License type: rental licenses

License period: right of use until 22.11.2022

Eligibility: employees of the University of Cologne

Order at the online-softwareshop of the University of Cologne (members of the Faculty of Medicine please refer to the UK-IT).

Products:

• Creative Cloud All Apps (user-bound-license)
• Creative Cloud All Apps (shared-device-license)
• Adobe Acrobat DC (user-bound-license)
• Adobe Captivate (user-bound-license)

Activation:

Adobe enforces the use of personal user IDs to activate the software. If you do not wish to do so, you can no longer use the products and must use alternative products (a list of possible alternatives to Adobe products can be found on the Leibniz Computing Center website).

Otherwise, an individual user account ("Adobe Federated ID") will be created for you when you complete your order. For further information, please refer to the data protection information in the online-software shop and the installation instructions.

An Adobe Federated ID is also required to use shared-device-licenses. If you want to use the Adobe products on a licensed device, you can order the free article "Use of shared-device-license" in the online-software shop.

Extract from the terms of use:

The right of use can be assigned either to a specific person or a specific device:

User-bound-licenses:

• Each license must be assigned to a specific person. A separate license is required for each person. People who have been assigned a license can then use the software on different devices.
• If the licensed person leaves the University of Cologne, the license can be assigned to another person for the remaining term of the contract.
• To activate the software you need an individual user account ("Adobe Federated ID").
• These are rental licenses. The right of use ends on 22.11.2022.
• The licences must be rented for the entire duration of the contract.
• The Adobe offer is subject to the terms and conditions of the Adobe Enterprise Term License Agreement.

Shared-Device-Licenses:

• Each license is assigned to a specific device and can be used on this device by different people. For each device a separate license is required.
• An Adobe Federated ID is required to use shared-device-license. If you want to use the Adobe products on a licensed device, you can order the free article "Use of shared-device-license" in the online software shop.
• These are rental licenses. The right of use ends on 22.11.2022.
• The licences must be rented for the entire duration of the contract.
• The Adobe offer is subject to the terms and conditions of the Adobe Enterprise Term License Agreement.
  
  Use of shared-device-license
   
• Each person needs an individual user account ("Adobe Federated ID")
• Licensed persons can use the software on any licensed device.
• These are rental licenses. The right of use ends on 22.11.2022.
• The licences must be rented for the entire duration of the contract.
• The Adobe offer is subject to the terms and conditions of the Adobe Enterprise Term License Agreement.

License type: purchase

Eligibility: employees of the University of Cologne

Order at the online-softwareshop of the University of Cologne

Products: Acrobat Professional, Premiere Elements and Photoshop Elements (among others)

Extract from the terms of use:

• These are device-bound licenses. You have to order one license for each device.
• There is a secondary installation right: The main user of a computer on which the software is installed locally can also install the software on a portable computer. However, the software may never be used on both computers at the same time. Main user means that the PC is used at least 80% by this employee.
• It is possible to change the operating system,
• but: no right to change the language.
• Each institution must document the number of programs installed and keep these records for two years after the end of the contract.

End User License Agreement (EULA)