Example Software Distribution Agreement Template
Example Software Distribution Agreement Template
Licensee
Individual to Contact
Street Address
E-Mail Address: _
Apple Computer, Inc. ("Apple") and Licensee agree that the terms and conditions of (i) this
Agreement and (ii) any applicable Addenda shall govern Licensee's use and distribution of the
Apple Software. Apple software programs and applicable Addenda are available at the
following Website: http://developer.apple.com/mkt/swl/llsw.html, which may be updated by
Apple subsequent to the Effective Date of this Agreement.
1. Definitions.
1.1 "Apple Intellectual Property" means Apple's copyrights, trade secrets, and patents in the
Apple Software, and does not include any of Apple's other patents or intellectual property
rights.
1.2 "Apple Software" means the object code form of (i) the Apple Software programs
identified in Exhibit A as the "Apple Software", and (ii) any other Apple Software
programs or subsequent version(s) of the Apple Software that Apple makes available for
licensing under this Agreement through written Addenda or otherwise.
1.3 "End-User" means an individual or entity that licenses Licensee Programs for his or its own
personal or business purposes, and not for license to others.
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designed and which are listed and described in Exhibit A. Licensee may supplement
Exhibit A by providing written notice to Apple, provided such supplement does not
become effective until the date of Apple’s execution thereof.
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(Indicate in this space the name and address/access phone number of Licensee’s Site
and name and phone number of the Site’s administrator)
2. License.
2.1 Apple hereby grants to Licensee a nonexclusive, nontransferable, worldwide license under
Apple Intellectual Property (as defined in Paragraph 1.1 above) to (i) copy and/or have
copied for it the Apple Software for the sole purpose of incorporating the Apple Software
into Licensee Programs and (ii) distribute to End-Users, directly or through distributors, the
Apple Software in object code form solely in conjunction with the distribution of Licensee
Programs. This license grant is expressly conditioned upon Licensee’s compliance with the
following requirements:
(b) For distribution via the Internet or an online service, the following requirements must
be met:
(ii) Licensee will provide Apple with access to Licensee's Site and any software
necessary to access Licensee's Site for the term of this Agreement at no charge to
Apple for the purpose of verifying Licensee’s compliance with the terms of this
Agreement.
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2.2 Licensee acknowledges that the Apple Software is proprietary to Apple and that Apple
retains all right, title, and interest in and to the Apple Software, including without limitation
all copyrights and other proprietary rights.
2.3 Licensee agrees not to reverse engineer, reverse compile, or otherwise disassemble the
Apple Software, except as permitted by applicable legislation. Licensee may not use,
reproduce, sublicense, distribute or dispose of the Apple Software, in whole or in part,
other than as permitted under this Agreement.
2.4 If Apple requests in writing, Licensee shall provide Apple with an archive copy of Licensee
Programs in object code form for the sole purpose of monitoring Licensee's compliance
with the terms of this Agreement.
2.5 Apple may from time to time update or extend the Apple Software and authorize Licensee,
by notice, to distribute the updated or extended versions of the Apple Software with
Licensee Programs according to the terms of this Agreement. If required by Apple,
Licensee agrees it will, no later than six (6) months from the date of Apple’s notice,
distribute the particular updated or extended version with Licensee Programs and cease
distribution of prior versions. Apple reserves the right in its sole discretion to license any
new Apple Software version separately, at an additional license fee.
3.2 In the event of termination, for any reason other than breach by Licensee, Licensee may
distribute Apple Software according to the terms of this Agreement for a period not to
exceed six (6) months from the date of termination. If termination is due to breach of the
Agreement by Licensee, then Licensee must immediately discontinue all use, reproduction
and distribution of the Apple Software. In no event will termination, for any reason, affect
any End-User licenses in effect at the time of termination, until or unless such End-User
License Agreement is terminated, for any reason.
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5. Consideration.
Licensee agrees to pay Apple an annual license fee (if applicable) for each Apple Software
identified in Exhibit A. License fees for each Apple Software are listed at the Website identified
in the first paragraph on the first page of this Agreement, as may be updated from time to time,
and are required on a per Licensee Program basis. Such fees are subject to change, and if the
Licensee does not agree to pay a new fee at the time of renewal, Licensee can elect not to renew
distribution license rights for that particular Apple Software. If Licensee chooses not to renew
its license for any Apple Software licensed under this Agreement, Licensee shall terminate the
Agreement by providing written notice to Apple. If Licensee does not pay the new fee and does
not terminate the Agreement, the Agreement will automatically terminate according to Paragraph
3. License fees are due and payable in United States currency upon execution of this Agreement
by Licensee. Licensee must pay an annual renewal fee prior to each anniversary of the Effective
Date.
6. Disclaimer of Warranty.
Apple licenses the Apple Software to Licensee on an "AS IS" basis. APPLE MAKES NO
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, REGARDING THE APPLE SOFTWARE OR ITS USE AND OPERATION
ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH LICENSEE PROGRAM. Neither Licensee, its
employees, agents, or distributors have any right to make any other representation, warranty or
promise with respect to the Apple Software.
7. Limitation of Liability.
In no event shall Apple be liable for special, incidental or consequential damages arising from
the use, sale or distribution of Apple Software by Licensee or any third party, whether under
theory of contract, tort (including negligence), product liability or otherwise. In no event shall
Apple's liability under this Agreement exceed the amount of $500.
8. Labeling.
8.1 As a condition of Apple's license grant in Paragraph 2, Licensee shall not remove any
copyright notices or proprietary legends contained within the Apple Software. Further,
Licensee shall include a copyright notice in Licensee Programs reflecting the copyright
ownership of Licensee and Apple as follows:
8.2 During the term of this Agreement, Apple may revise the notice language required by
Paragraph 8.1 above, and the notice and disclaimer language in the End-User Software
License Agreement. For distribution via the Internet or online service, Licensee shall
incorporate such revisions promptly upon receipt of Apple’s notice; for any other form of
distribution (i.e.: diskette, CD ROM, hard drive), Licensee shall incorporate such revisions
within ninety (90) days of written notice from Apple.
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8.3 This Agreement grants no license under any trademarks, service marks, or tradenames of
Apple. Licensee may use trademarks and service marks of Apple (but excluding logos) in
advertising, brochures, packaging on promotional material to denote compatibility with
Apple products in compliance with Apple's Trademark Guidelines as set forth at the
following Website: http://apple.com/legal/guidelinesfor3rdparties.html, (which Apple may
amend from time to time) or as authorized in any separate trademark license agreement
with Apple. Any violation of these Guidelines shall be cause for termination in accordance
with the provisions of Paragraph 4.
9. No Indemnification by Apple.
Apple shall have no obligation to indemnify, defend or hold harmless Licensee from and against
any claim that the Apple Software infringes any third party patent, copyright, or other intellectual
property right. Licensee shall promptly notify Apple of any such claim.
11. Export.
Licensee may not use or otherwise export or reexport the Apple Software except as authorized
by United States law and the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Apple Software was obtained.
In particular, but without limitation, the Apple Software may not be exported or reexported (i)
into (or to a national or resident of) any U. S. embargoed countries or (ii) to anyone on the U.S.
Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Department of
Commerce Denied Person's List or Entity List. Licensee shall not knowingly provide the Apple
Software to a member located in, under control of, or a national or resident of any such country
or on any such list.
13. Assignment.
This Agreement shall be binding on the assigns, heirs and successors (whether through merger or
otherwise) of the parties, except that it may not be assigned by any means, including without
limitation, operation of law or merger, by Licensee without the prior written consent of Apple,
which will not be withheld unreasonably.
14. Notices.
Any notice required under this Agreement shall be deemed given: (i) when delivered
personally; (ii) by facsimile; (iii) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or
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certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or (iv) via electronic mail. All
communications will be sent to the parties’ physical or electronic addresses noted on the first
page of this Agreement. Licensee shall inform Apple in writing of any change in Licensee's
physical or electronic address.
16. Severability.
If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this Agreement, or
portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision of the Agreement will be enforced to the
maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the parties, and the remainder of this
Agreement will continue in full force and effect.
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EXHIBIT A
THIS EXHIBIT MUST BE COMPLETED BY LICENSEE
Additional Licensee Programs may be listed on a separate page and attached to this Agreement.
* Please Note
Licensees are required to distribute their Licensee Programs with their own End-User
License that is no less restrictive or materially less protective of Apple's rights in the Apple
Software than the End-User Software License Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B. Apple
cannot assist you in drafting your license agreement, and these sample documents below are
not meant to be distributed with Licensee's Program(s).
1. General. The software, documentation and any fonts accompanying this License whether
on disk, in read only memory, on any other media or in any other form (collectively the
"Apple Software") are licensed, not sold, to you by Apple Computer, Inc. ("Apple") for use
only under the terms of this License, and Apple reserves all rights not expressly granted to
you. The rights granted herein are limited to Apple's and its licensors' intellectual property
rights in the Apple Software and do not include any other patents or intellectual property
rights. You own the media on which the Apple Software is recorded but Apple and/or Apple's
licensor(s) retain ownership of the Apple Software itself. The terms of this License will
govern any software upgrades provided by Apple that replace and/or supplement the
original Apple Software product, unless such upgrade is accompanied by a separate license
in which case the terms of that license will govern.
Title and intellectual property rights in and to any content displayed by or accessed through
the Apple Software belongs to the respective content owner. Such content may be
protected by copyright or other intellectual property laws and treaties, and may be subject
to terms of use of the third party providing such content. This License does not grant you
any rights to use such content.
2. Permitted License Uses and Restrictions. This License allows you to install and use
3. Transfer. You may not rent, lease, lend or sublicense the Apple Software. You may,
however, make a one-time permanent transfer of all of your license rights to the Apple
Software to another party, provided that: (a) the transfer must include all of the Apple
Software, including all its component parts, original media, printed materials and this
License; (b) you do not retain any copies of the Apple Software, full or partial, including
copies stored on a computer or other storage device; and (c) the party receiving the Apple
Software reads and agrees to accept the terms and conditions of this License. All
components of the Apple Software are provided as part of a bundle and may not be
separated from the bundle and distributed as standalone applications.
NFR (Not for Resale) Copies: Notwithstanding other sections of this License, Apple
Software labeled or otherwise provided to you on a promotional basis may only be used for
demonstration, testing and evaluation purposes and may not be resold or transferred.
Academic Copies: If the Apple Software package has an academic label or if you acquired
the Apple Software at an academic discount, you must be an Eligible Educational End User to
use the Apple Software. "Eligible Educational End Users" means students, faculty, staff and
administration attending and/or working at an educational institutional facility (i.e., college
campus, public or private K-12 schools).
4. Consent to Use of Data. You agree that Apple and its subsidiaries may collect and use
technical and related information, including but not limited to technical information about
your computer, system and application software, and peripherals, that is gathered
periodically to facilitate the provision of software updates, product support and other
services to you (if any) related to the Apple Software. Apple may use this information, as
long as it is in a form that does not personally identify you, to improve our products or to
provide services or technologies to you.
5. Termination. This License is effective until terminated. Your rights under this License
will terminate automatically without notice from Apple if you fail to comply with any term(s)
of this License. Upon the termination of this License, you shall cease all use of the Apple
Software and destroy all copies, full or partial, of the Apple Software.
7. Disclaimer of Warranties. YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT USE OF THE
APPLE SOFTWARE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY
QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY AND EFFORT IS WITH YOU. EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED
WARRANTY ON MEDIA SET FORTH ABOVE AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, THE APPLE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND APPLE AND APPLE'S LICENSORS (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO
AS "APPLE" FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 7 AND 8) HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES
AND CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLE SOFTWARE, EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR
STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND/OR
CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, OF FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OF ACCURACY, OF QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF
THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. APPLE DOES NOT WARRANT AGAINST INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR
ENJOYMENT OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE, THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE APPLE
SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, THAT THE OPERATION OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE
WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE APPLE SOFTWARE WILL BE
CORRECTED. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY APPLE OR AN APPLE
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. SHOULD THE APPLE SOFTWARE
PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR
CORRECTION. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OR LIMITATIONS ON APPLICABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER, SO THE ABOVE
EXCLUSION AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
9. Export Control. You may not use or otherwise export or reexport the Apple Software
10. Government End Users. The Apple Software and related documentation are
"Commercial Items", as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. §2.101, consisting of "Commercial
Computer Software" and "Commercial Computer Software Documentation", as such terms
are used in 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202, as applicable. Consistent with 48
C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, as applicable, the Commercial
Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are being licensed
to U.S. Government end users (a) only as Commercial Items and (b) with only those rights as
are granted to all other end users pursuant to the terms and conditions herein.
Unpublished-rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States.
11. Controlling Law and Severability. This License will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California, as applied to agreements entered into
and to be performed entirely within California between California residents. This License
shall not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International
Sale of Goods, the application of which is expressly excluded. If for any reason a court of
competent jurisdiction finds any provision, or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, the
remainder of this License shall continue in full force and effect.
12. Complete Agreement; Governing Language. This License constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the use of the Apple Software licensed
hereunder and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous understandings regarding such
subject matter. No amendment to or modification of this License will be binding unless in
writing and signed by Apple. Any translation of this License is done for local requirements
and in the event of a dispute between the English and any non-English versions, the English
version of this License shall govern.
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