Last updated: March 6th, 2026
This End User License Agreement (the "EULA") constitutes a legally binding agreement between UAB GLOBAL AD LINKS, a company duly incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Lithuania, having its registered office at Lithuania, Vilnius, Naugarduko g. 68-3, LT-03203, and registered with the Lithuanian Register of Legal Entities under company number 306821868 (hereinafter referred to as the "Company", "We", "Us", or "Our"), and You, a natural person (hereinafter referred to as "You", "Your", or the "User"), who accesses or uses Our antivirus product known as Global Defender (the "Global Defender"), including any associated services, features, websites, or downloadable software components (collectively, the "Services").
This End User License Agreement, together with the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, constitutes the entire agreement ("Agreement") between You and the Company with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. This EULA must be read and interpreted in conjunction with the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. The use of the Global Defender is not permitted unless You have reviewed and accepted all three documents in full.
BY SELECTING THE "I ACCEPT", "OK", OR "YES" BUTTON, OR BY OTHERWISE USING THE GLOBAL DEFENDER, YOU CONFIRM THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY THIS EULA, OUR TERMS OF USE AND OUR PRIVACY POLICY, WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS EULA, DO NOT DOWNLOAD, INSTALL, ACCESS, OR USE THE GLOBAL DEFENDER.
This EULA governs Your rights to use the Global Defender and does not constitute a sale of any components it may include or any rights therein. The Company retains all ownership and intellectual property rights to the Global Defender and any related documentation or media.
You acknowledge that this Global Defender is licensed, not sold, and that Your use is subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in this EULA.
The Global Defender is intended solely for individuals who are at least 18 years of age or who have reached the age of legal majority in their jurisdiction. By accessing, installing, or using the Global Defender, You represent and warrant that You meet this requirement.
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1. For the purposes of this EULA, the following terms shall have the following meaning:
- 1.1.1. "License" – limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable right granted by the Company to download, install, access, and use the Global Defender on a single authorized Windows Device, strictly in accordance with this EULA, during an active Subscription Term. The License is granted for personal, non-commercial purposes only and does not transfer any ownership or intellectual property rights of the Global Defender to the User.
- 1.1.2. "Subscription Term" or "Term" – a period during which the User is authorized to use the Global Defender under a valid paid Subscription, including any automatic renewals unless and until terminated.
- 1.1.3. "Trial Period" – an initial limited-use period, during which the User is permitted to launch up to three (3) Quick Scans for the purpose of evaluating basic functionality.
- 1.1.4. "Two-Week Paid License" – a limited-term, non-renewable, paid evaluation License for the Global Defender with full access to core features, granted for a period of two (2) weeks.
- 1.1.5. "Annual Subscription" – a recurring, fee-based License for the Global Defender offered on an annual basis, which grants full access to all features and updates, including unlimited scans, updates, and upgrades for the Subscription Term for a period of one (1) year.
- 1.1.6. "Windows Device" – a single Windows-based desktop that meets the applicable system requirements and on which the Global Defender may be installed and used under the License. The current version of the Global Defender is exclusively compatible with the Microsoft Windows operating system and is not available for macOS, Linux, or any other operating systems.
- 1.1.7. "Third Parties" – any individuals, organizations, or entities other than the Company, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, or subsidiaries. This term includes: (i) external parties engaged by the Company, such as service providers, business partners, contractors, or licensors who may access or process data or components of the Global Defender on behalf of the Company; and (ii) any persons or entities authorized by User, intentionally or unintentionally, to access or interact with the Global Defender or data processed through it, including, for example, other users on User's Windows Device, IT administrators, or Third-Party services connected via integrations.
2. SCOPE OF LICENSE
2.1. Subject to the terms of this EULA grants You a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, and non-transferable License to:
- 2.1.1. download, install and use the Global Defender on one (1) Windows Device per single User License that You have purchased and been granted. If You have multiple Windows Devices in which You wish to use the Global Defender, You agree to acquire a License for the number of devices You intend to use.
2.2. Your License includes access to periodic updates and upgrades made available during the active Subscription Term, as determined at the Company's sole discretion.
2.3. No other rights or Licenses, express or implied, are granted to You. Any use of the Global Defender outside the expressly permitted scope shall constitute a material breach of this EULA.
3. RESTRICTIONS
3.1. You agree to use the Services only for Your personal and non-commercial purposes, and only in ways that comply with this EULA and all applicable laws and regulations.
3.2. You confirm that You will use the Services and any related data solely for personal security purposes such as protecting against fraud, preventing unauthorized access, avoiding loss and not for any other purpose.
3.3. You further agree that the Services, which are provided as consumer-grade solutions, may not be used for any commercial, enterprise, or governmental purposes.
3.4. For the avoidance of doubt, You may not, and may not permit, assist, or enable any Third Party to, use Global Defender or any data, content, or information provided through it to:
- 3.4.1. copy, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the Global Defender code, architecture, or structure of the software, except as expressly permitted by applicable law;
- 3.4.2. circumvent, disable, breach, or otherwise interfere with any security, authentication, access control, or digital rights management features of the Services;
- 3.4.3. sell, license, rent, lease, distribute, assign, transfer, or otherwise provide access to Your Subscription or User account to any Third Party, whether for consideration or otherwise;
- 3.4.4. use, access, or interact with the Services in any automated manner, including via scripts, bots, spiders, scrapers, or similar tools or technologies;
- 3.4.5. use the Services in a way that causes excessive load on Our servers;
- 3.4.6. use the Services in a manner that infringes, misappropriates, or violates the intellectual property rights, proprietary rights, or privacy rights of any Third Party;
- 3.4.7. collect, store, process, or disclose any personal data or personally identifiable information of other users without lawful basis and in violation of applicable data protection laws or the Company's Privacy Policy;
- 3.4.8. misrepresent Your identity or affiliation, impersonate any individual or permit any other person to access or use the Services using Your credentials;
- 3.4.9. engage in any activity that constitutes or facilitates a violation of any applicable export control, trade sanction, or anti-terrorism law or regulation of the United States, Canada, the European Union, or any other applicable jurisdiction;
- 3.4.10. engage in any activity that is unlawful, fraudulent, abusive, harassing, threatening, libelous, defamatory, discriminatory, or otherwise objectionable or harmful, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.
3.5. You are fully responsible for any use of the Services by Your affiliates, employees, contractors, or any other persons acting on Your behalf, and any such use will be deemed Your own.
3.6. Any unauthorized use of the Services, including but not limited to any use in violation of this Section, shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement.
3.7. The Company reserves the right, at any time and without prior notice, to investigate suspected violations of this Section, and to suspend, restrict, or permanently terminate Your access to the Services if the Company reasonably determines that You have violated this EULA or applicable law. The Company further reserves the right to cooperate with law enforcement authorities and to pursue any and all legal and equitable remedies available under applicable law.
4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
4.1. All intellectual property rights in and to the Global Defender, including but not limited to its source code, graphical User interface, virus signature databases, technical documentation, and all related components and content, are the exclusive property of the Company.
4.2. Certain components integrated into the Global Defender may be the property of Third Parties and are used under valid License agreements, as further described in the Section 6 of the Terms of Use. The inclusion of such components does not affect the Company's ownership of its proprietary software and content.
4.3. Nothing in this EULA grants You a License to the Company's intellectual property rights. You agree that this EULA conveys a limited License to use Company's intellectual property rights, solely as part of the Global Defender (and not independently of it), and only for the effective Term of the License granted to You hereunder. Accordingly, Your use of any of Company's intellectual property rights independently of the Global Defender or outside the scope of this EULA shall be considered an infringement of Company's intellectual property rights.
4.4. All rights, title, and interest in and to the Global Defender and any copies thereof remain with the Company at all times, even after installation on Your device.
5. MODIFICATIONS AND UPDATES TO APPLICATION
5.1. The Company may from time to time provide enhancements or improvements to the features/functionality of the Global Defender, which may include patches, bug fixes, updates, upgrades and other modifications ("Updates").
5.2. You acknowledge and agree that such Updates may be deployed and installed automatically without separate consent or action on Your part.
5.3. Updates may modify or delete certain features and/or functionalities of the Global Defender. You further acknowledge that certain features or the Global Defender itself may become partially or fully unavailable until the latest Updates are successfully installed.
5.4. You agree that the Company has no obligation to (i) provide any Updates, or (ii) continue to provide or enable any particular features and/or functionalities of the Global Defender to You.
5.5. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine the content, scope, and functionality of any Updates, including the removal or modification of existing features.
5.6. The Company may also discontinue support for older versions of the Global Defender without any obligation to provide further Updates or maintain compatibility.
5.7. You further agree that all Updates will be (i) deemed to constitute an integral part of the Global Defender, and (ii) subject to the terms and conditions of this EULA.
6. TERM AND TERMINATION
6.1. This EULA becomes effective upon Your acceptance and shall remain in force:
- 6.1.1. for the period of Trial Period, which is limited to three (3) individual executions of the Quick Scan function, after which further use of the Global Defender will be restricted until You activate the Trial Subscription or the Annual Subscription;
- 6.1.2. for the duration of the active Two-Week Paid License for the period of two (2) weeks, unless earlier terminated; or
- 6.1.3. for the duration of the active Annual Subscription for the period of one (1) year, subject to automatic renewal unless cancelled by You or terminated by the Company.
6.2. You may terminate this EULA at any time by:
- 6.2.1. contacting Our support team at any time by submitting a request on the Contact Us page; or
- 6.2.2. cancelling Your Subscription via Your User Account dashboard. Such cancellation will also automatically cancel the auto-renewal of Your Subscription. In this case, Your Subscription will remain active until the end of the then-current subscription period, after which it will not be renewed. If payment for the renewal of the Subscription cannot be successfully processed, the Subscription and its auto-renewal will be automatically cancelled, and Your access will expire at the end of the then-current subscription period.
6.3. Upon termination:
- 6.3.1. Your License to use the Global Defender shall immediately cease.
- 6.3.2. You must uninstall and delete all copies of the Global Defender from Your Windows Device.
- 6.3.3. Your access to any features or data associated with Your Subscription may be permanently deleted.
6.4. The Company may suspend or terminate Your License immediately if You breach any term of this EULA or applicable law, or if required to do so by competent legal authority. In such cases, no refund shall be due for any unused portion of Your Subscription.
7. INDEMNIFICATION
7.1. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, expenses, and costs (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to Your use of the Global Defender, Your violation of this EULA, or Your infringement of any intellectual property or other rights of any Third Party.
7.2. This obligation shall survive the termination or expiration of this EULA and Your use of the Global Defender.
8. WARRANTY; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
8.1.The Global Defender is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory. We do not guarantee that the Global Defender will be error-free, uninterrupted, secure, or that it will meet Your expectations or requirements.
8.2.To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, We disclaim all warranties, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. You acknowledge and agree that the use of the Global Defender is at Your sole risk.
8.3.In no event shall the Company be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, or goodwill, even if We have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Our total liability to You for any and all claims arising from or related to this Agreement or the Global Defender shall not exceed the amount paid by You for the Subscription during the one (1) year preceding the event giving rise to the claim.
9. WAIVER
9.1. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, on the part of either party, any right or any power under this EULA shall operate as a waiver of that right or power. Nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or power under this EULA preclude further exercise of that or any other right granted herein. In the event of a conflict between this EULA and any applicable purchase or other terms, the conditions of this EULA shall govern.
10. AMENDMENTS TO THIS EULA
10.1. We may revise or update this EULA from time to time at Our sole discretion. Any changes will become effective upon publication of the updated version on the Website or within the Global Defender interface. If the changes materially affect Your rights or obligations, We will make reasonable efforts to notify You through the contact information associated with Your account.
10.2. By continuing to access or use the Global Defender after such changes take effect, You agree to be bound by the revised terms. If You do not agree to the updated EULA, You must immediately cease use of the Global Defender and uninstall it from Your Windows Device.
11. GOVERNING LAW
11.1. This EULA shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Lithuania, and by international copyright regulations and treaties. Nothing in this EULA will diminish any rights You may have under existing consumer protection legislation or other applicable laws in Your jurisdiction that may not be waived by contract.
11.2. In the event of any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services, the Parties agree to first attempt to resolve the matter amicably through good faith negotiations for a period of thirty (30) calendar days from the date written notice of the dispute is provided by one party to the other.
11.3. If no resolution is reached within this period, any resulting disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts located in Vilnius, Lithuania.
11.4. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any proceedings shall be conducted on an individual basis, and not as part of a class, collective, consolidated, or representative action.
11.5. Nothing in this Section shall deprive User of any mandatory legal protections or remedies available to You under the consumer protection laws of Your country of residence.
12. GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS
12.1. The Company and its Services are provided for access and use primarily by Users located in the USA, Canada and the European Union. If You use the Global Defender outside of previously mentioned jurisdictions, You are solely and exclusively responsible for compliance with local laws.
12.2. You acknowledge that the Global Defender is not intended for use in jurisdictions where its distribution, licensing, or use would violate local laws or regulations. You agree not to download, install, access, or use the Global Defender if You are located in a country or territory subject to comprehensive trade sanctions imposed by the European Union, United States, or other applicable jurisdictions.
13. RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL
13.1. If You are a consumer residing in the European Union, You have the right to withdraw from this Agreement within fourteen (14) days from the date of conclusion of this Agreement, without giving any reason and without incurring any costs other than those provided by applicable law.
13.2. To exercise this right, You must notify Us of Your decision to withdraw by sending a clear statement on the Contact Us page.
13.3. If You withdraw from this Agreement, We shall reimburse all payments received from You and, in any event, no later than fourteen (14) days from the date on which We are informed of Your decision to withdraw.
14. CONTACT US
14.1. If You have any questions, suggestions, or requests, please contact Us at any time by submitting a request on the Contact Us page.