Introduction to the vBulletin Board

•Banning feature

•Compliant with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998. For

more information on COPPA see: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/ buspubs/coppa.htm

•Editable FAQ system

•Search engine friendly—this means you get a better ranking in the search results!

For more information about vBulletin and for purchasing information visit the official vBulletin

website at http://www.vbulletin.com.

vBulletin Licensing Options

vBulletin is a commercial product, and you must therefore buy a license before you can use it. To offer site owners the greatest possible flexibility there are two licensing options to choose from:

•Leased license

•Owned license

Leased License

Purchasing a leased license will allow you to run vBulletin on your server for one year. During this period you will be entitled to technical support and software upgrades.

After this period you will either need to purchase another license or discontinue using the software.

Currently a leased license cost $85 a year. At the end of the lease period you can either renew the lease for another year or purchase an owned license.

Second chance

If you choose a leased license option, you will be given a short opportunity to upgrade your license to a fully owned license with no additional financial penalty—you just pay the difference in price between the two license types!

Owned License

Purchasing an owned license will allow you to run a copy of vBulletin on your server for an unlimited amount of time and allows access to all updates released for one year. After the year you can purchase a renewal of this access.

Currently an owned license costs $160, with yearly support and new version download access costing $30 for subsequent years.

Choosing a License

Choose carefully between the two—making the wrong choice can end up costing you money in the long run.

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