Conditions

For the programmer

• You must accept to get all the translations that ATO is capable of doing at a given time, except the translations you already have.
• You must let go of a registered version of your program to each translator and each proofreader. This can be done in many ways: Giving FTP-addresses, sending archive via EMail, sending keyfile via EMail, sending packages by snail-mail etc. IMPORTANT: We must have the registered version before you can expect us to start the translation process! ATO-members who get a registered version of a program in the translation process should have the same conditions for later updates as normal buyers of the software.
• You do not have to decide to give ATO the translation/proofreading job before you get to know possible costs and how many translations you will get.
• You can expect "professional" results, in particular correct grammar, spelling, and proper translation of technical terms.
• ATO is available to create updated versions of the translations within a reasonable time when program updates get available that require changes to the documentation and/or the catalogs. You should provide descriptions of the differences between the old and new versions of the documents. The updated translation will be given to you free of charge if it can be considered a "maintenance update" (e.g. V4.4->V4.5), even if the ATO members that made the first translation are not available and the work has to be done by other members; but for shareware and commercial software be prepared to pay for any "major update" (e.g. V4.5->V5.0), the kind and amount of payment will be decided according to the amount of work needed and the program's distribution method and price (within reasonable limits, of course, only commercial and near-commercial shareware software might be charged); for example, if your registered users have to pay to get the "major update" for your program, the translators could be paid with a free upgrade to the new version.
• You keep the complete and sole copyright to the original documents. Original documents are given to ATO under a non-disclosure agreement only for the purpose of translation, and they are only to be distributed by ATO to designated translators and proofreaders. Any other use or distribution of these documents by ATO is prohibited.
• The translator keeps the copyright to translations, but agrees to grant you an unlimited and exclusive license to distribute, use and modify the translations in any way you see fit, and to create derivative work or have derivative work created by a third party, under the condition that the original authors (translators and proofreaders at ATO) are still mentioned as co-authors in the translations. The translator and proofreader also agrees not to use translations themselves in any way, not to grant usage licenses for translations to themselves in any way, not to grant usage licenses for translations to others, and not to distribute translations to anybody, except to you as part of our license agreement.
• Only the translator and proofreader are responsible for the resulting translation. ATO only offers contacts to translators who we expect to do a good job and the management of that job.

For the translator/proofreader

• If your translations contain deliberate misinformation, jokes, modified prices, modified licensing conditions, modified email/web addresses, modified copyright texts, your personal opinions, pointers to the translators/proofreaders (other than the usual "translated by..., proofread by..." texts where intended), or any other modifications to the original texts that cannot be considered part of a proper translation, the job will go to another translator/proofreader, and you will be locked out of ATO.
• You must be willing to translate possible updates of former translations, and if you cannot do it (not enough time, on vacation, etc.), the job will go to another translator/proofreader.
• You must do your translations with proper translations of technical terms, and you must follow the guidelines set up by your language department.
• Translations/proofreadings should be finished within a reasonable period of time!
• The programmer keeps the complete and sole copyright to the original documents. Original documents are given to ATO under a non-disclosure agreement only for the purpose of translation, and they are only to be distributed by ATO to designated translators and proofreaders. Any other use or distribution of these documents by you is prohibited.
• You agree to grant the programmer an unlimited and exclusive license to distribute, use and modify the translations in any way he/she sees fit, and to create derivative work or have derivative work created by a third party, under the condition that you are still mentioned as co-author in the translations.
• You agree not to use translations themselves in any way, not to grant usage licenses for translations to others, and not to distribute translations to anybody, except to the programmer.