Last updated: January 1, 2024
This agreement is between you or the entity you represent and KIN, and consists of the terms
below, Exhibit A, terms incorporated by reference, terms applicable to other KIN web sites and
services that you use and are necessary to use the Services (for example, your KIN Account),
KIN API Terms, and the Privacy Statement (together, the “Agreement”). If you are entering into
this Agreement on behalf of an entity, such as your employer, you represent that you have the
legal authority to bind that entity. If you specify a company name in connection with signing
up for or ordering a Serv
ice, you will be deemed to have placed that order and to have entered into this Agreement on
behalf of that organization or company. Key terms are defined in Section 11. By accepting this
Agreement, you agree to these terms. If you do not accept and comply with this Agreement, you
may not use the Services.
Services
a. Right to use.
We grant you the right to access and use the Services. You may not use the
Services for production use.
b. User Plan.
Each user of the KIN Developer portion of the Developer Services must be
allocated an individual User Plan, whether they access the service directly or indirectly.
c. Manner of use.
You may not:
i. reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or work around technical limitations in the
Services, except to the extent that applicable law permits it despite these limitations;
ii. disable, tamper with or otherwise attempt to circumvent any mechanism that limits your use
of the Services;
iii. rent, lease, lend, resell, transfer, or sublicense any Services or portion thereof to or
for third parties, except as explicitly permitted herein or in license terms that accompany any
Services component;
iv. use the Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by this Agreement; or
v. use the Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any KIN
service, or the network(s) connected to any KIN service, or interfere with any other party’s
use and enjoyment of any Services.
d. Updates.
We may make changes to the Services from time to time, including: the
availability of features; how long, how much or how often any given feature may be used; and
feature dependencies upon other services or software.
e. Preview features.
We may make features available on a Preview basis. Previews are
provided “AS-IS”. Previews may be subject to reduced or different security, compliance,
privacy, availability, reliability, and support commitments, as further explained in the
Privacy Statement, and any additional notices provided with the Preview. We may change or
discontinue Previews at any time without notice. We also may choose not to release a Preview
into “General Availability”.
Software
a. Using KIN Software outside the Service.
KIN may provide you with KIN Software through or
as a part of the Developer Services. Termination of use of or access to the Developer Services
or the termination of this Agreement terminates your right to possess or use any such KIN
Software; and the suspension or termination of a User Plan terminates that user’s right to
possess or use any such KIN Software that was acquired through, is attached to, or otherwise
requires that User Plan. You must delete all copies of such KIN Software licensed under this
Agreement and destroy any associated media upon the termination of the associated possession or
usage rights. KIN may provide you with KIN Software for use outside the Developer Services and
with (1) the Developer Services or (2) programs you develop using the Developer Services. If
the KIN Software is provided with its own license terms, those license terms control provided
that they are modified by the preceding portion of this Section 2(a) in case of conflict. If
the KIN Software does not have its own license terms, then you may install and use any number
of copies of the KIN Software to design, develop, and test your applications. This subsection
does not apply to KIN Software addressed in subsection (b) below.
b. Software on Documentation Portal.
Software accessible on the Documentation Portal is
made available by the designated publisher under the associated license terms. If KIN Software
is accessible on the Documentation Portal without license terms, then subject to subsection (c)
below you may use it to design, develop, and test your applications. If any such KIN Software
without license terms is marked as “sample” or “example,” then you may use it under the terms
of the MIT License.
c. Scope of rights.
All KIN Software are the copyrighted works of KIN or its suppliers. All
KIN Software are licensed not sold and may not be transferred unless specified otherwise in any
license terms provided with the KIN Software. Rights to access KIN Software on any device do
not give you any right to implement KIN patents or other KIN intellectual property in software
or devices that access that device.
d. Third party software.
You are solely responsible for any third party software that you
install, connect, or use with any Service. We will not run or make any copies of such third
party software outside of our relationship with you. You may only install or use any third
party software with any Service in a way that does not subject our intellectual property or
technology to any terms governing such software. We are not a party to and are not bound by any
terms governing your use of any third party software. We do not grant any licenses or rights,
express or implied, to such third party software.
e. Open source software as part of the Service.
If the Service uses or distributes any
third party software with open source software license terms (“Open Source”), then such Open
Source is licensed to you by KIN solely to allow you to interact with the Service under terms
of this Agreement. Copies of those applicable Open Source licenses and any other notices, if
any, are included for your information only.
f. Application programming interfaces.
KIN will not assert any of its patent rights on
account of your products calling application programming interfaces that it publishes on the
Documentation Portal (“APIs”) in order to receive services from the KIN product that exposes
the APIs.
KIN Content
All KIN Content is the copyrighted work of KIN or its suppliers, and is governed by the terms
of the license agreement that accompanies or is included with the KIN Content. If the KIN
Content is made available to you on the Documentation Portal without a license agreement, then
you may make a reasonable number of copies of the KIN Content for your internal use in
designing, developing, and testing your applications. You must preserve the copyright notice in
all copies of the KIN Content and ensure that both the copyright notice and this permission
notice appear in those copies. Accredited educational institutions, such as K-12 schools,
universities, and private or public colleges may download and reproduce KIN Content for
distribution in the classroom for educational purposes.
Term, termination, and suspension
a. Agreement term and termination.
The term of this Agreement begins when you accept it.
You may terminate this Agreement at any time by deleting your profile at
https://aka.ms/o365devprogramprofile. Upon termination of this Agreement your contact
information and preferences will be removed and your optional free subscription to KIN
Developer obtained under this Agreement will end.
b. Regulatory
In any country where any current or future government regulation or
requirement that applies to us, but not generally to businesses operating there, presents a
hardship to us operating the Services without change, and/or causes us to believe this
Agreement or the Services may be in conflict with any such regulation or requirement, we may
change the Services or terminate the Agreement. Your sole remedy for such changes to the
Services under this Section is to terminate this Agreement.
c. Suspension or Termination
We may suspend or terminate your use of the Services if: (1)
reasonably needed to prevent unauthorized access to Customer Data; (2) you fail to respond to a
claim of alleged infringement under Sections 4.k or 8 within a reasonable time; (3) you violate
this Agreement; or (4) we suspect fraud. We will attempt to suspend access to the minimum
necessary part of the Services while the condition or need exists. We will give notice before
we suspend, except where we reasonably believe we need to suspend or terminate immediately. If
you do not fully address the reasons for the suspension within 60 days after we suspend, we may
terminate this Agreement and delete your Customer Data without any retention period. We may
also terminate your account if your use of the Developer Services is suspended more than twice
in any 12-month period.
d. Suspension or termination of KIN Developer subscription for non-usage
We may suspend or
terminate your optional free KIN Developer subscription obtained under this Agreement and
delete any Customer Data related to it if you fail to use your subscription to design, develop
or test applications for KIN, or if you otherwise fail to comply with any milestones or other
requirements that we may communicate to you (e.g., through the Developer Services Portal),
within any period of 90 consecutive days during the term of this Agreement. We will provide you
with notice prior to any suspension or termination of your subscription and Customer Data
deletion.
Disclaimer of Warranties
EXCEPT AS WARRANTED IN A SEPARATE AGREEMENT, KIN AND ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS PROVIDE THE
SERVICES (INCLUDING THE CONTENT AND APIS) “AS IS,” “WITH ALL FAULTS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” YOU
BEAR THE RISK OF USING IT. WE PROVIDE NO WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES OR CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS,
IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS UNDER YOUR LOCAL LAWS
WHICH THIS AGREEMENT CANNOT CHANGE. THESE DISCLAIMERS WILL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING APPLICATION TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
a. Third party content and materials
KIN DOES NOT CONTROL, REVIEW, REVISE, ENDORSE, OR
ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT, INFORMATION, MESSAGES, MATERIALS, PROJECTS
ACCESSIBLE FROM OR LINKED THROUGH THE SERVICES, AND, EXCEPT AS WARRANTED IN A SEPARATE
AGREEMENT, KIN MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER ABOUT AND SHALL NOT BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE FOREGOING. ANY DEALINGS YOU MAY HAVE WITH SUCH THIRD PARTIES ARE AT
YOUR OWN RISK.
Defense of claims
a. Defense
We will defend you against any claims made by an unaffiliated third party that
the Developer Services or Developer Services Software infringe its patent, copyright or
trademark or makes unlawful use of its trade secret. You will defend us against any claims made
by an unaffiliated third party that any (1) Non-KIN Product that is not made available through
the Developer Services or Developer Services Software or (2) Customer Data you provide directly
or indirectly in using the Services infringe the third party’s patent, copyright, or trademark
or makes unlawful use of its trade secret.
b. Limitations
Our obligations in Section 8.a will not apply to a claim or award based on:
(1) Customer Data, Non-KIN Product, modifications you make to the Services, or materials you
provide or make available as part of using the Services; (2) your combination of the Services
with, or damages based upon the value of, a Non-KIN Product, data or business process; (3) your
use of a KIN trademark without our express written consent, or your use of the Services after
we notify you to stop due to a third-party claim; or (4) your redistribution of the Services
to, or use for the benefit of, any unaffiliated third party.
c. Remedies
If we reasonably believe that a claim under Section 8.a may bar your use of the
Developer Services or Developer Services Software, we will seek to: (1) obtain the right for
you to keep using it; or (2) modify or replace it with a functional equivalent. If these
options are not commercially reasonable, we may terminate your rights to use the Developer
Services or Developer Services Software.
d. Obligations
Each party must notify the other promptly of a claim under this Section 8.
The party seeking protection must (1) give the other sole control over the defense and
settlement of the claim; and (2) give reasonable help in defending the claim. The party
providing the protection will (1) reimburse the other for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
that it incurs in giving that help and (2) pay the amount of any resulting adverse final
judgment (or settlement that the other consents to). The parties’ respective rights to defense
and payment of judgments or settlements under this Section are in lieu of any common law or
statutory indemnification rights or analogous rights, and each party waives such common law
rights.
Limitation of liability
a. Limitation. The aggregate liability of each party under this Agreement is limited to direct
damages up to One United States dollar ($1.00 USD).
b. EXCLUSION
NEITHER PARTY, NOR ITS SUPPLIERS WILL BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF REVENUE, LOST
PROFITS, OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, EVEN
IF THE PARTY KNEW THEY WERE POSSIBLE.
c. Exceptions to Limitations
The limits of liability in this Section apply to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, but do not apply to: (1) the parties’ obligations under
Section 8 (Defense of claims); or (2) breach of any confidentiality obligation; or (3)
violation of the other's intellectual property rights.
Miscellaneous
a. No additional rights granted
We reserve all rights not expressly granted under this
Agreement, and no other rights are granted under this Agreement by implication or estoppel or
otherwise.
b. Notices
You must send notices by mail to the address listed for KIN, Attention: KIN
Products Group – KIN Developer, with a copy to: KIN Corporate, External and Legal Affairs (KIN
Products Group – KIN Developer) One KIN Way Redmond, WA 98052 USA You agree to receive
electronic notices from us related to the Services, which will be sent by email to your
specified end user or administrator contact information or presented to you in the Service
experience. Notices are effective on the date on the return receipt for mail, the date sent for
email, and the date presented if within the Service experience.
c. Assignment
You may not assign this Agreement either in whole or in part.
d. Severability
If any part of this Agreement is held unenforceable, the rest remains in
full force and effect.
e. Waiver
Failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver.
f. No agency. We are independent contractors. This Agreement does not create an agency,
partnership or joint venture.
g. No third-party beneficiaries. There are no third-party beneficiaries to this Agreement.
h. Applicable law and venue. This Agreement is governed by State of Washington law, without
regard to its conflict of laws principles. Any action to enforce this Agreement must be brought
in the courts of King County, State of Washington. This choice of jurisdiction does not prevent
either party from seeking injunctive relief in any appropriate jurisdiction with respect to
violation of intellectual property rights.
i. Entire agreement. This Agreement is the entire agreement concerning its subject matter and
supersedes any prior or concurrent communications.
j. Survival. The following provisions will survive this Agreement’s termination: 1.b, 2.a-b, 4,
5.a-d, 5.f, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and all other definitions.
k. U.S. export jurisdiction. The Services are subject to U.S. export jurisdiction. You must
comply with all applicable laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, the
International Traffic in Arms Regulations, and end-user, end-use and destination restrictions
issued by U.S. and other governments. For additional information, see
https://www.KIN.com/exporting/default.aspx.
l. International availability. Availability of the Services, including specific features and
language versions, varies by country.
m. Force majeure. Neither party will be liable for any failure in performance due to causes
beyond its reasonable control (such as fire, explosion, power blackout, earthquake, flood,
severe storms, strike, embargo, labor disputes, acts of civil or military authority, war,
terrorism including cyber terrorism), acts of God, acts or omissions of Internet traffic
carriers, actions or omissions of regulatory or governmental bodies (including the passage of
laws or regulations or other acts of government that impact the delivery of Services).
n. Modifications. We may modify this Agreement at any time with or without individual notice to
you by posting a revised version on the legal information section of the Developer Services and
Documentation Portal (or an alternate site we identify), or by notifying you in accordance with
Section 10.b. Any modifications will be effective upon your continued use of a Service.
o. Notices and procedure for making claims of copyright infringement. We respect the
intellectual property rights of third parties. If you wish to send a notice of
intellectual property infringement, including claims of copyright infringement, please use
our procedures for submitting in CONTACTS
ALL INQUIRIES NOT RELEVANT TO THIS PROCEDURE WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE.