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NVIDIA DEEP LEARNING CONTAINER LICENSE |
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This license is a legal agreement between you and NVIDIA Corporation ("NVIDIA") |
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and governs the use of the NVIDIA container and all its contents (“CONTAINER”). |
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or guidelines in the relevant jurisdictions. |
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1. LICENSE. Subject to the terms of this license, NVIDIA hereby grants you a |
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non-exclusive, non-transferable license, without the right to sublicense (except |
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as expressly provided in this license) to: |
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a. Install and use copies of the CONTAINER, and modify and create derivative |
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works of samples or example source code delivered in the CONTAINER (if |
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applicable), to develop and test services and applications, |
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b. Deploy the CONTAINER on infrastructure you own or lease to offer a service to |
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third parties, without distributing the CONTAINER or exposing the NVIDIA APIs in |
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c. Develop and extend the CONTAINER to create a Compatible (as defined below) |
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indicated in this license. As used in this section, “Compatible” means that |
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other components in the CONTAINER. |
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“distribution” also means the deployment of CONTAINERS in a service or an |
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application for third parties to access over the internet. These are the |
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distribution requirements for you to exercise the grants above: |
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a. A service or an application must have material additional functionality, |
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beyond the included portions of the CONTAINER. |
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b. The following notice shall be included in modifications and derivative works |
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of source code distributed: “This software contains source code provided by |
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NVIDIA Corporation.” |
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c. You agree to distribute the CONTAINER subject to the terms at least as |
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protective as the terms of this license, including (without limitation) terms |
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relating to the license grant, license restrictions and protection of NVIDIA’s |
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intellectual property rights. Additionally, you agree that you will protect the |
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privacy, security and legal rights of your application users. |
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d. You agree to notify NVIDIA in writing of any known or suspected distribution |
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or use of the CONTAINER not in compliance with the requirements of this license, |
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and to enforce the terms of your agreements with respect to the distributed |
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CONTAINER. |
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of your subsidiary(ies) to access and use the CONTAINER from your secure network |
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to perform work on your behalf. If you are an academic institution you may allow |
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users enrolled or employed by the academic institution to access and use the |
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CONTAINER from your secure network. You are responsible for the compliance with |
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4. LIMITATIONS. Your license to use the CONTAINER is restricted as follows: |
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a. The CONTAINER may run on any computing system with or without NVIDIA GPUs, |
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except for the NVIDIA proprietary software (such as CUDA and TensorRT software) |
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in the CONTAINER which is licensed only to run on systems with NVIDIA GPUs. The |
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NVIDIA proprietary software in the CONTAINER may be present on systems without |
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NVIDIA GPUs, as long as it is not running on such systems. For components |
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governed by open source software licenses, see the information in the |
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“Components Under Other Licenses” section below. |
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b. You may not reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble, or remove copyright |
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or other proprietary notices from any portion of the CONTAINER or copies of the |
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CONTAINER. |
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c. Except as expressly provided in this license, you may not copy, sell, rent, |
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sublicense, transfer, distribute, modify, or create derivative works of any |
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portion of the CONTAINER. For clarity, you may not distribute or sublicense the |
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CONTAINER as a stand-alone product. |
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d. Unless you have an agreement with NVIDIA for this purpose, you may not |
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indicate that a service or an application created with the CONTAINER is |
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sponsored or endorsed by NVIDIA. |
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e. You may not bypass, disable, or circumvent any technical limitation, |
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encryption, security, digital rights management or authentication mechanism in |
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the CONTAINER. |
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f. You may not replace any NVIDIA software components in the CONTAINER that are |
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governed by this license with other software that implements NVIDIA APIs. |
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g. You may not use the CONTAINER in any manner that would cause it to become |
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subject to an open source software license. As examples, licenses that require |
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as a condition of use, modification, and/or distribution that the CONTAINER be: |
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(i) disclosed or distributed in source code form |
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of making derivative works |
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h. You acknowledge that the CONTAINER as delivered is not tested or certified by |
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NVIDIA for use in connection with the design, construction, maintenance, and/or |
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operation of any system where the use or failure of such system could result in |
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a situation that threatens the safety of human life or results in catastrophic |
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damages (each, a “Critical Application”). Examples of Critical Applications |
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include use in avionics, navigation, autonomous vehicle applications, ai |
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solutions for automotive products, military, medical, life support or other life |
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critical applications. NVIDIA shall not be liable to you or any third party, in |
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whole or in part, for any claims or damages arising from such uses. You are |
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solely responsible for ensuring that any product or service developed with the |
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CONTAINER as a whole includes sufficient features to comply with all applicable |
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legal and regulatory standards and requirements. |
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i. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless NVIDIA and its affiliates, |
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and their respective employees, contractors, agents, officers and directors, |
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from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, |
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costs or debt, fines, restitutions and expenses (including but not limited to |
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attorney’s fees and costs incident to establishing the right of indemnification) |
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arising out of or related to products or services that use the CONTAINER in or |
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for Critical Applications, and for use of the CONTAINER outside of the scope of |
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this license or not in compliance with its terms. |
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j. You may not reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of the |
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output generated using the NVIDIA proprietary software (such as CUDA and |
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TensorRT software) in the CONTAINER for the purpose of translating such output |
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artifacts to target a non-NVIDIA platform. |
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5. UPDATES. NVIDIA may, at its option, make available patches, workarounds or |
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other updates to this CONTAINER. Unless the updates are provided with their |
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separate governing terms, they are deemed part of the CONTAINER licensed to you |
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as provided in this license. You agree that the form and content of the |
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CONTAINER that NVIDIA provides may change without prior notice to you. While |
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NVIDIA generally maintains compatibility between versions, NVIDIA may in some |
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cases make changes that introduce incompatibilities in future versions of the |
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CONTAINER. |
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6. PRE-RELEASE VERSIONS. CONTAINER versions identified as alpha, beta, preview, |
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early access or otherwise as pre-release may not be fully functional, may |
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contain errors or design flaws, and may have reduced or different security, |
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privacy, availability, and reliability standards relative to commercial versions |
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of NVIDIA software and materials. You may use a pre- release CONTAINER version |
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at your own risk, understanding that these versions are not intended for use in |
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production or business-critical systems. NVIDIA may choose not to make available |
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a commercial version of any pre-release CONTAINER. NVIDIA may also choose to |
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abandon development and terminate the availability of a pre-release CONTAINER at |
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any time without liability. |
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7. COMPONENTS UNDER OTHER LICENSES. The CONTAINER may include NVIDIA or |
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third-party components with separate legal notices or terms as may be described |
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in proprietary notices accompanying the CONTAINER. If and to the extent there is |
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a conflict between the terms in this license and the license terms associated |
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with the component, the license terms associated with the components control |
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only to the extent necessary to resolve the conflict. For example, some Triton |
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components (such as the Triton Inference Server) are governed by open source |
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software licenses. |
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You acknowledge and agree that it is your sole responsibility to obtain any |
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additional third-party licenses required to make, have made, use, have used, |
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sell, import, and offer for sale your products or services that include or |
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incorporate any third- party software and content relating to audio and/or video |
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encoders and decoders from, including but not limited to, Microsoft, Thomson, |
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Fraunhofer IIS, Sisvel S.p.A., MPEG-LA, and Coding Technologies. NVIDIA does not |
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grant to you under this license any necessary patent or other rights with |
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respect to any audio and/or video encoders and decoders. Subject to the other |
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terms of this license, you may use the CONTAINER to develop and test |
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applications released under Open Source Initiative (OSI) approved open source |
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software licenses. |
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8. OWNERSHIP. |
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8.1 NVIDIA reserves all rights, title and interest in and to the CONTAINER not |
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expressly granted to you under this license. NVIDIA and its suppliers hold all |
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rights, title and interest in and to the CONTAINER, including their respective |
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intellectual property rights. The CONTAINER is copyrighted and protected by the |
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laws of the United States and other countries, and international treaty |
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provisions. |
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8.2 Subject to the rights of NVIDIA and its suppliers in the CONTAINER, you hold |
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all rights, title and interest in and to your services, applications and your |
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derivative works of the sample source code delivered in the CONTAINER including |
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their respective intellectual property rights. |
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9. FEEDBACK. You may, but are not obligated to, provide to NVIDIA suggestions, |
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fixes, modifications, feature requests or other feedback regarding the CONTAINER |
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(“Feedback”). Feedback, even if designated as confidential by you, shall not |
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create any confidentiality obligation for NVIDIA. NVIDIA and its designees have |
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a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, |
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publicly display, modify, create derivative works of, license, sublicense, and |
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otherwise distribute and exploit Feedback as NVIDIA sees fit without payment and |
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without obligation or restriction of any kind on account of intellectual |
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property rights or otherwise. |
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10. NO WARRANTIES. THE CONTAINER IS PROVIDED AS-IS. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT |
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PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW NVIDIA AND ITS AFFILIATES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL |
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WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, |
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WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION THEREOF WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED |
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OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ALL ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED. |
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11. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW |
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NVIDIA AND ITS AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, |
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PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, PROJECT DELAYS, LOSS |
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OF USE, LOSS OF DATA OR LOSS OF GOODWILL, OR THE COSTS OF PROCURING SUBSTITUTE |
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PRODUCTS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS LICENSE OR THE USE OR |
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PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTAINER, WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY ARISES FROM ANY CLAIM BASED |
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UPON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), |
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PRODUCT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION OR THEORY OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF |
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NVIDIA HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN ADVISED OF, OR COULD REASONABLY HAVE FORESEEN, THE |
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POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL NVIDIA’S AND ITS AFFILIATES TOTAL |
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CUMULATIVE LIABILITY UNDER OR ARISING OUT OF THIS LICENSE EXCEED US$10.00. THE |
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NATURE OF THE LIABILITY OR THE NUMBER OF CLAIMS OR SUITS SHALL NOT ENLARGE OR |
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EXTEND THIS LIMIT. |
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12. TERMINATION. Your rights under this license will terminate automatically |
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without notice from NVIDIA if you fail to comply with any term and condition of |
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this license or if you commence or participate in any legal proceeding against |
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NVIDIA with respect to the CONTAINER. NVIDIA may terminate this license with |
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advance written notice to you, if NVIDIA decides to no longer provide the |
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CONTAINER in a country or, in NVIDIA’s sole discretion, the continued use of it |
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is no longer commercially viable. Upon any termination of this license, you |
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agree to promptly discontinue use of the CONTAINER and destroy all copies in |
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your possession or control. Your prior distributions in accordance with this |
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license are not affected by the termination of this license. All provisions of |
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this license will survive termination, except for the license granted to you. |
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13. APPLICABLE LAW. This license will be governed in all respects by the laws of |
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the United States and of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts |
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of laws principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the |
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International Sale of Goods is specifically disclaimed. You agree to all terms |
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of this license in the English language. The state or federal courts residing in |
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Santa Clara County, California shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any |
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dispute or claim arising out of this license. Notwithstanding this, you agree |
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that NVIDIA shall still be allowed to apply for injunctive remedies or urgent |
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legal relief in any jurisdiction. |
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14. NO ASSIGNMENT. This license and your rights and obligations thereunder may |
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not be assigned by you by any means or operation of law without NVIDIA’s |
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permission. Any attempted assignment not approved by NVIDIA in writing shall be |
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void and of no effect. NVIDIA may assign, delegate or transfer this license and |
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its rights and obligations, and if to a non-affiliate you will be notified. |
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15. EXPORT. The CONTAINER is subject to United States export laws and |
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regulations. You agree to comply with all applicable U.S. and international |
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export laws, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) administered |
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by the U.S. Department of Commerce and economic sanctions administered by the |
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laws include restrictions on destinations, end-users and end-use. By accepting |
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this license, you confirm that you are not currently residing in a country or |
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region currently embargoed by the U.S. and that you are not otherwise prohibited |
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from receiving the CONTAINER. |
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16. GOVERNMENT USE. The CONTAINER is, and shall be treated as being, “Commercial |
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Items” as that term is defined at 48 CFR § 2.101, consisting of “commercial |
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computer software” and “commercial computer software documentation”, |
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respectively, as such terms are used in, respectively, 48 CFR § 12.212 and 48 |
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CFR §§ 227.7202 & 252.227-7014(a)(1). Use, duplication or disclosure by the U.S. |
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Government or a U.S. Government subcontractor is subject to the restrictions in |
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this license pursuant to 48 CFR § 12.212 or 48 CFR § 227.7202. In no event shall |
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the US Government user acquire rights in the CONTAINER beyond those specified in |
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48 C.F.R. 52.227-19(b)(1)-(2). |
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17. NOTICES. Please direct your legal notices or other correspondence to NVIDIA |
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Corporation, 2788 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, California 95051, United |
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States of America, Attention: Legal Department. 18. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This |
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license is the final, complete and exclusive agreement between the parties |
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relating to the subject matter of this license and supersedes all prior or |
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contemporaneous understandings and agreements relating to this subject matter, |
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whether oral or written. If any court of competent jurisdiction determines that |
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remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. Any amendment or |
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waiver under this license shall be in writing and signed by representatives of |
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both parties. |
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19. LICENSING. If the distribution terms in this license are not suitable for |
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your organization, or for any questions regarding this license, please contact |
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NVIDIA at nvidia-compute-license-questions@nvidia.com. |
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(v. September 14, 2021) |
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