Font Licenses
Effective as of September 2, 2022. The previous version of our license can be viewed here.
Fontsera Desktop License Agreement
This End User License Agreement ("Agreement," "EULA," or "License") is a contract between you (“Licensee”) and Fontsera.
Please read this Agreement carefully. By purchasing, downloading, installing and/or using the Font Software supplied by Fontsera, you are agreeing to the terms of this Agreement.
1. Binding Agreement
You (“Licensee”) are bound by this Agreement and acknowledge that all Use of the Font Software supplied by Fontsera is governed by this Agreement.
We perpetually reserve the right to modify or amend this Agreement in any way what-so-ever, at any time and without notice given.
2. License Grant
Fontsera grants Licensee a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Font Software. The license granted in this section 2 (License Grant) is subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
3. License Users
The Font Software may be simultaneously used by no more than the number of users declared and paid for at time of purchase. A “User” is a single person or single company, for a single Desktop License purchase, the Font Software may be installed on not more than two (2) devices, such as desktop or laptop computers, tablets, and/or smartphones. If the Font Software will be installed on more than two (2) devices, additional licenses to the Font Software must be purchased.
All devices must belong to the same person or company purchasing the Font Software, it is the responsibility of the Licensee to ensure that devices and license limitations are stayed within, and communicated internally.
4. Usage
This Desktop License allows Licensee to install fonts on a computer and use it in any desktop program (such as Adobe Illustrator) to create commercial and personal projects including, but not limited to, physical products, branding, print documents, and more.
The desktop license also allows Licensee to create and distribute static images on any surface, including computer and TV screens, paper and physical products. The images can be created in raster format (.JPEG, .TIFF, .PNG, etc.) or in vector format (EPS, SVG, etc. made with a “create outlines” tool).
5. License Specific Restrictions
Use of the Font Software is subject to the following restrictions:
(a) Licensee may NOT embed the Font Software in any way whatsoever with the sole limited exception of Limited Embedding (as defined in section 6).
(b) Licensee may NOT use the Font Software in any application allowing an unlicensed end user to customize a digital or physical product to their specific needs using the Font Software, such as an “print on demand”, “on demand”, “made to order” or “build it yourself” applications.
(c) Licensee may NOT use the Font Software to create alphabet or letterform products for resale where the product consists of individual letterforms.
(d) Licensee may NOT use the Font Software in any way allowing an unlicensed end user to customize a digital or physical product to their specific needs using the font Software.
6. Limited Embedding
Fontsera grants Licensee a limited right and non-exclusive license to embed the Font Software only into an Electronic Document (such as Adobe PDF, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word). The license granted in this section 5 (Limited Embedding) is subject to the following terms: (1) The document is not for Commercial Use; AND (2) The document is distributed in secured read-only format that does not allow the recipient to extract the Font Software; with the sole limited exception if the recipient of such document is within the Licensee License Users (as defined in section 3).
If the Electronic Document containing the embedded Font Software will be sold, a separate ePub License must be purchased.
7. Third Parties
Licensee may temporarily provide the Font Software to a graphic designer, printer, agent, or independent contractor who is working on behalf of the Licensee only if they agree in writing to use the Font Software exclusively for your work, agree in writing to the terms of this Agreement, and retain no copies of the Font Software on completion of the work. Allowing use of the Font Software by any third party in any other circumstance is prohibited.
8. Font Software Protection
Licensee agree to take appropriate actions to protect the Font Software from any unauthorized use or access from unlicensed parties.
9. Ownership
This Font Software is licensed—not sold—to the Licensee by Fontsera on behalf of the Shop Owner, and is licensed for use in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. As a Licensee, you become a licensed user NOT an owner of the Font Software.
10. Modifications
Licensee may NOT modify the Font Software, or create Derivative Works from the Font Software without prior written consent from Fontsera or the Shop Owner.
11. Restrictions
Licensee may NOT sell, lease, sublicense, share, distribute, adapt, modify, alter, translate, convert, change, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, attempt to discover the source code, or create derivative works from the Font Software without prior written consent from Fontsera or the Shop Owner. Fontsera and the Shop Owner expressly reserve the right to create any such modifications, derivations or adaptations.
12. Copyright
The Font Software is protected by copyright law. The Shop Owner is the sole, exclusive owner of all intellectual property rights, including rights under copyright and trademark law. The Licensee agrees that the Font Software, its structure, organization, code, and related files are property of the Shop Owner and that any intentional or negligent use of the Font Software not expressly permitted by the Agreement constitutes an infringement of intellectual and industrial property rights.
13. Trademarks
Licensee may NOT register, or apply to register, a trademark, design mark, service mark, or tradename, that uses the Font Software (in whole or in part); or claim ownership rights in an attempt to prevent any third party from using that Font Software. Trademarks can only be used in reference to output produced by the Font Software. Referring to a trademark does not give the Licensee any ownership rights for that trademark. Licensee may not change any trademark or trade name designation for the Font Software.
14. Limited Warranty
The Font Software is delivered without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including commercial warranties and warranties of fitness for any particular use. Fontsera and the Shop Owner shall in no event give any technical support on how to use the Font Software on your system. Fontsera and the Shop Owner shall in no event be liable to the Licensee for any consequential or incidental damages caused by the use or inability to use the Font Software, including any lost revenue, profits, goodwill or savings, or for any claim by any third party.
15. Termination
Fontsera has the right to terminate your license immediately if Licensee fail to comply with any of the terms listed in this Agreement. Upon termination, Licensee must destroy the original and any copies of the Font Software. The termination of this Agreement shall not preclude Fontsera from taking legal action for any breach of this Agreement.