HORTONWORKS LICENSE AGREEMENT
PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS.
IF YOU ARE ACTING ON BEHALF OF AN ENTITY, THEN YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU
HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THAT ENTITY.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU SHOULD NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF
THIS AGREEMENT OR USE THE SOFTWARE.
This Hortonworks License Agreement ("Agreement") is made by Hortonworks, Inc. ("Hortonworks")
with its principal place of business at 455 West Maude Ave., Suite 200,
Sunnyvale, California 94085 and you ("Customer"). The effective date ("Effective Date")
of this Agreement is the date Customer agrees to these terms or uses the Software
(as defined below). Capitalized terms have the meaning set forth in the applicable
Sections or in Section 7.
This Agreement applies to your use of the Software but it will be superseded by
any signed agreement between you and Hortonworks concerning the Software.
1. License.
1.1 License Grant. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
Hortonworks agrees to grant, and does hereby grant to Customer, during the Term of
this Agreement, a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right and license,
to use the Software for Customer's internal business use without the right to grant
or authorize sublicenses or to further distribute the Software. Customer may make
up to two copies of the Software for backup and/or archival purposes.
1.2 License Restrictions. Customer shall not itself, or through any parent, subsidiary,
affiliate, agent or other third party:
1.2.1 sell, lease, license, distribute, sublicense or otherwise transfer in whole or
in part, any Software or the Documenta¨tion to a third party; or
1.2.2 decompile, disassemble, translate, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to derive
source code from the Software, in whole or in part, nor will Customer use any mechanical,
electronic or other method to trace, decompile, disassemble, or identify the source code
of the Software or encourage others to do so, except to the limited extent, if any, that
applicable law permits such acts notwithstanding any contractual prohibitions, provided,
however, before Customer exercises any rights that Customer believes to be entitled to
based on mandatory law, Customer shall provide Hortonworks with thirty (30) days prior
written notice and provide all reasonably requested information to allow Hortonworks to
assess Customer's claim and, at Hortonworks' sole discretion, to provide alternatives that
reduce any adverse impact on Hortonworks' intellectual property or other rights; or
1.2.3 allow access or permit use of the Software by any users other than Customer's
employees, or authorized third-party contractors who are providing services to Customer
and agree in writing to abide by the terms of this Agreement, provided further that Customer
shall be liable for any failure by such employees and third-party contractors to comply
with the terms of this Agreement; or
1.2.4 create, develop, license, install, use, or deploy any third party software or
services to circumvent, enable, modify or provide access, permissions or rights which
violate the technical restrictions of the Software; or
1.2.5 modify or create derivative works based upon the Software; or
1.2.6 disclose the results of any benchmark test of the Software to any third party
without Hortonworks' prior written approval, unless otherwise expressly permitted herein,
provided, however, that the foregoing restriction shall apply to Customer only if
Customer is a software or hardware vendor, or Customer is performing testing or benchmarking
on the Software at the direction of, or on behalf of, a software or hardware vendor.
1.3 Other Software. The Other Software is licensed to Customer under the terms of the
applicable third party or open source license conditions and/or copyright notices.
1.4 Support. Hortonworks does not provide any support or subscription services for
the Software under this Agreement. You have no rights to any updates, upgrades or
extensions or enhancements to the Software developed by Hortonworks unless you separately
purchase Hortonworks support or subscription services. These support or subscription services
are subject to Hortonworks' then-current support terms and conditions.
2. Confidentiality. For a period of five (5) years from the date of disclosure of
the applicable Confidential Information, Customer will (i) hold the Confidential Information
in trust and confidence and avoid the disclosure or release thereof to any other person
or entity by using the same degree of care as it uses to avoid unauthorized use, disclosure,
or dissemination of its own Confidential Information of a similar nature, but not less
than reasonable care, and (ii) not use the Confidential Information for any purpose whatsoever
except as expressly contemplated under this Agreement; provided that, to the extent the
Confidential Information constitutes a trade secret under law, Customer agrees to protect
such information for so long as it qualifies as a trade secret under applicable law.
Customer will disclose the Confidential Information only to those of its employees and
contractors having a need to know such Confidential Information and will take all reasonable
precautions to ensure that such employees and contractors comply with the provisions of
this Section. The obligations of Customer under this Section will not apply to information
that Customer can demonstrate (i) was in its possession at the time of disclosure and without
restriction as to confidentiality, (ii) at the time of disclosure is generally available
to the public or after disclosure becomes generally available to the public through no breach
of agreement or other wrongful act by Customer, (iii) has been received from a third party
without restriction on disclosure and without breach of agreement by Customer, or (iv) is
independently developed by Customer without regard to the Confidential Information.
In addition, Customer may disclose Confidential Information as required to comply with
binding orders of governmental entities that have jurisdiction over it; provided that
Customer gives Hortonworks reasonable written notice to allow Hortonworks to seek a
protective order or other appropriate remedy, discloses only such Confidential Information
as is required by the governmental entity, and uses commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain confidential treatment for any Confidential Information disclosed.
3. Ownership. Hortonworks and its licensors shall retain all intellectual property and
proprietary rights in the Software, Documentation, and related works, including but not
limited to any derivative work of the foregoing.
4. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability.
4.1 Disclaimer. THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED TO CUSTOMER "AS-IS" AND
HORTONWORKS AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, INTEGRATION, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, PERFORMANCE, AND ACCURACY AND ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTIES ARISING FROM STATUTE, COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, OR USAGE OF TRADE.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER, THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION
ARE NOT DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED OR INTENDED FOR USE IN THE PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE,
CONTROL, OR DIRECT OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES, AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION, CONTROL OR
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, WEAPONS SYSTEMS, OR DIRECT LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS.
4.2 Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT WILL HORTONWORKS OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY INDIRECT, RELIANCE, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND AND HOWEVER CAUSED. IN NO EVENT WILL HORTONWORKS' CUMULATIVE
LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS (US$100). IN NO EVENT WILL HORTONWORKS' SUPPLIERS HAVE ANY LIABILITY
FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 4
ALLOCATE RISKS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT BETWEEN CUSTOMER, HORTONWORKS AND HORTONWORKS' SUPPLIERS.
THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED
BY APPLICABLE LAW, EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS IN ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
5. Term and Termination.
5.1 This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and continue until terminated
as set forth in this Agreement ("Term"). Either party may terminate this Agreement:
(a) with ten (10) days prior written notice to the other party; or
(b) upon written notice to the other party in the event that the other party breaches
this Agreement and does not cure such breach within thirty (30) days of written notice.
5.2 Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and, 7 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
5.3 Audit. During the Term and for one (1) year following termination or expiration
(but no more than once in a calendar year), Hortonworks and its auditors may inspect Customer's
records relating to its reproduction and use of the Software for the purposes of verifying
Customer's compliance with this Agreement. Customer shall cooperate fully with Hortonworks
and its auditors in conducting audits and provide reasonable assistance. If an underpayment
is discovered, Customer shall promptly pay such amount and Customer shall reimburse Hortonworks
for the cost of the audit.
6. General. Neither party may assign this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld, and any such assignment in violation of this Section shall be void, except that
(i) either party may assign this Agreement or rights granted hereunder to an Affiliate without
the consent of the other party and (ii) the transfer of this Agreement or rights granted
hereunder to a successor entity in the event of a merger, corporate reorganization, or
acquisition shall not constitute an assignment for purposes of this Section. Affiliate means
an entity that a party, directly or indirectly, controls, an entity that controls a party
or an entity that is under common control with a party. For purposes of this provision,
control means ownership of at least fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting shares
of the entity. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties concerning
the subject matter hereof. This Agreement supersedes all prior or contemporaneous discussions,
proposals and agreements between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. No amendment,
modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement will be effective unless in writing
and signed by both parties. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or
unenforceable, the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect and such provision
will be enforced to the maximum extent possible so as to effect the intent of the parties and
will be reformed to the extent necessary to make such provision valid and enforceable.
No waiver of rights by either party may be implied from any actions or failures to enforce
rights under this Agreement. Neither party will be liable to the other for any delay or
failure to perform due to causes beyond its reasonable control (excluding payment of
monies due). Unless otherwise specifically stated, the terms of this Agreement are intended
to be and are solely for the benefit of Hortonworks and Customer and do not create any right
in favor of any third party. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of
New York, without reference to the principles of conflicts of law. The provisions of the
Uniform Computerized Information Transaction Act and United Nations Convention on Contracts
for the International Sale of Goods will not apply to this Agreement. The parties will
attempt to resolve any dispute related to this Agreement informally, initially through
their respective management, and then by non-binding mediation in New York County, New York.
Any litigation related to this Agreement shall be brought in the state or federal courts
located in New York County, New York, and only in those courts and each party irrevocably
waives any objections to such venue. All notices must be in writing and will be effective
three (3) days after the date sent to the address shown above for Hortonworks and given
on the Hortonworks website for Customer.
7. Definitions.
"Confidential Information" means any and all information or proprietary materials (in every
form and media) not generally known in the relevant trade or industry and which has been or
is hereafter disclosed or made available by Hortonworks to Customer in connection with the
transactions contemplated under this Agreement, including (i) all trade secrets,
(ii) existing or contemplated products, services, designs, technology, processes, technical
data, engineering, techniques, methodologies and concepts and any related information,
and (iii) information relating to business plans, sales or marketing methods and customer
lists or requirements.
"Documentation" means the documentation made available by Hortonworks with the Software,
which may be modified during the Term.
"Other Software" means various third party and open source software components licensed
under the terms of applicable third party or open source license agreements included in
the materials relating to such software. Other Software is composed of individual software
components, each of which has its own copyright and its own applicable license conditions.
"Software" means the software accompanying this Agreement.