Slope Terms of Use & End-User License Agreement

These Terms of Use and End-User License Agreement (the "Terms") are a binding agreement between hetGE LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company ("hetGE", "we", "us"), and you. By accessing or using the Slope application at slope.hetge.com (the "Software"), or by clicking "I understand and agree" in the application, you accept these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Software.

Your hetGE account, and any purchase of licenses through the hetGE Account marketplace, are governed separately by the hetGE Account Terms of Service at account.hetge.com/terms.

Slope is a browser-based two-dimensional limit-equilibrium slope-stability analysis application. Analysis computations run locally in your web browser. Our servers provide authentication, license verification, and account-bound storage for projects, designs, engineering libraries, and project cover images that you save through the cloud workspace.

Subject to a valid license held through your hetGE account and to your compliance with these Terms, hetGE grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to access and use the Software for your internal professional or educational purposes.

You must not:

• copy, modify, or create derivative works of the Software;
• reverse engineer, decompile, or extract source code except where such restriction is prohibited by law;
• resell, sublicense, rent, or provide the Software to third parties as a service bureau;
• circumvent license verification or access controls;
• use the Software to develop a competing product.

The Software operates in a predictive manner relative to input. hetGE has no control over the collection, use, or interpretation of the input you provide, including geometry, soil parameters, groundwater conditions, loads, reinforcement properties, and analysis settings. You assume sole responsibility with respect to the use of the Software and the results of that use, in terms of correctness, accuracy, reliability, and performance, and for the conclusions drawn from such use.

The Software is an analysis aid. It is not a substitute for professional engineering judgment, education, or experience, and its output does not by itself establish compliance with any building code, design standard, or regulation in any jurisdiction.

You must ensure that all output of the Software is independently reviewed, checked, and verified by a qualified person using independent means before it is used in any design, assessment, or decision.

By using the Software you confirm that you (or the persons you authorize and supervise) are suitably qualified and have the experience required to evaluate the results of a slope-stability analysis.

hetGE does not warrant and cannot warrant the results obtained by using the Software. Published verification benchmarks describe the behaviour of the calculation engine on specific documented problems; they are not a warranty that any particular analysis you perform will be correct, complete, or fit for your purpose.

Material parameters, reinforcement properties, and other data you obtain from third parties (including manufacturer-published values) are used at your own risk. hetGE takes no responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of third-party data and has no liability for damage caused by errors or omissions in it.

The Software is not fault-tolerant and is not designed or intended for real-time monitoring of slopes, early warning of slope failures, or any other use in which failure of the Software could lead directly to death, personal injury, or severe physical or environmental damage. hetGE expressly disclaims any warranty of fitness for such activities.

You own your models, project data, analysis results, and exports. Local working data remains in your browser until you save or edit an account-bound cloud design; cloud project data is then transmitted to and stored by hetGE so it can autosave and synchronize across your devices. See the Slope Privacy Notice at slope.hetge.com/privacy for details.

The Software, including its calculation engine, interface, documentation, and branding, is owned by hetGE LLC and protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual-property laws. No rights are granted except as expressly set out in these Terms. If you send us feedback or suggestions, you grant hetGE a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use them without obligation.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, HETGE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. THE SOFTWARE HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED TO MEET YOUR INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS, AND HETGE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT IT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR SECURE, OR THAT IT WILL ACHIEVE ANY INTENDED RESULT.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW: (A) HETGE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR PURE ECONOMIC LOSS, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY; AND (B) HETGE'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SOFTWARE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR ACCESS TO THE SOFTWARE IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY.

The provisions of these Terms allocate the risks between hetGE and you, and hetGE's pricing reflects this allocation of risk and the limitation of liability specified herein. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions or limitations; to that extent, they may not apply to you.

You shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless hetGE LLC and its members, officers, and agents from and against any claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees), including claims by third parties or by your employees or clients, arising directly or indirectly out of your use of the Software, the results of that use, or any design, assessment, or decision based on them.

These Terms apply for as long as you use the Software. Your right to use the Software ends automatically when your license expires or is revoked, or if you breach these Terms. Sections 4–12 survive termination.

We may modify these Terms by posting an updated version on this page with a new "Last updated" date and version. For material changes, the application will ask you to acknowledge the updated Terms before continued use. Your continued use after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Wyoming, USA, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. The state and federal courts located in Wyoming shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of these Terms or the Software, and you consent to their jurisdiction.

Questions about these Terms: [email protected].