LICENSING TERMS
arka Type Foundry EULA (End User License Agreement) Version from 5th of June 2024
MEET THE CAST
Brand Company is the “License Owner”.
In this contract we sometimes refer to the License Owner interchangeably as “you”.
CONTRACT & GRANT OF RIGHTS
This contract governs all use of our fonts. If you do anything with our fonts then you agree to the terms and conditions of this contract. As long as we’ve received full payment of all fees and the License Owner have agreed to abide by the terms of this contract and to be directly liable to us for doing so, we grant the License Owner a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable license to use the fonts for the purposes allowed by this contract. We’ll deliver the fonts once we receive full payment. We retain ownership of the fonts and everything that’s in them. Any rights that are not specifically given by us in this or private contract are reserved by us.
FIRST DESIGNER
The first designer or studio who used the fonts to make things for the License Owner (i.e., the “First Designer”) is covered by the License Owner’s license. If the License Owner wants other third parties to be able to use the fonts, the License Owner needs to buy a another separate license.
EACH CLIENT NEEDS THEIR OWN LICENSE
If a designer is using our fonts for multiple clients, each of those clients needs to have their own license.
TYPES OF LICENSES
Fonts get used in many ways and in different kinds of media, so we understand this and if you have a problem with licensing, text us on info@arkaburo.com.
The type of license you bought is shown on your invoice. The license fees are one-time fees. There are no subscription fees.
By the way, if monitoring your medias and purchasing additional licenses is something you’d rather not be bothered with, you might prefer an unlimited license. For an unlimited license text us on info@arkaburo.com.
UNLIMITED LICENSE
An unlimited license is a bundled license that covers all types of media (i.e., desktop, web, print, video, and social media) for one brand and has no limit, so you can also use it in an app, game, logo, etc. For an unlimited license text us on info@arkaburo.com.
LOGO LICENSE
With a logo/wordmark license you can use the fonts to create a logo or wordmark for one brand. If you want to do it for another brand, you need to buy another license. You can use that logo/wordmark everywhere (in print, on social media, in videos, etc.).
You can also convert the font to vector in design software and edit those outlines when you design a logo :)
DESKTOP LICENSE
With a desktop license, you can install the fonts on all your devices and use them to create printed (up to 100 units) and digital documents, products, portfolios, and similar items for a single brand. If you want to do it for another brand, you need to buy another license. Ideal for a start-up brand or small business.
PRINT LICENSE
With a print license, you can use the font to create over 100 printed documents, objects, products, signs, and similar items for a single brand. If you want to do it for another brand, you need to buy another license. Ideal for book releases, advertising campaigns, or product designs.
WEB LICENSE
With a web license you can use the fonts in WOFF and WOFF2 format on one web domain and for e-mail newsletters. There’s no limit on the amount of web traffic, but if you want to use the fonts for another web domain, you have to buy another separate web license.
If you want to use desktop software like Figma, you need to buy a desktop license. You’re welcome to self-host and subset the fonts. You are not allowed to use desktop font formats (like OTF) on the web.
SOCIAL MEDIA LICENSE
With a social media license you can use the fonts to create design assets for one brand to use on social media channels (like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, etc.).
If you’re making video content for social media, then you also need to buy a Video license.
VIDEO LICENSE
With a video license, you can use fonts to make content that has animated or moving images for one brand. This is the license you need if you’re making video content for places like YouTube, Netflix, television, movies, commercials, and video billboards.
If you’re making video content for social media then you’ll need both the video license and the social media licenses.
RESTRICTIONS
Now that you know all the things you can do, here are some things you can’t:
Use the fonts in a political context without getting our permission
Use the fonts to promote violence or discrimination
Convert the fonts to different formats
Modify, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the fonts
Make new fonts based on the design that’s in the fonts
Personalise font names
Embed the fonts in a way that end users can access them
Share the fonts with third parties
Use the fonts or the designs embodied in the fonts to train artificial intelligence
Put the fonts on public servers
WE ENJOY SHARING HOW OUR FONTS GET USED
We get excited when people make great things with our fonts and we love to share it. This means we might post it on social media, have it on our website, put it in books, magazines, case studies, etc., and let third parties do the same.
IMPORTANT LEGAL THINGS
TAXES
You are responsible for taxes that accrue in your country, including any withholding taxes. We won’t have to pay them and they won’t be deducted from your payments to us.
TERMINATION
If you breach this contract then all of your rights automatically end and you have to stop using the fonts immediately. In addition to any legal recourse we have, you'll need to pay for any costs we incur, like legal fees and investigation costs.
WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, INDEMNIFICATION & LIABILITY
We are providing the fonts on an “as-is” basis, without any express or implied warranties or representations like warranties of fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, performance, non-infringement, etc. You warrant and represent that you have the right to enter into this contract and that your use of the fonts will not harm anyone, violate any law or infringe on anyone’s rights. You will indemnify, defend, and hold us and our subsidiaries, affiliates, parents, partners, and licenses harmless from and against any loss, cost, liability, damage or expense (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) that we or such parties may incur or be liable for arising out of any breach of your obligations, representations or warranties in this agreement. Neither party will be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages arising out of this agreement.
Our maximum liability will never be more than a refund of the fees we received from you under this Agreement. We produce fonts using modern technology and test them, but we can’t promise they’ll work perfectly on all old systems or with all cutting edge technologies.
Please text us on info@arkaburo.com if you have a problem related to our fonts.
MISCELLANEOUS
This agreement, together with the terms and conditions contained in the invoices we send to you, contains the entire agreement between us and supersedes any prior agreements or discussions. It may be changed or supplemented only with our written consent. It cannot be modified or supplemented by the terms of the purchase order. If you upgrade your license, this contract completely replaces the version you agreed to when you originally purchased your license. If something in this contract turns out to be unenforceable, the rest will remain, and the unenforceable part will be replaced with the closest thing to execution. Just because we waive a right or allow something once doesn't mean we have to do it again.
This agreement is governed by the laws of Russia with exclusive jurisdiction in Moscow, Russia. Any legal proceedings or disputes will take place in Moscow. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to this contract. As well as no conflict of laws principles.
THAT’S ALL!