Why use End-User License Agreement (EULA)

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The End-User License Agreement (1) is the agreement between the user who purchases, installs, or downloads a software application and the licensor or provider of that software application.

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(1) Link to https://termsfeed.com/eula/generator/

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This kind of legal agreement can go by different names:

EULA

EULA

End-Use License Agreement

Licence Agreement

Software License Agreement

Licensed Application End-User

Agreement

The EULA agreement is important for software developers.

EULA agreements (2) are commonly used with desktop apps and mobile apps.

(2) Link to https://termsfeed.com/eula/generator/

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When someone installs, downloads, or uses a copy of the software application on their computer or mobile device, they are, in essence, making a copy of the copyrighted software.

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The EULA agreement will inform the users on the limits and liabilities that come along with personally using the piece of copyrighted software.

The EULA agreement gives users the right to use the software. This agreement only covers issues that address the licensing of the software.

A Terms and Conditions (3) agreement cover more topics.

This agreement is much broader in scope and lets users know how they are allowed to use the app, and what they should expect from you.

(3) Link to https://termsfeed.com/terms-conditions/generator/

A License Granting

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EULA agreements must cover license granting.

Here’s an example of a clause where the license granted is “revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited…”

A Restrictions on

Use clause.

Users can use the app in both legal andillegal ways.

A clause on license restrictions is another key part of an EULA agreement.

A Termination of Licensing

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The software developer can retain rights to terminate the license granted to the user in the case of violations.

Below is an example of the License Agreement of Apple Pages (4) app that’s included in OS X:

(4) Link to http://www.apple.com/pages/

Opera’s desktop app places links to the EULA and other legal agreements, such as the Privacy Policy agreement of Opera (5), at the “About” menu:

(5) Link to http://www.opera.com/privacy

When clicking on that menu item, it then opens the “About” screen:

Vimeo makes its EULA available right from the official App Store: