The free trial works as follows:
GenSmarts will be free to download (download is about 3.5MB)
some useful features, such as many of the research suggestions, are truly "free" - never expire, no time limit
some of the most important suggestions are withheld in the trial version
the trial version only supports a subset of research records that are available in the registered version
some features are visible but not fully functional in the trial version, such as printing - the trial is print preview only
some features are use limited in the trial - for example, the trial only allows a few uses of the online linking button
when you buy a full/paid/registered version, you're given a download location for that version (about 5mb), along with a registration key that enables it once you've downloaded and installed it.
a secure, established payment processor is used, and supports global forms of payment
optionally, the software will be available to buy shipped to you on CD, at an additional materials/handling cost ($10 U.S.)
the trial version is not available for physical shipment
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