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ThisistheProjectAraModuleDevelopersKitLicenseAgreement.
1.Introduction
1.1TheProjectAraModuleDevelopersKitislicensedtoYousubjecttothetermsandconditionsof
thisLicenseAgreement.ThisLicenseAgreementformsalegallybindingcontractbetweenYouand
Google.
1.2EndoskeletonmeansadevicethatprovidesaframeforphysicalattachmentofModulesand
facilitateselectricalandlogicalconnectionstoModules.
1.3"Google"meansGoogleInc.,aDelawarecorporationwithprincipalplaceofbusinessat1600
AmphitheatreParkway,MountainView,CA94043,UnitedStates,itssubsidiariesandaffiliated
companies.
1.4IntellectualPropertymeanspatents,patentapplications,inventions,designrights,utility
models,copyrights,semiconductortopographyrights,databaserights,tradesecrets,andallother
registeredorunregisteredintellectualorindustrialpropertyrightsinanypartoftheworld,including
knowhow,butexcludinganytrademarkrights.
1.5MDKmeanstheProjectAraModuleDevelopersKitmadeavailablebyGoogletoYouat
http://projectara.com/mdk/andincludesalldrawings,technicalspecifications,systemfiles,and
packagedAPIsdisclosedtherein,exceptthattheMDKdoesnotincludeanyexogenous
technologiesreferencedintheProjectAraModuleDevelopersKitbutdistributedunderseparate
termsandconditions.
1.6.ModuleInterfaceTechnologymeansthoseportionsofModulesthatimplementtheMDKor
arenecessaryforinteroperabilitywithanEndoskeletonbutonlytotheextentofsuchimplementing
ornecessaryportions.
1.7Modulemeansadeviceandanyrelatedsoftwareapplicationsthatcanbecoupledwithan
Endoskeleton.
1.8"ProjectAra"meansGooglesopenhardwareplatforminitiativeforcreatingmodular
smartphones.
1.9YouorYourmeansanindividualorlegalentity,itssubsidiariesoraffiliatedcompanies,
exercisingpermissionsgrantedbythisLicenseAgreement.
2.AcceptingthisLicenseAgreement
2.1InordertousetheMDK,YoumustfirstagreetothisLicenseAgreement.Youmaynotusethe
MDKifYoudonotacceptthisLicenseAgreement.
2.2ByclickingtoacceptorusingtheMDK,Youherebyagreetothetermsandconditionsofthis
LicenseAgreement.
2.3YoumaynotusetheMDKandmaynotaccepttheLicenseAgreementifYouareaperson
barredfromreceivingtheMDKunderthelawsoftheUnitedStatesorothercountriesincludingthe
countryinwhichYouareresidentorfromwhichYouusetheMDK.
2.4IfYouareagreeingtobeboundbythisLicenseAgreementonbehalfofYouremployerorother
entity,YourepresentandwarrantthatYouhavefulllegalauthoritytobindYouremployerorsuch
entitytothisLicenseAgreement.IfYoudonothavetherequisiteauthority,Youmaynotacceptthe
LicenseAgreementorusetheMDKonbehalfofYouremployerorotherentity.
3.License
3.1DevelopmentLicense
3.1.1SubjecttothetermsandconditionsofthisLicenseAgreement,GooglegrantstoYoualimited,
worldwide,royaltyfree,fullypaidup,revocable,nonassignable,nonsublicensableand
nonexclusivelicenseunderGooglesIntellectualPropertythatreadson(i)theMDK,(ii)Module
InterfaceTechnologyand(iii)combinationsthereof,forthesolepurposeofdevelopingandtesting
Modules.
3.1.2Fortheavoidanceofdoubt,thelicensegrantinSection3.1.1directlyabovedoesnotgrant
Youanyrightstosell,offertosellordistributetheMDKoranyModulesorModuleInterface
Technology.
3.2CommercialLicense
3.2.1ByusingtheMDKoranyportionthereofforanypurposeotherthanthatexpresslyauthorized
inSection3.1.1,Youagreetothetermsandconditionssetforthinthissection3.2inadditiontothe
othertermsandconditionsinthisLicenseAgreement.
3.2.2SubjecttothetermsandconditionsofthisLicenseAgreement,GooglegrantstoYoualimited,
worldwide,royaltyfree,fullypaidup,nonassignable,nonsublicensableandnonexclusivelicense
underGooglesIntellectualPropertythatreadson(i)theMDK,(ii)ModuleInterfaceTechnologyand
(iii)combinationsthereof,tomake,use,sell,offertosell,copy,display,import,distribute,modify
andcreatederivativeworksofModuleInterfaceTechnologyincompliancewiththeMDK.
3.2.3SubjecttothetermsandconditionsofthisLicenseAgreement,YougranttoGooglealimited,
worldwide,royaltyfree,fullypaidup,andnonexclusivelicenseunderYourIntellectualPropertythat
readson(i)theMDK,(ii)anEndoskeleton,(iii)ModuleInterfaceTechnology,and(iv)combinations
thereof,tomake,use,sell,offertosell,copy,display,import,distribute,modifyandcreatederivative
worksfromtheMDK,EndoskeletonsandModuleInterfaceTechnology.Theserightswillbe
sublicensablebyGoogletopartiessolelytomake,use,sell,offertosell,importordistributean
Endoskeleton.Fortheavoidanceofdoubt,thelicensegrantinthisSectiondoesnotincludeany
licensetoYourIntellectualPropertyinYourModulesthatisnotnecessaryforinteroperabilityof
YourModulewithanEndoskeletonorconformancewiththeMDK.
3.2.4Google,atitsdiscretion,maysuspenditslicensegranttoYouinthisSectionifYouinstituteor
threatentoinstituteaproceedingagainstGoogleallegingpatentinfringementrelatedtoProjectAra,
theMDK,anEndoskeleton,ModuleInterfaceTechnologyorModules.
3.2.5Youagreenottoenjoininanyway(including,withoutlimitation,seekingorobtainingany
ceaseanddesistorderoranyimportationexclusionorder,orthroughenforcementofa
courtorderedinjunction)anotherpartysmanufacture,use,sale,offerforsale,importationor
distributionofmodulesthatcomplywiththerequirementsoftheMDK.
3.3YouagreethatGoogleorthirdpartiesownalllegalright,titleandinterestinandtotheMDK,
includinganyIntellectualPropertyRightsthatsubsistintheMDK.
3.4YoumaynotusetheMDKforanypurposenotexpresslypermittedbythisLicenseAgreement.
3.5YouagreethatYouwillnottakeanyactionsthatmaycauseorresultinthefragmentationof
ProjectAra,includingbutnotlimitedtodistributing,participatinginthecreationof,orpromotingin
anywayanalternativeorcompetingdeveloperskitorplatformspecificationderivedfromtheMDK
orProjectAra.
3.6Use,reproductionanddistributionofcomponentsoftheMDKlicensedunderanopensource
softwarelicense(includingbutnotlimitedtoAndroid)aregovernedsolelybythetermsand
conditionsofthatopensourcesoftwarelicenseandnotthisLicenseAgreement.
3.7YouagreethattheformandnatureoftheMDKthatGoogleprovidesmaychangewithoutprior
noticetoYouandthatfutureversionsoftheMDKmaybeincompatiblewithModulesdevelopedon
previousversionsoftheMDK.YouagreethatGooglemaystop(permanentlyortemporarily)
providingtheMDK(oranyfeatureswithintheMDK)toYouortousersgenerallyatGoogle'ssole
discretion,withoutpriornoticetoYou.
3.8NothinginthisLicenseAgreementgivesYouarighttouseanyofGoogle'stradenames,
trademarks,servicemarks,logos,domainnames,orotherdistinctivebrandfeatures.
3.9YouagreethatYouwillnotremove,obscure,oralteranyproprietaryrightsnotices(including
copyrightandtrademarknotices)thatmaybeaffixedtoorcontainedwithintheMDK.
4.UseoftheMDKbyYou
4.1YouagreetousetheMDKonlyforpurposesthatarepermittedby(a)thisLicenseAgreement
and(b)anyapplicablelaw,regulationorgenerallyacceptedpracticesorguidelinesintherelevant
jurisdictions(includinganylawsregardingtheexportofdataorsoftwaretoandfromtheUnited
Statesorotherrelevantcountries).YouagreethatYouaresolelyresponsiblefor(andthatGoogle
hasnoresponsibilitytoYouortoanythirdpartyfor)ensuringthatyourModulescomplywithall
applicablelawsandregulations,includingregulatoryrequirementsoftheFederalCommunications
Commission,theFoodandDrugAdministration,theConsumerProductSafetyCommission,and
otherregulatoryagencies,asapplicabletoyourModules.UponwrittenrequestfromGoogle,You
agreetoprovideGooglewithdocumentationverifyingyourcompliancewithallapplicablelegaland
regulatoryrequirements,includinganyrelevantcertificationsandtestresults.
4.2YouagreethatifYouusetheMDKtodevelopModulesforendusers,Youwillprotectthe
privacyandlegalrightsofthoseusers.IftheusersprovideYouwithusernames,passwords,or
otherlogininformationorpersonalinformation,Youmustmaketheusersawarethattheinformation
willbeavailabletoYourModule,andYoumustprovidelegallyadequateprivacynoticeand
protectionforthoseusers.IfYourModulestorespersonalorsensitiveinformationprovidedby
users,itmustdososecurely.IftheuserprovidesYourModulewithGoogleAccountinformation,
Yourapplicationmayonlyusethatinformationtoaccesstheuser'sGoogleAccountwhen,andfor
thelimitedpurposesforwhich,theuserhasgivenYoupermissiontodoso.
4.3YouagreethatYouwillnotengageinanyactivitywiththeMDK,includingthedevelopmentor
distributionofaModule,thatinterfereswith,disrupts,damages,oraccessesinanunauthorized
mannertheservers,networks,orotherpropertiesorservicesofanythirdpartyincluding,butnot
limitedto,Googleoranymobilecommunicationscarrier.
4.4YouagreethatYouaresolelyresponsiblefor(andthatGooglehasnoresponsibilitytoYouorto
anythirdpartyfor)anydata,content,orresourcesthatYoucreate,transmitordisplaythrough
implementationoftheMDKoraModule,andfortheconsequencesofYouractions(includingany
lossordamagewhichGooglemaysuffer)bydoingso.
4.5YouagreethatYouaresolelyresponsiblefor(andthatGooglehasnoresponsibilitytoYouorto
anythirdpartyfor)anybreachofYourobligationsunderthisLicenseAgreement,anyapplicable
thirdpartycontractortermsandconditions,oranyapplicablelaworregulation,andforthe
consequences(includinganylossordamagewhichGoogleoranythirdpartymaysuffer)ofany
suchbreach.
5.PrivacyandInformation
5.1InordertocontinuallyinnovateandimprovetheMDK,Googlemaycollectcertainusage
statisticsincludingbutnotlimitedtoauniqueidentifier,associatedIPaddress,typeandversion
numberofthesoftware,typeandversionnumberofthehardware,andinformationonwhichtools
and/orservicesintheMDKarebeingusedandhowtheyarebeingused.Beforeanyofthis
informationiscollected,theMDKwillnotifyYouandseekYourconsent.IfYouwithholdconsent,
theinformationwillnotbecollected.
5.2ThedatacollectedisexaminedintheaggregatetoimprovetheMDKandismaintainedin
accordancewithGoogle'sPrivacyPolicy.
6.ThirdPartyResources
6.1IfYouusetheresourcesorapplicationsdevelopedbyathirdpartyorthataccessdata,content
orresourcesprovidedbyathirdparty,YouagreethatGoogleisnotresponsibleforthose
resources,applications,dataorcontent.YouunderstandthatalldataorcontentwhichYoumay
accessthroughsuchthirdpartyresourcesorapplicationsarethesoleresponsibilityoftheperson
fromwhichtheyoriginatedandthatGoogleisnotliableforanylossordamagethatYoumay
experienceasaresultoftheuseoraccessofanyofthosethirdpartyresources,applications,data,
content,orresources.
6.2Youshouldbeawaretheresources,applications,dataorcontentpresentedtoYouthrough
suchathirdpartyresourcemaybeprotectedbyintellectualpropertyrightswhichareownedbythe
providers(orbyotherpersonsorcompaniesontheirbehalf).Youmaynotmodify,rent,lease,loan,
sell,distributeorcreatederivativeworksbasedontheseresources,applications,dataorcontent
(eitherinwholeorinpart)unlessYouhavebeenspecificallygivenpermissiontodosobythe
relevantowners.
6.3YouacknowledgethatYouruseofsuchthirdpartyresource,application,dataorcontentmaybe
subjecttoseparatetermsandconditionsbetweenYouandtherelevantthirdparty.Inthatcase,this
LicenseAgreementdoesnotaffectYourlegalrelationshipwiththesethirdparties.
7.UsingAPIstoRetrieveDatafromGoogle
7.1IfYouuseanyAPItoretrievedatafromGoogle,Youacknowledgethatthedatamaybe
protectedbyintellectualpropertyrightswhichareownedbyGoogleorthosepartiesthatprovidethe
data(orbyotherpersonsorcompaniesontheirbehalf).YouruseofanysuchAPImaybesubject
toadditionaltermsandconditions.Youmaynotmodify,rent,lease,loan,sell,distributeorcreate
derivativeworksbasedonthisdata(eitherinwholeorinpart)unlessallowedbytherelevantterms
andconditions.
7.2IfYouuseanyAPItoretrieveauser'sdatafromGoogle,YouacknowledgeandagreethatYou
shallretrievedataonlywiththeuser'sexplicitconsentandonlywhen,andforthelimitedpurposes
forwhich,theuserhasgivenYoupermissiontodoso.
8.TerminatingthisLicenseAgreement
8.1ThisLicenseAgreementwillcontinuetoapplyuntilterminatedbyeitherYouorGoogleasset
outbelow.
8.2IfYouwanttoterminatethisLicenseAgreement,YoumaydosobyceasingYouruseofthe
MDKandcommercializationofYourModules.
8.3Googlemay,atanytime,terminatethisLicenseAgreementwithYouif:(A)Youhavebreached
anyprovisionofthisLicenseAgreement(B)Googleisrequiredtodosobylaw(C)thepartnerwith
whomGoogleofferedcertainpartsoftheMDKtoYouhasterminateditsrelationshipwithGoogleor
ceasedtooffercertainpartsoftheMDKtoYou(D)GoogledecidestonolongerprovidetheMDK
orcertainpartsoftheMDKtousersinthecountryinwhichYouareresidentorfromwhichYouuse
theMDK,ortheprovisionoftheMDKorcertainMDKservicestoYoubyGoogleis,inGoogle'ssole
discretion,nolongercommerciallyviableor(E)ifYouinstituteorthreatentoinstituteaproceeding
allegingpatentinfringementrelatedtoProjectAra,theMDK,ModuleInterfaceTechnologyor
Modules.
8.4UponterminationofthisLicenseAgreement,theprovisionsofSection3.2.3shallcontinuefora
periodof6monthsfromthedateofterminationandtheprovisionsofSections9,10,11,and13.7
shallcontinueindefinitely.
8.5Fortheavoidanceofdoubt,Youexpresslyunderstandandagreethatthelicensegrantin
Section3.1mayberevokedbyGoogleatanytimewithorwithoutnotice.
9.DISCLAIMEROFWARRANTIES
9.1YOUEXPRESSLYUNDERSTANDANDAGREETHATYOURUSEOFTHEMDKISATYOUR
SOLERISKANDTHATTHEMDKISPROVIDED"ASIS"AND"ASAVAILABLE"WITHOUT
WARRANTYOFANYKINDFROMGOOGLE.
9.2YOURUSEOFTHEMDKANDANYMATERIALDOWNLOADEDOROTHERWISE
OBTAINEDTHROUGHTHEUSEOFTHEMDKISATYOUROWNDISCRETIONANDRISKAND
YOUARESOLELYRESPONSIBLEFORANYDAMAGETOYOURCOMPUTERSYSTEMOR
OTHERDEVICEORLOSSOFDATATHATRESULTSFROMSUCHUSE.
9.3GOOGLEFURTHEREXPRESSLYDISCLAIMSALLWARRANTIESANDCONDITIONSOF
ANYKIND,WHETHEREXPRESSORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTOTHE
IMPLIEDWARRANTIESANDCONDITIONSOFMERCHANTABILITY,FITNESSFORA
PARTICULARPURPOSEANDNONINFRINGEMENT.
10.LIMITATIONOFLIABILITY
YOUEXPRESSLYUNDERSTANDANDAGREETHATGOOGLE,ITSSUBSIDIARIESAND
AFFILIATES,ANDITSLICENSORSSHALLNOTBELIABLETOYOUUNDERANYTHEORYOF
LIABILITYFORANYDIRECT,INDIRECT,INCIDENTAL,SPECIAL,CONSEQUENTIALOR
EXEMPLARYDAMAGESTHATMAYBEINCURREDBYYOU,INCLUDINGANYLOSSOFDATA,
WHETHERORNOTGOOGLEORITSREPRESENTATIVESHAVEBEENADVISEDOFOR
SHOULDHAVEBEENAWAREOFTHEPOSSIBILITYOFANYSUCHLOSSESARISING.
YOUASSUMEALLRISKTHATYOURUSEOFTHEMDK(INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTO
YOURORANYOTHERPARTYSMANUFACTURE,USE,SALE,OFFERFORSALEOR
DISTRIBUTIONOFYOURMODULES)CAUSESANYDAMAGE,HARM,INJURY,ORLOSS,
INCLUDINGWITHOUTLIMITATIONTOTHEENDUSERSOFYOURMODULEOROTHEREND
USERS.YOUAGREETHATYOUARESOLELYRESPONSIBLEFORANYDAMAGE,HARM,
INJURY,ORLOSSARISINGFROMORRELATINGTOYOURMODULEORYOURUSEOFTHE
MDK.INADDITIONTOTHEINDEMNIFICATIONOBLIGATIONINPARAGRAPH11,YOUAGREE
TODEFEND,INDEMNIFY,ANDHOLDGOOGLE(ANDITSAFFILIATESANDTHEIR
RESPECTIVEDIRECTORS,OFFICERS,EMPLOYEES,ANDAGENTS)HARMLESSFROMALL
CLAIMS,LIABILITIES,LOSSES,FEES,ANDCOSTSARISINGFROMORRELATINGTOANY
ACTUALORALLEGEDDEFECTINTHEDESIGN,MANUFACTURE,WARNINGS,OR
INSTRUCTIONSOFYOURMODULES,REGARDLESSOFWHETHERGOOGLEISALLEGED
TOHAVEBEENATFAULT.
11.Indemnification
Inadditiontotheindemnificationprovisioninsection10,andtothemaximumextentpermittedby
law,Youagreetodefend,indemnifyandholdharmlessGoogle,itsaffiliatesandtheirrespective
directors,officers,employeesandagentsfromandagainstallclaims,actions,suitsorproceedings,
aswellasalllosses,harms,injuries,liabilities,damages,costsandexpenses(includingreasonable
attorneysfees)arisingoutoforrelatingto(a)YouruseoftheMDKincludingbutnotlimitedtoYour
oranyotherpartysmanufacture,use,sale,offerforsaleordistributionofYourModules,(b)any
ModuleYoudevelopontheMDKthatinfringesanycopyright,trademark,tradesecret,tradedress,
patentorotherintellectualpropertyrightofanypersonordefamesanypersonorviolatestheirrights
ofpublicityorprivacy,(c)anynoncompliancebyYouwiththisLicenseAgreement(d)anyfailureof
yourModulestocomplywithapplicablelawsorregulationsand(e)anyfailurebyyoutoobtainany
requiredregulatoryapprovalsorcertifications.
12.ChangestotheLicenseAgreement
GooglemaymakechangestotheLicenseAgreementasitdistributesnewversionsoftheMDK.
Whenthesechangesaremade,GooglewillmakeanewversionoftheLicenseAgreement
availableonthewebsitewheretheMDKismadeavailable.Ifyoudonotagreetothechangesto
theLicenseAgreement,youshoulddiscontinueyouruseoftheMDK.Yourcontinueduseofthe
MDKwillbedeemedacceptanceofthechangestotheLicenseAgreement.
13.GeneralLegalTermsandConditions
13.1ThisLicenseAgreementconstitutesthewholelegalagreementbetweenYouandGoogleand
governsYouruseoftheMDK(excludinganyserviceswhichGooglemayprovidetoYouundera
separatewrittenagreement),andcompletelyreplacesanyprioragreementsbetweenYouand
GoogleinrelationtotheMDK.
13.2YouagreethatifGoogledoesnotexerciseorenforceanylegalrightorremedywhichis
containedinthisLicenseAgreement(orwhichGooglehasthebenefitofunderanyapplicablelaw),
thiswillnotbetakentobeaformalwaiverofGoogle'srightsandthatthoserightsorremedieswill
stillbeavailabletoGoogle.
13.3Ifanycourtoflaw,havingthejurisdictiontodecideonthismatter,rulesthatanyprovisionof
thisLicenseAgreementisinvalid,thenthatprovisionwillberemovedfromthisLicenseAgreement
withoutaffectingtherestofthisLicenseAgreement.TheremainingprovisionsofthisLicense
Agreementwillcontinuetobevalidandenforceable.
13.4YouacknowledgeandagreethateachmemberofthegroupofcompaniesofwhichGoogleis
theparentshallbethirdpartybeneficiariestothisLicenseAgreementandthatsuchother
companiesshallbeentitledtodirectlyenforce,andrelyupon,anyprovisionofthisLicense
Agreementthatconfersabenefiton(orrightsinfavorof)them.Otherthanthis,nootherpersonor
companyshallbethirdpartybeneficiariestothisLicenseAgreement.
13.5EXPORTRESTRICTIONS.THEMDKISSUBJECTTOUNITEDSTATESEXPORTLAWS
ANDREGULATIONS.YOUMUSTCOMPLYWITHALLDOMESTICANDINTERNATIONAL
EXPORTLAWSANDREGULATIONSTHATAPPLYTOTHEMDK.THESELAWSINCLUDE
RESTRICTIONSONDESTINATIONS,ENDUSERSANDENDUSE.
13.6YoushallnotassignanypartofYourrightsordelegateanypartofYourobligationsunderthis
LicenseAgreementtoanyotherperson,unlessGoogleprovidesitspriorwrittenconsent.Inthe
eventGoogledivestsalloranypartofitsbusinessestoathirdparty(whetherdirectorindirectorby
sale,merger,consolidation,orotherwise)orreorganizesitsbusinesses,Googlemayassignor
duplicateitsrightsandobligationsunderthisLicenseAgreementsoastoretainthebenefitsofthis
LicenseAgreementforbothGoogleandsuchthirdparty.
13.7ThisLicenseAgreement,andYourrelationshipwithGoogleunderthisLicenseAgreement,
shallbegovernedbythelawsoftheStateofCaliforniawithoutregardtoitsconflictoflaws
provisions.YouandGoogleagreetosubmittotheexclusivejurisdictionofthecourtslocatedwithin
thecountyofSantaClara,CaliforniatoresolveanylegalmatterarisingfromthisLicense
Agreement.Notwithstandingthis,YouagreethatGoogleshallstillbeallowedtoapplyforinjunctive
remedies(oranequivalenttypeofurgentlegalrelief)inanyjurisdiction.
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