Overview
This article describes the details of the licensing/subscription grace period. The grace period is defined as the period that the software will continue to function after the expiration of the license/subscription.
Information
If you have not completed the renewal of your software license before the expiration of the existing license, the company provides a “grace period” during which full or partial software functionality will continue for a designated period (which varies by product and by version - see the table below).
- This "grace period" provides an extended time to complete license/subscription renewals without immediate penalty (e.g., license termination).
- As the license term approaches the expiration date, you will receive automatic messages as a reminder of the date of the license expiration: thirty (30) days before and on the day of expiration.
- This messaging is intended to spur you to complete your renewals so that your product licenses do not lapse and result in lost functionality.
The current GFI product grace period policies are listed below. Please familiarize yourself with these policies and often refer to this document for updates whenever you have questions.
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"Grace period" (after the license expires) Conditions for the Current Version of the Product |
"Grace period" (after the license expires) Conditions for Previous Versions of the Product |
| GFI Archiver |
- Versions 14 and later will enter into a 30-day grace period when the product subscription key expires.
- The software will retain full product functionality for thirty (30) days.
- Once the 30-day grace period elapses, the product will be shut down, and no emails will be archived or can be searched.
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- Versions 12 and earlier will keep on working and have no effect on product functionality.
- Product upgrades will be disabled.
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| GFI FaxMaker |
- Versions 20 and later will enter into a 30-day grace period when the product subscription key expires.
- The software will retain full product functionality for thirty (30) days.
- Once the 30-day grace period elapses, the product will stop sending Fax/SMS.
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- Versions 19 and earlier will keep on working and have no effect on product functionality.
- Product upgrades/updates will be disabled.
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| GFI MailEssentials |
- Versions 2015/20/21 will enter into a 30-day grace period when the product subscription key expires.
- The software will retain full product functionality for thirty (30) days.
- Once the 30-day grace period elapses, the product will be shut down, and no emails will be scanned, blocked, or processed.
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- Versions 2014 R2 and earlier: During the 30-day grace period after license expiration, automatic updates will be disabled for AntiVirus and AntiSpam filters.
- GFI MailEssentials, however, will still scan emails.
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| GFI LanGuard |
- Versions 11.4/12 will enter into a 10-day grace period when the product subscription key expires.
- The software will retain full product functionality for ten (10) days.
- Once the 10-day grace period elapses, the product will be shut down, and devices will not be scanned, or no remediation is done.
- The product will not start if no active license is provided.
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- Versions 11.3 (2015) and earlier will disable automatic updates for definitions after the product expires.
- Scans for known vulnerabilities, however, will still work.
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| GFI WebMonitor |
- Versions 2015/10/11 will enter into a 10-day grace period when the product subscription key expires.
- This will retain full product functionality for ten (10) days.
- Once the 10-day grace period elapses, the product will be shut down, and no web filtering is performed.
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- Versions 2014 and earlier will disable automatic updates for definitions after the product expires.
- Web filtering will still work.
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| GFI EndPointSecurity |
- All versions will keep on working after license expiration.
- Upgrades to later versions, however, will not be possible.
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| GFI Events Manager |
- All versions will keep on working after license expiration.
- Upgrades to later versions, however, will not be possible.
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