Inquiry about Educational Multi-User Licence for ecoinvent v2.2 & v3.11

Question

Dear GreenDelta Team,

I hope this message finds you well.
We are planning to purchase the ecoinvent v2.2 & v3.11 database under the Educational Multi-User Licence (perpetual) option.
Before proceeding, we would appreciate your clarification on the following points:

1. Total cost & VAT
   We understand that the purchase cost will be €3,800 plus the booking fee of €209, totaling €4,009.
   Could you please confirm whether this amount includes VAT or if VAT is charged separately?
   Also, could you advise how soon we could receive the official quotation and invoice?
   (We would appreciate it if they could be issued as soon as possible to expedite our internal administrative process.)

2. Maximum number of simultaneous users
   For the Educational Multi-User Licence, could you clarify if there is a maximum number of simultaneous users allowed?
   And does this licence allow installation and use on multiple devices (e.g., desktops and laptops) using the same licence number or ID?

3. Sharing within the same institution
   Our plan is to share the ecoinvent database with another department within the same university.
   Would this be acceptable under your licence policy?
   If so, is any formal approval required from your side?

4. IP address restrictions
   Finally, does the licence restrict us to using the database only within a limited IP range (e.g., on-campus network),
   or can our users access it off-campus as well?

We appreciate your support and look forward to your kind reply.
Thank you very much for your time.

Answer 1

Hi, normally people ask this directly to us but maybe good to have a public answer here; thank you for your interest ->

1, if you pay by normal invoice there is no booking fee (and via nexus without need for us to complete additional paperwork etc. which requires service levels in addition, see also in Nexus); You can prepare an official quotation yourself (just put in your cart what you need and then go to print quotation); an invoice will be sent after you have placed the order. VAT is applied only for orders within Germany or for orders from Europe without a valid VAT number (which must be entered in the user profile).

2, for ecoinvent and this license type, the number is unlimited.

3 the license is typically within one department, not across several departments

4 no, IPs are not limited, as openLCA is a desktop software that works also without internet; users need to commit to the respective license before downloading though.

Let us know if you have further questions, thank you!

Andreas