DARWINO
COMMUNITY EDITION LICENSE AGREEMENT
Version
Effective Date: January [ ] , 2016
IMPORTANT
NOTICE – READ CAREFULLY BEFORE DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING, ACCESSING OR USING THE
SOFTWARE NAMED ABOVE
THIS LICENSE
AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is a legal agreement made by and between Darwino,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Darwino”) and you (the “Licensee”)
.
DARWINO IS WILLING
TO LICENSE THE SOFTWARE ONLY UPON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS
CONTAINED IN THE LICENSE AGREEMENT. PLEASE READ THE TERMS CAREFULLY. BY
INSTALLING, ACCESSING OR USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU WILL INDICATE YOUR AGREEMENT
TO SUCH TERMS. ALSO, BY INSTALLING, ACCESSING OR USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE
TO THE TERMS OF THE CONNECTOR LICENSE. IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT
ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY, YOUR ACCEPTANCE REPRESENTS THAT
YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND SUCH ENTITY TO THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT
ACCEPT THESE TERMS, YOU SHOULD NOT INSTALL THE SOFTWARE.
RECITALS
A.
Darwino is
developing a commercial version of its new software product called “Darwino” (the
“Software”).
B.
Darwino wishes
to supply the Software to the Licensee subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement for purposes of obtaining suggestions, comments and
feedback from the Licensee. The “Software” shall be deemed to include a “read
only” version of the source code to the Accessible Code and the Runtime Code which
may be used by Licensee solely for purposes of debugging and troubleshooting
the Software, and
1.
DEFINITIONS. The
capitalized terms set forth below shall have the following meanings.
“Accessible Code” means a read
only version of the source code for the core components of the Software.
“Effective
Date” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Runtime
Code” means a read only version of the source code for the runtime for the
Software.
“Samples Code” means source code for samples of applications
provided by Darwino.
“Software”
means the current version of Darwino’s software application, including the
Accessible Code, the Runtime Code and the Samples Code which will be provided
to the Licensee through such electronic or other means as determined by Darwino,
together with any improvements and modifications and any documentation generally
provided to licensees under similar agreements.
“Licensee
Personnel” means those employees and independent contractors of the
Licensee whom the Licensee reasonably determines should have access to the Software
for the purposes set forth herein.
2.
LICENSE
GRANT.
2.1.
Darwino hereby grants to Licensee, upon the terms and conditions
contained herein, and except with respect to the Samples Code as described
herein, a royalty-fee, non-transferable, non-exclusive revocable right and license
during the Term for Licensee Personnel to use the Software, including the Accessible
Code and the Runtime Code, for debugging, troubleshooting and informational purposes
only. Licensee shall have no right to deploy the Software, directly or
indirectly, for any production or commercial purposes, including any use for
commercial advantage or monetary compensation, without purchasing a separate
license from Darwino. Licensee is permitted to use the Accessible Code and the
Runtime Code to develop bug fixes and related troubleshooting features solely
for purposes of using the Software under this Agreement. Licensee
shall be permitted to use the Samples Code on an open source basis, subject to
the terms of the MIT License. See opensource.org/licenses/MIT.
2.2.
Darwino will not provide Licensee with any other software or
services (including any support or maintenance services) relating to the
Software .
3.
NO
RIGHT TO SUBLICENSE OR ASSIGN; SCOPE OF USE. Other than the Samples Code, Licensee’s
rights under this Agreement may not be assigned, licensed, sublicensed or
otherwise transferred voluntarily or by operation of law. Any attempted
assignment, license, sublicense or transfer, whether voluntary or involuntary,
shall be void and shall be grounds for termination of this Agreement. . Licensee
may not distribute or resell the Software, including through an OEM
distribution model, without entering into a separate license agreement with
Darwino.
4.
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF LICENSEE. Licensee represents and warrants to Darwino
that Licensee is not, and shall not become during the Term, a software vendor,
service bureau or competitor of Darwino, and that, without limiting the
generality of the confidentiality restrictions set forth below, under no
circumstances will Licensee allow a software vendor, service bureau or
competitor of Darwino to access, view or use the Software or any portion
thereof.
5.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF OWNERSHIP.
Licensee acknowledges and agrees that the Software, together with all ideas,
architecture, algorithms, models, processes, techniques, user interfaces and
“know-how” embodying or imbedded in the Software, including all copyright and
other intellectual property rights, is the sole property of Darwino, that Darwino
is the owner of the Software, and that Darwino will at all times retain title
to the Software.
6.
ADDITIONAL
RESTRICTIONS .
6.1.
The Software will be provided to Licensee through such electronic
or other means as determined by Darwino. Other than the Samples Code, in no
event will Licensee copy or cause or permit any third party to copy the Software
, for backup purposes or otherwise. Licensee may not create derivative works
based on the Software may not merge the Software with another product and may
not remove or obscure any proprietary notices or labels on the Software
including any trademark or copyright notices.
6.2.
Licensee shall have no right to encrypt any of the Software on
any mobile devices, nor may Licensee make any connections to any corporate
directory.
7.
NO
REVERSE ENGINEERING.
The Licensee hereby
agrees not to modify, translate, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer the
Software or authorize, assist or permit any third party to modify, translate, decompile,
disassemble or reverse engineer the Software.
8.
MODIFICATIONS
AND CONTRIBUTIONS.
8.1 As further set
forth in Section 2.1, Licensee has a limited license with respect to the
Software, and, other than the Samples Code, Licensee shall have no right to
make any modifications to the Software.
8.2 The term 'Contribution' or ‘contributed materials’ means any source code, object code,
patch, tool, sample, graphic, specification, manual, documentation, or any other material
posted, submitted or
otherwise contributed by Licensee to the Software, whether currently, in the past or in
the future, and whether communicated electronically, verbally or in writing. While
Licensee has no right to make any modifications to the Software, to the extent
that Licensee does make any Contribution, Darwino is under no obligation to
accept any such Contribution or include any such Contribution in any software
or documentation.
8.3 To
the extent that Licensee’s Contributions do not contain any pre-existing
Licensee intellectual property rights, Licensee hereby transfers and assigns to Darwino all right, title and interest in and to all copyrights, and other intellectual property rights including the right to sublicense these same rights to third parties. To
the extent that Licensee’s Contributions do contain any pre-existing Licensee
intellectual property rights, Licensee grants Darwino a perpetual, irrevocable,
non-exclusive, worldwide royalty tax free license to exercise all rights,
including all copyright rights, under those intellectual property rights,
including the right to sublicense these same rights to third parties. Licensee
further:
•
agrees that
Darwino may do all things in relation to the
Contribution, including making a derivative work of the Contribution;
• agrees that Darwino may register a copyright in the Contribution and exercise all ownership rights associated with it; and
•
agrees that Darwino has no duty to
consult with, obtain the consent
of, pay or render an accounting to Licensee for any use or distribution of the Contribution.
9.
DISCLAIMER
OF WARRANTIES.
THE SOFTWARE IS LICENSED “AS IS.” DARWINO MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE SOFTWARE, ANY SERVICES PROVIDED TO LICENSEE, OR ANY OTHER
MATTER WHATSOEVER, AND DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED
WARRANTIES REGARDING THE CONDITION OF THE SOFTWARE, ITS MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. DARWINO DOES NOT
WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET ALL OF LICENSEE’S BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS OR
WILL OPERATE IN A PARTICULAR COMPUTER ENVIRONMENT OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE
WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR FREE OR VIRUS FREE.
10.
LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY.
IN NO EVENT WILL DARWINO’S TOTAL LIABILITY TO LICENSEE HEREUNDER EXCEED THE SUM
OF TEN DOLLARS. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY WILL DARWINO BE
LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR
EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA OR LOSS OF GOODWILL RESULTING
FROM OR RELATING TO THE DELIVERY (OR THE FAILURE THEREOF), INSTALLATION,
OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT OR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SOFTWARE
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER DARWINO KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGES. LICENSEE ASSUMES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR (A) THE CORRECTNESS OF
DATA INPUT, (B) MONITORING OUTPUT TO INSURE CORRECTNESS, (C) CORRECTING INVALID
DATA, AND (D) ANY ACTION TAKEN BY LICENSEE OR OTHERS BASED UPON THE DATA OR ANY
THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE.
THE
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTY STATED HEREIN FORM AN
ESSENTIAL BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND SHALL CONTINUE TO APPLY
EVEN IN THE EVENT THAT ANY EXCLUSIVE REMEDY HEREUNDER FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL
PURPOSE.
11.
INJUNCTIVE
RELIEF; COSTS.
In the event of any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of Sections
2, 3, 4, 7, and 8, hereof, Darwino is likely to suffer irreparable harm for
which money damages are insufficient. Accordingly, Licensee agrees that Darwino
shall be entitled to a temporary or permanent decree or order restraining and
enjoining such breach or potential breach, as well as the remedy of specific
performance, in each case without any obligation to post surety. In the event
of the breach of this Agreement by either party, the non-breaching party will
be entitled to recover the cost of protecting its legal rights hereunder,
including reasonable attorney’s fees.
12.
TERM
AND TERMINATION.
The term of this Agreement (the “Term”) shall commence on the Effective
Date and shall continue until the first to occur of the following:
(a) Three
months following the initial commercial release of a generally available
version of the Software;
(b) Immediately upon Darwin’s written
notice to Licensee of a breach of Licensee’s obligations hereunder.
13.
EFFECT
OF TERMINATION.
In the event of the termination of this Agreement for any reason:
(a) Darwino
shall have the right to immediately terminate Licensee’s use of the Software;
(b) Licensee
shall promptly return to Darwino the original and all copies of Confidential
Information of Darwino furnished to Licensee hereunder; and
(c) The provisions of Sections 3,
4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 12 and 13 shall survive termination of this Agreement for
any reason.
14.
MISCELLANEOUS.
14.1.
Assignment. Darwino shall have the right to transfer or
assign this Agreement to any other person or entity without the consent of the
Licensee. Licensee shall not have the right to assign or transfer this
Agreement or any rights hereunder without the prior written consent of Darwino, which consent may be withheld for any
reason or no reason. Any change in control of Licensee, whether by merger,
stock acquisition or otherwise, shall be deemed to be an attempted assignment
of this Agreement and shall be grounds for termination.
14.2.
Governing Law; This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
without regard to its conflict of law provisions or those of any other
jurisdiction.
14.3.
Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be deemed given: (a) if mailed by registered
or certified mail receipt requested, postage prepaid or (b) on the
business day after dispatch if sent by a nationally recognized overnight
courier, charges pre-paid.: to Darwino, ATTN: CEO, at the address stated
herein, and to Licensee, at Licensee’s address on record with Darwino.
14.4.
Licensee Outside the U.S. The Parties confirm and agree
that this Agreement and all related documentation shall be in the English
language and that the English language version of this Agreement and any
related documentation shall be the controlling version. Licensees who are
based outside of the U.S. shall be responsible for complying with all local
laws in their jurisdictions which may affect their right to import, export or
use the Software.
15.
ENTIRE
AGREEMENT.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Darwino and Licensee
pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all proposals or prior
and contemporaneous agreements or understandings of the parties regarding such
matter, whether written or oral.