This Software License Agreement ("Agreement”) is a legal agreement between you and NVIDIA Corporation ("NVIDIA") and governs your use of the NVIDIA RTX Experience application and related software and materials (collectively, the “SOFTWARE”).
This Agreement can be accepted only by an adult of legal age of majority in the country in which the SOFTWARE is used.
If you are entering into this Agreement on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you represent that you have the legal authority to bind the entity to this Agreement, in which case “you” will mean the entity you represent.
If you don’t have the required age or authority to accept this Agreement, or if you don’t accept all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, do not download, install or use the SOFTWARE.
You agree to use the SOFTWARE only for purposes that are permitted by (a) this Agreement, and (b) any applicable law, regulation or generally accepted practices or guidelines in the relevant jurisdictions.
1. License.
1.1 Grant. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, NVIDIA hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license, without the right to sublicense, to install and use the SOFTWARE version(s) delivered to you.
1.2 You may allow employees of your entity or of your subsidiary(ies) to access and use the SOFTWARE from your secure network to perform work on your behalf. You are responsible for the compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement by your authorized users. Any act or omission that, if committed by you, would constitute a breach of this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a breach of this Agreement if committed by your authorized users.
1.3 Pre-Release. The SOFTWARE versions identified as alpha, beta, preview or otherwise as pre-release, may not be fully functional, may contain errors or design flaws, and may have reduced or different security, privacy, accessibility, availability, and reliability standards relative to commercial versions of NVIDIA software and materials. Use of pre-release SOFTWARE may result in unexpected results, loss of data, project delays or other unpredictable damage or loss. You may use the pre-release SOFTWARE at your own risk, understanding that pre-release software and materials are not intended for use in production or business-critical systems. NVIDIA has no obligation to make available a commercial version of the pre-release SOFTWARE. NVIDIA has the right to abandon development of the pre-release SOFTWARE at any time without liability.
1.4 Updates. NVIDIA will from time to time automatically update the SOFTWARE to remove, change and add new features, content and functionality. The SOFTWARE delivers drivers and other software and materials for use with the SOFTWARE and in some cases for use with other applications in a system that includes the SOFTWARE. This license governs your use of the updates too.
1.5 Reservation of Rights. Your rights in the SOFTWARE are limited to those expressly granted under this Agreement and no other licenses are granted whether by implication, estoppel or otherwise. NVIDIA reserves all rights, title and interest in and to the SOFTWARE that are not expressly granted to you under this Agreement.
2. Limitations.
The following license limitations apply to your use of the SOFTWARE:
2.1 You may not reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble, or remove copyright or other proprietary notices from any portion of the SOFTWARE.
2.2 You may not copy, sell, rent, sublicense, transfer, distribute, modify, or create derivative works of any portion of the SOFTWARE.
2.3 You may not use the SOFTWARE for the purpose of developing competing products or technologies or assisting a third party in such activities.
2.4 You may not bypass, disable, or circumvent any encryption, security, digital rights management or authentication mechanism in the SOFTWARE.
2.5 You may not use the SOFTWARE in any manner that would cause it to become subject to a software license that requires as a condition of use, modification, and/or distribution that the SOFTWARE be (i) disclosed or distributed in source code form; (ii) licensed for the purpose of making derivative works; or (iii) redistributable at no charge.
2.6 You agree not to use the SOFTWARE with any system or application where the use or failure of such system or application can reasonably be expected to threaten or result in personal injury, death, or catastrophic loss, unless you have a separate agreement with NVIDIA for this purpose. Examples include use in nuclear, avionics, navigation, military, medical, life support or other life critical applications. NVIDIA does not design, test or manufacture the SOFTWARE for such use. NVIDIA shall not be liable to you or any third party, in whole or in part, for any claims or damages arising from such use.
2.7 You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless NVIDIA and its affiliates, and their respective employees, contractors, agents, officers and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, fines, restitutions and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees and costs incident to establishing the right of indemnification) arising out of or related to your use of the SOFTWARE outside of the scope of this Agreement, or not in compliance with its terms.
2.8 The SOFTWARE may come bundled with, or otherwise include or be distributed with, third party software licensed by a NVIDIA supplier and/or open source software provided under an open source license. Use of third-party software is subject to the third-party license terms, or else you may use the third-party software provided under this Agreement as-is with the SOFTWARE. Copyright to third party software is held by the copyright holders indicated in the third-party license terms.
You acknowledge and agree that it is your sole responsibility to obtain any additional third-party licenses required to make, have made, use, have used, sell, import, and offer for sale your products or services that include or incorporate any third-party software and content relating to audio and/or video encoders and decoders from, including but not limited to, Microsoft, Thomson, Fraunhofer IIS, Sisvel S.p.A., MPEG-LA, and Coding Technologies. NVIDIA does not grant to you under this Agreement any necessary patent or other rights with respect to any audio and/or video encoders and decoders.
3. Ownership.
3.1 The SOFTWARE, modifications thereto, and the respective intellectual property rights therein, are owned by NVIDIA or its licensors and are licensed to you as described in this Agreement. NVIDIA’s licensors are intended third party beneficiaries with the rights to enforce this Agreement with respect to their intellectual property rights.
3.2 You may, but don’t have to, provide to NVIDIA suggestions, feature requests or other feedback regarding the SOFTWARE, including possible enhancements or modifications to the SOFTWARE. For any feedback that you voluntarily provide, you hereby grant NVIDIA and its affiliates a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, license, sublicense (through multiple tiers of sublicensees), distribute (through multiple tiers of distributors) and otherwise commercialize it without the payment of any royalties or fees to you. NVIDIA will use feedback at its choice.
4. Data Collection.
You hereby acknowledge that the SOFTWARE may access and collect data in order to: (a) properly configure and optimize systems in which the SOFTWARE is installed; (b) deliver content or service through the SOFTWARE; and (c) improve NVIDIA products and services. Information collected by the SOFTWARE may include: (i) configuration data; (ii) operating system; (iii) installed applications and features; (iv) applications and features settings, performance and usage data.
NVIDIA may require certain personal information such as name, email address, entitlement information in order to deliver or provide products or services to you.
The SOFTWARE may contain links to websites and services. NVIDIA encourages you to review the privacy statements on those sites and services that you choose to visit so that you can understand how they may collect, use and share your data. NVIDIA is not responsible for the privacy statements or practices of sites and services controlled by other companies or organizations.
You should review the NVIDIA Privacy Policy, located at https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/about-nvidia/privacy-policy/, which explains NVIDIA’s policy for collecting and using data, as well as visit the NVIDIA Privacy Center, located at https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/privacy-center/, to manage your consent and privacy preferences.
5. No Warranties.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY NVIDIA “AS IS” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS,” AND NVIDIA AND ITS AFFILIATES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THE ABSENCE OF ANY DEFECTS THEREIN, WHETHER LATENT OR PATENT. NO WARRANTY IS MADE ON THE BASIS OF TRADE USAGE, COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF TRADE.
6. Limitations of Liability.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NVIDIA AND ITS AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA OR LOSS OF GOODWILL, OR THE COSTS OF PROCURING SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE, WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY ARISES FROM ANY CLAIM BASED UPON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION OR THEORY OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT WILL NVIDIA’S AND ITS AFFILIATES TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY UNDER OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED US$10.00. THE NATURE OF THE LIABILITY OR THE NUMBER OF CLAIMS OR SUITS SHALL NOT ENLARGE OR EXTEND THIS LIMIT.
These exclusions and limitations of liability shall apply regardless if NVIDIA or its affiliates have been advised of the possibility of such damages, and regardless of whether a remedy fails its essential purpose. These exclusions and limitations of liability form an essential basis of the bargain between the parties, and, absent any such exclusions or limitations of liability, the provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the economic terms, would be substantially different.
7. Termination.
7.1 This Agreement will continue to apply until terminated by either you or NVIDIA as described below.
7.2 If you want to terminate this Agreement, you may do so by stopping to use the SOFTWARE.
7.3 NVIDIA may, at any time, terminate this Agreement if: (i) you fail to comply with any term of this Agreement and the non-compliance is not fixed within thirty (30) days following notice from NVIDIA (or immediately if you violate NVIDIA’s intellectual property rights); (ii) you commence or participate in any legal proceeding against NVIDIA with respect to the SOFTWARE; or (iii) NVIDIA decides to no longer provide the SOFTWARE in a country or, in NVIDIA’s sole discretion, the continued use of it is no longer commercially viable.
7.4 Upon any termination of this Agreement, you agree to promptly discontinue use of the SOFTWARE, and destroy all copies of the SOFTWARE and all portions thereof in your possession or control. Upon written request, you will certify in writing that you have complied with your commitments under this section. Upon any termination of this Agreement all provisions survive except for the license grant provisions.
8. General.
If you wish to assign this Agreement or your rights and obligations, including by merger, consolidation, dissolution or operation of law, contact NVIDIA to ask for permission. Any attempted assignment not approved by NVIDIA in writing shall be void and of no effect. NVIDIA may assign, delegate or transfer this Agreement and its rights and obligations, and if to a non-affiliate you will be notified.
This Agreement will be governed in all respects by the laws of the United States and of the State of Delaware as those laws are applied to contracts entered into and performed entirely within Delaware, by Delaware residents, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is specifically disclaimed. You agree to all terms of this Agreement in the English language.
The state or federal courts residing in Santa Clara County, California shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute or claim arising out of this Agreement. Notwithstanding this, you agree that NVIDIA shall still be allowed to apply for injunctive remedies or an equivalent type of urgent legal relief in any jurisdiction.
If any court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be construed as limited to the extent necessary to be consistent with and fully enforceable under the law and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. Unless otherwise specified, remedies are cumulative.
Each party acknowledges and agrees that the other is an independent contractor in the performance of this Agreement.
The SOFTWARE has been developed entirely at private expense and is “commercial items” consisting of “commercial computer software” and “commercial computer software documentation” provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS. Use, duplication or disclosure by the U.S. Government or a U.S. Government subcontractor is subject to the restrictions in this Agreement pursuant to DFARS 227.7202-3(a) or as set forth in subparagraphs (b)(1) and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights clause at FAR 52.227-19, as applicable. Contractor/manufacturer is NVIDIA, 2788 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051.
You acknowledge that the SOFTWARE is subject to export control under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and economic sanctions regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), or any applicable export laws, restrictions or regulations. These laws include restrictions on destinations, end users and end use. Therefore, you may not export, reexport or transfer in-country the SOFTWARE without first obtaining any license or other approval that may be required by BIS and/or OFAC. You are responsible for any violation of the U.S. or other applicable export control or economic sanctions laws, regulations and requirements related to the SOFTWARE. By accepting this Agreement, you confirm that you are not a resident or citizen of any country currently embargoed by the U.S. and that you are not otherwise prohibited from receiving the SOFTWARE.
Any notice delivered by NVIDIA to you under this Agreement will be delivered via mail, email or fax. You agree that any notices that NVIDIA sends you electronically will satisfy any legal communication requirements. Please direct your legal notices or other correspondence to NVIDIA Corporation, 2788 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, California 95051, United States of America, Attention: Legal Department.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior negotiations or discussions between the parties relating to the subject matter hereto, oral or written, and all past dealings or industry custom. Any additional and/or conflicting terms and conditions on documents issued by you are null, void, and invalid. Any amendment or waiver under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by representatives of both parties.