Legal · Product terms

What a licence is. What it lets you do.

The agreement between you and Ratelsoft Nigeria Limited when you install or use our software.

Revised — the date on this page is the one that counts. If the text changes materially, it says so here and the date moves.

Product terms register
in force
  1. document Product terms — the licence for every Ratelsoft product
  2. licensor Ratelsoft Nigeria Limited, RC 1094064, Port Harcourt
  3. revised 1 September 2026
  4. clauses 13, numbered so they can be cited
  5. refunds thirty days from purchase, code unused — clause 7
  6. law Federal Republic of Nigeria; courts of Rivers State
  7. write to info@ratelsoft.com

Your data stays yours under every clause here — clause 1 says so, and clause 11 repeats it on the way out.

The document's own register: who is licensing, when it last changed, the two things people check first.

Answers in a hurry

The questions people arrive with.

Nobody reads a licence for pleasure. These are the four questions we are actually asked, answered in the agreement's own words, each pointing at the clause that governs.

  1. Can I get a refund?

    Within thirty days of purchase, if the software does not do what this site says it does. Not for an activation code that has been used, and not for a reseller purchase — take that one back to the reseller.

    Clause 07 · Refunds
  2. What are you liable for?

    Up to what you paid for the licence in the twelve months before the claim. Not indirect or consequential loss. Nothing that cannot lawfully be limited.

    Clause 10 · Liability
  3. What happens when a term licence expires?

    The software stops accepting new work. It deletes nothing you have already entered, and renewing restores access to it.

    Clause 05 · Subscriptions and expiry
  4. Who owns our data?

    You do — your students, your results, your question banks. What you buy is a licence to use the software; the software itself stays ours.

    Clause 01 · What you are buying

These are summaries. The clause each one points to is the text that governs. Read all 13 clauses ↓

Contents

These terms replace the licence agreement that shipped with earlier releases. They are shorter, and they say the same thing in fewer words. Installing or using a Ratelsoft product means you accept them.

Revised 13 clauses Licensor Ratelsoft Nigeria Limited

What you are buying Clause 01

A licence to use the software, not the software itself. Ratelsoft Nigeria Limited keeps ownership of the programs, their design and their content. Your own data — your students, your results, your question banks — remains entirely yours.

What the licence lets you do Clause 02

  • Install and run the product on the number of devices your licence states.
  • Make a backup copy for your own recovery purposes.
  • Move an installation to a different machine by releasing the device from your account first, so the licence follows the hardware.

What it does not Clause 03

  • Sell, rent, sub-license or lend the software to anybody else.
  • Share an activation code beyond the devices the licence covers.
  • Decompile, disassemble or reverse-engineer the software, except where Nigerian law expressly gives you that right in spite of this clause.
  • Remove or obscure any notice of ownership in the software.
  • Redistribute question banks, past-question content or other material bundled with the software.

Activation Clause 04

Products are activated with an activation code tied to your account. Activation contacts our servers once and records the device. A code that appears on more devices than it is licensed for may be suspended. If a device is lost or replaced, release it from your account or ask support to do it for you — we do not charge for that.

Subscriptions and expiry Clause 05

Some licences are perpetual and some run for a term. A term licence shows its expiry date in your account. When it expires the software stops accepting new work; it does not delete anything you have already entered, and renewing restores access to it.

Updates and support Clause 06

Patches and minor updates for the edition you licensed are free, from the downloads page. A new yearly edition — SmartLearn JAMB 2026 rather than 2025, for example — is a new product and is licensed separately. Support is by email and WhatsApp during Nigerian business hours.

Refunds Clause 07

If the software does not do what this site says it does, tell us within thirty days of purchase and we will refund you. We cannot refund an activation code that has already been used, or a purchase made from a reseller — take that one back to the reseller.

Third-party components Clause 08

Our products bundle open-source components, each under its own licence. Those licences are listed inside the product and they govern those components rather than these terms.

No warranty beyond what is stated Clause 09

The software is provided as it is. We warrant that it materially performs as described in its documentation; beyond that we do not promise that it will be free of every defect or fit for a purpose we have not been told about.

Liability Clause 10

Our total liability under these terms is limited to what you paid for the licence in the twelve months before the claim. We are not liable for indirect or consequential loss. Nothing here limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited. Keep your own backups — this is examination and student data, and no software is a substitute for a copy of it somewhere else.

Ending the licence Clause 11

The licence ends if you breach these terms and do not fix the breach after we ask you to. On termination you stop using the software and remove it. You keep your data, and we will help you export it.

Governing law Clause 12

These terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and the courts of Rivers State have jurisdiction over any dispute arising from them.

Questions Clause 13

Email info@ratelsoft.com before you agree to something you are unsure about, not after.

Revised · Ratelsoft Nigeria Limited, RC 1094064 Privacy policy →

Clause 13, in short

Ask before you agree.
Not after.

If a clause here would make you hesitate at the point of purchase, write to us and we will answer it plainly — before the money moves, not after.

Ratelsoft Nigeria Limited, RC 1094064 · No. 4 Crush Close, off Ada-George Road, Port Harcourt.