End User License Agreement

Web Font End User License Agreement

By downloading and /or installing any of our fonts you automatically agree to the Melvastype End User License Agreement (EULA). This Agreement becomes a binding contract between you and Melvastype when you click on the area marked “ACCEPT LICENSE AGREEMENT,” or similar language or when you accept the Agreement by other means (for instance referring to the Agreement in a purchase order, a confirmation email, etc.). If you do not wish to be bound by the Agreement, you cannot access, use or download the Licensed Web Fonts. Please read this entire document before agreeing to be bound. You hereby agree to the following:

  1. Binding Agreement. You are bound by the Agreement and you acknowledge that all Use of the Licensed Web Fonts is governed by the Agreement.
  2. License Grant. The Licensed Web Fonts are licensed, not sold, to you for Use only under the terms of this Agreement. Melvastype, as the licensor, reserves all rights not expressly granted to you. You are hereby granted a non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-transferable (except as expressly permitted herein) license to Use the Licensed Web Fonts on Websites, using the @font-face selector in CSS files, subject to all of the following:
  • You may not link to, host, or make available any version of the Licensed Web Fonts other than the files supplied by Melvastype.
  • The Licensed Web Fonts may be used only on the domain name(s) covered by the purchased license. Agencies, web design studios, hosting providers, and other service providers must ensure that each client obtains its own license.
  • The Licensed Web Fonts may not be used in services, applications, or websites that allow end users to create, customize, generate, or export products, documents, graphics, merchandise, or other content using the Licensed Web Fonts without obtaining an appropriate additional license from Melvastype.
  • The Licensed Web Fonts may not be modified, converted, renamed, reverse engineered, or redistributed without prior written permission from Melvastype.
  • The Licensed Web Fonts may be used only as supplied by Melvastype and only through standard web font implementation methods.
  • Use of the Licensed Web Fonts in trademarks, logos, logotypes, brand identities, or other branding applications requires a separate license from Melvastype.
  • The Licensed Web Fonts may be hosted on servers under the Licensee's control or by third-party hosting providers acting on the Licensee's behalf, provided that access to the font files is limited to the licensed use.
  • If the actual use exceeds the scope of the purchased license, the Licensee must obtain an appropriate license upgrade from Melvastype.
  1. Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights. You agree that the Licensed Web Fonts are protected by applicable copyright, trademark, design, and other intellectual property laws, as well as international treaties. You agree to treat the Licensed Web Fonts as you would any other copyrighted material. You may not copy the Licensed Web Fonts, except as expressly provided herein. You agree not to adapt, modify, alter, translate, convert, or otherwise change the Licensed Web Fonts, or to create Derivative Works from the Licensed Web Fonts or any portion thereof. You further agree not to use the Licensed Web Fonts in connection with software and/or hardware which create Derivative Works of the Licensed Web Fonts. You agree not to reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or instructions of the Licensed Web Fonts, provided, however, that if you are located in a European Community member country or any other country which provides rights materially similar to the rights set forth in this provision, you may reverse engineer or decompile the Licensed Web Fonts only to the extent that sufficient information is not available for the purpose of creating an interoperable software program (but only for such purpose and only to the extent that sufficient information is not provided in a timely manner free of charge by Melvastype upon written request). You agree that Melvastype, or its third party licensors, owns all right, title and interest in and to the Licensed Web Fonts, their structure, organization, code, and related files, including all intellectual and industrial property rights therein such as copyright, design and trademarks rights. You agree that the Licensed Web Fonts, their structure, organization, code, and related files are valuable property of Melvastype or its third party licensors and that any intentional or negligent Use of the Licensed Web Fonts not expressly permitted by the Agreement constitutes an infringement of intellectual and industrial property rights. The Licensed Web Fonts, Font Software, glyph outlines, character shapes, metrics, kerning data, and any other font-related data may not be used to train, develop, test, fine-tune, or improve any artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative AI, or similar automated systems without prior written permission from Melvastype. You agree to use trademarks associated with the Licensed Web Fonts according to accepted trademark practice, including identification of the trademark owner’s name. The use of any trademark authorized herein does not give you any rights of ownership in that trademark and all use of any trademark shall inure to the sole benefit of Melvastype. You may not change any trademark or trade name designation for the Licensed Web Fonts.
  2. Warranty; Limitation of Liability. Melvastype warrants to you that the Licensed Web Fonts will perform substantially in accordance with W3C specifications for the use of fonts in conjunction with the ‘@font-face rule’ specified in the cascading style sheets (“CSS”) specification set forth on the http://www.W3.org website as of the date of this Agreement for the twenty-one (21) day period following delivery of the Licensed Web Font(s). To make a warranty claim, you must, within the twenty-one (21) day warranty period, contact Melvastype with sufficient information regarding your licensing of the Licensed Web Font(s) so as to enable Melvastype to verify the existence and date of the license. If the Licensed Web Font(s) do not perform substantially in accordance with W3C specifications for the use of fonts in conjunction with the ‘@font-face rule’ specified in the cascading style sheets (“CSS”) specification set forth on the http://www.W3.org website as of the date you agree to be bound by this Agreement, the entire, exclusive, and cumulative liability and remedy shall be limited to the refund of the license fee you paid to Melvastype to obtain delivery of the Licensed Web Font(s). MELVASTYPE DOES NOT WARRANT THE RESULTS YOU MAY OBTAIN BY USING THE LICENSED WEB FONT(S). THE FOREGOING STATES THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES FOR MELVASTYPE’S BREACH OF WARRANTY. EXCEPT FOR THE FOREGOING LIMITED WARRANTY, MELVASTYPE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL MELVASTYPE BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE (I) FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, LOST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, OR LOST SAVINGS, EVEN IF MELVASTYPE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR (II) FOR ANY CLAIM AGAINST YOU BY ANY THIRD PARTY SEEKING SUCH DAMAGES EVEN IF MELVASTYPE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusions of limitations of incidental, consequential or special damages, so the above exclusion may not apply to you. Also, some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusions of implied warranties or limitations on how long an implied warranty may last, so the above limitations may not apply to you. To the greatest extent permitted by law, any implied warranties not effectively excluded by this Agreement are limited to twenty-one (21) days. Some jurisdictions do not permit a limitation of implied warranties where the product results in physical injury or death so such limitations may not apply to you. In those jurisdictions, you agree that Melvastype liability for such physical injury or death shall not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) United States dollars, provided that such jurisdictions permit a limitation of such liability. This warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may have other rights that vary from state to state or jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The Licensed Web Font(s) are non-returnable and nonrefundable.
  3. Transfer of the Licensed Web Fonts. You may not rent, lease, sublicense, give, lend, or further distribute the Licensed Web Font(s), or any copy thereof, except as expressly provided herein. You may transfer all its rights to use the Licensed Web Font(s) to another person or legal entity provided that (i) the transferee accepts and agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and (ii) you destroy all copies of the Licensed Web Font(s), including all copies stored in the memory of a hardware device. If you are a business or organization, you agree that in case of a reasonable doubt with regard to the proper Use of the Licensed Web Font(s) within your organization, upon request from Melvastype or its authorized representative, you will, within thirty (30) days, fully document and certify that the Use of any and all Licensed Web Fonts licensed by you from Melvastype at the time of the request is in conformity with your valid licenses from Melvastype.
  4. Copies. You may make one back-up copy of the Licensed Web Font(s) for archival purposes only, and you shall retain exclusive custody and control over such copy. Any copies that you are expressly permitted to make pursuant to the Agreement must contain the same copyright, trademark, and other proprietary notices that appear on or in the Licensed Web Font(s). Upon termination of Agreement, you must destroy the original and any and all copies of the Licensed Web Font(s).
  5. Termination. Melvastype may terminate this Agreement upon written notice if you materially breach its terms and fail to cure such breach within thirty (30) days after receiving notice. The Agreement may only be modified in writing signed by an authorized officer of Melvastype.
  6. Other Terms and Conditions. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is unenforceable or invalid, such unenforceability or invalidity shall not render this Agreement unenforceable or invalid as a whole, and, in such event, such unenforceable or invalid provision shall be changed and interpreted so as to best accomplish the objectives of such provision within the limits of applicable law or court decisions.

Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Finland, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. Any disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Finland

All inquiries and requests for licenses may be sent via e-mail to: mika@melvastype.fi.