 (one) physical server within its functionality, adhering to the Agreement’s conditions and rules contained in attached printed or electronic documentation. The number of Licenses under this licensing model depends on the number of sockets in a mainboard of the Device. One License covers up to 2 (two) physical sockets.
            2.5.6. If the License if marked as “for virtual server” the Company grants the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur on a fee basis the right to reproduce 1 (one) instance of the Software on 1 (one) virtual server within its functionality, adhering to the Agreement’s conditions and rules contained in attached printed or electronic documentation.
            2.5.7. If the License is marked as “for virtual server or for server of up to 2 sockets” the Company grants the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur on a fee basis the right to reproduce 1 (one) instance of the Software on 1 (one) virtual server or physical server up to 2 (two) sockets within its functionality, adhering to the Agreement’s conditions and rules contained in attached printed or electronic documentation.
            2.5.8. If the License is marked as “server of up to 2 (two) sockets with and unlimited number of virtual machines running the Software” the Company grants the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur on a fee basis the right to reproduce 1 (one) instance on 1 (one) physical server within its functionality and right to reproduce an infinite number of the Software server instances in a virtual environment, adhering to the Agreement’s conditions and rules contained in attached printed or electronic documentation. The number of Licenses under this licensing model depends on the number of sockets in a mainboard of the Device. One License covers up to 2 (two) physical sockets.
            2.5.9. If the License is marked as “with the right of unlimited virtualization on a physical server of up to 2 (two) sockets” the Company grants the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur on a fee basis the right to unlimited reproduction of the server instances of the Software in a virtual environment, run on 1 (one) physical server managed by a third-party operating system or a virtualization platform, within its functionality, adhering to the Agreement’s conditions and rules contained in attached printed or electronic documentation. The number of Licenses under this licensing model depends on the number of sockets in a mainboard of the physical server. 1 (one) License covers up to 2 (two) physical sockets.
            2.5.10.If the License is marked as “with built-in module “Secure Database management system” the Company grants the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur on a fee basis the right to reproduce 1 (one) instance of the Software with the built-in module “Secure Database management system” on 1 (one) physical or virtual core of the Server within its functionality, adhering to the Agreement’s conditions and rules contained in attached printed or electronic documentation. Regardless of the number of Licenses purchased the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur may receive 1 (one) installation Software media. The User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur may increase the number of physical or virtual cores of the Server by purchasing the Software Licenses or additional Licenses to use the module “Secure Database management system” calculated as 1 (one) additional License per 1 (one) physical or virtual core. Additional License to the Software is available for purchase only if the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur has an active License to the Software.
        2.6. The Software usage parameters that are different from the Agreement’s terms and conditions are set in a Contract. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Contract the User must perform the Activation procedure in accordance with the activation instructions available in the personal account and the Software documentation.
        2.7. In the case of granting the pre-installed Software on a Device the User is required to use the Software only on this Device.
        2.8. The User may install the Software on another Device (except p. 2.7) provided that it is no longer used on the previous Device and is deleted. Reactivation is required for the correct operation of the Software on a new Device.
        2.9. In case of projecting, development and maintenance of the third-parties software, which operational environment is the Software, the User must apply the requirements and methodological recommendations on the elimination of the effect of the software security function, published on the Company’s web-site: https://wiki.astralinux.ru/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53643494.
        2.10. The Software may include the built-in security levels brought to the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur’s notice at the moment of the License purchase or when You began to use the Software on a Device screen or if is provided by the Software functionality during the installation on a Device. The User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur has no right to use a higher security level than provided for by the License terms.
        2.11. In case of granting the License to the Partner package with included upgrades Type 1 or Type 2 on a fee-free basis, the Partner is a subject to conditions of the Software usage stated in the Company’s licensing policy (License package for Partners).
        2.12. Under the Agreement the rights are granted to the User provided that all restrictions, terms and conditions of using the Software are compiled in accordance with its technical documentation, functionality and the Agreement’s terms.
        2.13. A remote access to the Software of licensing variant “Orel” may be provided to a natural person via a Partner’s platform, information and telecommunications network, including information and telecommunications network “Internet” under the terms of a contract, concluded between the User and a Company Partner.
        2.14. The User may use the Software worldwide.

    3. Guarantees and Liabilities
        3.1. The User may not perform or make it possible for other persons to perform any actions listed below (except actions with program components distributed under Free Software Licenses):
            3.1.1. Reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile or otherwise attempt to derive the source code for the Software or any part, except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation. If applicable law prohibits the restriction of such activities any information so discovered (i) must not be used for software development that is essentially similar in appearance to the Software or for other purposes that infringe the exclusive rights of the Company (ii) must not be disclosed to third parties except as such disclosure is required by law and (iii) such information must be promptly disclosed to the Company. All such information obtained by the User as a result of such activities described in this article shall be deemed confidential and proprietary information of the Company.
            3.1.2. Transfer the Software, including separately from the Mobile or Specialized devices, pledge, rent, lease;
            3.1.3. Distribute the Software, including separately from the Mobile or Specialized devices, to the third parties for a valuable consideration or free of charge, any modifications of it or translate the Software;
            3.1.4. Modify, make any changes to the source or object code of the Software, programs, included in the Software, except those that are provided for by the Software documentation;
            3.1.5. Correct errors in the Software;
            3.1.6. Use the Software to provide paid or free services unless otherwise specified in a separate written contract between the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur and the Company.
        3.2. The Software operation algorithms and its source codes (except program components distributed under Free Software Licenses) where such algorithms are implemented are the Company’s trade secret. Any use of them or use of the Software in violation of the Agreement terms is an infringement of the Company’s rights and shall give a cause of the revocation of all rights to use the Software, the Agreement and bringing the User to the responsibility, stipulated by the laws of Russian Federation.
        3.3. The Company shall not be liable for any information created or processed while using the Software.
        3.4. In no event shall the User remove or change any copyright, trademark or patent notices that appear on the Software.
        3.5. In no event shall the Company or Company Partners be liable for actions of the third parties, occasional technical failures and interruptions of the Software, caused by bugs in the technical equipment, other analogical failures, caused by problems in a Device, where the User uses the Software.
        3.6. The Company or Company Partners shall not be liable to the User for any damages, lost revenue, lost profits, loss of information or savings resulting from the use or inability to use the Software, including but not limited to, business interruption, loss of data, claims or costs, any consequential or incidental damages, lost profits and lost savings, resulted from the use or inability to use the Software, or damages caused by possible errors or misprints in the Software. The foregoing limitations apply to the extent permitted by applicable law. In any case the Company’s liability shall be limited to the purchase price originally paid by the User for the License or to the purchase price paid by a Company Partner to the Company for the granted License, that was later provided to the User.
        3.7. The Company provides a removal of defects, vulnerabilities and malfunctions of the Software. Such removal of defects, vulnerabilities and malfunctions of the Software is carried out by the Company in the manner stipulated in the Software in-line documentation and involves the release and appliance of the Software updates or upgrades. The updates or upgrades are provided to the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur within the license Contract under the terms of which the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur was granted the right to use the Software. The provision of updates is governed by the Update Release Policy: https://astra.ru/support/support-docs/politika-o-vypuske-obnovleniy-operatsionnykh-sistem-astra-linux/ or by the Technical Support Statement: https://astra.ru/support/support-docs/polozhenie-o-tekhnicheskoy-podderzhke-astra-linux/.
        3.8. The User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur may receive the Software updates, technical support or other services provided by the Company or a Company Partner under a separate contract.
        3.9. The Company makes a commitment to notify the User of security bulletins issued by the Company containing methodological recommendations and/or security updates to neutralize the Software vulnerabilities by placing the notification on the web-site of the Company or the User’s profile.
        3.10. The Company guarantees the Software operability based on the tests carried out on the Company’s recommended compatible equipment. In case equipment is not included into the list of recommended one, the Company may decline any technical support requests. The list of recommended equipment is published on the Company’s web-site: https://astra.ru/ready-for-astra/.
        3.11. The Software functions correspond to or exceed the functions, described in printed or electronic materials or/and documentation.

    4. Evaluation Software
        4.1. The Company may provide to the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur the Software for evaluation purposes (evaluation Software). Such Software is intended for testing, evaluation or demonstration of its functionality. The evaluation Software may be provided for 30 (thirty) calendar days without any separate written Contract. The User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur needs a written permission from the Company to evaluate the Software on terms that are different from those described in the Agreement.
        4.2. If the Software listed in the article 4.1 is provided to the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur on a physical media, it may be used solely for evaluation purposes.
        4.3. The Company doesn’t charge any fee for the evaluation Software unless otherwise stipulated in a separate Contract or specified at the moment of Software use offering.
        4.4. In case the evaluation Software is provided then a separate Contract may be concluded with the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur under which the use of Software is stipulated.
        4.5. The evaluation Software is provided without the set form unless otherwise agreed with the Company.
        4.6. The evaluation Software for which there has not been a commercial release constitutes the confidential information of the Company.  As to the evaluation Software for which there has not been a commercial release, the Company doesn’t guarantee that such evaluation Software will be further developed, or that a commercial version will be announced or made available in the future. The User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur assumes all risks associated with the use of such Software. The User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur may provide feedback to the Company regarding testing and use of the evaluation Software for which there has not been a commercial release.
        4.7. The guarantees and liabilities listed in the article 3 of the Agreement shall apply to the evaluation Software.

    5. Term
        5.1. The Agreement is effective during the License term or unless the Agreement is terminated. The User may terminate the Agreement by deleting the Software and destroying all copies of the Software (including backup copies) and at his own discretion, destroy the program components, distributed under the Free Software Licenses.
        5.2. In case of termination p. 3.4., 3.5., 3.6. and 6 of the Agreement shall survive.

    6. Limited Warranty
        6.1. The Software is provided “AS IS”. The Company makes no warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose and makes no other warranties except those stated in the Agreement.
        6.2. The User assumes responsibility for choosing the Software to achieve the desired results and towards the results obtained by using the Software, including the choice of the Software security level, based on their own information security objectives.
        6.3. The Company makes no warranties that the Software performance will meet User’s expectations or be on a par with similar programs, developed by any third party.
        6.4. The Company makes no warranties for any third-party software products used in the Software or which may be supplied (provided) with the Software.
        6.5. The Company makes no warranties that the Software carries no errors, do function properly when used in conjunction with any other software or hardware, that are not listed as compatible.

    7. Miscellaneous
        7.1. The Company may change the terms of the Agreement without additional written notification. The relevant version of the Agreement is available on the Company’s web site:  https://astra.ru/info/law/. The User does not have the right to use the Software if he/she does not agree with the changes made to the Agreement. In this case, the User has the right to terminate the Agreement unilaterally within 10 (ten) calendar days after the publication of the amended version of the Agreement. If the User decides to terminate the Agreement, the User is obliged to send the Company a notice of termination by e-mail. If the User has not expressed a desire to terminate the Agreement within the above-mentioned period, the User is considered to have accepted the terms of the Agreement, taking into account the changes made to it.
        7.2. In the event of any discrepancy between the Agreement accepted by the User during the installation process of the Software and the Agreement published on the Company’s web site, the terms of the Agreement published on the web site shall prevail.
        7.3. The Parties acknowledge that the Agreement is a legal agreement in its content, i.e. intended to grant the right to use the Software with certain conditions. The use of the words "sale", "buy" and other similar expressions in relation to the Agreement does not mean the Company’s expression of will to change the content or recategorize the Agreement.
        7.4. The Company has the right, independently and/or through an authorized auditor, to audit the accounting records, Contracts, bills or other documents of the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur related to the Contract. Such verification can be carried out no more than once every six months. Any verification may take place on premises and in the presence of the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur during normal business hours or by providing the above listed documents by courier, e-mail or otherwise after prior written notification to the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur by the Company of its intention to verify compliance. The User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur must provide the Company or an authorized auditor with the opportunity for such verification within 10 (ten) business days after the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur receives the above-mentioned written notice from the Company. If verification reveals any unlicensed use of the Software by the User-legal entity or individual entrepreneur, the parties, upon completion of the verification, will sign a formal note, where they record the revealed violations, terms and remedies.
        7.5. In accordance with the terms of the Agreement and obligations implied by the Agreement the law of Russian Federation shall apply.


Date: 02.07.2025