{"id":1092,"date":"2015-10-15T03:51:23","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T03:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cybercom-software.com\/blog\/?p=1092"},"modified":"2015-10-15T03:51:23","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T03:51:23","slug":"no-we-dont-have-a-download-protection-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cybercom-software.com\/blog\/no-we-dont-have-a-download-protection-option\/","title":{"rendered":"No, We Don&#8217;t Have a Download Protection Option."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many software companies provide, <em>for an additional fee<\/em>, a &#8220;download protection&#8221; option when you purchase software from them.\u00c2\u00a0 This supposedly provides you with access to download the software again within a certain period (eg. 1 or 2 years) if the need arises.<\/p>\n<p>For example, maybe your server crashed and you need to reinstall the software, only you can&#8217;t remember where you stored the <a href=\"https:\/\/mld50qmdoq2m.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/cybercom-software.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/shield_blue_f.png\"><img data-opt-id=1614134232  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1095\" src=\"https:\/\/mld50qmdoq2m.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/cybercom-software.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/shield_blue_f.png\" alt=\"shield_blue_f\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mld50qmdoq2m.i.optimole.com\/w:256\/h:256\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/cybercom-software.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/shield_blue_f.png 256w, https:\/\/mld50qmdoq2m.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/cybercom-software.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/shield_blue_f.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a>original software you downloaded.\u00c2\u00a0 Or perhaps it was on the server that has now gone to server heaven.<\/p>\n<p>As you have purchased the &#8220;download protection&#8221; you can download the software again and reinstall it.<\/p>\n<p>Do you lose access to the software after that period?\u00c2\u00a0 No idea because we never select that option ourselves when we purchase software from another company.\u00c2\u00a0 We make sure we store it in a safe place that is always backed up.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, you can&#8217;t purchase a &#8220;download protection&#8221; option when you purchase our software because <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">we don&#8217;t offer one<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s because you <em>always<\/em> have access to the software you purchased via your online account.\u00c2\u00a0 You can download it again as many times as you want, whenever you want.\u00c2\u00a0 And there is no &#8220;download protection&#8221; fee for this.<\/p>\n<p>So if you lose the original software you downloaded and need to reinstall it, have no fear.\u00c2\u00a0 You always have access to it.\u00c2\u00a0 And it won&#8217;t cost you anything.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many software companies provide, for an additional fee, a &#8220;download protection&#8221; option when you purchase software from them.\u00c2\u00a0 This supposedly provides you with access to download the software again within a certain period (eg. 1 or 2 years) if the need arises. 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