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Adobe Cumulative Licensing Program (CLP)

With Adobe's Cumulative Licensing Program (CLP) 5, your organization can cut costs and simplify software administration on volume software licenses over a two-year membership period. Not only do your software orders provide cumulative, consistent savings worldwide, regardless of your location, but CLP 5 also helps your organization streamline software management with centralized tools to track and manage your Adobe software volume licenses.

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Adobe CLP Benefits
  • Significant Savings - CLP 5 offers the most significant savings. Not only do you receive a substantial savings over the retail price with your initial order, but all qualified orders of any size throughout the two-year membership term earn the same – or better – discount level. Orders accumulate points, and as your cumulative point total increases, so does your potential savings.
  • Budget Predictability - CLP secures your discount position for your two-year membership. In addition, by placing a minimum order at the time of renewal, you can secure your discount position for the subsequent membership period. You may also qualify to renew into a given discount level with no minimum order required if the points you have accumulated throughout the term reach or surpass the given discount level.
  • Simplified Purchasing and Deployment - Easily track and manage your software licenses through Adobe's easy-to-use, password-protected Licensing Web Site (LWS). This portal enables authorized staff to run reports, track order history, access serial numbers, and download available software from one central location, making it easy to deploy Adobe software to multiple users in various departments and locations across your organization. You can also deploy additional licenses of products you have already licensed any time you need them and consolidate them on one comprehensive purchase order at the end of the month.
  • Easy Upgrades - CLP members also have the option to purchase upgrade coverage for their Adobe software licenses. Upgrade Plan enables your organization to purchase any future upgrades of licensed software that are released during your Upgrade Plan term at a percentage of the license price. You can choose to cover one or all of your Adobe software licenses, and Upgrade Plan purchases contribute to your cumulative point total to maximize your overall discount.
Affiliate Options
CLP 5 enables members to include qualified worldwide affiliates under the program agreement and designate them as either Self-enrolled or Member-listed. In both cases, affiliate orders contribute to your organization's cumulative point total, providing even greater savings as combined orders reach higher discount levels.

  • Member-listed affiliates
    Member-listed affiliates share the CLP member's software serial numbers, simplifying acquisition and distribution. By selecting this approach, members and affiliates participate in Adobe's CLP with the same Upgrade Plan payment option and have the same designated Adobe License Center. This option is ideal for organizations with a centralized buying environment.
  • Self-enrolled affiliates
    Self-enrolled affiliates enroll separately in their own CLP linked to the program member's CLP. Once enrolled, they receive their own CLP agreement number, may place their own orders, receive their own serial numbers for each product, and select their own Upgrade Plan options. All Self-enrolled affiliate orders receive the same discount as the program member and accumulate points toward the program member's CLP. This option is ideal for organizations with a decentralized ordering environment.
  • Affiliates Qualifications
    "Affiliate" means any corporation, firm, partnership, or other entity that has legal personality that directly or indirectly owns, is owned by, or is under common ownership with the member of at least 50% of its equity (or such lesser percentage that is the maximum allowed to be owned by a foreign corporation in a particular jurisdiction).

    Affiliates include Member-listed affiliates and Self-enrolled affiliates. Affiliates that participate in the CLP by ordering through a member (Member-listed affiliates) may do so provided that the member is aware of these affiliates and lists them under the agreement, and the member is responsible for the Member-listed affiliates' compliance with the CLP terms and conditions. Member-listed affiliates do not need to separately enroll and may purchase under the member's CLP membership with the same discount level as the member. Affiliates may also participate by becoming Self-enrolled affiliates. "Self-enrolled affiliate" means any eligible affiliate that enrolls in the CLP separately provided that each such Self-enrolled affiliate references the member's CLP membership agreement number on its enrollment form and complies with this agreement. Self-enrolled affiliates receive their own serial numbers, may designate their own reseller, and choose their own Upgrade Plan payment option. All affiliate ordering and contact information will be visible and available to the member. Members may refuse to allow an affiliate to benefit from this agreement and/or may terminate an affiliate's participation at any time during the term.
CLP 5 discount levels

The number of points in your initial order indicate the discount level at which you will begin your membership term. In addition, you can also increase your discount level during your membership as you place more orders and reach the next level's points minimum.




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