iOS SDK Agreement

Apple Inc.

iOS SDK Agreement

Internal Use Only; No Redistribution

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN AND READ ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE. THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND APPLE. IF YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, CLICK THE “AGREE” BUTTON OR CHECK THE BOX DISPLAYED AT THE END OF THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU ARE READING THIS ON AN APPLE WEBSITE. BY CLICKING “AGREE”, CHECKING THE BOX OR BY DOWNLOADING, USING OR COPYING ANY PART OF THIS SDK, YOU ARE AGREEING ON YOUR OWN BEHALF AND/OR ON BEHALF OF YOUR COMPANY TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS STATED BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT OR CANNOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOU CANNOT USE THIS SDK.  DO NOT DOWNLOAD OR USE THIS SDK IN THAT CASE.

NOTE:  You understand and agree that this Agreement is only for development purposes, and that Applications You develop using these SDK materials cannot be distributed or installed on an iOS Product unless You enter into a separate license agreement with Apple.  If You would like to load such Applications onto iOS Products or submit such Applications to the App Store, then You must apply to join the applicable iOS Developer Program.  More information is available at http://developer.apple.com/.  Apple reserves the right to refuse admission to any of its iOS Developer Programs at any time in its sole discretion. 

1. Definitions

Whenever capitalized in this Agreement:

“Agreement” means this iOS SDK Agreement.

“App Store” means an electronic store and its storefronts branded, and owned and/or controlled by Apple or an affiliate of Apple. 

“Apple” means Apple Inc., a California corporation with its principal place of business at One Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California 95014, U.S.A.

“Application” means one or more software programs developed by You in compliance with this Agreement, under Your own trademark or brand, and for specific use with an iOS Product, including bug fixes, updates, upgrades, modifications, enhancements, supplements to, revisions, new releases and new versions of such software programs.

“Authorized Users” means Your employees and contractors or, if You are an educational institution, Your faculty and staff who (a) each have an active and valid Registered Apple Developer account with Apple, (b) have a demonstrable need to know or use the SDK in order to develop and test Applications, and (c) to the extent such individuals will have access to Apple Confidential Information, each have written and binding agreements with You to protect the unauthorized use and disclosure of such Apple and third party confidential information.

“Documentation” means any technical or other specifications or documentation that Apple may provide to You for use in connection with the SDK.

“FOSS” (Free and Open Source Software) means any software that is subject to terms that, as a condition of use, copying, modification or redistribution, require such software and/or derivative works thereof to be disclosed or distributed in source code form, to be licensed for the purpose of making derivative works, or to be redistributed free of charge, including without limitation software distributed under the GNU General Public License or GNU Lesser/Library GPL.

"iOS Developer Program Agreement" means a separate agreement that may be entered into between You and Apple regarding the provisioning of test devices for Your Applications, loading of Your Applications onto iOS Products for enterprise or educational purposes, and/or submission of Your Application to the App Store for approval and digital signing by Apple, among other things.

“iOS Product” means an Apple-branded product that runs Apple’s iOS operating system software (or any successor thereto). 

“Program Requirements” mean the technical, human interface, design, product category, security, performance, and other criteria and requirements for Applications specified by Apple in the iOS Developer Program Agreement.  

“SDK” (Software Development Kit) means the Documentation, software (source code and object code), applications, sample code, simulator, tools, libraries, APIs, data, files, and materials provided by Apple for use by You in connection with Your Application development, and includes any Updates that may be provided by Apple to You pursuant to this Agreement.  

“Term” means the period described in Section 6.

“Updates” means bug fixes, updates, upgrades, modifications, enhancements, supplements, and new releases or versions of the SDK, or to any part of the SDK.

“You” or “Your” means the person(s) or entity using the SDK or otherwise exercising rights under this Agreement.  If You are entering into this Agreement on behalf of Your company, organization, educational institution, or an agency, instrumentality, or department of the federal government, “You” or “Your” refers to your company, organization, educational institution or agency, instrumentality, or department of the federal government as well.

2. SDK Internal Use License and Restrictions

2.1 Confidential Nature of Pre-Release SDK

Pre-release versions of the SDK constitute Apple Confidential Information and are subject to the confidentiality obligations of this Agreement. Such pre-release versions of the SDK should not be relied upon to perform in the same manner as a final-release, commercial-grade product, nor should they be used with data that is not sufficiently and regularly backed up. Distribution of Applications created with the SDK is not permitted absent a separate agreement with Apple. 

2.2 Permitted Uses and Restrictions

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Apple hereby grants You during the Term, a limited, non-exclusive, personal, revocable, non-sublicensable and non-transferable license to:

(a)  Install a reasonable number of copies of the SDK on Apple-branded computers owned or controlled by You, to be used internally by You or Your Authorized Users for the sole purpose of developing or testing Applications; and

(b)  Make and distribute a reasonable number of copies of the Documentation to Your Authorized Users for Your internal use only and for the sole purpose of developing or testing Applications.

You understand and agree that Applications developed using these SDK materials cannot be installed or used on an iOS Product or submitted to the App Store unless You enter into a separate iOS Developer Program Agreement with Apple and comply with the Program Requirements.  Information regarding the iOS Developer Program Agreement and the Program Requirements is available within the iOS Developer Program website at http://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/information/index.html.  Apple reserves the right to change the Program Requirements and/or the terms of the iOS Developer Program Agreement from time to time. You are fully responsible for any and all costs, expenses or other liabilities You may incur as a result of Your Application development or use of this SDK.

2.3 Copies

You agree to retain and reproduce in full the Apple copyright, disclaimers and other proprietary notices (as they appear in the SDK and Documentation provided) in all copies of the SDK and Documentation that You are permitted to make under this Agreement.

2.4 Ownership

Apple retains all rights, title, and interest in and to the SDK. You agree to cooperate with Apple to maintain Apple's ownership of the SDK, and, to the extent that You become aware of any claims relating to the SDK, You agree to use reasonable efforts to promptly provide notice of any such claims to Apple. The parties acknowledge that this Agreement does not give Apple any ownership interest in Your Applications.

2.5 No Other Permitted Uses

You agree not to rent, lease, lend, upload to or host on any website or server, sell, redistribute, or sublicense the SDK, in whole or in part, or to enable others to do so. You may not use the SDK for any purpose not expressly permitted by this Agreement. You agree not to install, use or run the SDK on any non-Apple-branded computer, or to enable others to do so. You may not and You agree not to, or to enable others to, copy (except as expressly permitted under this Agreement), decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, attempt to derive the source code of, modify, decrypt, or create derivative works of the SDK or any services provided by the SDK, or any part thereof (except as and only to the extent any foregoing restriction is prohibited by applicable law, or to the extent as may be permitted by licensing terms governing use of open-sourced components or sample code included with the SDK). You agree not to exploit any services provided by the SDK in any unauthorized way whatsoever, including but not limited to, by trespass or burdening network capacity. Any attempt to do so is a violation of the rights of Apple and its licensors of the SDK or services provided by the SDK. If You breach any of the foregoing restrictions, You may be subject to prosecution and damages. All licenses not expressly granted in this Agreement are reserved and no other licenses, immunity or rights, express or implied are granted by Apple, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise. This Agreement does not grant You any rights to use any trademarks, logos or service marks belonging to Apple, including but not limited to the iPhone or iPod word marks. If You make reference to any Apple products or technology or use Apple’s trademarks, You agree to comply with the published guidelines at http://www.apple.com/legal/trademark/guidelinesfor3rdparties.html, as modified by Apple from time to time.

2.6 Updates; No Support or Maintenance

Apple may extend, enhance, or otherwise modify the SDK at any time without notice, but Apple shall not be obligated to provide You with any Updates to the SDK. If Updates are made available by Apple, the terms of this Agreement will govern such Updates, unless the Update is accompanied by a separate license in which case the terms of that license will govern. Apple is not obligated to provide any maintenance, technical or other support for the SDK. You acknowledge that Apple has no express or implied obligation to announce or make available any Updates of the SDK to anyone in the future. Should an Update be made available, it may have APIs, features, services or functionality that are different from those found in the SDK licensed hereunder.

3. Your Obligations

3.1 General

You certify to Apple and agree that:

(a) You are of the legal age of majority in the jurisdiction in which You reside (at least 18 years of age in many countries) and have the right and authority to enter into this Agreement on Your own behalf, or if You are entering into this Agreement on behalf of Your company, organization, educational institution, or agency, instrumentality, or department of the federal government, that You have the right and authority to legally bind such entity or organization to the terms and obligations of this Agreement;

(b) All information provided to Apple by You will be current, true, accurate, supportable and complete;

(c) You will comply with the terms of and fulfill Your obligations under this Agreement and You agree to monitor and be responsible for Your Authorized Users’ use of the SDK and their compliance with the terms of this Agreement; and

(d) You will be solely responsible for all costs, expenses, losses and liabilities incurred, and activities undertaken by You and Authorized Users in connection with the SDK, Your Applications and Your related development efforts.

3.2 Use of the SDK

As a condition to using the SDK, You agree that:

(a) You will only use the SDK for the purposes and in the manner expressly permitted by this Agreement and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations;

(b) You will not use the SDK for any unlawful or illegal activity, nor to develop any Application which would commit or facilitate the commission of a crime, or other tortious, unlawful, or illegal act;

(c) You will not install or use Applications developed hereunder on any iOS Products or on any other hardware or device, except on Apple-branded computers as expressly permitted in Section 2.2(a);

(d) You will not distribute Applications created with the SDK absent a separate agreement with Apple;

(e) To the best of Your knowledge and belief, Your Application does not and will not violate, misappropriate, or infringe any Apple or third party copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy and publicity, trade secrets, patents, or other proprietary or legal rights (e.g. musical composition or performance rights, video rights, photography or image rights, logo rights, third party data rights, etc. for content and materials that may be included in Your Application); and

(f) You will not, through use of the SDK or otherwise, create any Application or other program that would disable, hack or otherwise interfere with any security, digital signing, digital rights management, content protection, verification or authentication mechanisms implemented in or by the iOS operating system software, this SDK, or other Apple software, services or technology, or enable others to do so.

4. Confidentiality

4.1 Information Deemed Apple Confidential

You agree that all pre-release versions of the SDK (including pre-release Documentation) will be deemed “Apple Confidential Information”; provided however that upon the commercial release of the SDK the terms and conditions that disclose pre-release features of the SDK will no longer be confidential. Other non-public information disclosed by Apple to You in connection with this Agreement will be deemed Apple Confidential Information under this Agreement only if it is identified or marked as "Confidential" if disclosed in writing, or is designated as being confidential at the time of disclosure, if disclosed orally or visually. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Apple Confidential Information will not include: (i) information that is generally and legitimately available to the public through no fault or breach of Yours, (ii) information that is generally made available to the public by Apple, (iii) information that is independently developed by You without the use of any Apple Confidential Information, (iv) information that was rightfully obtained from a third party who had the right to transfer or disclose it to You without limitation, or (v) any FOSS included in the SDK and accompanied by licensing terms that do not impose confidentiality obligations on the use or disclosure of such FOSS.

4.2 Obligations Regarding Apple Confidential Information

You agree to protect Apple Confidential Information using at least the same degree of care that You use to protect Your own confidential information of similar importance, but no less than a reasonable degree of care. You agree to use Apple Confidential Information solely for the purpose of exercising Your rights and performing Your obligations under this Agreement and agree not to use Apple Confidential Information for any other purpose, for Your own or any third party’s benefit, without Apple's prior written consent. You further agree not to disclose or disseminate Apple Confidential Information to anyone other than: (i) those of Your employees and contractors, or those of Your faculty and staff if You are an educational institution, who have a need to know and who are bound by a written agreement that prohibits unauthorized use or disclosure of the Apple Confidential Information; or (ii) except as otherwise agreed or permitted in writing by Apple. You may disclose Apple Confidential Information to the extent required by law, provided that You take reasonable steps to notify Apple of such requirement before disclosing the Apple Confidential Information and to obtain protective treatment of the Apple Confidential Information. You acknowledge that damages for improper disclosure of Apple Confidential Information may be irreparable; therefore, Apple is entitled to seek equitable relief, including injunction and preliminary injunction, in addition to all other remedies.

4.3 Information Submitted to Apple Not Deemed Confidential

Apple works with many application and software developers and some of their products may be similar to or compete with Your Applications. Apple may also be developing its own similar or competing applications and products or may decide to do so in the future. To avoid potential misunderstandings, Apple cannot agree, and expressly disclaims, any confidentiality obligations or use restrictions, express or implied, with respect to any information that You may provide in connection with this Agreement, including information about Your Application (such disclosures will be referred to as “Licensee Disclosures”). You agree that any such Licensee Disclosures will be non-confidential. Apple will be free to use and disclose any Licensee Disclosures on an unrestricted basis without notifying or compensating You. You release Apple from all liability and obligations that may arise from the receipt, review, use, or disclosure of any portion of any Licensee Disclosures. Any physical materials You submit to Apple will become Apple property and Apple will have no obligation to return those materials to You or to certify their destruction.

4.4 Press Releases and Other Publicity

You may not issue any press releases or make any other public statements regarding this Agreement, its terms and conditions, or the relationship of the parties without Apple’s express prior written approval, which may be withheld at Apple's discretion.

5. Indemnification 

To the extent permitted by applicable law, You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Apple, its directors, officers, employees, independent contractors and agents (each an "Apple Indemnified Party") from any and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, expenses and costs (including without limitation attorneys' fees and court costs) (collectively "Losses") incurred by an Apple Indemnified Party as a result of Your breach of this Agreement, a breach of any certification, covenant, representation or warranty made by You in this Agreement, any claims that Your Applications violate or infringe any third party intellectual property or proprietary rights, or otherwise related to or arising from Your use of the SDK, Your Application(s) or Your development of Applications.

You acknowledge that the SDK is not intended for use in the development of Applications in which errors or inaccuracies in the content, functionality, services, data or information provided by the Application or the failure of the Application could lead to death, personal injury, or severe physical or environmental damage, and, to the extent permitted by law, You hereby agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Apple Indemnified Party from any Losses incurred by such Apple Indemnified Party by reason of any such use.  In no event may You enter into any settlement or like agreement with a third party that affects Apple's rights or binds Apple in any way, without the prior written consent of Apple.

6. Term and Termination

6.1 Term  

The license to use this version of the SDK is effective until terminated in accordance with Section 6.2.

6.2 Termination

This Agreement and all rights under this Agreement will terminate automatically or cease to be effective without notice from Apple if You or any of Your Authorized Users fail to comply with any term(s) of this Agreement. In addition, Apple reserves the right to terminate this Agreement if a new version of Apple’s iOS operating system software or the SDK is released which is incompatible with this version of the SDK.  Either party may terminate this Agreement for its convenience, for any reason or no reason, effective 30 days after providing the other party with written notice of its intent to terminate.

6.3 Effect of Termination

Upon the termination of this Agreement for any reason, You agree to immediately cease all use of the SDK and erase and destroy all copies, full or partial, of the SDK and all copies of Apple Confidential Information in Your and Your Authorized Users' possession or control. At Apple’s request, You agree to provide written certification of such destruction to Apple. The provisions of Sections 1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1(d), 3.2(c), 3.2(d), 3.2(e), 3.2(f), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 will survive any termination of this Agreement. Apple will not be liable for compensation, indemnity, or damages of any sort as a result of terminating this Agreement in accordance with its terms, and termination of this Agreement will be without prejudice to any other right or remedy Apple may have, now or in the future.  

7. NO WARRANTY

The SDK may contain inaccuracies or errors that could cause failures or loss of data and it may be incomplete. Apple may, through the SDK, provide or make available services (collectively the “Services”). Apple and its licensors reserve the right to change, suspend, remove, or disable access to any Services at any time without notice. In no event will Apple be liable for the removal of or disabling of access to any such Services. Apple may also impose limits on the use of or access to certain Services, in any case and without notice or liability. YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT USE OF THE SDK AND SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY AND EFFORT IS WITH YOU. THE SDK AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND APPLE AND APPLE'S LICENSORS (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS "APPLE" FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 7 AND 8) HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE SDK AND SERVICES, EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. APPLE DOES NOT WARRANT AGAINST INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE SDK, THAT THE SDK OR SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SDK OR SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS IN THE SDK OR SERVICES WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SDK OR SERVICES WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH FUTURE APPLE PRODUCTS OR SOFTWARE. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY APPLE OR AN APPLE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE WILL CREATE A WARRANTY. SHOULD THE SDK OR SERVICES PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. Location data provided by any Services is for basic navigational purposes only and is not intended to be relied upon in situations where precise location information is needed or where erroneous, inaccurate or incomplete location data may lead to death, personal injury, property or environmental damage. Neither Apple nor any of its licensors guarantees the availability, accuracy, completeness, reliability, or timeliness of location data or any other data displayed by any Services.

8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 

TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL APPLE BE LIABLE FOR PERSONAL INJURY, OR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SDK OR SERVICES, OR YOUR DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER UNDER A THEORY OF CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCTS LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF APPLE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY REMEDY. In no event shall Apple’s total liability to You under this Agreement for all damages (other than as may be required by applicable law in cases involving personal injury) exceed the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00).

9. General Legal Terms

9.1 Third Party Notices 

Portions of the SDK utilize or include third party software and other copyrighted material. Acknowledgements, licensing terms and disclaimers for such material are contained in the electronic documentation for the SDK, and Your use of such material is governed by their respective terms.

9.2 Consent to Collection and Use of Non-Personal Data 

You agree that Apple and its subsidiaries may collect and use technical and related information, including but not limited to information about Your Applications, computer, system software, other software and peripherals, that is gathered periodically to facilitate the provision of software updates and other services to You (if any) related to the SDK, and to verify compliance with the terms of this Agreement. Apple may use this information, as long as it is in a form that does not personally identify You, to improve the SDK, our products or to provide services or technologies to You and our customers.  

9.3 Assignment

This Agreement may not be assigned, nor may any of Your obligations under this Agreement be delegated, in whole or in part, by You by operation of law, merger, or any other means without Apple’s express prior written consent and any attempted assignment without such consent will be null and void.

9.4 Relationship of Parties  

This Agreement will not be construed as creating an agency, partnership, joint venture, fiduciary duty, or any other form of legal association between You and Apple, and You will not represent to the contrary, whether expressly, by implication, appearance or otherwise. This Agreement is not for the benefit of any third parties.

9.5 Independent Development 

Nothing in this Agreement will impair Apple's right to develop, acquire, license, market, promote, or distribute products or technologies that perform the same or similar functions as, or otherwise compete with, Your Applications or any other products or technologies that You may develop, produce, market, or distribute.

9.6 Notices

Any notices relating to this Agreement shall be in writing. Notices will be deemed given by Apple when sent to You at the email address You provided as part of Your Registered Apple Developer sign-up process. Notices to Apple will be deemed given (a) when delivered personally, (b) three business days after having been sent by commercial overnight carrier with written proof of delivery, and (c) five business days after having been sent by first class or certified mail, postage prepaid, to this Apple address:  iOS SDK Licensing, Apple Inc., 12545 Riata Vista Circle, MS 198-3SWL, Austin, TX 78727, USA. You consent to receive notices by email and agree that any such notices that Apple sends You electronically will satisfy any legal communication requirements. A party may change its email or mailing address by giving the other written notice as described above. 

9.7 Severability 

If a court of competent jurisdiction finds any clause of this Agreement to be unenforceable for any reason, that clause of this Agreement shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the parties, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. However, if applicable law prohibits or restricts You from fully and specifically complying with the Sections of this Agreement entitled "SDK Internal Use License and Restrictions" or "Your Obligations" or prevents the enforceability of either of those Sections, this Agreement will immediately terminate and You must immediately discontinue any use of the SDK as described in the Section entitled “Term and Termination.”

9.8 Waiver and Construction  

Failure by Apple to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of future enforcement of that or any other provision. Any laws or regulations that provide that the language of a contract will be construed against the drafter will not apply to this Agreement. Section headings are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

9.9 Export Control 

You may not use, export, re-export, import, sell or transfer the SDK except as authorized by United States law, the laws of the jurisdiction in which You obtained the SDK, and any other applicable laws and regulations. In particular, but without limitation, the SDK may not be exported or re-exported (a) into any U.S. embargoed countries or (b) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Department of Commerce Denied Person’s List or Entity List. By using the SDK, You represent and warrant that You are not located in any such country or on any such list. You also agree that You will not use the SDK for any purposes prohibited by United States law, including, without limitation, the development, design, manufacture or production of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.  

9.10 Government End Users 

The SDK and Documentation are “Commercial Items”, as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. §2.101, consisting of “Commercial Computer Software” and “Commercial Computer Software Documentation”, as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202, as applicable. Consistent with 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, as applicable, the Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are being licensed to U.S. Government end users (a) only as Commercial Items and (b) with only those rights as are granted to all other end users pursuant to the terms and conditions herein. Unpublished-rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States.

9.11 Dispute Resolution; Governing Law 

Any litigation or other dispute resolution between You and Apple arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the SDK, or Your relationship with Apple will take place in the Northern District of California, and You and Apple hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction of and exclusive venue in the state and federal courts within that District with respect any such litigation or dispute resolution. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and the State of California, except that body of California law concerning conflicts of law. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if You are an agency, instrumentality or department of the federal government of the United States, then this Agreement shall be governed in accordance with the laws of the United States of America, and in the absence of applicable federal law, the laws of the State of California will apply. Further, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (including but not limited to Section 5 (Indemnification)), all claims, demands, complaints and disputes will be subject to the Contract Disputes Act (41 U.S.C. §§601-613), the Tucker Act (28 U.S.C. § 1346(a) and § 1491), or the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2401-2402, 2671-2672, 2674-2680), as applicable, or other applicable governing authority.  

If You (as an entity entering into this Agreement) are a U.S. public and accredited educational institution, then (a) this Agreement will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the state (within the U.S.) in which Your educational institution is domiciled, except that body of state law concerning conflicts of law; and (b) any litigation or other dispute resolution between You and Apple arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the SDK, or Your relationship with Apple will take place in federal court within the Northern District of California, and You and Apple hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction of and exclusive venue of such District unless such consent is expressly prohibited by the laws of the state in which Your educational institution is domiciled.  

This Agreement shall not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the application of which is expressly excluded.

9.12 Entire Agreement; Governing Language

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the use of the SDK licensed hereunder and supersedes all prior understandings regarding such subject matter. This Agreement may be modified only: (a) by a written amendment signed by both parties, or (b) to the extent expressly permitted by this Agreement (for example, by Apple by written or email notice to You). Any translation of this Agreement is done for local requirements and in the event of a dispute between the English and any non-English version, the English version of this Agreement shall govern. If You are located in the province of Quebec, Canada, the following clause applies: The parties hereby confirm that they have requested that this Agreement and all related documents be drafted in English. Les parties ont exigé que le présent contrat et tous les documents connexes soient rédigés en anglais.

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Rev. 8/18/10