By using this Licensed Software, You are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License Agreement. Do not use the Licensed Software until You have read and agreed to the following terms and conditions. The use of the Licensed Software implies automatically the acceptance of the following terms and conditions.
DEFINITIONS
Licensed Software: means the enclosed SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE, EXAMPLES, PROJECT TEMPLATE and all the related documentation and design tools licensed and delivered in the form of object and/or source code as the case maybe.
Product: means Your and Your’s end-users’ product or system, and all the related documentation, that includes or incorporates solely and exclusively an executable version of the Licensed Software and provided further that such Licensed Software or derivative works of the Licensed Software execute solely and exclusively on microcontroller devices manufactured by or for ST.
LICENSE
STMicroelectronics (“ST”) grants You a non-exclusive, worldwide, non-transferable (whether by assignment or otherwise unless expressly authorized by ST) non sub-licensable, revocable, royalty-free limited license of the Licensed Software to:
make copies, prepare derivative works of the object code versions of the Licensed Software for the sole purpose of designing, developing and manufacturing the Products;
make copies, prepare derivative works of the documentation part of the Licensed Software, for the sole purpose of providing documentation for the Product and its usage;
make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, import and export or otherwise distribute Products also through multiple tiers.
OWNERSHIP AND COPYRIGHT
Title to the Licensed Software, related documentation and all copies thereof remain with ST and/or its licensors. You may not remove the copyrights notices from the Licensed Software and to any copies of the Licensed Software. You agree to prevent any unauthorized copying of the Licensed Software and related documentation.
RESTRICTIONS
Unless otherwise explicitly stated in this Agreement, You may not sell, assign, sublicense, lease, rent or otherwise distribute the Licensed Software for commercial purposes, in whole or in part.
You acknowledge and agree that any use, adaptation translation or transcription of the Licensed Software or any portion or derivative thereof, for use with processors manufactured by or for an entity other than ST is a material breach of this Agreement and requires a separate license from ST.
No source code relating to and/or based upon Licensed Software is to be made available or sub-licensed by You unless expressly permitted under the Section “License”.
NO WARRANTY
The Licensed Software is provided “as is” and “with all faults” without warranty of any kind expressed or implied. ST and its licensors expressly disclaim all warranties, expressed, implied or otherwise, including without limitation, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement of intellectual property rights. ST does not warrant that the use in whole or in part of the Licensed Software will be interrupted or error free, will meet your requirements, or will operate with the combination of hardware and software selected by You.
You are responsible for determining whether the Licensed Software will be suitable for your intended use or application or will achieve your intended results. ST will not be liable to You and/or to any third party for the derivative works of the Licensed Software developed by You.
ST has not authorised anyone to make any representation or warranty for the Licensed Software, and any technical, applications or design information or advice, quality characterization, reliability data or other services provided by ST shall not constitute any representation or warranty by ST or alter this disclaimer or warranty, and in no additional obligations or liabilities shall arise from ST’s providing such information or services. ST does not assume or authorize any other person to assume for it any other liability in connection with its Licensed Software.
Nothing contained in this Agreement will be construed as:
a warranty or representation by ST to maintain production of any ST device or other hardware or software with which the Licensed Software may be used or to otherwise maintain or support the Licensed Software in any manner; and
a commitment from ST and/or its licensors to bring or prosecute actions or suits against third parties for infringement of any of the rights licensed hereby, or conferring any rights to bring or prosecute actions or suits against third parties for infringement. However, ST has the right to terminate this Agreement immediately upon receiving notice of any claim, suit or proceeding that alleges that the Licensed Software or your use or distribution of the Licensed Software infringes any third party intellectual property rights.
All other warranties, conditions or other terms implied by law are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES
In no event ST or its licensors shall be liable to You or any third party for any indirect, special, consequential, incidental, punitive damages or other damages (including but not limited to, the cost of labour, re-qualification, delay, loss of profits, loss of revenues, loss of data, costs of procurement of substitute goods or services or the like) whether based on contract, tort, or any other legal theory, relating to or in connection with the Licensed Software, the documentation or this Agreement, even if ST has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
In no event shall ST’s liability to You or any third party under this Agreement, including any claim with respect of any third party intellectual property rights, for any cause of action exceed 100 US$. This section does not apply to the extent prohibited by law. For the purposes of this section, any liability of ST shall be treated in the aggregate.
TERMINATION
ST may terminate this License Agreement license at any time if You are in material breach of any of its terms and conditions and You have failed to cure such breach within 30 (thirty) days upon occurrence of such breach. Upon termination, You will immediately destroy or return all copies of the Licensed Software and documentation to ST. After termination, You will be entitled to use the Licensed Software used into Products that include microcontroller devices manufactured by or for ST, purchased by You before the date of the breach.
APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
In case of dispute and in the absence of an amicable settlement, the only competent jurisdiction shall be the Courts of Geneva, Switzerland. The applicable law shall be the law of Switzerland.
SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this agreement is or becomes, at any time or for any reason, unenforceable or invalid,
no other provision of this agreement shall be affected thereby, and the remaining provisions of this
agreement shall continue with the same force and effect as if such unenforceable or invalid provisions
had not been inserted in this Agreement.
WAIVER
The waiver by either party of any breach of any provisions of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other or a subsequent breach of the same or a different provision.
ASSIGNMENT
This Agreement may not be assigned by You, nor any of Your rights or obligations hereunder, to any third party without prior written consent of the other party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). In the event that this Agreement is assigned effectively to a third party, this Agreement shall bind upon successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES
Nothing in this Agreement shall create, or be deemed to create, a partnership or the relationship of principal and agent or employer and employee between the Parties. Neither Party has the authority or power to bind, to contract in the name of or to create a liability for the other in any way or for any purpose.
This software delivery contains various software that are subject to different license agreements. The terms and conditions of those license agreements are available below, as well as in the header files and documentation file accompanying this delivery.
FOR THE SOFTWARE PROVIDED IN SOURCE AND IN OBJECT CODE : THE TERMS OF ST LIBERTY SW LICENSE AGREEMENT V2 (REPRODUCED BELOW).
FOR THE SOFTWARE WHICH CONTAINS OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE: THE APPLICABLE OPEN SOURCE TERMS. OPEN SOURCE TERMS MEANS ANY OPEN SOURCE LICENSE THAT COMPLIES WITH THE OPEN SOURCE DEFINITION SPECIFIED AT WWW.OPENSOURCE.ORG AND ANY OTHER COMPARABLE OPEN SOURCE LICENSE SUCH AS FOR EXAMPLE GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (GPL), ECLIPSE PUBLIC LICENSE (EPL), APACHE SOFTWARE LICENSE, BSD LICENSE AND MIT LICENSE. SUCH OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXTENT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE IN CONFLICT WITH SUCH APPLICABLE OPEN SOURCE TERMS. EXCEPT FOR OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE, YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO, AND MAY NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES USE THE SOFTWARE OR ANY PARTS THEREOF TO MAKE THEM SUBJECT TO ANY OPEN SOURCE TERMS. THESE ACTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COMBINING THE SOFTWARE BY MEANS OF INCORPORATION OR LINKING OR OTHERWISE.
FOR THE SOFTWARE WHICH CONTAINS THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: THE APPLICABLE LICENSE TERMS FROM SUCH THIRD PARTY. LICENSEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT CONVEY A LICENSE TO ANY SUCH THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND THAT LICENSEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY FEES OR ROYALTIES PAYABLE TO ANY THIRD PARTY BASED ON SUCH THIRD PARTY'S INTERESTS IN THE SOFTWARE. SUCH THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXTENT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE IN CONFLICT WITH SUCH APPLICABLE THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
BY CLICKING ON THE “I ACCEPT” BUTTON BELOW OR BY INSTALLING, COPYING, DOWNLOADING OR OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE IN THIS DELIVERY, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THE VARIOUS LICENSE AGREEMENTS APPLICABLE TO EACH SOFTWARE IN THIS DELIVERY AND YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THOSE LICENSES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY CONDITION OF THOSE LICENSES, DO NOT INSTALL, DOWNLOAD, ACCESS OR USE THE SOFTWARE IN THIS DELIVERY.
ST Liberty Software License Agreement V2:
SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
By using this Licensed Software, You are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License Agreement. Do not use the Licensed Software until You have read and agreed to the following terms and conditions. The use of the Licensed Software implies automatically the acceptance of the following terms and conditions.
DEFINITIONS
Licensed Software: means the enclosed SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE, EXAMPLES, PROJECT TEMPLATE and all the related documentation and design tools licensed and delivered in the form of object and/or source code as the case maybe.
Product: means Your and Your’s end-users’ product or system, and all the related documentation, that includes or incorporates the Licensed Software and provided further that such Licensed Software or derivative works of the Licensed Software execute solely and exclusively on microcontroller devices manufactured by or for ST.
LICENSE
STMicroelectronics (“ST”) grants You a non-exclusive, worldwide, non-transferable (whether by assignment or otherwise unless expressly authorized by ST) non sub-licensable, revocable, royalty-free limited license of the Licensed Software to:
make copies, prepare derivative works of the source code version of the Licensed Software for the sole and exclusive purpose of developing versions of such Licensed Software only for use within the Product;
make copies, prepare derivative works of the object code versions of the Licensed Software for the sole purpose of designing, developing and manufacturing the Products;
make copies, prepare derivative works of the documentation part of the Licensed Software (including non confidential comments from source code files if applicable), for the sole purpose of
providing documentation for the Product and its usage;
make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, import and export or otherwise distribute Products also through multiple tiers.
OWNERSHIP AND COPYRIGHT
Title to the Licensed Software, related documentation and all copies thereof remain with ST and/or its licensors. You may not remove the copyrights notices from the Licensed Software and to any copies of the Licensed Software. You agree to prevent any unauthorized copying of the Licensed Software and related documentation.
RESTRICTIONS
Unless otherwise explicitly stated in this Agreement, You may not sell, assign, sublicense, lease, rent or otherwise distribute the Licensed Software for commercial purposes, in whole or in part.
You acknowledge and agree that any use, adaptation, translation or transcription of the Licensed Software or any portion or derivative thereof, for use with processors manufactured by or for an entity other than ST is a material breach of this Agreement and requires a separate license from ST.
No source code relating to and/or based upon Licensed Software is to be made available or sub-licensed by You unless expressly permitted under the Section “License”.
You acknowledge and agree that the protection of the source code of the Licensed Software warrants the imposition of reasonable security precautions. In the event ST demonstrates to You a reasonable belief that the source code of the Licensed Software has been used or distributed in violation of this Agreement, ST may, by written notification, request certification as to whether such unauthorized use or distribution has occurred. You shall cooperate and assist ST in its determination of whether there has been unauthorized use or distribution of the source code of the Licensed Software and will take appropriate steps to remedy any unauthorized use or distribution.
NO WARRANTY
The Licensed Software is provided “as is” and “with all faults” without warranty of any kind expressed or implied. ST and its licensors expressly disclaim all warranties, expressed, implied or otherwise, including without limitation, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement of intellectual property rights. ST does not warrant that the use in whole or in part of the Licensed Software will be interrupted or error free, will meet your requirements, or will operate with the
combination of hardware and software selected by You.
You are responsible for determining whether the Licensed Software will be suitable for your intended use or application or will achieve your intended results. ST will not be liable to You and/or to any third party for the derivative works of the Licensed Software developed by You.
ST has not authorised anyone to make any representation or warranty for the Licensed Software, and any technical, applications or design information or advice, quality characterization, reliability data or other services provided by ST shall not constitute any representation or warranty by ST or alter this disclaimer or warranty, and in no additional obligations or liabilities shall arise from ST’s providing such information or services. ST does not assume or authorize any other person to assume for it any other liability in connection with its Licensed Software.
Nothing contained in this Agreement will be construed as:
a warranty or representation by ST to maintain production of any ST device or other hardware or software with which the Licensed Software may be used or to otherwise maintain or support the Licensed Software in any manner; and
a commitment from ST and/or its licensors to bring or prosecute actions or suits against third parties for infringement of any of the rights licensed hereby, or conferring any rights to bring or prosecute actions or suits against third parties for infringement. However, ST has the right to terminate this Agreement immediately upon receiving notice of any claim, suit or proceeding that alleges that the Licensed Software or your use or distribution of the Licensed Software infringes any third party intellectual property rights.
All other warranties, conditions or other terms implied by law are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES
In no event ST or its licensors shall be liable to You or any third party for any indirect, special, consequential, incidental, punitive damages or other damages (including but not limited to, the cost of labour, re-qualification, delay, loss of profits, loss of revenues, loss of data, costs of procurement of substitute goods or services or the like) whether based on contract, tort, or any other legal theory, relating to or in connection with the Licensed Software, the documentation or this Agreement, even if ST has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
In no event shall ST’s liability to You or any third party under this Agreement, including any claim with respect of any third party intellectual property rights, for any cause of action exceed 100 US$. This section does not apply to the extent prohibited by law. For the purposes of this section, any liability of ST shall be treated in the aggregate.
TERMINATION
ST may terminate this License Agreement license at any time if You are in material breach of any of its terms and conditions and You have failed to cure such breach within 30 (thirty) days upon occurrence of such breach. Upon termination, You will immediately destroy or return all copies of the Licensed Software and documentation to ST. After termination, You will be entitled to use the Licensed Software used into Products that include microcontroller devices manufactured by or for ST, purchased by You before the date of the breach.
APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
In case of dispute and in the absence of an amicable settlement, the only competent jurisdiction shall be the Courts of Geneva, Switzerland. The applicable law shall be the law of Switzerland.
SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this agreement is or becomes, at any time or for any reason, unenforceable or invalid, no other provision of this agreement shall be affected thereby, and the remaining provisions of this agreement shall continue with the same force and effect as if such unenforceable or invalid provisions had not been inserted in this Agreement.
WAIVER
The waiver by either party of any breach of any provisions of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other or a subsequent breach of the same or a different provision.
ASSIGNMENT
This Agreement may not be assigned by You, nor any of Your rights or obligations hereunder, to any third party without prior written consent of the other party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). In the event that this Agreement is assigned effectively to a third party, this Agreement shall bind upon successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES
Nothing in this Agreement shall create, or be deemed to create, a partnership or the relationship of principal and agent or employer and employee between the Parties. Neither Party has the authority or power to bind, to contract in the name of or to create a liability for the other in any way or for any purpose.
Revision history
Table 1: Document revision history
Date
Version
Changes
24-Aug-2015
1
Initial release.
25-Feb-2016
2
Addition of main heading "LICENSE AGREEMENT". Minor formatting changes.
PRODUCTION LIMITED LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR ST MATERIALS
MPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY:
This Production Limited License Agreement ("PLLA") for ST materials is made between you on behalf of yourself or on behalf of any entity by which you are employed or engaged (collectively referred to in this PLLA as "You" or “Licensee”) and STMicroelectronics International NV, a company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands acting for the purpose of this PLLA through its Swiss branch located at 39, Chemin du Champ des Filles, 1228 Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland (hereinafter “ST”). Affiliates shall mean any corporation, partnership, or other entity that, directly or indirectly, owns, is owned by, or is under common ownership with ST, for so long as such ownership exists. For the purposes of the foregoing, "own", "owned," or "ownership" shall mean ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the stock or other equity interests entitled to vote for the election of directors or an equivalent governing body.
The ST materials licensed under this PLLA shall mean the software made available by ST and/or its Affiliates upon agreeing to this PLLA, including any associated Documentation (collectively the “Licensed Materials”). Documentation shall mean and include any comments, annotations, instructions, manuals, and other materials, whether in printed or electronic form, including without limitation installation manuals, user’s guides, and programmer guides, related to any software made available under this PLLA. The Licensed Materials include any software updates, and supplements that ST and/or its Affiliates may provide You or make available to You after the date You obtain the Licensed Materials to the extent that such items are not accompanied by a separate license agreement or other terms of use.
THE LICENSED MATERIALS ARE LICENSED TO YOU ON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PLLA. BY CLICKING ON THE "I ACCEPT" BUTTON OR BY INSTALLING, COPYING, DOWNLOADING, ACCESSING OR OTHERWISE USING THE LICENSED MATERIALS, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS PLLA. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY CONDITION OF THIS PLLA, DO NOT INSTALL, ACCESS OR USE THE LICENSED MATERIALS.
1. LIMITED LICENSE
Subject to the terms and conditions of this PLLA and applicable Open Source Terms (as defined hereafter) and during the term of this PLLA, ST hereby grants You under intellectual property rights owned by ST and its Affiliates or under which ST and its Affiliates has the right to grant a license, a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free license, without the right to sub-license (except as expressly stipulated herein or authorized in writing by an authorized representative of ST):
to use, reproduce and modify (to the extent delivered to You in source code) the Licensed Materials for the sole purpose of and to the extent necessary to create a software or hardware application (“Licensee Product”) embedding the Licensed Materials, provided always that the Licensed Materials execute solely and exclusively on, or in conjunction with an integrated circuit manufactured by or for ST or its Affiliates (“ST Product”);
to distribute the Licensed Materials to third parties in the same code form only as delivered to You by ST and only as embedded in the Licensee Product (and not as a standalone product) provided always that the Licensed Materials execute solely and exclusively on, or in conjunction with ST Product and grant such third parties sublicenses of the rights granted to You in subsections 1 (i) and (ii). You will enter into an agreement with such third parties which limit use of the Licensed Materials to no more than is allowed for under this PLLA. Upon request, You shall provide ST with requested contact information of third parties to whom you distributed the Licensed Materials and confirm in writing that such agreements with such third parties are in place.
to use the Documentation solely to support and exercise the rights granted under this article 1 and to copy, modify and/or create derivative works from the Documentation, but only for the purpose of creating technically accurate subsets and supersets thereof or by translating it into other languages or otherwise creating technically accurate localized versions thereof – and distributing such Documentation and modifications and/or derivative works only with Licensee Product.
Subject to all limitations described herein, You are authorized to have third party contractors exercise for You and on your behalf the license rights as set forth above. You are fully responsible vis-à-vis ST for any act or omission of Your contractors and any breach by Your contractors shall be deemed a breach by You hereunder.
You acknowledge that the Licensed Materials have not been specifically designed to meet your individual requirements and that You have all information necessary to evaluate whether the Licensed Materials meet your requirements or not, and will be suitable for your intended use or application. Therefore the Licensed Materials shall be deemed accepted upon delivery to Licensee. You shall use, at your own risk, the Licensed Materials. You acknowledge that ST and its Affiliates cannot in any way be held responsible for the consequences resulting from use of the Licensed Materials and any development made following such use of the Licensed Materials. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, You are not authorized to sublicense to or have used the Licensed Materials by a competitor of ST.
Licensed Materials are not specifically designed for use in safety critical applications such as lifesupporting devices or systems, and nuclear, automotive or aerospace applications or environments. ST and its Affiliates expressly disclaim any responsibility for such usage which shall be made by You at your sole risk, even if ST and its Affiliates have been informed You in writing of such usage. You acknowledge and agree to be solely responsible for regulatory and safety related requirements concerning Licensee Products and any claim arising from incorporation of the Licensed Materials in any application or system where failure of the Licensed Materials could lead to death or personal injury.
2. RESTRICTIONS AND ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS
Unless otherwise expressly stipulated under Article 1, You shall not, and shall not permit any third party to: (i) copy, reproduce or duplicate the Licensed Materials; (ii) translate, modify, adapt, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer and make derivative works of all or any portion of the Licensed Materials; (iii) rent, disclose, publish, sell, assign, lease, lend, sublicense, market, transfer, distribute or otherwise provide third parties access to (any portion of) the Licensed Materials for any purpose; (iv) attempt to derive the source code, algorithmic nature or structure of any object code portions of the Licensed Materials; (v) use the Licensed Materials to create any product that competes with the Licensed Materials or ST Products; (vi) remove or circumvent any protection or other restrictive technology mechanism of the Licensed Materials or ST Products; (vii) disclose the results of the Licensed Materials’ performance benchmarks to any third party; or (viii) otherwise use (any portion of) the Licensed Materials in any manner not expressly authorized by this PLLA.
Other than the limited expressed license granted to You under Article 1 herein, no other rights or licenses are granted, or implied by estoppel or otherwise, under any intellectual property rights of ST and/or its Affiliates or any intellectual property of a third-party residing in the Licensed Materials or any other confidential information furnished by ST and its Affiliates, including (i) for the combination of such Licensed Materials or other confidential information with one or more other items (including items acquired from ST and/or its Affiliates) even if such items have no substantial use other than as part of such combination (ii) with respect to any trademark, trade or brand name, a corporate name of ST and/or its Affiliates, or any other name or mark, or contraction abbreviation or simulation thereof, (iii) under any intellectual property rights covering any standard set by a standard setting body and any de facto standards.
ST and its Affiliates have no obligation to provide You with maintenance, support or updates for the Licensed Materials. Nothing in this PLLA will be construed as: (i) a warranty or representation by ST and its Affiliates to maintain production of any ST software or ST Product with which the Licensed Materials may be used in any manner; and (ii) a commitment from ST and its Affiliates to bring or prosecute actions against third-parties for infringement.
You shall limit access and use of the Licensed Materials to You and those individuals who may be employed by You who have a need to access the Licensed Materials for the purpose of this PLLA and provided that You shall ensure that such individuals shall comply with the provisions of this PLLA, and except as expressly permitted under Article 1 or as otherwise expressly agreed in writing by ST, You shall not allow any third-party to use the Licensed Materials, You shall be liable towards ST for any damages due to a failure by such third-party(ies) to comply with the provisions of this PLLA.
3. OWNERSHIP, COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS
The Licensed Materials are and will remain the exclusive property of ST and/or its Affiliates or its licensors, whether or not specifically recognized or perfected under the laws of the country where the Licensed Materials are used. You will not take any action that jeopardizes ST and its Affiliates or its licensors' proprietary rights or acquire any rights in the Licensed Materials, except the limited rights specified in Article 1.
All rights, titles, and interests in and to the Licensed Materials are owned or licensed by ST, its Affiliates and suppliers. You shall ensure that all notices, including but not limited to all copyright and trademark notices of ST or its Affiliates or licensors are reproduced in any copy of the whole or any part of the Licensed Materials. You shall not remove, modify or alter any ST or its Affiliates’ or licensors’ copyright or trademark notice from any part of the Licensed Materials.
4. CONFIDENTIALITY
Confidential information shall include all information provided with the Licensed Materials which (a) is designated as “confidential”, “proprietary” or with a similar legend, (b) is by its own nature of a type which would reasonably be considered confidential and/or (c) is source code (“Confidential Information”). You may only use the Confidential Information for the purpose of this PLLA and shall protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information provided by ST and its Affiliates under this PLLA by using the same degree of care, but not less than a reasonable degree of care, to prevent its unauthorized use, dissemination, or publication as You use to protect your own confidential information of like nature.
You shall be liable towards ST for any damages incurred due to a failure by any employee, third party contractor or customer having access to the Licensed Materials and/or the Confidential Information to comply with the provisions in this PLLA. You shall immediately notify ST of any unauthorised use or disclosure of, or of any unauthorised access to, or of any theft or loss of the Licensed Materials or Confidential Information or part thereof, which comes to your notice.
The confidentiality obligations shall not apply to Confidential Information, which can be shown by documentary evidence: (i) entered the public domain through no fault of the Licensee; or, (ii) was known to the Licensee prior to receipt from ST and its Affiliates; or, (iii) was disclosed to the Licensee by a third party having the right to disclose; or, (iv) was independently developed by the Licensee without use of the Licensed Materials or the Confidential Information, the onus of proof of independence being on the Licensee.
These confidentiality obligations shall survive any termination or expiration of the PLLA for whatever cause.
5. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE LICENSED MATERIALS AND ANY AND ALL PARTS THEREOF ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”. ST AND ITS AFFILIATE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE LICENSED MATERIALS AND OR PARTS THEREOF WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SPECIFICALLY, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, ST AND ITS AFFILIATES MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT (I) THE USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE LICENSED MATERIALS AND OR PARTS THEREOF WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, AND OR (II) ANY USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE LICENSED MATERIALS AND OR PARTS THEREOF, WHETHER INTEGRATED INTO OTHER EQUIPMENT OR NOT, ARE FREE FROM INFRINGEMENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. IT SHALL BE YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SUCH DETERMINATION AS NECESSARY WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION OF LICENSES UNDER PATENTS AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES. CONSEQUENTLY, ST AND ITS AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY IN CASE ANY SUCH USE AND DISTRIBUTION INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. FURTHERMORE ST AND ITS AFFILIATES HEREBY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTY AND LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY DEVELOPMENT CREATED BY OR FOR YOU OR YOUR CUSTOMERS.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE RELIED ON NO WARRANTIES AND THAT NO WARRANTIES ARE MADE BY ST AND ITS AFFILIATES OR GRANTED BY LAW WHENEVER IT IS PERMITTED BY LAW.
6. OPEN SOURCE
Some portion of the Licensed Materials might contain Open Source Software subject to Open Source Terms (as defined below) applicable for each such portion, as further specified in the Licensed Materials. Such Open Source Software is supplied to You under the applicable Open Source Terms and is not subject to the terms of this PLLA to the extent the terms of this PLLA are in conflict with such applicable Open Source Terms.
Except for Open Source Software, You have no rights under this PLLA to, and may not under any circumstances use the Licensed Materials or any parts thereof such that they become subject to any Open Source Terms. These actions include but are not limited to combining the Licensed Materials by means of incorporation or linking or otherwise.
For the purpose of this PLLA, “Open Source Terms” shall mean any open source license which requires as part of distribution of software that the source code of such software is distributed therewith, or open source license that complies with the Open Source Definition specified at www.opensource.org and any other comparable open source license such as for example GNU General Public License (GPL), Eclipse Public License (EPL), Apache Software License, BSD license and MIT license. “Open Source Software” shall mean any software that is licensed or distributed under Open Source Terms as specified in the Licensed Materials.
7. COMPLIANCE
You agree not to use the Licensed Materials in violation of any applicable law, statute, ordinance or other regulation or any obligation by which You are bound. You agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations affecting the use of the Licensed Materials. Specifically but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, You acknowledge that the Licensed Materials are subject to export controls restrictions and You agree to comply with any applicable export control law or regulation including but not limited to the European export regulations and US similar regulations, and to obtain any necessary export license or other documentation prior to exportation or re-exportation of the Licensed Materials. Some Licensed Materials may (i) require licenses from third parties claiming intellectual property rights covering use or implementation of the Licensed Materials or (ii) be based on industry recognized standards or software programs published by industry recognized standards bodies and certain third parties may claim to own intellectual property rights that cover implementation or use of those standards. You agree that You are responsible for obtaining any such license which may be needed, and no such license is provided by ST or its Affiliates.
You shall be responsible for the due and proper compliance with the terms and conditions of this PLLA by your customers and shall be liable to ST for any and all damages incurred by ST, its Affiliates and its suppliers and licensors in connection with any such customers’ non-compliance therewith.
8. DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES
IN NO EVENT SHALL ST AND ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO THE LICENSEE AND ITS CUSTOMERS FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR LOST SAVINGS, LOSS OF BARGAIN OR OPPORTUNITY, PROFESSIONAL FEES OR EXPENSES, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOST REVENUES OR SALES, DAMAGE TO PRODUCT OR EQUIPMENT OR TO FACILITIES, COSTS OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCT, FACILITIES OR SERVICES, REWORK CHARGES, COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DOWN TIME, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA OR FOR ANY DAMAGES COSTS OR EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH WARRANTY OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR UNFORESEEABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT SUCH DAMAGES ARE BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY – EVEN IF LICENSEE HAS BEEN ADVISED, OR IS AWARE, OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS PLLA. ST AND ITS AFFILIATES AGGREGATE AND CUMULATIVE LIABILITY UNDER THIS PLLA SHALL NOT EXCEED 100 USD (ONE HUNDRED USD). THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 8 SHALL ONLY APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
9. TERM AND TERMINATION
This PLLA shall be valid from acceptance by You of this PLLA for an unlimited period of time until terminated by either ST or Licensee upon one (1) month prior written notice to the other.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensee may terminate this PLLA at any time by destroying all Licensed Materials, Documentation and other Confidential Information or by returning those to ST. ST may terminate this PLLA at any time if (i) You fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this PLLA, or (ii) You file litigation against ST or its Affiliates, (iii) ST or its Affiliates receive notice of any claim, suit or proceeding that alleges that the Licensed Materials or Your use or distribution of the Licensed Materials infringes any third-party intellectual property rights or (iv) to the extent permitted by laws, a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy or winding up is filed against Licensee, any proceedings in insolvency or bankruptcy are instituted against Licensee, a trustee or receiver is appointed over Licensee, or any assignment is made for the benefit of creditors of Licensee. Upon termination You shall delete, destroy, or return to ST all Licensed Materials in your possession and You shall stop using the Licensed Materials for any purpose whatsoever. The rights and obligations under Articles from 2 to 11 will survive the termination of this PLLA. However the right to use the Licensed Materials incorporated in a Licensee Product as per Article 1 will survive with respect
10. MISCELLANEOUS
If a court or agency of competent jurisdiction holds any term of this PLLA invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, the remainder of this PLLA shall be valid and enforceable and You and ST shall discuss in good faith a substitute, valid, enforceable provision which most nearly effects the parties intent in entering into this PLLA.
The failure by ST to enforce any provisions of this PLLA or to exercise any right in respect thereto shall not be construed as constituting a waiver of its rights thereof.
No agency, joint venture, partnership or other business organisation shall be created or be construed as being created by reason of this PLLA. You will not have the right or authority to, and shall not, assume or create any obligation of any nature whatsoever on behalf of ST and its Affiliates or bind ST and its Affiliates in any respect whatsoever. You and ST are independent parties and nothing in this PLLA shall be construed as making You an employee, agent or legal representative of ST.
This PLLA contains the entire and sole agreement between You and ST on the subject matter of this PLLA, and supersedes all representations, undertakings and agreements previously made between You and ST and/or its Affiliates and shall prevail over the terms and conditions set forth in any document from You with respect to the subject matter of this PLLA.
Any amendment to this PLLA shall be agreed in writing and duly signed by You and ST or signed solely by You on the format proposed by ST and shall make reference to this PLLA.
11. APPLICABLE LAW
This PLLA is governed by the laws of Switzerland, without regard to its conflict of law rules. All disputes or questions arising out of or in connection with this PLLA shall be finally settled by the competent courts of Geneva, Switzerland. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, nothing in this PLLA shall prevent ST from seeking any interim or final injunctive or equitable relief by a court of competent jurisdiction.
This Limited License Agreement (“Agreement”) is made between you on behalf of yourself or on behalf of any entity by which you are employed or engaged (collectively referred to in this Agreement as "You" or “Licensee”) and STMicroelectronics International NV, a company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands acting for the purpose of this Agreement through its Swiss branch located at 39, Chemin du Champ des Filles, 1228 Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland (hereinafter “ST”). Affiliates shall mean any corporation, partnership, or other entity that, directly or indirectly, owns, is owned by, or is under common ownership with ST, for so long as such ownership exists. For the purposes of the foregoing, "own", "owned," or "ownership" shall mean ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the stock or other equity interests entitled to vote for the election of directors or an equivalent governing body.
By using/installing the Firmware, the Workbench (as defined below) and their respective documentation, Licensee agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
DEFINITIONS
Firmware: means the FIRMWARE, EXAMPLES, PROJECT TEMPLATE named STM32 PMSM FOC FW LIB v3.0. and further versions as well as all the related documentation delivered in the form of object and/or source code as the case maybe.
Licensee Product: means Licensee and Licensee’s end-users’ product or system, and all the related documentation, that includes or incorporates solely and exclusively an executable version of the Firmware and/or derivative works and provided further that such Firmware or derivative works of the Firmware execute solely and exclusively on microcontroller devices manufactured by or for ST and its Affiliates embedded in such Licensee or Licensee’s end-users’ product or system.
Workbench: means the PC software tool named ST Motor Control Workbench aiming at developing and handling the Firmware libraries.
LIMITED LICENSE
1. ST hereby grants Licensee under intellectual property rights owned by ST and its Affiliates the non-exclusive, non-transferable (whether by assignment or otherwise unless expressly authorized by ST), royalty-free, revocable, license, without the right to sub-license (except as expressly permitted for the Firmware) to:
Use internally only the Workbench for the purpose of evaluating, testing, and modifying the Firmware provided in source code.
Use and reproduce the Firmware in object code for incorporation within the Licensee Product and subsequent distribution of the Firmware in object code as embedded in the Licensee Product;
Use, reproduce, modify the source code version of the Firmware and compile such modified Firmware into new object code to be used solely and exclusively within the Licensee Product and subsequent distribution of such Firmware as modified, in object code only and embedded in a Licensee Product;
Use, reproduce, modify the documentation of the Workbench and the Firmware for the purpose of creating technically accurate subsets and supersets thereof or by translating it into other languages or otherwise creating technically accurate localized versions thereof – and distributing such documentation as modified and embedded within the documentation of the Licensee Products.
2. Some portion of the Firmware and the Workbench might contain Open Source Software subject to Open Source Terms (as defined below) applicable for each such portion, as further specified in the Firmware and the Workbench. Such Open Source Software is delivered to Licensee under the applicable Open Source Terms and is not subject to the terms of this Agreement to the extent the terms of this Agreement are in conflict with such applicable Open Source Terms. Except for Open Source Software, Licensee has no rights under this Agreement to, and may not under any circumstances use the Firmware and the Workbench or any parts thereof such that they become subject to any Open Source Terms. These actions include but are not limited to combining the Firmware and the Workbench by means of incorporation or linking or otherwise.
For the purpose of this Agreement, “Open Source Terms” shall mean any open source license which requires as part of distribution of software that the source code of such software is distributed therewith, or any other open source license that complies with the Open Source Definition specified at www.opensource.org and any other comparable open source license such as for example GNU General Public License (GPL), Eclipse Public License (EPL), Apache Software License, BSD license and MIT license. “Open Source Software” shall mean any software that is licensed or distributed under Open Source Terms as specified in the Firmware and the Workbench as applicable.
RESTRICTIONS
3. Unless otherwise expressly stipulated hereunder, Licensee shall not, and shall not permit any third party to: (i) copy, reproduce or duplicate the Workbench and the Firmware; (ii) translate, modify, adapt, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer and make derivative works of (any portion of) the Workbench and the Firmware; (iii) rent, disclose, publish, sell, assign, lease, lend, sublicense, market, transfer, distribute or otherwise provide third parties access to (any portion of) the Workbench and the Firmware; (iv) attempt to derive the source code, algorithmic nature or structure of any object code portions of the Workbench and the Firmware; (v) use the Workbench and the Firmware to create any product that competes with the Workbench, the Firmware or any ST product; (vi) remove or circumvent any protection or other restrictive technology mechanism of the Workbench, the Firmware or any ST product; (vii) disclose the results of the Workbench’s and Firmware performance to any third party; or (viii) otherwise use any portion of the Workbench and the Firmware in any manner not expressly authorized by this Agreement.
4. Unless otherwise expressly stated in this Agreement, Licensee may not sell, assign, sublicense, lease, rent or otherwise distribute the Firmware for commercial purposes, in whole or in part.
5. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that any use of the Firmware or any portion thereof with processors manufactured by or for an entity other than ST is a material breach of this Agreement and requires a separate license from ST.
6. No source code relating to and/or based upon Firmware is to be made available or sub-licensed whatsoever by Licensee unless expressly permitted under the Section “Limited License”.
7. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that the protection of the source code of the Firmware requires reasonable security precautions. In the event ST demonstrates has a reasonable belief that the source code of the Firmware has been used or distributed in violation of this Agreement, ST may, by written notification, request certification and on site audit of the Licensee as to whether such unauthorized use or distribution has occurred. Licensee shall cooperate and assist ST in its determination of whether there has been unauthorized use or distribution of the source code of the Firmware and will take appropriate steps to remedy any unauthorized use or distribution.
8. Other than the limited expressed license granted herein, no other rights or licenses are granted, or implied by estoppel or otherwise, under any intellectual property rights of ST and/or its Affiliates or any intellectual property of a third-party residing in the Workbench and the Firmware or in any other confidential information furnished by ST and its Affiliates, including (i) for the combination of the Firmware or other confidential information with one or more other items (including items acquired from ST and/or its Affiliates) even if the Firmware or such items have no substantial use other than as part of such combination (ii) with respect to any trademark, trade or brand name, a corporate name of ST and/or its Affiliates, or any other name or mark, or contraction abbreviation or simulation thereof, (iii) under any intellectual property rights covering any standard set by a standard setting body and any de facto standards.
9. ST and its Affiliates have no obligation to provide any maintenance, support or updates for the Firmware and the Workbench.
10. All right, title and interest in and to the Firmware and the Workbench as well as their documentation and all copies thereof are owned or licensed by ST or its Affiliates or licensors. Licensee shall ensure that all notices, including but not limited to all copyright and trademark notices of ST or its Affiliates or licensors are reproduced in any copy of the whole or any part of the Firmware and the Workbench. Licensee shall not remove, modify or alter any ST or its Affiliates’ or licensors’ copyright or trademark notice from any part of the Firmware and the Workbench. Licensee shall not use and shall prevent any unauthorized copying of the Workbench and Firmware and related documentation.
11. The Firmware and the Workbench are confidential and Licensee shall protect the confidentiality of the Firmware and the Workbench by using the same degree of care for its confidential information, but not less than a reasonable degree of care, to prevent their unauthorized use, dissemination, or publication. These confidentiality obligations shall survive any termination or expiration of the Agreement for whatever cause.
WARRANTY
12. THE WORKBENCH AND FIRMWARE ARE PROVIDED BY ST "AS IS" WITH ALL FAULTS. ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS ARE DISCLAIMED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, ST AND ITS AFFILIATES MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE WOKBENCH AND THE FIRMWARE AND OR PARTS THEREOF WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, WILL MEET LICENSEE’S REQUIREMENTS, OR WILL OPERATE WITH THE COMBINATION OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SELECTED BY LICENSEE. LICENSEE HAS RELIED ON NO WARRANTIES AND THAT NO WARRANTIES ARE MADE BY ST AND ITS AFFILIATES OR GRANTED BY LAW WHENEVER IT IS PERMITTED BY LAW.
13. Licensee is solely responsible for determining whether the Firmware and the Workbench will be suitable for Licensee’s intended use or application or will achieve intended results. ST will not be liable to Licensee and/or to any third party for the modifications made to the Firmware by Licensee.
14. Nothing contained in this Agreement will be construed as: (i) a warranty or representation by ST to maintain production of any ST device or other hardware or software with which the Workbench and the Firmware may be used or to otherwise maintain or support the Workbench and the Firmware in any manner; and (ii) a commitment from ST and/or its licensors to bring or prosecute actions or suits against third parties for infringement of any of the rights licensed hereby, or conferring any rights to bring or prosecute actions or suits against third parties for infringement.
15. ST does not authorize anyone to make any representation or warranty for the Firmware, and any technical, applications or design information or advice, quality characterization, reliability data or other services provided by ST shall not constitute any representation or warranty by ST or alter this disclaimer or warranty, and no additional obligations or liabilities shall arise from ST’s providing such information or services. ST does not assume or authorize any other person to assume for it any other liability in connection with the Workbench and the Firmware.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
16. IN NO EVENT SHALL ST AND ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, PROFITS, REVENUES, SAVINGS, OPPORTUNITY, GOODWILL, OR COSTS SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS, REWORK CHARGES, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, DAMAGE TO PRODUCT OR EQUIPMENT, OR EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH WARRANTY OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THE WORKBENCH AND THE FIRMWARE, EVEN IF ST HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. ST AND ITS AFFILIATES AGGREGATE AND CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TOWARDS LICENSEE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED 100 USD (ONE HUNDRED USD). THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH ABOVE IN THIS ARTICLE 16 SHALL ONLY APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
TERMINATION
17. ST may terminate this Agreement at any time if (i) Licensee is in material breach of any of these terms and conditions, or (ii) Licensee files litigation against ST or its Affiliates, or (iii) ST or its Affiliates receive notice of any claim, suit or proceeding that alleges that the Workbench and/or the Firmware or use or distribution of the Workbench and/or the Firmware infringes any third-party intellectual property rights, at which time Licensee shall immediately return and/or destroy the Workbench and the Firmware, as directed by ST.
MISCELLANEOUS
18. The failure by ST to enforce any provisions of this Agreement or to exercise any right in respect thereto shall not be construed as constituting a waiver of its rights thereof. If a court or agency of competent jurisdiction holds any term of this Agreement invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, the remainder of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable and Licensee and ST shall discuss in good faith a substitute, valid, enforceable provision which most nearly effects the parties intent in entering into this Agreement.
19. This Agreement contains the entire and sole agreement between Licensee and ST on the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersedes all representations, undertakings and agreements previously made between Licensee and ST and/or its Affiliates and shall prevail over the terms and conditions set forth in any document from Licensee with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Any amendment to this Agreement shall be agreed in writing and be duly signed by Licensee and ST or signed or agreed solely by Licensee on the format proposed by ST and shall make reference to this Agreement.
20. This Agreement is governed by the laws of Switzerland, without regard to its conflict of law rules. All disputes or questions arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be finally settled by the competent courts of Geneva, Switzerland. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent ST from seeking any interim or final injunctive or equitable relief by a court of competent jurisdiction.
THE WORKBENCH AND THE FIRMWARE ARE LICENSED TO YOU ON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY AGREED BETWEEN YOU AND ST. BY CLICKING ON THE "I ACCEPT" OR “I AGREE” BUTTON OR BY INSTALLING, COPYING, DOWNLOADING, ACCESSING OR OTHERWISE USING ANY OF THE WORKBENCH AND THE FIRMWARE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY CONDITION OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT INSTALL, ACCESS OR USE ANY OF THE WORKBENCH AND THE FIRMWARE.
By using this Licensed Software, You are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License Agreement. Do not use the Licensed Software until You have read and agreed to the following terms and conditions. The use of the Licensed Software implies automatically the acceptance of the following terms and conditions.
DEFINITIONS
Licensed Software: means the enclosed SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE, EXAMPLES, PROJECT TEMPLATE and all the related documentation and design tools licensed and delivered in the form of object and/or source code as the case maybe.
Product: means Your and Your’s end-users’ product or system, and all the related documentation, that includes or incorporates the Licensed Software and provided further that such Licensed Software or derivative works of the Licensed Software execute solely and exclusively on microcontroller devices manufactured by or for ST or on a microcontroller manufactured by a third party that is used solely and exclusively in combination with an integrated circuit manufactured by or for ST (“ST Device”).
LICENSE
STMicroelectronics (“ST”) grants You a non-exclusive, worldwide, non-transferable (whether by assignment or otherwise unless expressly authorized by ST) non sub-licensable, revocable, royalty-free limited license of the Licensed Software to:
(i) make copies, prepare derivative works of the source code version of the Licensed Software for the sole and exclusive purpose of developing versions of such Licensed Software only for use within the Product;
(ii) make copies, prepare derivative works of the object code versions of the Licensed Software for the sole purpose of designing, developing and manufacturing the Products;
(iii) make copies, prepare derivative works of the documentation part of the Licensed Software (including non confidential comments from source code files if applicable), for the sole purpose of providing documentation for the Product and its usage;
(iv) make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, import and export or otherwise distribute Products also through multiple tiers.
OWNERSHIP AND COPYRIGHT
Title to the Licensed Software, related documentation and all copies thereof remain with ST and/or its licensors. You may not remove the copyrights notices from the Licensed Software and to any copies of the Licensed Software. You agree to prevent any unauthorized copying of the Licensed Software and related documentation.
RESTRICTIONS
Unless otherwise explicitly stated in this Agreement, You may not sell, assign, sublicense, lease, rent or otherwise distribute the Licensed Software for commercial purposes, in whole or in part.You acknowledge and agree that any use, adaptation, translation or transcription of the Licensed Software or
any portion or derivative thereof, for use with (i) product that does not include ST Device and/or (ii) with
device, having similar functionalities to ST Devices, manufactured by or for an entity other than ST, is a
material breach of this Agreement and requires a separate license from ST. No source code relating to
and/or based upon Licensed Software is to be made available or sub-licensed by You unless expressly
permitted under the Section “License”. You acknowledge and agree that the protection of the source
code of the Licensed Software warrants the imposition of reasonable security precautions. In the event
ST demonstrates to You a reasonable belief that the source code of the Licensed Software has been
used or distributed in violation of this Agreement, ST may, by written notification, request certification as
to whether such unauthorized use or distribution has occurred. You shall cooperate and assist ST in its
determination of whether there has been unauthorized use or distribution of the source code of the
Licensed Software and will take appropriate steps to remedy any unauthorized use or distribution.
NO WARRANTY
The Licensed Software is provided “as is” and “with all faults” without warranty of any kind expressed or
implied. ST and its licensors expressly disclaim all warranties, expressed, implied or otherwise,
including without limitation, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement
of intellectual property rights. ST does not warrant that the use in whole or in part of the
Licensed Software will be interrupted or error free, will meet your requirements, or will operate with the
combination of hardware and software selected by You.You are responsible for determining whether the
Licensed Software will be suitable for your intended use or application or will achieve your intended
results. ST will not be liable to You and/or to any third party for the derivative works of the Licensed
Software developed by You.ST has not authorised anyone to make any representation or warranty for
the Licensed Software, and any technical, applications or design information or advice, quality
characterization, reliability data or other services provided by ST shall not constitute any representation
or warranty by ST or alter this disclaimer or warranty, and in no additional obligations or liabilities shall
arise from ST’s providing such information or services. ST does not assume or authorize any other
person to assume for it any other liability in connection with its Licensed Software.Nothing contained in
this Agreement will be construed as :
(i) a warranty or representation by ST to maintain production of any ST device or other hardware or
software with which the Licensed Software may be used or to otherwise maintain or support the
Licensed Software in any manner; and
(ii) a commitment from ST and/or its licensors to bring or prosecute actions or suits against third parties
for infringement of any of the rights licensed hereby, or conferring any rights to bring or prosecute
actions or suits against third parties for infringement. However, ST has the right to terminate this
Agreement immediately upon receiving notice of any claim, suit or proceeding that alleges that the
Licensed Software or your use or distribution of the Licensed Software infringes any third party
intellectual property rights.
All other warranties, conditions or other terms implied by law are excluded to the fullest extent permitted
by law.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES
In no event ST or its licensors shall be liable to You or any third party for any indirect, special,
consequential, incidental, punitive damages or other damages (including but not limited to, the cost of
labour, re-qualification, delay, loss of profits, loss of revenues, loss of data, costs of procurement of
substitute goods or services or the like) whether based on contract, tort, or any other legal theory,
relating to or in connection with the Licensed Software, the documentation or this Agreement, even if ST
has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall ST’s liability to You or any third
party under this Agreement, including any claim with respect of any third party intellectual property
rights, for any cause of action exceed 100 US$. This section does not apply to the extent prohibited by
law. For the purposes of this section, any liability of ST shall be treated in the aggregate.
TERMINATION
ST may terminate this License Agreement license at any time if You are in material breach of any of its
terms and conditions and You have failed to cure such breach within 30 (thirty) days upon occurrence of
such breach. Upon termination, You will immediately destroy or return all copies of the Licensed
Software and documentation to ST. After termination, You will be entitled to use the Licensed Software
used into Products that include ST Device manufactured by or for ST, purchased by You before the date
of the breach.
APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
In case of dispute and in the absence of an amicable settlement, the only competent jurisdiction shall be
the Courts of Geneva, Switzerland. The applicable law shall be the law of Switzerland.
SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this agreement is or becomes, at any time or for any reason, unenforceable or invalid,
no other provision of this agreement shall be affected thereby, and the remaining provisions of this
agreement shall continue with the same force and effect as if such unenforceable or invalid provisions
had not been inserted in this Agreement.
WAIVER
The waiver by either party of any breach of any provisions of this Agreement shall not operate or be
construed as a waiver of any other or a subsequent breach of the same or a different provision.
ASSIGNMENT
This Agreement may not be assigned by You, nor any of Your rights or obligations hereunder, to any
third party without prior written consent of the other party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). In
the event that this Agreement is assigned effectively to a third party, this Agreement shall bind upon
successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES
Nothing in this Agreement shall create, or be deemed to create, a partnership or the relationship of
principal and agent or employer and employee between the Parties. Neither Party has the authority or
power to bind, to contract in the name of or to create a liability for the other in any way or for any
purpose.
Revision history
Table 1: Document revision history
Date
Version
Changes
11-Sep-2015
1
Initial release.
25-Feb-2016
2
Corrected DocID on the cover page. Left-aligned main heading.
This software delivery contains various software that are subject to different license agreements. The
terms and conditions of those license agreements are available below, as well as in the header files and
documentation file accompanying this delivery.
(i) FOR THE SOFTWARE PROVIDED IN SOURCE AND IN OBJECT CODE : THE TERMS OF ST
MYLIBERTY SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT (REPRODUCED BELOW);
(ii) FOR THE SOFTWARE WHICH CONTAINS OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE: THE APPLICABLE
OPEN SOURCE TERMS.OPEN SOURCE TERMS MEANS ANY OPEN SOURCE LICENSE THAT
COMPLIES WITH THE OPEN SOURCE DEFINITION SPECIFIED AT WWW.OPENSOURCE.ORG AND ANY OTHER COMPARABLE OPEN SOURCE LICENSE SUCH AS FOR EXAMPLE GNU
GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (GPL), ECLIPSE PUBLIC LICENSE (EPL), APACHE SOFTWARE
LICENSE, BSD LICENSE AND MIT LICENSE. SUCH OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE IS NOT SUBJECT
TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXTENT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE
IN CONFLICT WITH SUCH APPLICABLE OPEN SOURCE TERMS. EXCEPT FOR OPEN SOURCE
SOFTWARE,YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO, AND MAY NOT UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES USE THE SOFTWARE OR ANY PARTS THEREOF TO MAKE THEM SUBJECT
TO ANY OPEN SOURCE TERMS. THESE ACTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
COMBINING THE SOFTWARE BY MEANS OF INCORPORATION OR LINKING OR OTHERWISE;
(iii) FOR THE SOFTWARE WHICH CONTAINS THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS:
THE APPLICABLE LICENSE TERMS FROM SUCH THIRD PARTY. LICENSEE ACKNOWLEDGES
AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT CONVEY A LICENSE TO ANY SUCH THIRD
PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND THAT LICENSEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
FEES OR ROYALTIES PAYABLE TO ANY THIRD PARTY BASED ON SUCH THIRD PARTY'S
INTERESTS IN THE SOFTWARE. SUCH THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ARE
NOT SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXTENT THE TERMS OF THIS
AGREEMENT ARE IN CONFLICT WITH SUCH APPLICABLE THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS.
BY CLICKING ON THE “I ACCEPT” BUTTON BELOW OR BY INSTALLING, COPYING,
DOWNLOADING OR OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE IN THIS DELIVERY, YOU
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THE VARIOUS LICENSE AGREEMENTS APPLICABLE
TO EACH SOFTWARE IN THIS DELIVERY AND YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF
THOSE LICENSES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY CONDITION OF THOSE LICENSES, DO
NOT INSTALL, DOWNLOAD, ACCESS OR USE THE SOFTWARE IN THIS DELIVERY.
ST MyLiberty Software License Agreement
SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
By using this Licensed Software, You are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this
License Agreement. Do not use the Licensed Software until You have read and agreed to the following
terms and conditions. The use of the Licensed Software implies automatically the acceptance of the
following terms and conditions.
DEFINITIONS
Licensed Software: means the enclosed SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE, EXAMPLES, PROJECT
TEMPLATE and all the related documentation and design tools licensed and delivered in the form of
object and/or source code as the case maybe.
Product: means Your and Your’s end-users’ product or system, and all the related documentation, that
includes or incorporates the Licensed Software and provided further that such Licensed Software or
derivative works of the Licensed Software execute solely and exclusively on microcontroller devices
manufactured by or for ST or on a microcontroller manufactured by a third party that is used solely and
exclusively in combination with an integrated circuit manufactured by or for ST (“ST Device”).
LICENSE
STMicroelectronics (“ST”) grants You a non-exclusive, worldwide, non-transferable (whether by
assignment or otherwise unless expressly authorized by ST) non sub-licensable, revocable, royalty-free
limited license of the Licensed Software to:
(i) make copies, prepare derivative works of the source code version of the Licensed Software for the
sole and exclusive purpose of developing versions of such Licensed Software only for use within the
Product;
(ii) make copies, prepare derivative works of the object code versions of the Licensed Software for the
sole purpose of designing, developing and manufacturing the Products;
(iii) make copies, prepare derivative works of the documentation part of the Licensed Software
(including non confidential comments from source code files if applicable), for the sole purpose of
providing documentation for the Product and its usage;
(iv) make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, import and export or otherwise distribute Products also
through multiple tiers.
OWNERSHIP AND COPYRIGHT
Title to the Licensed Software, related documentation and all copies thereof remain with ST and/or its
licensors. You may not remove the copyrights notices from the Licensed Software and to any copies of
the Licensed Software. You agree to prevent any unauthorized copying of the Licensed Software and
related documentation.
RESTRICTIONS
Unless otherwise explicitly stated in this Agreement, You may not sell, assign, sublicense, lease, rent or
otherwise distribute the Licensed Software for commercial purposes, in whole or in part.You
acknowledge and agree that any use, adaptation, translation or transcription of the Licensed Software or
any portion or derivative thereof, for use with (i) product that does not include ST Device and/or (ii) with
device, having similar functionalities to ST Devices, manufactured by or for an entity other than ST, is a
material breach of this Agreement and requires a separate license from ST. No source code relating to
and/or based upon Licensed Software is to be made available or sub-licensed by You unless expressly
permitted under the Section “License”. You acknowledge and agree that the protection of the source
code of the Licensed Software warrants the imposition of reasonable security precautions. In the event
ST demonstrates to You a reasonable belief that the source code of the Licensed Software has been
used or distributed in violation of this Agreement, ST may, by written notification, request certification as
to whether such unauthorized use or distribution has occurred. You shall cooperate and assist ST in its
determination of whether there has been unauthorized use or distribution of the source code of the
Licensed Software and will take appropriate steps to remedy any unauthorized use or distribution.
NO WARRANTY
The Licensed Software is provided “as is” and “with all faults” without warranty of any kind expressed or
implied. ST and its licensors expressly disclaim all warranties, expressed, implied or otherwise, including without limitation, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement of intellectual property rights. ST does not warrant that the use in whole or in part of the
Licensed Software will be interrupted or error free, will meet your requirements, or will operate with the
combination of hardware and software selected by You.You are responsible for determining whether the
Licensed Software will be suitable for your intended use or application or will achieve your intended
results. ST will not be liable to You and/or to any third party for the derivative works of the Licensed
Software developed by You.ST has not authorised anyone to make any representation or warranty for
the Licensed Software, and any technical, applications or design information or advice, quality
characterization, reliability data or other services provided by ST shall not constitute any representation
or warranty by ST or alter this disclaimer or warranty, and in no additional obligations or liabilities shall
arise from ST’s providing such information or services. ST does not assume or authorize any other
person to assume for it any other liability in connection with its Licensed Software.Nothing contained in
this Agreement will be construed as :
(i) a warranty or representation by ST to maintain production of any ST device or other hardware or
software with which the Licensed Software may be used or to otherwise maintain or support the
Licensed Software in any manner; and
(ii) a commitment from ST and/or its licensors to bring or prosecute actions or suits against third parties
for infringement of any of the rights licensed hereby, or conferring any rights to bring or prosecute
actions or suits against third parties for infringement. However, ST has the right to terminate this
Agreement immediately upon receiving notice of any claim, suit or proceeding that alleges that the
Licensed Software or your use or distribution of the Licensed Software infringes any third party
intellectual property rights.
All other warranties, conditions or other terms implied by law are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES
In no event ST or its licensors shall be liable to You or any third party for any indirect, special,
consequential, incidental, punitive damages or other damages (including but not limited to, the cost of
labour, re-qualification, delay, loss of profits, loss of revenues, loss of data, costs of procurement of
substitute goods or services or the like) whether based on contract, tort, or any other legal theory,
relating to or in connection with the Licensed Software, the documentation or this Agreement, even if ST
has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall ST’s liability to You or any third
party under this Agreement, including any claim with respect of any third party intellectual property
rights, for any cause of action exceed 100 US$. This section does not apply to the extent prohibited by
law. For the purposes of this section, any liability of ST shall be treated in the aggregate.
TERMINATION
ST may terminate this License Agreement license at any time if You are in material breach of any of its
terms and conditions and You have failed to cure such breach within 30 (thirty) days upon occurrence of
such breach. Upon termination, You will immediately destroy or return all copies of the Licensed
Software and documentation to ST. After termination, You will be entitled to use the Licensed Software
used into Products that include ST Device manufactured by or for ST, purchased by You before the date
of the breach.
APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
In case of dispute and in the absence of an amicable settlement, the only competent jurisdiction shall be
the Courts of Geneva, Switzerland. The applicable law shall be the law of Switzerland.
SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this agreement is or becomes, at any time or for any reason, unenforceable or invalid,
no other provision of this agreement shall be affected thereby, and the remaining provisions of this agreement shall continue with the same force and effect as if such unenforceable or invalid provisions
had not been inserted in this Agreement.
WAIVER
The waiver by either party of any breach of any provisions of this Agreement shall not operate or be
construed as a waiver of any other or a subsequent breach of the same or a different provision.
ASSIGNMENT
This Agreement may not be assigned by You, nor any of Your rights or obligations hereunder, to any
third party without prior written consent of the other party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). In
the event that this Agreement is assigned effectively to a third party, this Agreement shall bind upon
successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES
Nothing in this Agreement shall create, or be deemed to create, a partnership or the relationship of
principal and agent or employer and employee between the Parties. Neither Party has the authority or
power to bind, to contract in the name of or to create a liability for the other in any way or for any
purpose.
Revision history
Table 1: Document revision history
Date
Version
Changes
15-Sep-2015
1
Initial release.
25-Feb-2016
2
Change of main heading to "LICENSE AGREEMENT". Addition of "SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT"
heading to the reproduced MyLiberty software license agreement.
The Licensed Software as defined below may contain various software that are subject to different
license agreements. The terms and conditions of those license agreements are available below, as well
as in the header files and documentation file accompanying this delivery.
(i) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS HERE BELOW FOR THE LICENSED SOFTWARE PROVIDED IN
SOURCE AND IN OBJECT CODE : THE TERMS OF ST SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
(REPRODUCED BELOW) SHALL APPLY;
(ii) FOR THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR ANY PART THEREOF WHICH CONTAINS OPEN SOURCE
SOFTWARE: THE APPLICABLE OPEN SOURCE TERMS SHALL APPLY. OPEN SOURCE TERMS
MEANS ANY OPEN SOURCE LICENSE THAT COMPLIES WITH THE OPEN SOURCE DEFINITION
SPECIFIED AT WWW.OPENSOURCE.ORG AND ANY OTHER COMPARABLE OPEN SOURCE
LICENSE SUCH AS FOR EXAMPLE GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (GPL), ECLIPSE PUBLIC
LICENSE (EPL), APACHE SOFTWARE LICENSE, BSD LICENSE AND MIT LICENSE. SUCH OPEN
SOURCE SOFTWARE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXTENT
THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE IN CONFLICT WITH SUCH APPLICABLE OPEN SOURCE
TERMS. EXCEPT FOR OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE, YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT TO, AND MAY NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES USE THE SOFTWARE OR ANY
PARTS THEREOF TO MAKE THEM SUBJECT TO ANY OPEN SOURCE TERMS. THESE ACTIONS
INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COMBINING THE SOFTWARE BY MEANS OF
INCORPORATION OR LINKING OR OTHERWISE;
(iii) THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR ANY PARTS THEREOF MAY (I) REQUIRE LICENSES FROM
THIRD PARTIES CLAIMING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS COVERING USE OR
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR (II) BE BASED ON INDUSTRY
RECOGNIZED STANDARDS OR SOFTWARE PROGRAMS PUBLISHED BY INDUSTRY
RECOGNIZED STANDARDS BODIES AND CERTAIN THIRD PARTIES MAY CLAIM TO OWN
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS THAT COVER IMPLEMENTATION OR USE OF THOSE
STANDARDS. YOU AGREE THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING ANY SUCH LICENSE
WHICH MAY BE NEEDED, AND NO SUCH LICENSE IS PROVIDED BY ST OR ITS AFFILIATES TO
YOU .SUCH THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE
TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXTENT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE IN
CONFLICT WITH SUCH APPLICABLE THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
BY CLICKING ON THE “I ACCEPT” BUTTON BELOW OR BY INSTALLING, COPYING,
DOWNLOADING OR OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE IN THIS DELIVERY, YOU
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THE VARIOUS LICENSE AGREEMENTS APPLICABLE
TO EACH SOFTWARE IN THIS DELIVERY AND YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF
THOSE LICENSES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY CONDITION OF THOSE LICENSES, DO
NOT INSTALL, DOWNLOAD, ACCESS OR USE THE SOFTWARE IN THIS DELIVERY.
ST SOFTWARE LICENSE
By using this Licensed Software, You are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. Do not use the Licensed Software until You have read and agreed to the following terms
and conditions and with the other terms and conditions that may apply according with (ii) and (iii) here
above. The use of the Licensed Software implies automatically the acceptance of the following terms
and conditions.
DEFINITIONS
Affiliates: means any corporation, partnership, or other entity that, directly or indirectly, owns, is owned
by, or is under common ownership with ST, for so long as such ownership exists. For the purposes of
the foregoing, "own," "owned," or "ownership" shall mean ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of
the stock or other equity interests entitled to vote for the election of directors or an equivalent governing
body.
Compiled Code: means a machine-executable code in binary format.
IP Rights: means all patents, patent applications, including with respect to patents, any patent rights
granted upon any reissue, division, continuation or continuation-in-part applications now or hereafter
filed, utility models issued or pending, registered and unregistered design rights, copyrights (including
the copyright on software in any code), semiconductor mask works, trade secrets, know-how, and other
similar statutory intellectual property or industrial rights, as well as applications for any such rights.
Feedback: means any recommendations, suggestions, comments and corrections, including but not
limited to code enhancement, code modifications or bug fixes, related to the Licensed Software and any
elements and parts thereof.
Licensed Field: means all markets and applications worldwide, excluding: (i) life supporting devices or
systems, (ii) automotive safety, nuclear, military and aerospace markets and applications, (iii) open-
source applications in case the Licensed Software is not already contaminated by ST.
Licensed Software: means the enclosed SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE, EXAMPLES, PROJECT
TEMPLATE and all the related documentation and design tools licensed and delivered in the form of
object and/or source code as the case may be.
Product: means Your and Your end-users’ product or system, and all the related documentation, that
includes or incorporates the Licensed Software in Compiled Code and the ST Device and provided
further that such Licensed Software or derivative works of the Licensed Software execute solely and
exclusively on ST Device.
ST Device: means the combination of: a) one ST microcontroller and b) one ST integrated circuit
chosen by You provided that a) and b) are manufactured and sold by or for ST.
LICENSE
STMicroelectronics International NV a Dutch company with headquarter at 39, Chemin du Champ des
filles, 1228 Plan-les-Oates Geneva (“ST”) grants to You under IP Rights owned by ST and its Affiliates
or under which ST and its Affiliates has the right to grant a license a non-exclusive, worldwide, non-
transferable (whether by assignment or otherwise unless expressly authorized by ST) non sub-
licensable, revocable, royalty-free limited license to use the Licensed Software to:
(i) make copies, prepare derivative works of the source code version of the Licensed Software for the
sole and exclusive purpose of developing versions of such Licensed Software only for use within the
Product exclusively in Compiled Code;
(ii) make copies, prepare derivative works of the object code versions of the Licensed Software for the
sole purpose of designing, developing and manufacturing the Products;
(iii) make copies, prepare derivative works of the documentation part of the Licensed Software
(including non-confidential comments from source code files if applicable), for the sole purpose of
providing documentation for the Product and its usage;
(iv) make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, import and export or otherwise distribute Products also
through multiple tiers.
OWNERSHIP AND COPYRIGHT
Title to the Licensed Software, related documentation and all copies thereof remain with ST and/or its
licensors. You may not remove the copyrights notices from the Licensed Software and to any copies of the Licensed Software. You agree to prevent any unauthorized copying of the Licensed Software and
related documentation. You grants to ST and its Affiliates a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual,
irrevocable, royalty free, fully paid up, sub-licensable and transferable license to use, copy, modify and
distribute any Feedback You may have.
You agree that no press releases or announcements or any marketing, advertising or other promotional
materials related to this Agreement or referencing or implying ST or its trade names, trademarks, or
service marks can be released without ST prior written approval.
RESTRICTIONS
Unless otherwise explicitly stated in this Agreement, You may not sell, assign, sublicense, lease, rent or
otherwise distribute the Licensed Software for commercial purposes, in whole or in part. You
acknowledge and agree that any use, adaptation, translation or transcription of the Licensed Software or
any portion or derivative thereof, for use with (i) product that does not include ST Device and/or (ii) with
device, having similar functionalities to ST Devices, manufactured by or for an entity other than ST, is a
material breach of this Agreement and requires a separate license from ST. No source code relating to
and/or based upon Licensed Software is to be made available or sub-licensed by You unless expressly
permitted under the Section “License”. You acknowledge and agree that the protection of the source
code of the Licensed Software warrants the imposition of reasonable security precautions. In the event
ST demonstrates to You a reasonable belief that the source code of the Licensed Software has been
used or distributed in violation of this Agreement, ST may, by written notification, request certification as
to whether such unauthorized use or distribution has occurred. You shall cooperate and assist ST in its
determination of whether there has been unauthorized use or distribution of the source code of the
Licensed Software and will take appropriate steps to remedy any unauthorized use or distribution.
NO WARRANTY
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAWS, THE LICENSED SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”
AND “WITH ALL FAULTS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AND ST AND ITS LICENSORS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL
WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ,
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-
INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
IN PARTICULAR: A) ST DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE USE IN WHOLE OR IN PART OF THE
LICENSED SOFTWARE WILL BE INTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, WILL MEET YOUR
REQUIREMENTS, OR WILL OPERATE WITH THE COMBINATION OF HARDWARE AND
SOFTWARE SELECTED BY YOU. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER THE
LICENSED SOFTWARE WILL BE SUITABLE FOR YOUR INTENDED USE OR APPLICATION OR
WILL ACHIEVE YOUR INTENDED RESULTS. ST WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU AND/OR TO ANY
THIRD PARTY FOR THE DERIVATIVE WORKS OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE DEVELOPED BY
YOU. ST HAS NOT AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY
FOR THE LICENSED SOFTWARE, AND ANY TECHNICAL, APPLICATIONS OR DESIGN
INFORMATION OR ADVICE, QUALITY CHARACTERIZATION, RELIABILITY DATA OR OTHER
SERVICES PROVIDED BY ST SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY
BY ST OR ALTER THIS DISCLAIMER OR WARRANTY, AND IN NO ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS OR
LIABILITIES SHALL ARISE FROM ST’S PROVIDING SUCH INFORMATION OR SERVICES. ST
DOES NOT ASSUME OR AUTHORIZE ANY OTHER PERSON TO ASSUME FOR IT ANY OTHER
LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH ITS LICENSED SOFTWARE.
B) NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE CONSTRUED AS:
(i) A WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION BY ST TO MAINTAIN PRODUCTION OF ANY ST DEVICE
OR OTHER HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE WITH WHICH THE LICENSED SOFTWARE MAY BE
USED OR TO OTHERWISE MAINTAIN OR SUPPORT THE LICENSED SOFTWARE IN ANY
MANNER; AND
(ii) A COMMITMENT FROM ST AND/OR ITS LICENSORS TO BRING OR PROSECUTE ACTIONS OR
SUITS AGAINST THIRD PARTIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF ANY OF THE RIGHTS LICENSED
HEREBY, OR CONFERRING ANY RIGHTS TO BRING OR PROSECUTE ACTIONS OR SUITS
AGAINST THIRD PARTIES FOR INFRINGEMENT. HOWEVER, ST HAS THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE
THIS AGREEMENT IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIVING NOTICE OF ANY CLAIM, SUIT OR
PROCEEDING THAT ALLEGES THAT THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR YOUR USE OR
DISTRIBUTION OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE INFRINGES ANY THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS.
ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS OR OTHER TERMS IMPLIED BY LAW ARE EXCLUDED
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES AND INDEMNIFICATION
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW IN NO EVENT ST , ITS AFFILIATES, ITS LICENSORS
AND SUBCONTRACTORS INCLUDING THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES,
SHAREHOLDERS OR AGENTS OF ANY OF THEM (“ST PARTIES”) SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR
TO ANY THIRD PARTY THAT YOU MAY BIND TO THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR OTHER DAMAGES
(INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE COST OF LABOUR, RE-QUALIFICATION, DELAY, LOSS
OF PROFITS, LOSS OF REVENUES, LOSS OF DATA, COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES OR THE LIKE) WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT,
OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, RELATING TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE LICENSED
SOFTWARE, THE DOCUMENTATION OR THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF ST PARTIES HAVE BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IN NO EVENT SHALL ST’S LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY THAT YOU MAY BIND TO
THIS AGREEMENT, UNDER THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CLAIMS
ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE LICENSED SOFTWARE AND/OR ANY PART
THEREOF AND THE USE OF THEM) FOR ANY CAUSE OF ACTION EXCEED IN THE AGGREGATE
100 US$. THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW.
YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY ST PARTIES FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS THAT ANY AND ALL OF
THE ST PARTIES MAY SUFFER BECAUSE OF ANY THIRD PARTIES CLAIM THAT MAY ARISE
FROM OR THAT IS IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE YOU HAVE MADE OF THE LICENSED
SOFTWARE.
TERMINATION
This Agreement shall be effective as of the moment in which You accept this terms and conditions and
shall terminate 10 (ten) years thereafter. ST may terminate this Agreement: a) at any time if You are in
material breach of any of its terms and conditions and You have failed to cure such breach within 30
(thirty) days upon occurrence of such breach b) upon 60 days prior notice to You. Upon termination,
You will immediately destroy or return all copies of the Licensed Software and related documentation to
ST. After termination, You will be entitled to use the Licensed Software used into Products that include
ST Device manufactured by or for ST, purchased by You before the date of the termination.
COMPLIANCE
You agree not to use the Licensed Software in violation of any applicable law, statute, ordinance or
other regulation or any obligation and to procure any information that may be needed for such a
purpose. You agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations affecting the use of the Licensed
Software. Specifically but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, You acknowledges that the
Licensed Software and/or some of its possible usage could be subject to export controls restrictions
and/or personal data law protection and You agree to enquire about any such possible export controls
restrictions or data protection restriction law and regulation with the competent authorities, comply with
any applicable export control and personal data protection law or regulation including but not limited to
the European export and personal data regulations and US similar regulations, and to obtain any necessary export license, authorizations or other documentations prior to the exportation or re-
exportation of the Licensed Software and/or prior to apply the usage concerned. You shall promptly
procure and shall deliver to ST any declaration and/or certificate that ST may reasonably require in
order to be compliant with any export control law and regulation. It is also understood that ST is entitled
to refuse the delivery of the Licensed Software in case ST should reasonably suspect that such delivery
or the usage by You is in breach of any applicable export control law and regulation or any other
applicable law.
APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
This Agreement shall be construed, governed and enforced in accordance with the law of Switzerland
without regards to its conflict of law provisions. For sake of clarity the United Nations Convention on
Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Vienna, 1980) (CISG) shall not apply.
Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be exclusively settled by the Courts
of Geneva, Switzerland.. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent ST from
seeking any interim or final injunctive or equitable relief by a court of competent jurisdiction.
SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this agreement or any part thereof is or becomes, at any time or for any reason,
unenforceable or invalid, no the remaining part of any other provision of this agreement shall be affected
thereby, and the remaining provisions of this agreement shall continue with the same force and effect as
if such unenforceable or invalid provisions or parts thereof had not been inserted in this Agreement.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
The terms and conditions contained herein constitute the entire agreement between You and ST and
shall supersede all previous communications either oral or written, between You and ST with respect to
the subject matter hereof. No oral explanation or oral information by You, ST and its Affiliates hereto
shall alter the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or any
right of You or ST waived, except by means of an amendment which expressly references this
Agreement and is duly executed by duly authorised representatives of You, ST and its Affiliates.
WAIVER
The waiver by either party of any breach of any provisions of this Agreement shall not operate or be
construed as a waiver of any other or a subsequent breach of the same or a different provision.
ASSIGNMENT
This Agreement may not be assigned by You, nor any of Your rights or obligations hereunder, to any
third party without prior written consent of ST (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). In the event
that this Agreement is assigned effectively to a third party, this Agreement shall bind upon successors
and assigns of the parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, ST may assign this Agreement as well
as its rights and obligations in whole or in part to any of its Affiliates as well as to any person or entity, in
connection with any transfer of any ST business or part of business to which this Agreement pertains,
by merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES
Nothing in this Agreement shall create, or be deemed to create, a partnership or the relationship of
principal and agent or employer and employee between the Parties. Neither Party has the authority or
power to bind, to contract in the name of or to create a liability for the other in any way or for any
purpose.
Revision history
Table 1: Document revision history
Date
Version
Changes
03-Dec-2015
1
Initial release.
15-Mar-2017
2
Updated legal text in title and all sections of the agreement.
The Licensed Software as defined below may contain various software that are subject to different license agreements. The terms and conditions of those license agreements are available below, as well as in the header files and documentation file accompanying this delivery.
(i)SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS HERE BELOW FOR THE LICENSED SOFTWARE PROVIDED IN SOURCE AND IN OBJECT CODE : THE TERMS OF ST SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT (REPRODUCED BELOW) SHALL APPLY;
(ii)FOR THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR ANY PART THEREOF WHICH CONTAINS OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE: THE APPLICABLE OPEN SOURCE TERMS SHALL APPLY. OPEN SOURCE TERMS MEANS ANY OPEN SOURCE LICENSE THAT COMPLIES WITH THE OPEN SOURCE DEFINITION SPECIFIED AT WWW.OPENSOURCE.ORG AND ANY OTHER COMPARABLE OPEN SOURCE LICENSE SUCH AS FOR EXAMPLE GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (GPL), ECLIPSE PUBLIC LICENSE (EPL), APACHE SOFTWARE LICENSE, BSD LICENSE AND MIT LICENSE. SUCH OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXTENT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE IN CONFLICT WITH SUCH APPLICABLE OPEN SOURCE TERMS. EXCEPT FOR OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE, YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO, AND MAY NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES USE THE SOFTWARE OR ANY PARTS THEREOF TO MAKE THEM SUBJECT TO ANY OPEN SOURCE TERMS. THESE ACTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COMBINING THE SOFTWARE BY MEANS OF INCORPORATION OR LINKING OR OTHERWISE;
(iii)THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR ANY PARTS THEREOF MAY (I) REQUIRE LICENSES FROM THIRD PARTIES CLAIMING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS COVERING USE OR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR (II) BE BASED ON INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS OR SOFTWARE PROGRAMS PUBLISHED BY INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS BODIES AND CERTAIN THIRD PARTIES MAY CLAIM TO OWN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS THAT COVER IMPLEMENTATION OR USE OF THOSE STANDARDS. YOU AGREE THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING ANY SUCH LICENSE WHICH MAY BE NEEDED, AND NO SUCH LICENSE IS PROVIDED BY ST OR ITS AFFILIATES TO YOU .SUCH THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXTENT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE IN CONFLICT WITH SUCH APPLICABLE THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
BY CLICKING ON THE “I ACCEPT” BUTTON BELOW OR BY INSTALLING, COPYING, DOWNLOADING OR OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE IN THIS DELIVERY, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THE VARIOUS LICENSE AGREEMENTS APPLICABLE TO EACH SOFTWARE IN THIS DELIVERY AND YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THOSE LICENSES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY CONDITION OF THOSE LICENSES, DO NOT INSTALL, DOWNLOAD, ACCESS OR USE THE SOFTWARE IN THIS DELIVERY.
ST SOFTWARE LICENSE
By using this Licensed Software, You are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Do not use the Licensed Software until You have read and agreed to the following terms and conditions and with the other terms and conditions that may apply according with (ii) and (iii) here above. The use of the Licensed Software implies automatically the acceptance of the following terms and conditions.
DEFINITIONS
Affiliates: means any corporation, partnership, or other entity that, directly or indirectly, owns, is owned
by, or is under common ownership with ST, for so long as such ownership exists. For the purposes of
the foregoing, "own," "owned," or "ownership" shall mean ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of
the stock or other equity interests entitled to vote for the election of directors or an equivalent governing
body.
Compiled Code: means a machine-executable code in binary format.
IP Rights: means all patents, patent applications, including with respect to patents, any patent rights
granted upon any reissue, division, continuation or continuation-in-part applications now or hereafter
filed, utility models issued or pending, registered and unregistered design rights, copyrights (including
the copyright on software in any code), semiconductor mask works, trade secrets, know-how, and other
similar statutory intellectual property or industrial rights, as well as applications for any such rights.
Feedback: means any recommendations, suggestions, comments and corrections, including but not
limited to code enhancement, code modifications or bug fixes, related to the Licensed Software and any
elements and parts thereof.
Licensed Field: means all markets and applications worldwide, excluding: (i) life supporting devices or
systems, (ii) automotive safety, nuclear, military and aerospace markets and applications, (iii) opensource
applications in case the Licensed Software is not already contaminated by ST.
Licensed Software: means the enclosed SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE, EXAMPLES, PROJECT
TEMPLATE and all the related documentation and design tools licensed and delivered in the form of
object and/or source code as the case may be.
Product: means Your and Your end-users’ product or system, and all the related documentation, that
includes or incorporates the Licensed Software in Compiled Code and the ST Device and provided
further that such Licensed Software or derivative works of the Licensed Software execute solely and
exclusively on ST Device.
ST Device: means the combination of at least: a) one ST microcontroller and b) one device chosen by
You between a ST radio frequency connectivity device and a ST MEMS sensor integrated circuit; a) and
b) manufactured and sold by or for ST.
LICENSE
STMicroelectronics International NV a Dutch company with headquarter at 39, Chemin du Champ des
filles, 1228 Plan-les-Oates Geneva (“ST”) grants to You under IP Rights owned by ST and its Affiliates
or under which ST and its Affiliates has the right to grant a license a non-exclusive, worldwide, nontransferable
(whether by assignment or otherwise unless expressly authorized by ST) non sublicensable,
revocable, royalty-free limited license to use the Licensed Software to:
(i) make copies, prepare derivative works of the source code version of the Licensed Software for the
sole and exclusive purpose of developing versions of such Licensed Software only for use within the
Product exclusively in Compiled Code;
(ii) make copies, prepare derivative works of the object code versions of the Licensed Software for the
sole purpose of designing, developing and manufacturing the Products;
(iii) make copies, prepare derivative works of the documentation part of the Licensed Software
(including non-confidential comments from source code files if applicable), for the sole purpose of
providing documentation for the Product and its usage;
(iv) make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, import and export or otherwise distribute Products also
through multiple tiers.
OWNERSHIP AND COPYRIGHT
Title to the Licensed Software, related documentation and all copies thereof remain with ST and/or its
licensors. You may not remove the copyrights notices from the Licensed Software and to any copies of
the Licensed Software. You agree to prevent any unauthorized copying of the Licensed Software and
related documentation. You grants to ST and its Affiliates a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual,
irrevocable, royalty free, fully paid up, sub-licensable and transferable license to use, copy, modify and
distribute any Feedback You may have.
You agree that no press releases or announcements or any marketing, advertising or other promotional
materials related to this Agreement or referencing or implying ST or its trade names, trademarks, or
service marks can be released without ST prior written approval.
RESTRICTIONS
Unless otherwise explicitly stated in this Agreement, You may not sell, assign, sublicense, lease, rent or
otherwise distribute the Licensed Software for commercial purposes, in whole or in part. You
acknowledge and agree that any use, adaptation, translation or transcription of the Licensed Software or
any portion or derivative thereof, for use with (i) product that does not include ST Device and/or (ii) with
device, having similar functionalities to ST Devices, manufactured by or for an entity other than ST, is a
material breach of this Agreement and requires a separate license from ST. No source code relating to
and/or based upon Licensed Software is to be made available or sub-licensed by You unless expressly
permitted under the Section “License”. You acknowledge and agree that the protection of the source
code of the Licensed Software warrants the imposition of reasonable security precautions. In the event
ST demonstrates to You a reasonable belief that the source code of the Licensed Software has been
used or distributed in violation of this Agreement, ST may, by written notification, request certification as
to whether such unauthorized use or distribution has occurred. You shall cooperate and assist ST in its
determination of whether there has been unauthorized use or distribution of the source code of the
Licensed Software and will take appropriate steps to remedy any unauthorized use or distribution.
NO WARRANTY
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAWS, THE LICENSED SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”
AND “WITH ALL FAULTS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AND ST AND ITS LICENSORS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL
WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ,
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT
OF THIRD PARTIES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
IN PARTICULAR: A) ST DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE USE IN WHOLE OR IN PART OF THE
LICENSED SOFTWARE WILL BE INTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, WILL MEET YOUR
REQUIREMENTS, OR WILL OPERATE WITH THE COMBINATION OF HARDWARE AND
SOFTWARE SELECTED BY YOU. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER THE
LICENSED SOFTWARE WILL BE SUITABLE FOR YOUR INTENDED USE OR APPLICATION OR
WILL ACHIEVE YOUR INTENDED RESULTS. ST WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU AND/OR TO ANY
THIRD PARTY FOR THE DERIVATIVE WORKS OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE DEVELOPED BY
YOU. ST HAS NOT AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY
FOR THE LICENSED SOFTWARE, AND ANY TECHNICAL, APPLICATIONS OR DESIGN
INFORMATION OR ADVICE, QUALITY CHARACTERIZATION, RELIABILITY DATA OR OTHER
SERVICES PROVIDED BY ST SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY
BY ST OR ALTER THIS DISCLAIMER OR WARRANTY, AND IN NO ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS OR
LIABILITIES SHALL ARISE FROM ST’S PROVIDING SUCH INFORMATION OR SERVICES. ST
DOES NOT ASSUME OR AUTHORIZE ANY OTHER PERSON TO ASSUME FOR IT ANY OTHER
LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH ITS LICENSED SOFTWARE.
B) NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE CONSTRUED AS:
(i) A WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION BY ST TO MAINTAIN PRODUCTION OF ANY ST DEVICE
OR OTHER HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE WITH WHICH THE LICENSED SOFTWARE MAY BE USED OR TO OTHERWISE MAINTAIN OR SUPPORT THE LICENSED SOFTWARE IN ANY
MANNER; AND
(ii) A COMMITMENT FROM ST AND/OR ITS LICENSORS TO BRING OR PROSECUTE ACTIONS OR
SUITS AGAINST THIRD PARTIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF ANY OF THE RIGHTS LICENSED
HEREBY, OR CONFERRING ANY RIGHTS TO BRING OR PROSECUTE ACTIONS OR SUITS
AGAINST THIRD PARTIES FOR INFRINGEMENT. HOWEVER, ST HAS THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE
THIS AGREEMENT IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIVING NOTICE OF ANY CLAIM, SUIT OR
PROCEEDING THAT ALLEGES THAT THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR YOUR USE OR
DISTRIBUTION OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE INFRINGES ANY THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS.
ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS OR OTHER TERMS IMPLIED BY LAW ARE EXCLUDED
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES AND INDEMNIFICATION
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW IN NO EVENT ST , ITS AFFILIATES, ITS LICENSORS
AND SUBCONTRACTORS INCLUDING THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES,
SHAREHOLDERS OR AGENTS OF ANY OF THEM (“ST PARTIES”) SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR
TO ANY THIRD PARTY THAT YOU MAY BIND TO THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR OTHER DAMAGES
(INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE COST OF LABOUR, RE-QUALIFICATION, DELAY, LOSS
OF PROFITS, LOSS OF REVENUES, LOSS OF DATA, COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES OR THE LIKE) WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT,
OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, RELATING TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE LICENSED
SOFTWARE, THE DOCUMENTATION OR THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF ST PARTIES HAVE BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IN NO EVENT SHALL ST’S LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY THAT YOU MAY BIND TO
THIS AGREEMENT, UNDER THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CLAIMS
ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE LICENSED SOFTWARE AND/OR ANY PART
THEREOF AND THE USE OF THEM) FOR ANY CAUSE OF ACTION EXCEED IN THE AGGREGATE
100 US$. THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW.
YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY ST PARTIES FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS THAT ANY AND ALL OF
THE ST PARTIES MAY SUFFER BECAUSE OF ANY THIRD PARTIES CLAIM THAT MAY ARISE
FROM OR THAT IS IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE YOU HAVE MADE OF THE LICENSED
SOFTWARE.
TERMINATION
This Agreement shall be effective as of the moment in which You accept this terms and conditions and
shall terminate 10 (ten) years thereafter. ST may terminate this Agreement: a) at any time if You are in
material breach of any of its terms and conditions and You have failed to cure such breach within 30
(thirty) days upon occurrence of such breach b) upon 60 days prior notice to You. Upon termination,
You will immediately destroy or return all copies of the Licensed Software and related documentation to
ST. After termination, You will be entitled to use the Licensed Software used into Products that include
ST Device manufactured by or for ST, purchased by You before the date of the termination.
COMPLIANCE
You agree not to use the Licensed Software in violation of any applicable law, statute, ordinance or
other regulation or any obligation and to procure any information that may be needed for such a
purpose. You agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations affecting the use of the Licensed
Software. Specifically but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, You acknowledges that the
Licensed Software and/or some of its possible usage could be subject to export controls restrictions
and/or personal data law protection and You agree to enquire about any such possible export controls
restrictions or data protection restriction law and regulation with the competent authorities, comply with any applicable export control and personal data protection law or regulation including but not limited to
the European export and personal data regulations and US similar regulations, and to obtain any
necessary export license, authorizations or other documentations prior to the exportation or reexportation
of the Licensed Software and/or prior to apply the usage concerned. You shall promptly
procure and shall deliver to ST any declaration and/or certificate that ST may reasonably require in
order to be compliant with any export control law and regulation. It is also understood that ST is entitled
to refuse the delivery of the Licensed Software in case ST should reasonably suspect that such delivery
or the usage by You is in breach of any applicable export control law and regulation or any other
applicable law.
APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
This Agreement shall be construed, governed and enforced in accordance with the law of Switzerland
without regards to its conflict of law provisions. For sake of clarity the United Nations Convention on
Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Vienna, 1980) (CISG) shall not apply.
Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be exclusively settled by the Courts
of Geneva, Switzerland.. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent ST from
seeking any interim or final injunctive or equitable relief by a court of competent jurisdiction.
SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this agreement or any part thereof is or becomes, at any time or for any reason,
unenforceable or invalid, no the remaining part of any other provision of this agreement shall be affected
thereby, and the remaining provisions of this agreement shall continue with the same force and effect as
if such unenforceable or invalid provisions or parts thereof had not been inserted in this Agreement.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
The terms and conditions contained herein constitute the entire agreement between You and ST and
shall supersede all previous communications either oral or written, between You and ST with respect to
the subject matter hereof. No oral explanation or oral information by You, ST and its Affiliates hereto
shall alter the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or any
right of You or ST waived, except by means of an amendment which expressly references this
Agreement and is duly executed by duly authorised representatives of You, ST and its Affiliates.
WAIVER
The waiver by either party of any breach of any provisions of this Agreement shall not operate or be
construed as a waiver of any other or a subsequent breach of the same or a different provision.
ASSIGNMENT
This Agreement may not be assigned by You, nor any of Your rights or obligations hereunder, to any
third party without prior written consent of ST (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). In the event
that this Agreement is assigned effectively to a third party, this Agreement shall bind upon successors
and assigns of the parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, ST may assign this Agreement as well
as its rights and obligations in whole or in part to any of its Affiliates as well as to any person or entity, in
connection with any transfer of any ST business or part of business to which this Agreement pertains,
by merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES
Nothing in this Agreement shall create, or be deemed to create, a partnership or the relationship of
principal and agent or employer and employee between the Parties. Neither Party has the authority or
power to bind, to contract in the name of or to create a liability for the other in any way or for any
purpose.
The Licensed Software as defined below may contain various software that are subject to different license agreements. The terms and conditions of those license agreements are available below, as well as in the header files and documentation file accompanying this delivery.
(i) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS HERE BELOW FOR THE LICENSED SOFTWARE PROVIDED IN SOURCE AND IN
OBJECT CODE : THE TERMS OF ST SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT (REPRODUCED BELOW) SHALL APPLY;
(ii) FOR THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR ANY PART THEREOF WHICH CONTAINS OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE: THE
APPLICABLE OPEN SOURCE TERMS SHALL APPLY. OPEN SOURCE TERMS MEANS ANY OPEN SOURCE LICENSE
THAT COMPLIES WITH THE OPEN SOURCE DEFINITION SPECIFIED AT WWW.OPENSOURCE.ORG AND ANY OTHER
COMPARABLE OPEN SOURCE LICENSE SUCH AS FOR EXAMPLE GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (GPL), ECLIPSE
PUBLIC LICENSE (EPL), APACHE SOFTWARE LICENSE, BSD LICENSE AND MIT LICENSE. SUCH OPEN SOURCE
SOFTWARE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXTENT THE TERMS OF THIS
AGREEMENT ARE IN CONFLICT WITH SUCH APPLICABLE OPEN SOURCE TERMS. EXCEPT FOR OPEN SOURCE
SOFTWARE, YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO, AND MAY NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES USE
THE SOFTWARE OR ANY PARTS THEREOF TO MAKE THEM SUBJECT TO ANY OPEN SOURCE TERMS. THESE
ACTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COMBINING THE SOFTWARE BY MEANS OF INCORPORATION OR
LINKING OR OTHERWISE;
(iii) THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR ANY PARTS THEREOF MAY (I) REQUIRE LICENSES FROM THIRD PARTIES
CLAIMING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS COVERING USE OR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE
OR (II) BE BASED ON INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS OR SOFTWARE PROGRAMS PUBLISHED BY INDUSTRY
RECOGNIZED STANDARDS BODIES AND CERTAIN THIRD PARTIES MAY CLAIM TO OWN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS THAT COVER IMPLEMENTATION OR USE OF THOSE STANDARDS. YOU AGREE THAT YOU ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING ANY SUCH LICENSE WHICH MAY BE NEEDED, AND NO SUCH LICENSE IS PROVIDED
BY ST OR ITS AFFILIATES TO YOU .SUCH THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO
THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXTENT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE IN CONFLICT WITH SUCH
APPLICABLE THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
BY CLICKING ON THE “I ACCEPT” BUTTON BELOW OR BY INSTALLING, COPYING, DOWNLOADING OR OTHERWISE
USING THE SOFTWARE IN THIS DELIVERY, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THE VARIOUS LICENSE
AGREEMENTS APPLICABLE TO EACH SOFTWARE IN THIS DELIVERY AND YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS
OF THOSE LICENSES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY CONDITION OF THOSE LICENSES, DO NOT INSTALL,
DOWNLOAD, ACCESS OR USE THE SOFTWARE IN THIS DELIVERY.
ST SOFTWARE LICENSE
By using this Licensed Software, You are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Do not use the
Licensed Software until You have read and agreed to the following terms and conditions and with the other terms and conditions
that may apply according with (ii) and (iii) here above. The use of the Licensed Software implies automatically the acceptance of
the following terms and conditions.
DEFINITIONS
Affiliates: means any corporation, partnership, or other entity that, directly or indirectly, owns, is owned by, or is under common
ownership with ST, for so long as such ownership exists. For the purposes of the foregoing, "own," "owned," or "ownership" shall
mean ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the stock or other equity interests entitled to vote for the election of directors
or an equivalent governing body.
Compiled Code: means a machine-executable code in binary format.
IP Rights: means all patents, patent applications, including with respect to patents, any patent rights granted upon any reissue,
division, continuation or continuation-in-part applications now or hereafter filed, utility models issued or pending, registered and
unregistered design rights, copyrights (including the copyright on software in any code), semiconductor mask works, trade
secrets, know-how, and other similar statutory intellectual property or industrial rights, as well as applications for any such rights.
Feedback: means any recommendations, suggestions, comments and corrections, including but not limited to code
enhancement, code modifications or bug fixes, related to the Licensed Software and any elements and parts thereof.
Licensed Field: means all markets and applications worldwide, excluding: (i) life supporting devices or systems, (ii) automotive
safety, nuclear, military and aerospace markets and applications, (iii) open-source applications in case the Licensed Software is
not already contaminated by ST.
Licensed Software: means the enclosed SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE, EXAMPLES, PROJECT TEMPLATE and all the related
documentation and design tools licensed and delivered in the form of object and/or source code as the case may be.
Product: means Your and Your end-users’ product or system, and all the related documentation, that includes or incorporates
the Licensed Software in Compiled Code and the ST Device and provided further that such Licensed Software or derivative
works of the Licensed Software execute solely and exclusively on ST Device.
ST Device: means the combination of: a) one ST microcontroller and b) one ST integrated circuit chosen by You provided that
a) and b) are manufactured and sold by or for ST.
LICENSE
STMicroelectronics International NV a Dutch company with headquarter at 39, Chemin du Champ des filles, 1228 Plan-les-
Oates Geneva (“ST”) grants to You under IP Rights owned by ST and its Affiliates or under which ST and its Affiliates has the
right to grant a license a non-exclusive, worldwide, non-transferable (whether by assignment or otherwise unless expressly
authorized by ST) non sub-licensable, revocable, royalty-free limited license to use the Licensed Software to:
(i) make copies, prepare derivative works of the source code version of the Licensed Software for the sole and exclusive
purpose of developing versions of such Licensed Software only for use within the Product exclusively in Compiled Code;
(ii) make copies, prepare derivative works of the object code versions of the Licensed Software for the sole purpose of
designing, developing and manufacturing the Products;
(iii) make copies, prepare derivative works of the documentation part of the Licensed Software (including non-confidential
comments from source code files if applicable), for the sole purpose of providing documentation for the Product and its usage;
(iv) make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, import and export or otherwise distribute Products also through multiple tiers.
OWNERSHIP AND COPYRIGHT
Title to the Licensed Software, related documentation and all copies thereof remain with ST and/or its licensors. You may not
remove the copyrights notices from the Licensed Software and to any copies of the Licensed Software. You agree to prevent
any unauthorized copying of the Licensed Software and related documentation. You grants to ST and its Affiliates a nonexclusive,
worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty free, fully paid up, sub-licensable and transferable license to use, copy,
modify and distribute any Feedback You may have.
You agree that no press releases or announcements or any marketing, advertising or other promotional materials related to this
Agreement or referencing or implying ST or its trade names, trademarks, or service marks can be released without ST prior
written approval.
RESTRICTIONS
Unless otherwise explicitly stated in this Agreement, You may not sell, assign, sublicense, lease, rent or otherwise distribute the
Licensed Software for commercial purposes, in whole or in part. You acknowledge and agree that any use, adaptation,
translation or transcription of the Licensed Software or any portion or derivative thereof, for use with (i) product that does not
include ST Device and/or (ii) with device, having similar functionalities to ST Devices, manufactured by or for an entity other
than ST, is a material breach of this Agreement and requires a separate license from ST. No source code relating to and/or
based upon Licensed Software is to be made available or sub-licensed by You unless expressly permitted under the Section
“License”. You acknowledge and agree that the protection of the source code of the Licensed Software warrants the imposition
of reasonable security precautions. In the event ST demonstrates to You a reasonable belief that the source code of the
Licensed Software has been used or distributed in violation of this Agreement, ST may, by written notification, request
certification as to whether such unauthorized use or distribution has occurred. You shall cooperate and assist ST in its
determination of whether there has been unauthorized use or distribution of the source code of the Licensed Software and will
take appropriate steps to remedy any unauthorized use or distribution.
NO WARRANTY
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAWS, THE LICENSED SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “WITH ALL
FAULTS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AND ST AND ITS
LICENSORS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO , WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT
OF THIRD PARTIES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
IN PARTICULAR: A) ST DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE USE IN WHOLE OR IN PART OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE
WILL BE INTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR WILL OPERATE WITH THE
COMBINATION OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SELECTED BY YOU. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING
WHETHER THE LICENSED SOFTWARE WILL BE SUITABLE FOR YOUR INTENDED USE OR APPLICATION OR WILL
ACHIEVE YOUR INTENDED RESULTS. ST WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU AND/OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR THE
DERIVATIVE WORKS OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE DEVELOPED BY YOU. ST HAS NOT AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO
MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY FOR THE LICENSED SOFTWARE, AND ANY TECHNICAL,
APPLICATIONS OR DESIGN INFORMATION OR ADVICE, QUALITY CHARACTERIZATION, RELIABILITY DATA OR OTHER
SERVICES PROVIDED BY ST SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY BY ST OR ALTER THIS
DISCLAIMER OR WARRANTY, AND IN NO ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES SHALL ARISE FROM ST’S
PROVIDING SUCH INFORMATION OR SERVICES. ST DOES NOT ASSUME OR AUTHORIZE ANY OTHER PERSON TO
ASSUME FOR IT ANY OTHER LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH ITS LICENSED SOFTWARE.
B) NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE CONSTRUED AS:
(i) A WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION BY ST TO MAINTAIN PRODUCTION OF ANY ST DEVICE OR OTHER
HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE WITH WHICH THE LICENSED SOFTWARE MAY BE USED OR TO OTHERWISE MAINTAIN
OR SUPPORT THE LICENSED SOFTWARE IN ANY MANNER; AND
(ii) A COMMITMENT FROM ST AND/OR ITS LICENSORS TO BRING OR PROSECUTE ACTIONS OR SUITS AGAINST
THIRD PARTIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF ANY OF THE RIGHTS LICENSED HEREBY, OR CONFERRING ANY RIGHTS TO
BRING OR PROSECUTE ACTIONS OR SUITS AGAINST THIRD PARTIES FOR INFRINGEMENT. HOWEVER, ST HAS THE
RIGHT TO TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIVING NOTICE OF ANY CLAIM, SUIT OR
PROCEEDING THAT ALLEGES THAT THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR YOUR USE OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE LICENSED
SOFTWARE INFRINGES ANY THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS OR OTHER TERMS IMPLIED BY LAW ARE EXCLUDED TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES AND INDEMNIFICATION
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW IN NO EVENT ST , ITS AFFILIATES, ITS LICENSORS AND
SUBCONTRACTORS INCLUDING THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SHAREHOLDERS OR AGENTS OF ANY
OF THEM (“ST PARTIES”) SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY THAT YOU MAY BIND TO THIS
AGREEMENT FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR OTHER
DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE COST OF LABOUR, RE-QUALIFICATION, DELAY, LOSS OF PROFITS,
LOSS OF REVENUES, LOSS OF DATA, COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES OR THE
LIKE) WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, RELATING TO OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THE LICENSED SOFTWARE, THE DOCUMENTATION OR THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF ST PARTIES HAVE BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IN NO EVENT SHALL ST’S LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY THAT YOU MAY BIND TO THIS AGREEMENT,
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
LICENSED SOFTWARE AND/OR ANY PART THEREOF AND THE USE OF THEM) FOR ANY CAUSE OF ACTION EXCEED
IN THE AGGREGATE 100 US$. THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW.
YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY ST PARTIES FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS THAT ANY AND ALL OF THE ST PARTIES MAY
SUFFER BECAUSE OF ANY THIRD PARTIES CLAIM THAT MAY ARISE FROM OR THAT IS IN CONNECTION WITH THE
USE YOU HAVE MADE OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE.
TERMINATION
This Agreement shall be effective as of the moment in which You accept this terms and conditions and shall terminate 10 (ten)
years thereafter. ST may terminate this Agreement: a) at any time if You are in material breach of any of its terms and conditions
and You have failed to cure such breach within 30 (thirty) days upon occurrence of such breach b) upon 60 days prior notice to
You. Upon termination, You will immediately destroy or return all copies of the Licensed Software and related documentation to
ST. After termination, You will be entitled to use the Licensed Software used into Products that include ST Device manufactured
by or for ST, purchased by You before the date of the termination.
COMPLIANCE
You agree not to use the Licensed Software in violation of any applicable law, statute, ordinance or other regulation or any
obligation and to procure any information that may be needed for such a purpose. You agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations affecting the use of the Licensed Software. Specifically but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, You
acknowledges that the Licensed Software and/or some of its possible usage could be subject to export controls restrictions
and/or personal data law protection and You agree to enquire about any such possible export controls restrictions or data
protection restriction law and regulation with the competent authorities, comply with any applicable export control and personal
data protection law or regulation including but not limited to the European export and personal data regulations and US similar
regulations, and to obtain any necessary export license, authorizations or other documentations prior to the exportation or reexportation
of the Licensed Software and/or prior to apply the usage concerned. You shall promptly procure and shall deliver to
ST any declaration and/or certificate that ST may reasonably require in order to be compliant with any export control law and
regulation. It is also understood that ST is entitled to refuse the delivery of the Licensed Software in case ST should reasonably
suspect that such delivery or the usage by You is in breach of any applicable export control law and regulation or any other
applicable law.
APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
This Agreement shall be construed, governed and enforced in accordance with the law of Switzerland without regards to its
conflict of law provisions. For sake of clarity the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
(Vienna, 1980) (CISG) shall not apply.
Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be exclusively settled by the Courts of Geneva,
Switzerland.. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent ST from seeking any interim or final
injunctive or equitable relief by a court of competent jurisdiction.
SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this agreement or any part thereof is or becomes, at any time or for any reason, unenforceable or invalid, no
the remaining part of any other provision of this agreement shall be affected thereby, and the remaining provisions of this
agreement shall continue with the same force and effect as if such unenforceable or invalid provisions or parts thereof had not
been inserted in this Agreement.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
The terms and conditions contained herein constitute the entire agreement between You and ST and shall supersede all
previous communications either oral or written, between You and ST with respect to the subject matter hereof. No oral
explanation or oral information by You, ST and its Affiliates hereto shall alter the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
This Agreement may not be modified or any right of You or ST waived, except by means of an amendment which expressly
references this Agreement and is duly executed by duly authorised representatives of You, ST and its Affiliates.
WAIVER
The waiver by either party of any breach of any provisions of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of
any other or a subsequent breach of the same or a different provision.
ASSIGNMENT
This Agreement may not be assigned by You, nor any of Your rights or obligations hereunder, to any third party without prior
written consent of ST (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). In the event that this Agreement is assigned effectively to a
third party, this Agreement shall bind upon successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, ST may
assign this Agreement as well as its rights and obligations in whole or in part to any of its Affiliates as well as to any person or
entity, in connection with any transfer of any ST business or part of business to which this Agreement pertains, by merger,
consolidation, reorganization or otherwise.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES
Nothing in this Agreement shall create, or be deemed to create, a partnership or the relationship of principal and agent or
employer and employee between the Parties. Neither Party has the authority or power to bind, to contract in the name of or to
create a liability for the other in any way or for any purpose.
By using this Licensed Software, You are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License Agreement. Do not use the Licensed Software until You have read and agreed to the following terms and conditions. The use of the Licensed Software implies automatically the acceptance of the following terms and conditions.
DEFINITIONS
Licensed Software: means the enclosed SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE, EXAMPLES, PROJECT TEMPLATE and all the related documentation and design tools licensed and delivered in the form of object and/or source code as the case maybe.
Product: means Your and Your’s end-users’ product or system, and all the related documentation, that includes or incorporates solely and exclusively an executable version of the Licensed Software and provided further that such Licensed Software or derivative works of the Licensed Software execute solely and exclusively on microcontroller devices manufactured by or for ST.
LICENSE
STMicroelectronics (“ST”) grants You a non-exclusive, worldwide, non-transferable (whether by assignment or otherwise unless expressly authorized by ST) non sub-licensable, revocable, royalty-free limited license of the Licensed Software to:
make copies, prepare derivative works of the object code versions of the Licensed Software for the sole purpose of designing, developing and manufacturing the Products;
make copies, prepare derivative works of the documentation part of the Licensed Software, for the sole purpose of providing documentation for the Product and its usage;
make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, import and export or otherwise distribute Products also through multiple tiers.
OWNERSHIP AND COPYRIGHT
Title to the Licensed Software, related documentation and all copies thereof remain with ST and/or its licensors. You may not remove the copyrights notices from the Licensed Software and to any copies of the Licensed Software. You agree to prevent any unauthorized copying of the Licensed Software and related documentation.
RESTRICTIONS
Unless otherwise explicitly stated in this Agreement, You may not sell, assign, sublicense, lease, rent or otherwise distribute the Licensed Software for commercial purposes, in whole or in part.
You acknowledge and agree that any use, adaptation translation or transcription of the Licensed Software or any portion or derivative thereof, for use with processors manufactured by or for an entity other than ST is a material breach of this Agreement and requires a separate license from ST.
No source code relating to and/or based upon Licensed Software is to be made available or sub-licensed by You unless expressly permitted under the Section “License”.
NO WARRANTY
The Licensed Software is provided “as is” and “with all faults” without warranty of any kind expressed or implied. ST and its licensors expressly disclaim all warranties, expressed, implied or otherwise, including without limitation, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement of intellectual property rights. ST does not warrant that the use in whole or in part of the Licensed Software will be interrupted or error free, will meet your requirements, or will operate with the combination of hardware and software selected by You.
You are responsible for determining whether the Licensed Software will be suitable for your intended use or application or will achieve your intended results. ST will not be liable to You and/or to any third party for the derivative works of the Licensed Software developed by You.
ST has not authorised anyone to make any representation or warranty for the Licensed Software, and any technical, applications or design information or advice, quality characterization, reliability data or other services provided by ST shall not constitute any representation or warranty by ST or alter this disclaimer or warranty, and in no additional obligations or liabilities shall arise from ST’s providing such information or services. ST does not assume or authorize any other person to assume for it any other liability in connection with its Licensed Software.
Nothing contained in this Agreement will be construed as:
a warranty or representation by ST to maintain production of any ST device or other hardware or software with which the Licensed Software may be used or to otherwise maintain or support the Licensed Software in any manner; and
a commitment from ST and/or its licensors to bring or prosecute actions or suits against third parties for infringement of any of the rights licensed hereby, or conferring any rights to bring or prosecute actions or suits against third parties for infringement. However, ST has the right to terminate this Agreement immediately upon receiving notice of any claim, suit or proceeding that alleges that the Licensed Software or your use or distribution of the Licensed Software infringes any third party intellectual property rights.
All other warranties, conditions or other terms implied by law are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES
In no event ST or its licensors shall be liable to You or any third party for any indirect, special, consequential, incidental, punitive damages or other damages (including but not limited to, the cost of labour, re-qualification, delay, loss of profits, loss of revenues, loss of data, costs of procurement of substitute goods or services or the like) whether based on contract, tort, or any other legal theory, relating to or in connection with the Licensed Software, the documentation or this Agreement, even if ST has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
In no event shall ST’s liability to You or any third party under this Agreement, including any claim with respect of any third party intellectual property rights, for any cause of action exceed 100 US$. This section does not apply to the extent prohibited by law. For the purposes of this section, any liability of ST shall be treated in the aggregate.
TERMINATION
ST may terminate this License Agreement license at any time if You are in material breach of any of its terms and conditions and You have failed to cure such breach within 30 (thirty) days upon occurrence of such breach. Upon termination, You will immediately destroy or return all copies of the Licensed Software and documentation to ST. After termination, You will be entitled to use the Licensed Software used into Products that include microcontroller devices manufactured by or for ST, purchased by You before the date of the breach.
APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
In case of dispute and in the absence of an amicable settlement, the only competent jurisdiction shall be the Courts of Geneva, Switzerland. The applicable law shall be the law of Switzerland.
SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this agreement is or becomes, at any time or for any reason, unenforceable or invalid,
no other provision of this agreement shall be affected thereby, and the remaining provisions of this
agreement shall continue with the same force and effect as if such unenforceable or invalid provisions
had not been inserted in this Agreement.
WAIVER
The waiver by either party of any breach of any provisions of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other or a subsequent breach of the same or a different provision.
ASSIGNMENT
This Agreement may not be assigned by You, nor any of Your rights or obligations hereunder, to any third party without prior written consent of the other party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). In the event that this Agreement is assigned effectively to a third party, this Agreement shall bind upon successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES
Nothing in this Agreement shall create, or be deemed to create, a partnership or the relationship of principal and agent or employer and employee between the Parties. Neither Party has the authority or power to bind, to contract in the name of or to create a liability for the other in any way or for any purpose.
This software delivery contains various software that are subject to different license agreements. The terms and conditions of those license agreements are available below, as well as in the header files and documentation file accompanying this delivery.
FOR THE SOFTWARE PROVIDED IN SOURCE AND IN OBJECT CODE : THE TERMS OF ST LIBERTY SW LICENSE AGREEMENT V2 (REPRODUCED BELOW).
FOR THE SOFTWARE WHICH CONTAINS OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE: THE APPLICABLE OPEN SOURCE TERMS. OPEN SOURCE TERMS MEANS ANY OPEN SOURCE LICENSE THAT COMPLIES WITH THE OPEN SOURCE DEFINITION SPECIFIED AT WWW.OPENSOURCE.ORG AND ANY OTHER COMPARABLE OPEN SOURCE LICENSE SUCH AS FOR EXAMPLE GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (GPL), ECLIPSE PUBLIC LICENSE (EPL), APACHE SOFTWARE LICENSE, BSD LICENSE AND MIT LICENSE. SUCH OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXTENT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE IN CONFLICT WITH SUCH APPLICABLE OPEN SOURCE TERMS. EXCEPT FOR OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE, YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO, AND MAY NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES USE THE SOFTWARE OR ANY PARTS THEREOF TO MAKE THEM SUBJECT TO ANY OPEN SOURCE TERMS. THESE ACTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COMBINING THE SOFTWARE BY MEANS OF INCORPORATION OR LINKING OR OTHERWISE.
FOR THE SOFTWARE WHICH CONTAINS THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: THE APPLICABLE LICENSE TERMS FROM SUCH THIRD PARTY. LICENSEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT CONVEY A LICENSE TO ANY SUCH THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND THAT LICENSEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY FEES OR ROYALTIES PAYABLE TO ANY THIRD PARTY BASED ON SUCH THIRD PARTY'S INTERESTS IN THE SOFTWARE. SUCH THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXTENT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE IN CONFLICT WITH SUCH APPLICABLE THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
BY CLICKING ON THE “I ACCEPT” BUTTON BELOW OR BY INSTALLING, COPYING, DOWNLOADING OR OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE IN THIS DELIVERY, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THE VARIOUS LICENSE AGREEMENTS APPLICABLE TO EACH SOFTWARE IN THIS DELIVERY AND YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THOSE LICENSES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY CONDITION OF THOSE LICENSES, DO NOT INSTALL, DOWNLOAD, ACCESS OR USE THE SOFTWARE IN THIS DELIVERY.
ST Liberty Software License Agreement V2:
SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
By using this Licensed Software, You are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License Agreement. Do not use the Licensed Software until You have read and agreed to the following terms and conditions. The use of the Licensed Software implies automatically the acceptance of the following terms and conditions.
DEFINITIONS
Licensed Software: means the enclosed SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE, EXAMPLES, PROJECT TEMPLATE and all the related documentation and design tools licensed and delivered in the form of object and/or source code as the case maybe.
Product: means Your and Your’s end-users’ product or system, and all the related documentation, that includes or incorporates the Licensed Software and provided further that such Licensed Software or derivative works of the Licensed Software execute solely and exclusively on microcontroller devices manufactured by or for ST.
LICENSE
STMicroelectronics (“ST”) grants You a non-exclusive, worldwide, non-transferable (whether by assignment or otherwise unless expressly authorized by ST) non sub-licensable, revocable, royalty-free limited license of the Licensed Software to:
make copies, prepare derivative works of the source code version of the Licensed Software for the sole and exclusive purpose of developing versions of such Licensed Software only for use within the Product;
make copies, prepare derivative works of the object code versions of the Licensed Software for the sole purpose of designing, developing and manufacturing the Products;
make copies, prepare derivative works of the documentation part of the Licensed Software (including non confidential comments from source code files if applicable), for the sole purpose of
providing documentation for the Product and its usage;
make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, import and export or otherwise distribute Products also through multiple tiers.
OWNERSHIP AND COPYRIGHT
Title to the Licensed Software, related documentation and all copies thereof remain with ST and/or its licensors. You may not remove the copyrights notices from the Licensed Software and to any copies of the Licensed Software. You agree to prevent any unauthorized copying of the Licensed Software and related documentation.
RESTRICTIONS
Unless otherwise explicitly stated in this Agreement, You may not sell, assign, sublicense, lease, rent or otherwise distribute the Licensed Software for commercial purposes, in whole or in part.
You acknowledge and agree that any use, adaptation, translation or transcription of the Licensed Software or any portion or derivative thereof, for use with processors manufactured by or for an entity other than ST is a material breach of this Agreement and requires a separate license from ST.
No source code relating to and/or based upon Licensed Software is to be made available or sub-licensed by You unless expressly permitted under the Section “License”.
You acknowledge and agree that the protection of the source code of the Licensed Software warrants the imposition of reasonable security precautions. In the event ST demonstrates to You a reasonable belief that the source code of the Licensed Software has been used or distributed in violation of this Agreement, ST may, by written notification, request certification as to whether such unauthorized use or distribution has occurred. You shall cooperate and assist ST in its determination of whether there has been unauthorized use or distribution of the source code of the Licensed Software and will take appropriate steps to remedy any unauthorized use or distribution.
NO WARRANTY
The Licensed Software is provided “as is” and “with all faults” without warranty of any kind expressed or implied. ST and its licensors expressly disclaim all warranties, expressed, implied or otherwise, including without limitation, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement of intellectual property rights. ST does not warrant that the use in whole or in part of the Licensed Software will be interrupted or error free, will meet your requirements, or will operate with the
combination of hardware and software selected by You.
You are responsible for determining whether the Licensed Software will be suitable for your intended use or application or will achieve your intended results. ST will not be liable to You and/or to any third party for the derivative works of the Licensed Software developed by You.
ST has not authorised anyone to make any representation or warranty for the Licensed Software, and any technical, applications or design information or advice, quality characterization, reliability data or other services provided by ST shall not constitute any representation or warranty by ST or alter this disclaimer or warranty, and in no additional obligations or liabilities shall arise from ST’s providing such information or services. ST does not assume or authorize any other person to assume for it any other liability in connection with its Licensed Software.
Nothing contained in this Agreement will be construed as:
a warranty or representation by ST to maintain production of any ST device or other hardware or software with which the Licensed Software may be used or to otherwise maintain or support the Licensed Software in any manner; and
a commitment from ST and/or its licensors to bring or prosecute actions or suits against third parties for infringement of any of the rights licensed hereby, or conferring any rights to bring or prosecute actions or suits against third parties for infringement. However, ST has the right to terminate this Agreement immediately upon receiving notice of any claim, suit or proceeding that alleges that the Licensed Software or your use or distribution of the Licensed Software infringes any third party intellectual property rights.
All other warranties, conditions or other terms implied by law are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES
In no event ST or its licensors shall be liable to You or any third party for any indirect, special, consequential, incidental, punitive damages or other damages (including but not limited to, the cost of labour, re-qualification, delay, loss of profits, loss of revenues, loss of data, costs of procurement of substitute goods or services or the like) whether based on contract, tort, or any other legal theory, relating to or in connection with the Licensed Software, the documentation or this Agreement, even if ST has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
In no event shall ST’s liability to You or any third party under this Agreement, including any claim with respect of any third party intellectual property rights, for any cause of action exceed 100 US$. This section does not apply to the extent prohibited by law. For the purposes of this section, any liability of ST shall be treated in the aggregate.
TERMINATION
ST may terminate this License Agreement license at any time if You are in material breach of any of its terms and conditions and You have failed to cure such breach within 30 (thirty) days upon occurrence of such breach. Upon termination, You will immediately destroy or return all copies of the Licensed Software and documentation to ST. After termination, You will be entitled to use the Licensed Software used into Products that include microcontroller devices manufactured by or for ST, purchased by You before the date of the breach.
APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
In case of dispute and in the absence of an amicable settlement, the only competent jurisdiction shall be the Courts of Geneva, Switzerland. The applicable law shall be the law of Switzerland.
SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this agreement is or becomes, at any time or for any reason, unenforceable or invalid, no other provision of this agreement shall be affected thereby, and the remaining provisions of this agreement shall continue with the same force and effect as if such unenforceable or invalid provisions had not been inserted in this Agreement.
WAIVER
The waiver by either party of any breach of any provisions of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other or a subsequent breach of the same or a different provision.
ASSIGNMENT
This Agreement may not be assigned by You, nor any of Your rights or obligations hereunder, to any third party without prior written consent of the other party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). In the event that this Agreement is assigned effectively to a third party, this Agreement shall bind upon successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES
Nothing in this Agreement shall create, or be deemed to create, a partnership or the relationship of principal and agent or employer and employee between the Parties. Neither Party has the authority or power to bind, to contract in the name of or to create a liability for the other in any way or for any purpose.
Revision history
Table 1: Document revision history
Date
Version
Changes
24-Aug-2015
1
Initial release.
25-Feb-2016
2
Addition of main heading "LICENSE AGREEMENT". Minor formatting changes.
PRODUCTION LIMITED LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR ST MATERIALS
MPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY:
This Production Limited License Agreement ("PLLA") for ST materials is made between you on behalf of yourself or on behalf of any entity by which you are employed or engaged (collectively referred to in this PLLA as "You" or “Licensee”) and STMicroelectronics International NV, a company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands acting for the purpose of this PLLA through its Swiss branch located at 39, Chemin du Champ des Filles, 1228 Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland (hereinafter “ST”). Affiliates shall mean any corporation, partnership, or other entity that, directly or indirectly, owns, is owned by, or is under common ownership with ST, for so long as such ownership exists. For the purposes of the foregoing, "own", "owned," or "ownership" shall mean ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the stock or other equity interests entitled to vote for the election of directors or an equivalent governing body.
The ST materials licensed under this PLLA shall mean the software made available by ST and/or its Affiliates upon agreeing to this PLLA, including any associated Documentation (collectively the “Licensed Materials”). Documentation shall mean and include any comments, annotations, instructions, manuals, and other materials, whether in printed or electronic form, including without limitation installation manuals, user’s guides, and programmer guides, related to any software made available under this PLLA. The Licensed Materials include any software updates, and supplements that ST and/or its Affiliates may provide You or make available to You after the date You obtain the Licensed Materials to the extent that such items are not accompanied by a separate license agreement or other terms of use.
THE LICENSED MATERIALS ARE LICENSED TO YOU ON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PLLA. BY CLICKING ON THE "I ACCEPT" BUTTON OR BY INSTALLING, COPYING, DOWNLOADING, ACCESSING OR OTHERWISE USING THE LICENSED MATERIALS, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS PLLA. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY CONDITION OF THIS PLLA, DO NOT INSTALL, ACCESS OR USE THE LICENSED MATERIALS.
1. LIMITED LICENSE
Subject to the terms and conditions of this PLLA and applicable Open Source Terms (as defined hereafter) and during the term of this PLLA, ST hereby grants You under intellectual property rights owned by ST and its Affiliates or under which ST and its Affiliates has the right to grant a license, a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free license, without the right to sub-license (except as expressly stipulated herein or authorized in writing by an authorized representative of ST):
to use, reproduce and modify (to the extent delivered to You in source code) the Licensed Materials for the sole purpose of and to the extent necessary to create a software or hardware application (“Licensee Product”) embedding the Licensed Materials, provided always that the Licensed Materials execute solely and exclusively on, or in conjunction with an integrated circuit manufactured by or for ST or its Affiliates (“ST Product”);
to distribute the Licensed Materials to third parties in the same code form only as delivered to You by ST and only as embedded in the Licensee Product (and not as a standalone product) provided always that the Licensed Materials execute solely and exclusively on, or in conjunction with ST Product and grant such third parties sublicenses of the rights granted to You in subsections 1 (i) and (ii). You will enter into an agreement with such third parties which limit use of the Licensed Materials to no more than is allowed for under this PLLA. Upon request, You shall provide ST with requested contact information of third parties to whom you distributed the Licensed Materials and confirm in writing that such agreements with such third parties are in place.
to use the Documentation solely to support and exercise the rights granted under this article 1 and to copy, modify and/or create derivative works from the Documentation, but only for the purpose of creating technically accurate subsets and supersets thereof or by translating it into other languages or otherwise creating technically accurate localized versions thereof – and distributing such Documentation and modifications and/or derivative works only with Licensee Product.
Subject to all limitations described herein, You are authorized to have third party contractors exercise for You and on your behalf the license rights as set forth above. You are fully responsible vis-à-vis ST for any act or omission of Your contractors and any breach by Your contractors shall be deemed a breach by You hereunder.
You acknowledge that the Licensed Materials have not been specifically designed to meet your individual requirements and that You have all information necessary to evaluate whether the Licensed Materials meet your requirements or not, and will be suitable for your intended use or application. Therefore the Licensed Materials shall be deemed accepted upon delivery to Licensee. You shall use, at your own risk, the Licensed Materials. You acknowledge that ST and its Affiliates cannot in any way be held responsible for the consequences resulting from use of the Licensed Materials and any development made following such use of the Licensed Materials. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, You are not authorized to sublicense to or have used the Licensed Materials by a competitor of ST.
Licensed Materials are not specifically designed for use in safety critical applications such as lifesupporting devices or systems, and nuclear, automotive or aerospace applications or environments. ST and its Affiliates expressly disclaim any responsibility for such usage which shall be made by You at your sole risk, even if ST and its Affiliates have been informed You in writing of such usage. You acknowledge and agree to be solely responsible for regulatory and safety related requirements concerning Licensee Products and any claim arising from incorporation of the Licensed Materials in any application or system where failure of the Licensed Materials could lead to death or personal injury.
2. RESTRICTIONS AND ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS
Unless otherwise expressly stipulated under Article 1, You shall not, and shall not permit any third party to: (i) copy, reproduce or duplicate the Licensed Materials; (ii) translate, modify, adapt, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer and make derivative works of all or any portion of the Licensed Materials; (iii) rent, disclose, publish, sell, assign, lease, lend, sublicense, market, transfer, distribute or otherwise provide third parties access to (any portion of) the Licensed Materials for any purpose; (iv) attempt to derive the source code, algorithmic nature or structure of any object code portions of the Licensed Materials; (v) use the Licensed Materials to create any product that competes with the Licensed Materials or ST Products; (vi) remove or circumvent any protection or other restrictive technology mechanism of the Licensed Materials or ST Products; (vii) disclose the results of the Licensed Materials’ performance benchmarks to any third party; or (viii) otherwise use (any portion of) the Licensed Materials in any manner not expressly authorized by this PLLA.
Other than the limited expressed license granted to You under Article 1 herein, no other rights or licenses are granted, or implied by estoppel or otherwise, under any intellectual property rights of ST and/or its Affiliates or any intellectual property of a third-party residing in the Licensed Materials or any other confidential information furnished by ST and its Affiliates, including (i) for the combination of such Licensed Materials or other confidential information with one or more other items (including items acquired from ST and/or its Affiliates) even if such items have no substantial use other than as part of such combination (ii) with respect to any trademark, trade or brand name, a corporate name of ST and/or its Affiliates, or any other name or mark, or contraction abbreviation or simulation thereof, (iii) under any intellectual property rights covering any standard set by a standard setting body and any de facto standards.
ST and its Affiliates have no obligation to provide You with maintenance, support or updates for the Licensed Materials. Nothing in this PLLA will be construed as: (i) a warranty or representation by ST and its Affiliates to maintain production of any ST software or ST Product with which the Licensed Materials may be used in any manner; and (ii) a commitment from ST and its Affiliates to bring or prosecute actions against third-parties for infringement.
You shall limit access and use of the Licensed Materials to You and those individuals who may be employed by You who have a need to access the Licensed Materials for the purpose of this PLLA and provided that You shall ensure that such individuals shall comply with the provisions of this PLLA, and except as expressly permitted under Article 1 or as otherwise expressly agreed in writing by ST, You shall not allow any third-party to use the Licensed Materials, You shall be liable towards ST for any damages due to a failure by such third-party(ies) to comply with the provisions of this PLLA.
3. OWNERSHIP, COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS
The Licensed Materials are and will remain the exclusive property of ST and/or its Affiliates or its licensors, whether or not specifically recognized or perfected under the laws of the country where the Licensed Materials are used. You will not take any action that jeopardizes ST and its Affiliates or its licensors' proprietary rights or acquire any rights in the Licensed Materials, except the limited rights specified in Article 1.
All rights, titles, and interests in and to the Licensed Materials are owned or licensed by ST, its Affiliates and suppliers. You shall ensure that all notices, including but not limited to all copyright and trademark notices of ST or its Affiliates or licensors are reproduced in any copy of the whole or any part of the Licensed Materials. You shall not remove, modify or alter any ST or its Affiliates’ or licensors’ copyright or trademark notice from any part of the Licensed Materials.
4. CONFIDENTIALITY
Confidential information shall include all information provided with the Licensed Materials which (a) is designated as “confidential”, “proprietary” or with a similar legend, (b) is by its own nature of a type which would reasonably be considered confidential and/or (c) is source code (“Confidential Information”). You may only use the Confidential Information for the purpose of this PLLA and shall protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information provided by ST and its Affiliates under this PLLA by using the same degree of care, but not less than a reasonable degree of care, to prevent its unauthorized use, dissemination, or publication as You use to protect your own confidential information of like nature.
You shall be liable towards ST for any damages incurred due to a failure by any employee, third party contractor or customer having access to the Licensed Materials and/or the Confidential Information to comply with the provisions in this PLLA. You shall immediately notify ST of any unauthorised use or disclosure of, or of any unauthorised access to, or of any theft or loss of the Licensed Materials or Confidential Information or part thereof, which comes to your notice.
The confidentiality obligations shall not apply to Confidential Information, which can be shown by documentary evidence: (i) entered the public domain through no fault of the Licensee; or, (ii) was known to the Licensee prior to receipt from ST and its Affiliates; or, (iii) was disclosed to the Licensee by a third party having the right to disclose; or, (iv) was independently developed by the Licensee without use of the Licensed Materials or the Confidential Information, the onus of proof of independence being on the Licensee.
These confidentiality obligations shall survive any termination or expiration of the PLLA for whatever cause.
5. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE LICENSED MATERIALS AND ANY AND ALL PARTS THEREOF ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”. ST AND ITS AFFILIATE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE LICENSED MATERIALS AND OR PARTS THEREOF WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SPECIFICALLY, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, ST AND ITS AFFILIATES MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT (I) THE USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE LICENSED MATERIALS AND OR PARTS THEREOF WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, AND OR (II) ANY USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE LICENSED MATERIALS AND OR PARTS THEREOF, WHETHER INTEGRATED INTO OTHER EQUIPMENT OR NOT, ARE FREE FROM INFRINGEMENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. IT SHALL BE YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SUCH DETERMINATION AS NECESSARY WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION OF LICENSES UNDER PATENTS AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES. CONSEQUENTLY, ST AND ITS AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY IN CASE ANY SUCH USE AND DISTRIBUTION INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. FURTHERMORE ST AND ITS AFFILIATES HEREBY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTY AND LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY DEVELOPMENT CREATED BY OR FOR YOU OR YOUR CUSTOMERS.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE RELIED ON NO WARRANTIES AND THAT NO WARRANTIES ARE MADE BY ST AND ITS AFFILIATES OR GRANTED BY LAW WHENEVER IT IS PERMITTED BY LAW.
6. OPEN SOURCE
Some portion of the Licensed Materials might contain Open Source Software subject to Open Source Terms (as defined below) applicable for each such portion, as further specified in the Licensed Materials. Such Open Source Software is supplied to You under the applicable Open Source Terms and is not subject to the terms of this PLLA to the extent the terms of this PLLA are in conflict with such applicable Open Source Terms.
Except for Open Source Software, You have no rights under this PLLA to, and may not under any circumstances use the Licensed Materials or any parts thereof such that they become subject to any Open Source Terms. These actions include but are not limited to combining the Licensed Materials by means of incorporation or linking or otherwise.
For the purpose of this PLLA, “Open Source Terms” shall mean any open source license which requires as part of distribution of software that the source code of such software is distributed therewith, or open source license that complies with the Open Source Definition specified at www.opensource.org and any other comparable open source license such as for example GNU General Public License (GPL), Eclipse Public License (EPL), Apache Software License, BSD license and MIT license. “Open Source Software” shall mean any software that is licensed or distributed under Open Source Terms as specified in the Licensed Materials.
7. COMPLIANCE
You agree not to use the Licensed Materials in violation of any applicable law, statute, ordinance or other regulation or any obligation by which You are bound. You agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations affecting the use of the Licensed Materials. Specifically but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, You acknowledge that the Licensed Materials are subject to export controls restrictions and You agree to comply with any applicable export control law or regulation including but not limited to the European export regulations and US similar regulations, and to obtain any necessary export license or other documentation prior to exportation or re-exportation of the Licensed Materials. Some Licensed Materials may (i) require licenses from third parties claiming intellectual property rights covering use or implementation of the Licensed Materials or (ii) be based on industry recognized standards or software programs published by industry recognized standards bodies and certain third parties may claim to own intellectual property rights that cover implementation or use of those standards. You agree that You are responsible for obtaining any such license which may be needed, and no such license is provided by ST or its Affiliates.
You shall be responsible for the due and proper compliance with the terms and conditions of this PLLA by your customers and shall be liable to ST for any and all damages incurred by ST, its Affiliates and its suppliers and licensors in connection with any such customers’ non-compliance therewith.
8. DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES
IN NO EVENT SHALL ST AND ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO THE LICENSEE AND ITS CUSTOMERS FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR LOST SAVINGS, LOSS OF BARGAIN OR OPPORTUNITY, PROFESSIONAL FEES OR EXPENSES, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOST REVENUES OR SALES, DAMAGE TO PRODUCT OR EQUIPMENT OR TO FACILITIES, COSTS OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCT, FACILITIES OR SERVICES, REWORK CHARGES, COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DOWN TIME, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA OR FOR ANY DAMAGES COSTS OR EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH WARRANTY OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR UNFORESEEABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT SUCH DAMAGES ARE BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY – EVEN IF LICENSEE HAS BEEN ADVISED, OR IS AWARE, OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS PLLA. ST AND ITS AFFILIATES AGGREGATE AND CUMULATIVE LIABILITY UNDER THIS PLLA SHALL NOT EXCEED 100 USD (ONE HUNDRED USD). THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 8 SHALL ONLY APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
9. TERM AND TERMINATION
This PLLA shall be valid from acceptance by You of this PLLA for an unlimited period of time until terminated by either ST or Licensee upon one (1) month prior written notice to the other.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensee may terminate this PLLA at any time by destroying all Licensed Materials, Documentation and other Confidential Information or by returning those to ST. ST may terminate this PLLA at any time if (i) You fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this PLLA, or (ii) You file litigation against ST or its Affiliates, (iii) ST or its Affiliates receive notice of any claim, suit or proceeding that alleges that the Licensed Materials or Your use or distribution of the Licensed Materials infringes any third-party intellectual property rights or (iv) to the extent permitted by laws, a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy or winding up is filed against Licensee, any proceedings in insolvency or bankruptcy are instituted against Licensee, a trustee or receiver is appointed over Licensee, or any assignment is made for the benefit of creditors of Licensee. Upon termination You shall delete, destroy, or return to ST all Licensed Materials in your possession and You shall stop using the Licensed Materials for any purpose whatsoever. The rights and obligations under Articles from 2 to 11 will survive the termination of this PLLA. However the right to use the Licensed Materials incorporated in a Licensee Product as per Article 1 will survive with respect
10. MISCELLANEOUS
If a court or agency of competent jurisdiction holds any term of this PLLA invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, the remainder of this PLLA shall be valid and enforceable and You and ST shall discuss in good faith a substitute, valid, enforceable provision which most nearly effects the parties intent in entering into this PLLA.
The failure by ST to enforce any provisions of this PLLA or to exercise any right in respect thereto shall not be construed as constituting a waiver of its rights thereof.
No agency, joint venture, partnership or other business organisation shall be created or be construed as being created by reason of this PLLA. You will not have the right or authority to, and shall not, assume or create any obligation of any nature whatsoever on behalf of ST and its Affiliates or bind ST and its Affiliates in any respect whatsoever. You and ST are independent parties and nothing in this PLLA shall be construed as making You an employee, agent or legal representative of ST.
This PLLA contains the entire and sole agreement between You and ST on the subject matter of this PLLA, and supersedes all representations, undertakings and agreements previously made between You and ST and/or its Affiliates and shall prevail over the terms and conditions set forth in any document from You with respect to the subject matter of this PLLA.
Any amendment to this PLLA shall be agreed in writing and duly signed by You and ST or signed solely by You on the format proposed by ST and shall make reference to this PLLA.
11. APPLICABLE LAW
This PLLA is governed by the laws of Switzerland, without regard to its conflict of law rules. All disputes or questions arising out of or in connection with this PLLA shall be finally settled by the competent courts of Geneva, Switzerland. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, nothing in this PLLA shall prevent ST from seeking any interim or final injunctive or equitable relief by a court of competent jurisdiction.
This Limited License Agreement (“Agreement”) is made between you on behalf of yourself or on behalf of any entity by which you are employed or engaged (collectively referred to in this Agreement as "You" or “Licensee”) and STMicroelectronics International NV, a company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands acting for the purpose of this Agreement through its Swiss branch located at 39, Chemin du Champ des Filles, 1228 Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland (hereinafter “ST”). Affiliates shall mean any corporation, partnership, or other entity that, directly or indirectly, owns, is owned by, or is under common ownership with ST, for so long as such ownership exists. For the purposes of the foregoing, "own", "owned," or "ownership" shall mean ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the stock or other equity interests entitled to vote for the election of directors or an equivalent governing body.
By using/installing the Firmware, the Workbench (as defined below) and their respective documentation, Licensee agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
DEFINITIONS
Firmware: means the FIRMWARE, EXAMPLES, PROJECT TEMPLATE named STM32 PMSM FOC FW LIB v3.0. and further versions as well as all the related documentation delivered in the form of object and/or source code as the case maybe.
Licensee Product: means Licensee and Licensee’s end-users’ product or system, and all the related documentation, that includes or incorporates solely and exclusively an executable version of the Firmware and/or derivative works and provided further that such Firmware or derivative works of the Firmware execute solely and exclusively on microcontroller devices manufactured by or for ST and its Affiliates embedded in such Licensee or Licensee’s end-users’ product or system.
Workbench: means the PC software tool named ST Motor Control Workbench aiming at developing and handling the Firmware libraries.
LIMITED LICENSE
1. ST hereby grants Licensee under intellectual property rights owned by ST and its Affiliates the non-exclusive, non-transferable (whether by assignment or otherwise unless expressly authorized by ST), royalty-free, revocable, license, without the right to sub-license (except as expressly permitted for the Firmware) to:
Use internally only the Workbench for the purpose of evaluating, testing, and modifying the Firmware provided in source code.
Use and reproduce the Firmware in object code for incorporation within the Licensee Product and subsequent distribution of the Firmware in object code as embedded in the Licensee Product;
Use, reproduce, modify the source code version of the Firmware and compile such modified Firmware into new object code to be used solely and exclusively within the Licensee Product and subsequent distribution of such Firmware as modified, in object code only and embedded in a Licensee Product;
Use, reproduce, modify the documentation of the Workbench and the Firmware for the purpose of creating technically accurate subsets and supersets thereof or by translating it into other languages or otherwise creating technically accurate localized versions thereof – and distributing such documentation as modified and embedded within the documentation of the Licensee Products.
2. Some portion of the Firmware and the Workbench might contain Open Source Software subject to Open Source Terms (as defined below) applicable for each such portion, as further specified in the Firmware and the Workbench. Such Open Source Software is delivered to Licensee under the applicable Open Source Terms and is not subject to the terms of this Agreement to the extent the terms of this Agreement are in conflict with such applicable Open Source Terms. Except for Open Source Software, Licensee has no rights under this Agreement to, and may not under any circumstances use the Firmware and the Workbench or any parts thereof such that they become subject to any Open Source Terms. These actions include but are not limited to combining the Firmware and the Workbench by means of incorporation or linking or otherwise.
For the purpose of this Agreement, “Open Source Terms” shall mean any open source license which requires as part of distribution of software that the source code of such software is distributed therewith, or any other open source license that complies with the Open Source Definition specified at www.opensource.org and any other comparable open source license such as for example GNU General Public License (GPL), Eclipse Public License (EPL), Apache Software License, BSD license and MIT license. “Open Source Software” shall mean any software that is licensed or distributed under Open Source Terms as specified in the Firmware and the Workbench as applicable.
RESTRICTIONS
3. Unless otherwise expressly stipulated hereunder, Licensee shall not, and shall not permit any third party to: (i) copy, reproduce or duplicate the Workbench and the Firmware; (ii) translate, modify, adapt, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer and make derivative works of (any portion of) the Workbench and the Firmware; (iii) rent, disclose, publish, sell, assign, lease, lend, sublicense, market, transfer, distribute or otherwise provide third parties access to (any portion of) the Workbench and the Firmware; (iv) attempt to derive the source code, algorithmic nature or structure of any object code portions of the Workbench and the Firmware; (v) use the Workbench and the Firmware to create any product that competes with the Workbench, the Firmware or any ST product; (vi) remove or circumvent any protection or other restrictive technology mechanism of the Workbench, the Firmware or any ST product; (vii) disclose the results of the Workbench’s and Firmware performance to any third party; or (viii) otherwise use any portion of the Workbench and the Firmware in any manner not expressly authorized by this Agreement.
4. Unless otherwise expressly stated in this Agreement, Licensee may not sell, assign, sublicense, lease, rent or otherwise distribute the Firmware for commercial purposes, in whole or in part.
5. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that any use of the Firmware or any portion thereof with processors manufactured by or for an entity other than ST is a material breach of this Agreement and requires a separate license from ST.
6. No source code relating to and/or based upon Firmware is to be made available or sub-licensed whatsoever by Licensee unless expressly permitted under the Section “Limited License”.
7. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that the protection of the source code of the Firmware requires reasonable security precautions. In the event ST demonstrates has a reasonable belief that the source code of the Firmware has been used or distributed in violation of this Agreement, ST may, by written notification, request certification and on site audit of the Licensee as to whether such unauthorized use or distribution has occurred. Licensee shall cooperate and assist ST in its determination of whether there has been unauthorized use or distribution of the source code of the Firmware and will take appropriate steps to remedy any unauthorized use or distribution.
8. Other than the limited expressed license granted herein, no other rights or licenses are granted, or implied by estoppel or otherwise, under any intellectual property rights of ST and/or its Affiliates or any intellectual property of a third-party residing in the Workbench and the Firmware or in any other confidential information furnished by ST and its Affiliates, including (i) for the combination of the Firmware or other confidential information with one or more other items (including items acquired from ST and/or its Affiliates) even if the Firmware or such items have no substantial use other than as part of such combination (ii) with respect to any trademark, trade or brand name, a corporate name of ST and/or its Affiliates, or any other name or mark, or contraction abbreviation or simulation thereof, (iii) under any intellectual property rights covering any standard set by a standard setting body and any de facto standards.
9. ST and its Affiliates have no obligation to provide any maintenance, support or updates for the Firmware and the Workbench.
10. All right, title and interest in and to the Firmware and the Workbench as well as their documentation and all copies thereof are owned or licensed by ST or its Affiliates or licensors. Licensee shall ensure that all notices, including but not limited to all copyright and trademark notices of ST or its Affiliates or licensors are reproduced in any copy of the whole or any part of the Firmware and the Workbench. Licensee shall not remove, modify or alter any ST or its Affiliates’ or licensors’ copyright or trademark notice from any part of the Firmware and the Workbench. Licensee shall not use and shall prevent any unauthorized copying of the Workbench and Firmware and related documentation.
11. The Firmware and the Workbench are confidential and Licensee shall protect the confidentiality of the Firmware and the Workbench by using the same degree of care for its confidential information, but not less than a reasonable degree of care, to prevent their unauthorized use, dissemination, or publication. These confidentiality obligations shall survive any termination or expiration of the Agreement for whatever cause.
WARRANTY
12. THE WORKBENCH AND FIRMWARE ARE PROVIDED BY ST "AS IS" WITH ALL FAULTS. ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS ARE DISCLAIMED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, ST AND ITS AFFILIATES MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE WOKBENCH AND THE FIRMWARE AND OR PARTS THEREOF WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, WILL MEET LICENSEE’S REQUIREMENTS, OR WILL OPERATE WITH THE COMBINATION OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SELECTED BY LICENSEE. LICENSEE HAS RELIED ON NO WARRANTIES AND THAT NO WARRANTIES ARE MADE BY ST AND ITS AFFILIATES OR GRANTED BY LAW WHENEVER IT IS PERMITTED BY LAW.
13. Licensee is solely responsible for determining whether the Firmware and the Workbench will be suitable for Licensee’s intended use or application or will achieve intended results. ST will not be liable to Licensee and/or to any third party for the modifications made to the Firmware by Licensee.
14. Nothing contained in this Agreement will be construed as: (i) a warranty or representation by ST to maintain production of any ST device or other hardware or software with which the Workbench and the Firmware may be used or to otherwise maintain or support the Workbench and the Firmware in any manner; and (ii) a commitment from ST and/or its licensors to bring or prosecute actions or suits against third parties for infringement of any of the rights licensed hereby, or conferring any rights to bring or prosecute actions or suits against third parties for infringement.
15. ST does not authorize anyone to make any representation or warranty for the Firmware, and any technical, applications or design information or advice, quality characterization, reliability data or other services provided by ST shall not constitute any representation or warranty by ST or alter this disclaimer or warranty, and no additional obligations or liabilities shall arise from ST’s providing such information or services. ST does not assume or authorize any other person to assume for it any other liability in connection with the Workbench and the Firmware.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
16. IN NO EVENT SHALL ST AND ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, PROFITS, REVENUES, SAVINGS, OPPORTUNITY, GOODWILL, OR COSTS SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS, REWORK CHARGES, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, DAMAGE TO PRODUCT OR EQUIPMENT, OR EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH WARRANTY OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THE WORKBENCH AND THE FIRMWARE, EVEN IF ST HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. ST AND ITS AFFILIATES AGGREGATE AND CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TOWARDS LICENSEE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED 100 USD (ONE HUNDRED USD). THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH ABOVE IN THIS ARTICLE 16 SHALL ONLY APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
TERMINATION
17. ST may terminate this Agreement at any time if (i) Licensee is in material breach of any of these terms and conditions, or (ii) Licensee files litigation against ST or its Affiliates, or (iii) ST or its Affiliates receive notice of any claim, suit or proceeding that alleges that the Workbench and/or the Firmware or use or distribution of the Workbench and/or the Firmware infringes any third-party intellectual property rights, at which time Licensee shall immediately return and/or destroy the Workbench and the Firmware, as directed by ST.
MISCELLANEOUS
18. The failure by ST to enforce any provisions of this Agreement or to exercise any right in respect thereto shall not be construed as constituting a waiver of its rights thereof. If a court or agency of competent jurisdiction holds any term of this Agreement invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, the remainder of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable and Licensee and ST shall discuss in good faith a substitute, valid, enforceable provision which most nearly effects the parties intent in entering into this Agreement.
19. This Agreement contains the entire and sole agreement between Licensee and ST on the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersedes all representations, undertakings and agreements previously made between Licensee and ST and/or its Affiliates and shall prevail over the terms and conditions set forth in any document from Licensee with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Any amendment to this Agreement shall be agreed in writing and be duly signed by Licensee and ST or signed or agreed solely by Licensee on the format proposed by ST and shall make reference to this Agreement.
20. This Agreement is governed by the laws of Switzerland, without regard to its conflict of law rules. All disputes or questions arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be finally settled by the competent courts of Geneva, Switzerland. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent ST from seeking any interim or final injunctive or equitable relief by a court of competent jurisdiction.
THE WORKBENCH AND THE FIRMWARE ARE LICENSED TO YOU ON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY AGREED BETWEEN YOU AND ST. BY CLICKING ON THE "I ACCEPT" OR “I AGREE” BUTTON OR BY INSTALLING, COPYING, DOWNLOADING, ACCESSING OR OTHERWISE USING ANY OF THE WORKBENCH AND THE FIRMWARE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY CONDITION OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT INSTALL, ACCESS OR USE ANY OF THE WORKBENCH AND THE FIRMWARE.
