Yes we offer a free trial version, which has the full functionality of the paid for version, to enable you to download and try DADapp for yourself, without any risk. Once the trial period is over, the trial version remains active but some functionality can no longer be accessed. For example, your own Index data will remain, but you will only be able to request files from one other DADapp and you won't be able to receive files. The free trial normally lasts for 30 days but, as a special launch promotion, this is extended to 5 full years for those that request a free trial before 12:00 UK time on Monday 16th January 2012.
Your licence key is sent automatically and should arrive within a few minutes (but may take up to an hour). If it doesn't arrive, please check your junk email folder. If it is not there, then you can simply recover it by select Help>Recover Licence Key, above. If you still encounter problems, please contact us and we will make sure you will get your licence as soon as possible.
You can pay in GBP, EUR or USD.
We offer secure credit and debit card payment through our providers, Optimal Payments. Alternatively, you can use our PayPal facility, which also enables payment by credit card without the need to use or create a PayPal account.
No, any UK/EU VAT is already included in the price you see.
You will be charged an annual subscription.
We do not see, access or store your credit card, debit card or PayPal account details. Such information is input directly into the systems of Optimal Payments or PayPal via a secure encrypted link during the payment process.
You will receive reminders before your licence expires to make sure you have the opportunity to renew. Should your licence expire, the application will remain active but it will no longer be possible to access all the functionality. For example, your own Index data will remain, but you will only be able to request files from one other DADapp and you won't be able to receive files.
Please contact us for assistance.
You can. Please contact us for assistance.
You will receive reminders before your licence expires to make sure you have the opportunity to renew. Should your licence expire, the application will remain active but it will no longer be possible to access all the functionality. For example, your own Index data will remain, but you will only be able to request files from one other DADapp and you won't be able to receive files.
We offer a free trial period to ensure our customers are able to make an informed purchasing decision. Any refund would therefore be at the sole discretion of DAD Solutions Limited. Where such a refund is agreed then this refund would be made within 7 days of us agreeing to the refund.
DADapp is a tool which allows for simple home networking and sharing, and allows private networking and sharing with friends and family over the internet. It allows you to seamlessly share your data, easily and securely, and allows you to make more use of the data with easy access to a rich set of data tags.
DADapp provides a number of key benefits. DADapp allows you to share information and files within your home very easily. No more emailing files to each other, sharing via USB stick, or worse, not sharing at all. If you have more than one computer connected to a home network (e.g. your wifi router) then DADapp can make use of this to allow you to share files and information about those files. DADapp keeps you in control of your files and information. You decide who can see the information and with whom you can share files. It's private and secure. DADapp also allows you to privately share files and information across the web, with friends and family. With DADapp it's now easy to automatically share those holiday photos of the kids with their grandparents or automatically share a video of the local rugby match with the rest of the team. DADapp provides easy access to a rich set of tags that you can include for your files. This makes it really easy to search for and find files that previously have been hard to locate, such as photos and music files.
No. However, don’t worry if Adobe Air or Java is not installed on your machine. Our downloader will install these for you before installing DADapp.
DADapp works on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OSX Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard and Lion.
DADapp has not been developed for or tested on Linux and we do not currently support that platform.
You can purchase DADapp licences individually or in multi-licence packs. Each DADapp computer needs a licence but these don’t have to be in your home, so you could give one or more licences to other members of your family in different households, for example.
Yes. You must have the necessary administrator permissions to be able to install or use DADapp.
In general, if a firewall or anti-virus software reports an attempt to open a port when DADapp is running then you should allow this, as this is how DADapp allows you to share files and data. If you inadvertently did not allow DADapp this access, then to enable sharing you will have to go to your firewall or anti-virus software control panel and allow DADapp access.
Help is available within the application or here. In the future, it is also intended to make tutorial videos available on our website.
DADapp is an installed application, rather than being hosted on an external server. This means your data and the data you share is not held by us, but rather is held on your own computers and those with which you have decided to share information. The only time DADapp holds data at all on an external server is when you send data to different networks using the DADapp webservice. The data is held until the DADapp users you are sharing the data with have downloaded it, at which point the data will be deleted from the external server. Generally you will be sharing data with other DADapp users on a User-to-User (U2U) basis, in which case data passes directly and is not held on any server.
Yes. You can use your computer normally, with DADapp performing its scanning and indexing in the background. There may be some impact on your computer's performance during scanning and indexing, dependent on the volume of files you have selected and your machine's specification.
Please restart DADapp. If this doesn't rectify the problem then please contact the DADapp support team. Making a note of any error message you receive will help us to determine the cause of the issue.
A lot depends on the speed of your home network and the amount of work it is doing at the time. If the network is being heavily used (perhaps someone on the network is streaming a video) then the files transferred by DADapp will take longer to arrive. Likewise, if you transfer a large number of files or large files, they will take longer than a smaller number or smaller files. However, you can leave DADapp to get on with it in the background.
We currently recommend a maximum file size of 50MB. This is likely to be increased in the near future.
Theoretically any type you would like to share and common file types are already included in the default media type list. However, more unusual file types will need to be added within General Settings>Media Settings>Edit Media Types
Currently there is no indication as to when the indexing has complete. However, when indexing begins files will start to appear in the User Interface allowing you to start sharing.
Win XP: C:/Documents & Settings/Username/DAD/Inbox. Win Vista: C:/Username/DAD/Inbox. Win 7: C:/Username/DAD/Inbox. OSX: Finder/Username/DAD/Inbox
We are aware that index loading time can take too long for certain users, dependant on the volume of data and machine specification, and this issue will shortly be addressed in an update to the application. In the meantime, clicking on the manual sync icon (located at the bottom left of the application) can speed up the process.
This is unlikely to happen. However, if it has then a good solution is for you to send a DADapp invite to your friend. If you're still having issues then please contact support.
You can update your index at anytime by clicking on the manual sync icon, located at the bottom left of the application.
Please restart DADapp. If the problem persists please contact support.
DADapps can take up to an hour to appear on your network, dependent on network speed and a number of other factors, although normally the process is much quicker. If you are still waiting after an hour, please contact support.
A smart collection is simply a group of files that is collected together and automatically updated, based on criteria that you set. Criteria can include, file type, location, file date etc. You will see the full list of criteria when you create or amend a smart collection.
Please do not be concerned. The message is PayPal’s way of advising you that you are moving from the secure connection (https) used during the payment process to a normal (http) connection. Simply press “Send” to return to the DADapp website.
The DADapp user interface is built on Adobe’s Air platform, to provide a compelling user experience. The core of DADapp is a Java application which performs the heavy duty work of indexing files and sharing data.
Yes. You can always contact us with a question or issue via the contact form on the contact page.
We will be adding information about our aims for the next few releases to our Roadmap. You can help influence the direction DADapp takes by visiting our feedback forum and our Facebook page. Also, you can subscribe to our newsletter for updates.
We certainly do. We have lots of great ideas to make DADapp even more useful and we'll be publishing more about the future on the DADapp website in the coming months. You’ll also find more information by visiting our feedback forum and our Facebook page. Also, you can subscribe to our newsletter for updates.
Please contact us. We’re happy to help.
Please read this Software Licence Agreement (the “Licence”) carefully before using the software. By using the software, you are acknowledging that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Licence. By checking the “Agree to the Terms & Conditions” box you are agreeing to be bound by the Licence terms and conditions. If you do not agree to the Licence terms and conditions, do not purchase or use the software.
DAD Solutions Limited
Software Licence Agreement
1. Definitions & Interpretations
2. Licence and Restrictions
3. Updates
4. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
5. Privacy
6. Miscellaneous
1. Definitions & Interpretations
1.1 The definitions and rules of interpretation in this section have the following meanings:
Data: Images, media, content, text and any other information downloaded, accessed or viewed using the Software.
Effective Date: The date on which this Licence is entered into by clicking on the ‘Accept’ button upon installation or first use of the Software - whichever occurs first.
Fair Use: The amount of data, as amended from time to time, that can be transferred each month using the web service before such transfer will be restricted by DSL or a charge made for such transfer.
Intellectual Property: Copyright, trade marks, trade names, patents, database rights and other intellectual property rights existing in or associated within the DADapp Software. All intellectual property rights existing within or associated with the Data that belong to You or the original owner.
Licence Subscription Fee: The cost of purchasing the right to use the Software for the Licence Period within the terms granted by this Licence Agreement and, subject to Fair Use, which fee is waived for the free and trial versions of the Software.
Licence Period: The period covered by the Licence Subscription.
Product Registration Key: The key required for activation of the Software.
DAD Solutions Limited (DSL): The company incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number 06860914 whose registered office is at 10 Upper Bourne Lane, Wrecclesham, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4RQ, United Kingdom.
Software: The DADapp software application, including third party software.
Software Licence Agreement (the “Licence” or “Licence Agreement”) This document and all clauses contained within it.
Terms of Use: The terms and conditions of this Software Licence Agreement.
You: The person or people who agree to and to be bound by the Software Licence Agreement Terms of Use and enter into the Agreement, including any of the users of instances of the Software that you purchase.
2. Licence and Restrictions
2.1 Subject to the terms of this Licence Agreement, DSL hereby grants to You a limited, personal, non-commercial, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable licence to use the Software for the Licence Period. This Licence Agreement allows You to install and use the number of instances of the Software that you purchase on the same number of separate computers or devices or to install and use a single free or trial instance of the Software.
2.2 Parts of the Software utilise or include third party software and other copyrighted material. Acknowledgements, licensing terms and disclaimers for such material are contained in the "online" electronic documentation for the Software. Your use of such material is governed by their respective terms.
2.3 You may not undertake, cause, permit or otherwise authorise the modification, reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling or any other modifications or alterations of the Software or any part thereof.
2.4 You may not sell, rent, lease, distribute, export, import, act as an intermediary or provider, or otherwise grant rights to third parties with regard to the Software or any part thereof.
2.5 Any and all Intellectual Property Rights in the Software are and shall remain the exclusive property of DSL and its suppliers in perpetuity. No Intellectual Property Rights inherent in the Software are transferred to You upon purchase, download, installation or use of the Software. Any infringement of the Software’s Intellectual Property Rights is a violation of the Licence Agreement as well as a violation of intellectual property laws and treaties, including without limitation copyright laws.
2.6 Notwithstanding any other terms of this Licence, Software provided to you for demonstration, testing and evaluation purposes may not be resold or transferred.
2.7 All title and Intellectual Property Rights in any content, images, media or any other Data downloaded or otherwise accessed through the Software are the property of the original owners. DSL claims no rights to such Data.
It is your responsibility to ensure that no copyright laws are broken by your sharing any data by use of the Software.
2.8 This Licence shall be effective until terminated. Your rights under this Licence will terminate automatically and without notice from DSL should you fail to comply with the Licence terms. Upon termination of this Licence, you shall cease all use of the Software and destroy all copies.
3. Updates
3.1 Point releases of the Software will be released from time to time. This Licence Agreement allows You the right to receive, during the Licence Period, point release updates to the Software which are included as part of the Licence Subscription Fee.
3.2 Major releases of the Software are not included within the Licence Agreement and will be charged separately unless DSL decides not to make such charge. You will have the option to update in the event of a Major release at an additional cost and, if You wish, to continue using your previously purchased version of the Software, during the Licence Period.
3.3 DSL reserves the right to support only the latest point or major release of the application.
4. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
4.1 THE SOFTWARE IS “AS IS” AND COMES WITHOUT WARRANTY. DSL DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY IN RESPECT OF THE SOFTWARE INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. DSL DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL BE SECURE, ACCURATE, COMPLETE AND ERROR FREE.
4.2 You acknowledge and agree that any risk in use of the Software is held by You and that DSL is indemnified against any loss of Data of any kind through use of the Software. DSL accepts no liability for the integrity of any instance of the Software with which You choose to share Data and that any such Data will be downloaded to Your computer at Your own risk.
4.3 DSL is in no way liable for any viruses inherent in the Software or downloaded by the Software, or for any damage caused to any computer or other device on which the Software is downloaded, installed or used upon as a result of such viruses.
4.4 DSL is in no way responsible for any damage caused to any computer through use of the Software.
4.5 TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW DSL, ITS OWNERS, INVESTORS, EMPLOYEES, LICENSORS, AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER FORM OF LIABILITY, FOR:
4.5.1 ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LOSS OF OR CORRUPTION TO DATA, INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER FAILURE OR PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE;
4.5.2 ANY LOSS OF INCOME, BUSINESS OR PROFITS (WHETHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE;
4.5.3 ANY LOSS OF DATA HELD WITHIN OTHER COMPUTERS FROM WHICH YOU DOWNLOAD DATA;
4.5.4 THE SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT BY YOU AND/OR DSL FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER; AND
4.5.5 THE RELEASE OR DECISION NOT TO RELEASE NEW VERSIONS OF THE SOFTWARE TO YOU.
4.5.6 IN ANY EVENT, DSL’S LIABILITY FOR ANY REASON SHALL NOT EXCEED THE LICENCE FEE PAID BY YOU TO USE THE SOFTWARE.
4.5.7 YOUR USE OF THE SOFTWARE TO SHARE CONTENT, IMAGES, MEDIA OR ANY OTHER DATA OR INFORMATION DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE ACCESSED THROUGH THE SOFTWARE IN BREACH OF THE COPYRIGHT OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF OTHERS.
4.6 DSL does not guarantee the successful transfer of any Data by use of the Software and is indemnified against loss. It is Your responsibility to check that such Data has been transferred correctly and in its entirety.
5. Privacy
5.1 DSL respects Your right to privacy and will in no way view or monitor the content of any DATA transfers made using the Software.
5.2 DSL reserves the right to monitor the volume of Data transferred by You using the web service to ensure compliance with Fair Use.
6. Miscellaneous
6.1 The contents of the Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between You and DSL. Any translation of this Licence is carried out for local requirements and in the event of a dispute between the English and any non-English versions, the English version of this Licence shall prevail.
6.2 Delivery of the Software shall be deemed to have taken place when You click on the ‘Accept’ button upon installation or first use of the Software, whichever occurs first.
6.3 You have the right to cancel your subscription at any time by instructing your payment provider to make no further payments to DSL. On expiry of the Licence Period all instances of the Software associated with You will no longer be able to access all the functionality of the Software.
6.4 Any Licence Fee refunds will be at the sole discretion of DSL.
6.5 DSL makes no charge for any service or functionality that would operate less effectively or cease to operate entirely should DSL cease to exist or cease to maintain or update such service or functionality. Functionality to enable internet data transfer, but not the internet transfer of data itself, is provided free of charge. The transfer of data using the web service is covered by Fair Use and DSL reserves the right to implement charges relating to internet data transfer in the future.
6.6 DSL may, at its sole discretion, modify or discontinue or suspend Your ability to use any version of the Software, and/or disable any Software You may already have accessed or installed without any notice to You, for the repair, improvement, and/or upgrade of the underlying technology or for any other justifiable reason, including but not limited to, circumstances where You, at DSL’s discretion, are in breach of the Terms of Use or Fair Usage, possible legal liabilities, or engaging in fraudulent, immoral or illegal activities, or for other similar reasons.
6.7 DSL may, at any time and without prior notice modify change or otherwise alter these Terms of Use.
6.8 This Licence and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales. This Licence shall not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the application of which is expressly excluded.
6.9 The Parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with this agreement or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).
6.10 If any provision (or part of a provision) of this Licence Agreement is found by any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal, the other provisions shall remain in force. If any invalid, unenforceable or illegal provision would be valid, enforceable and legal if some part of it were deleted, the provision shall apply with whatever modification is necessary to give effect to the commercial intention of the parties.
6.11 All other rights of DSL are expressly reserved.
YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENCE AGREEMENT. BY CHECKING THE “AGREE” BOX YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE LICENCE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE LICENCE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE.
Version 1.4
This Privacy Policy is applicable to this Site only and does not cover any other DAD Web Sites, or those of its partners or any other external links from this site.
Data Protection Act
DAD is committed to the privacy of its web site visitors and observes all of the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998. DAD Solution Limited is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (Registration No. Z184141X)
Information Collected Automatically.
Using web analytics services, SocialSafe collects non-personal information about your visit to this Site and may also record mouse clicks, mouse movements and scrolling activity, as well as any text you type into this Site. However, SocialSafe does NOT collect personally identifiable, sensitive, personal or financial information. Any information that SocialSafe collects is used for reporting on the demographics of visitors and to help SocialSafe provide an improved visitor experience. Information collected is available only to SocialSafe and is NOT passed on to third parties.
Security
All information is stored within a secure database. The data collected from this Site is protected from unauthorised access.
Accuracy of Collected Data
DAD will on its own initiative, or at your request, replenish, rectify or erase any incomplete, inaccurate or outdated personal data.
Feedback
Please use the contact form held within the contact section to contact DAD via the site.
"Cookies"
DAD does not use 'Cookies'.
Changes
DAD reserve the right to change, modify or withdraw access to this Site, or the content of these pages at any time without prior notice.
Version 1.2
This Privacy Policy is applicable to this Application only and does not cover any other applications, including any third party applications that interact with DAD but are not developed by DAD Solutions Ltd.
Data Protection Act
DAD is committed to the privacy of its customers and observes all of the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998. DAD Solutions Limited is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (Registration No. Z184141X)
Personal Information
In respect of the Application and your licence, the only personal information held by DAD, is your name and email address and the names and email addresses of those people who are using any of the other licence keys provided with your licence. This information is NOT passed on to Third Parties.
In order to respond to your questions and to keep you informed of future developments, you are able to register with DAD following downloading of the Application. This registration is entirely your choice. This registration information is NOT passed on to Third Parties. The information you provide may be used for the purposes of sending e-mails to you and by registering, you agree to receive e-mails from DAD. These e-mails may contain information about products supplied by our associate company, iBundle Limited, or companies owned in full or part by iBundle Limited. If you wish to deregister you can do so by responding to the e-mail you receive.
Access to your data
DAD is an installed application, rather than being hosted on an external server. This means your data and the data you share is not held or seen by us, but rather is held on your own computers and those with which you have decided to share information. The only time DAD holds data at all on an external server is when you send data to different networks using the DAD web service. The data is held until the DAD users you are sharing the data with have downloaded it, at which point the data will be deleted from the external server.
Application Communication to DAD Server
The Application does not share any information with the server, DAD Solutions Limited or third parties, except for checking your licence key and its validity.
Notifications sent by Application
No notifications or other communications are sent by the Application.
Version 1.2
