Effective Date: first date you select “I Agree” or use the SDK
Last Updated: September 25, 2018
The Adobe Cloud Platform SDK (“ACP SDK”) (defined below) is licensed to you subject to the terms and conditions below which form a binding agreement between you and Adobe. By selecting “I Agree”, or by downloading, installing, or making use of any portion of the ACP SDK, you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions below, do not use the ACP SDK. If you agree to be bound by this agreement on behalf of your employer or other entity, you must have the legal authority to do so. If you are not authorized to so bind your employer or such entity, do not select “I Agree” to accept this agreement and do not use the ACP SDK.
- DEFINITIONS.
1.1 “Adobe” means collectively, Adobe Systems Incorporated, a company incorporated in Delaware, U.S.A., having a place of business at 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, California USA 95110-2704, U.S.A. (“Adobe US”) and Adobe Systems Software Ireland, company incorporated in Ireland, having a place of business 4-6 Riverwalk, City West Business Campus, Saggart, Dublin 24, Ireland (“Adobe Ireland”).
1.2 “Adobe Cloud Platform SDK” or “Adobe Cloud Platform Software Development Kit” (each referred to throughout as “ACP SDK”) means all items comprising the software development kit and all associated materials licensed to you by Adobe as part of the ACP SDK, including all ACP SDK system files, tools, programs and utilities, as well as any plug-ins or other application programming interfaces, header or JAR files (“API”), sample images, sounds, or similar assets (“Content Files”), software code samples, runtimes and libraries, including any portion(s) that is modified by you, or merged or incorporated with your products (“Sample Code”), and any related documentation, technical specifications, notes and explanatory materials, as well any modifications, updates, upgrades, or copies of, any of the foregoing items, that may be made available by Adobe, whether online or recorded on media, or manually downloaded by you or otherwise placed on your computer.
1.3 “Adobe Product(s)” means software applications, programs, SDKs, products, services, and other technologies not included in or directly with the ACP SDK which are or may be made available by Adobe. This agreement does not govern use of Adobe Products and such Adobe products are not licensed hereunder. See the master enterprise agreement that your company signed with Adobe for terms governing its use.
1.4 “Customer Site(s)” means any current or future website or application that is owned and operated by you, or is hosted or operated by a third party on your behalf, and that contains a privacy policy or terms of use governing data collection practices that you (or your company) controls.
1.5 “Intellectual Property Rights” means copyright, moral rights, trademark, trade dress, patent, trade secret, unfair competition, and any other intellectual and proprietary rights.
- LICENSES GRANTED TO YOU.
2.1 ACP SDK. Subject to your compliance with terms of this agreement, Adobe grants to you a non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable license to install and use the ACP SDK solely for your use of Adobe Products on Customer Site(s), subject further to the requirements and limitations below.
2.2 API. Subject to your compliance with terms of this agreement, Adobe grants to you a non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable license to use the API only as provided in or by the applicable specification. For clarification, you may not modify the API.
2.3 Content Files. You may not use, modify, reproduce or distribute any of the Content Files. For the avoidance of doubt, the Content Files are included as examples only. You acquire no rights to the Content Files.
2.4 Sample Code. Subject to your compliance with terms of this agreement, Adobe grants to you a non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable license to use, modify, merge, and redistribute (in object code form only) all or any portions of the Sample Code solely as part of, and as necessary to properly implement or use the ACP SDK.
- SCOPE OF LICENSE; LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS
3.1 You may not distribute the ACP SDK or any of its component parts to interoperate with or to run on a platform other than the Adobe-approved platform.
3.2 Third-Party Software. The ACP SDK may contain third-party software, subject to additional terms and conditions, available at http://www.adobe.com/go/thirdparty.
3.3 You may not modify, port, adapt, creative derivate works, redistribute, or translate any portion of this ACP SDK; or add or delete any ACP SDK program files that would in any way result in modifying the functionality or appearance of any element of the Adobe Products.
3.4 You may not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of any portion of the ACP SDK, except and only to the extent that applicable laws of the jurisdiction where you are located grant you the right to decompile ACP SDK in order to obtain information necessary to render the ACP SDK interoperable with other software; in which case you must first request the information from Adobe in writing and Adobe may, in its discretion, either provide such information to you or impose reasonable conditions, including reasonable fees, on your use of the ACP SDK software to ensure that Adobe’s and its licensors’ Intellectual Proprietary Rights in the ACP SDK are protected.
3.5 You may not unbundle, repackage, distribute, rent, lease, offer, sell, resale, sublicense, assign or transfer all, or any component parts of the ACP SDK, or any of your rights in the ACP SDK, nor authorize any portion of the ACP SDK to be copied onto another’s device, computer or platform, including on a service bureau basis to other providers (i.e., volume printing, banking, payroll service providers, etc.) who provide you free or fee-based business services.
- VIRAL OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE AND SERVICES
You are not licensed to (and you agree that you will not) merge, integrate, or use the ACP SDK with any Viral Open Source Software or Viral Service, or otherwise take any action that could require disclosure, distribution, or licensing of all or any part of the ACP SDK in source code form for any purpose whatsoever. For purposes of this Agreement, “Viral Open Source Software” means software licensed under the GNU General Public License, the GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL), the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), or any other license terms that would require, or condition your use, modification, or distribution of such licensed software on the disclosure, distribution, or licensing of any other software in source code form, for the purpose of making derivative works, or at no charge, and “Viral Service” means any service that contains any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, or other computer programming routines that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept, expropriate, or deprive owners’ possession of any system, data or personal information, or that in any way violates any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or rights (including any law, regulations, or rights respecting intellectual property, computer spyware, privacy, export control, unfair competition, antidiscrimination, or false advertising), or otherwise interferes with the operability of Adobe Products or third-party programs or software.
- NON-BLOCKING OF ADOBE DEVELOPMENT
Nothing in this agreement will impair, limit, or curtail Adobe’s right to continue with its development, maintenance, or distribution of Adobe Products. You agree that you will not assert in any way any patent owned by you arising out of or in connection with your use of the ACP SDK, or any ACP SDK modifications made by you, against Adobe, its customers, subsidiaries, or affiliates, or any of their customers, direct or indirect, agents and contractors for the manufacture, use, import, license, offer for sale, or sale of any Adobe Products.
- OWNERSHIP; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
6.1 The items contained in the ACP SDK are the Intellectual Property of Adobe and its licensors and are protected by United States copyright and patent law, international treaty provisions, and applicable laws of the country in which it is being used. Adobe and its licensors reserve all rights not expressly granted to you under this agreement, and retain all right, title, and interest in the ACP SDK, including all Intellectual Property Rights.
6.2 The ACP SDK, or any of its component parts, may be supplied to you with certain accompanying proprietary notices, including patent, copyright, and trademark notices. You agree to protect all copyright and other ownership interests of Adobe and its licensors in the ACP SDK supplied to you under this agreement; to preserve exactly (and not remove or alter) all proprietary notices displayed in or on the ACP SDK; to reproduce the same proprietary notices in all copies you make of any portion of the ACP SDK.
6.3 Nothing in this agreement gives you a right to use the name, logo, or trademarks of Adobe or its licensors to market your products.
- CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
With respect to the API, and any portion included in the ACP SDK (for purposes of this Section, “Adobe Confidential Information”), you will treat the Adobe Confidential Information, and exercise the same degree of care to protect it, as you afford to your own confidential information. Your obligations under this Section will terminate when you can document that (a) the Adobe Confidential Information was in the public domain at or subsequent to the time Adobe communicated or provided it to you with no fault of your own; (b) your employees or agents developed independently without reference to any Adobe Confidential Information Adobe communicated or provided to you; or (c) your communication of Adobe Confidential Information was in response to a valid order by a court or other governmental body, was otherwise required by law, or was necessary to establish the rights of a party under this agreement.
- TERM; TERMINATION
This agreement will commence on the Effective Date and will continue unless terminated. Adobe may terminate this agreement immediately upon notice to you, and without judicial intervention, if you fail to comply with any term of this agreement. You may terminate this agreement at any time by discontinuing all your use(s) of the ACP SDK and you agree to destroying or removing all full and partial copies of the ACP SDK from your computer and any and all websites or mobile applications where you may have installed the ACP SDK. If requested by Adobe, you must demonstrate proof of your compliance with the terms of this Section. In the event of termination, the terms of this agreement that, by their nature, are meant to survive termination, including all terms relating to viral open source software and services, ownership, confidential information, indemnity obligations and procedures, disclaimers of warranty, limitations on and exclusions of remedies and damages, dispute resolution, and waiver, will survive termination of this agreement.
- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
You expressly understand and agree that, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law:
9.1 Use OF THE ACP SDK is entirely at your own risk. The ACP SDK is provided by Adobe “AS-IS” and with all faults. Adobe and its licensors are not liable to you or anyone else for any special, incidental, indirect, consequential, or punitive damages whatsoever (even if Adobe has been advised of the possibility of such damages), including (a) damages resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, whether or not foreseeable, (b) damages based on any theory of liability, including breach of contract or warranty, negligence or other tortious action, or (c) damages arising from any other claim arising out of or in connection with your use of the ACP SDK.
9.2 Adobe’s total liability in any matter arising out of or related to these terms is limited to US $100. This limitation will apply even if Adobe has been advised of the possibility of such damages and regardless of any failure of the essential purpose of any limited remedy.
- INDEMNIFICATION
To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify Adobe, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, employees, partners, licensors, or suppliers from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that arise from your use of the ACP SDK, or from your violation of the terms of this agreement.
- DISPUTE RESOLUTION
11.1 Choice of Law. If you are a resident of North America (or if your organization is headquartered in North America), your relationship is with Adobe Systems Incorporated, a United States company, and the ACP SDK is governed by the law of California, U.S.A. If you reside outside of North America, your relationship is with Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, and the ACP SDK is governed by the law of Ireland.
11.2 Venue. You agree that any claim or dispute you may have against Adobe must be resolved by a court located in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America when the laws of California apply, and the courts of Dublin, Ireland, when the laws of Ireland applies, for the purpose of litigating such claims or disputes. The parties specifically disclaim the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
11.3 Injunctive Relief. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of your or others’ unauthorized access to or use of the ACP SDK in violation of this Agreement, you agree that Adobe is entitled to apply for injunctive remedies (or an equivalent type of urgent legal relief) in any jurisdiction.
- EXPORT RULES
The ACP SDK and your use of the ACP SDK are subject to U.S. and international laws, restrictions, and regulations that may govern the import, export, and use of the ACP SDK. You agree to comply with all such laws, restrictions, and regulations.
- NOTICE TO U.S. GOVERNMENT END USERS
For U.S. Government procurements, the ACP SDK is a commercial computer software as defined in FAR 12.212 and subject to restricted rights as defined in FAR Section 52.227-19 "Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights" and DFARS 227.7202, “Rights in Commercial Computer Software or Commercial Computer Software Documentation”, as applicable, and any successor regulations. Any use, modification, reproduction release, performance, display or disclosure of the ACP SDK by the U.S. Government shall be solely in accordance with license rights and restrictions described herein.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
14.1 Severability. If it turns out that a particular term is not enforceable, the unenforceability of that term will not affect any other terms.
14.2 Modification; Waiver. No provision of this agreement will be deemed to have been modified or waived by any act or acquiescence on the part of Adobe, its agents, or employees, except only by any instrument in writing, signed by an authorized officer of Adobe.
14.3 English Version. The English language version of this agreement will be the version used when interpreting or construing its terms.
14.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the entire agreement, superseding any prior written or oral agreements, between you and Adobe relating to the ACP SDK.
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