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Software License Agreement

Define software use rights, fees, support, restrictions and the end of a license.

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SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT

Effective date: [DATE]. Complete the bracketed fields and remove unused options before signing.

Licensor: [FULL LEGAL NAME], [ADDRESS], [NOTICE EMAIL].

Licensee: [FULL LEGAL NAME], [ADDRESS], [NOTICE EMAIL].

1. LICENSE GRANT

Software and version: [NAME / VERSION]. License: [EXCLUSIVE OR NON-EXCLUSIVE], for [USERS / DEVICES / PURPOSE], within [SCOPE]. Term: [DATES OR RENEWAL TERMS]. Installation, hosting and approved affiliates: [DETAILS]. Ownership remains with the licensor; rights not expressly granted are reserved.

2. FEES AND DELIVERY

Price and currency: [DETAILS]. Payment schedule: [DETAILS]. Delivery or activation: [DATE / METHOD]. Taxes: [ALLOCATION]. Any usage limits, overage rates and renewal notice: [DETAILS].

3. RESTRICTIONS AND THIRD-PARTY COMPONENTS

No resale, sublicensing or unauthorized sharing except [EXPRESS PERMISSIONS]. Restrictions on modification or reverse engineering apply only where permitted by law. Third-party and open-source components and their license terms: [LIST / LINK]. Those terms govern those components.

4. SUPPORT, DATA AND SECURITY

Support hours, response targets and maintenance: [DETAILS OR NONE]. Updates included: [DETAILS]. Personal data processing, security responsibilities, exports and deletion: [TERMS OR SEPARATE AGREEMENT]. Licensee backup responsibilities: [DETAILS].

5. WARRANTY AND LIABILITY

Agreed performance warranty and period: [SPECIFICATIONS AND PERIOD]. Remedy for verified defects: [REPAIR / REPLACEMENT / REFUND TERMS]. Liability cap and exceptions: [DETAILS]. No limitation excludes mandatory consumer rights or liabilities that cannot be limited.

6. TERMINATION

A material breach may be terminated if not cured within [NUMBER] days after notice. At expiry or termination, cease licensed use and remove copies, subject to any agreed archival rights. Data export window, refunds and outstanding fees: [DETAILS]. Confidentiality and accrued obligations survive.

7. NOTICES AND CHANGES

Notices must be sent to the addresses above by [AGREED DELIVERY METHOD] and take effect on [AGREED RECEIPT RULE]. Each party must promptly notify the other of changed contact details. Changes to this agreement must be recorded in writing and accepted by all affected parties.

8. LAW AND DISPUTES

Governing law: [AGREED LAW]. Courts or other agreed dispute process: [FORUM AND PROCESS]. The parties will first try to resolve a dispute through their named contacts for [NUMBER] days, without preventing urgent relief or missing a legal deadline. Nothing in this agreement removes rights or requirements that cannot lawfully be excluded.

9. COMPLETE AGREEMENT

This document and its completed schedules record the agreement on this subject. If a term cannot be enforced, the remaining terms continue to the extent permitted. Each signatory confirms authority to sign for the named party. Counterparts and electronic signatures may be used where permitted; any additional signing formalities must still be completed.

SIGNATURES

Licensor: [NAME]

Signature: ____________________ Date: ____________________

Signing capacity, if applicable: [TITLE / CAPACITY]

Licensee: [NAME]

Signature: ____________________ Date: ____________________

Signing capacity, if applicable: [TITLE / CAPACITY]

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