HARK LICENSE AGREEMENT
version 2.0, July 2020
https://www.hark.jp/The Kyoto University and (“Kyoto University”) and Honda Research Institute Japan
Co., Ltd. (“HRI-JP”) collaboratively developed a certain computer program for voiceaudio system named “HARK”, and Honda Motor Co., Ltd., a due ultimate assignee ofall titles to the intellectual properties created by Kyoto University and HRI-JP
regarding HARK ( “Licensor“) hereby release and make publicly available the sourcecode of HARK to free software development community under the terms andconditions of this license.
PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY AND COMPLETELLY BEFOREDOWNLOADING HARK. BY INSTALLING, USING OR DISTRIBUTING HARK,YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
Section 1.Definitions
1.1 “License” means the terms and conditions for use, reproduction, distribution andmodification of the Software as specified herein.
1.2 “Software” means the Original Work and the Derivative Work, the combinationof any portion of the Original Work and the Derivative Work, or any respective
portions thereof.
1.3 “Original Work” means any works named “HARK” whether in source or object
code, made available hereunder including any update or upgrade thereof, sample
files and the related documentations.
1.4 “Derivative Work” means any addition to, deletion from or change to thesubstance or the structure of the Original Work, any new work whether in sourceor object code which contains any part of the Original Work including any
revisions and modification of the Original Work, or which is based on or derived
from the Original Work. For the purposes of the License, the Derivative Workshall not include any works which works independently from and remains
separable from, or merely link to the interface of, the Original Work.
1.5 “Contribution” means any Derivative Work created and published as acomponent(s) of HARK pursuant to the Section 2.1(3) (i) or any contribution to
any creation of such Derivative Work.
1.6 “Contributor” means any individual and legal entity that creates or makes theContribution.

1.7 “You” or “Your” means an individual or legal entity excising rights under theLicense.
Section 2. License Grant
2.1 Subject to the terms and conditions of the License, the Licensor and eachContributor hereby grant to you a world-wide, non-exclusive, royalty free, nonassignable, non-transferable license to reproduce, use, modify the Software
and/or distribute the Derivative Works in object or source code only for thepurpose

ofresearch,development,education

and/oracademicpurpose(“ Purpose”) provided that:(1) You reproduce in all copies of the Software that you make or create, or in theDerivative Work that You create (“Your Derivative Work”) and distribute inaccordance the License the copyright, trademark and other proprietary notices
as they appear in the Original Work and any other notices and disclaimers
attached to the Software and keep intact all notices in the Software that refer tothe License and absence of any warranty;(2) You include a copy of the License with every copy of Your Derivative Work which
You distribute;(3) In case that You distribute Your Derivative Work to any user, you (i) publish Your
Derivative Work and all of the source code information thereof where You andthe Licenser agreed separately, or (ii) provide the Licensor with Your Derivative
Work and all of the source code information thereof;(4) When You publish any research results that You make using the Software
including Your Derivative Work in any manner whatsoever including in paper,presentation or demonstration, You clearly mention in the publication the factthat You use the Software granted hereunder in the process of Your research or
to achieve such results.
2.2 You may add Your own copyright, trademark and other proprietary notices to Your
Derivative Work and may provide additional terms and conditions for use,
reproduction, distribution and modification of Your Derivative Work, provided
that You are not authorized to impose any terms or conditions which may conflictwith or prevail those of the License.
2.3 In case that You desire to use the Software other than the purposes authorized
hereunder including for commercial, economical or otherwise business purpose
You;(i) first inform of the Licensor Your intention of such commercial use, and (ii)

enter into a license agreement separately of which terms and conditions will be
negotiated and agreed by You and the Licensor.
Section 3. Support
You may request and ask for any supports, including bug fixes, updates or upgradesof the Software, or any other enhancement in using the Software or regarding theLicense (“Support”) at the web-site of HARK (https://www.hark.jp/) HARK Forum(https://wp.hark.jp/)or sending an E-mail to:” support@hark.jp”. The Licensor may, at
its own discretion, provide You with any Support therefor directly or at HARK web site. In no case, the Licensor is liable, responsible or otherwise obligated to; (i) replyto You, or provide You with the Support, or (ii) warrant the Support is valid, correct,
effective or otherwise serves the specific purpose intended by You.
Section 4. Disclaimer of Warranty
The Licensor and each Contributor provide the Software on an “AS IS BASIS”,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND,EITHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES AND OR
CONDITIONSOF

TITLE,FREE

OF

DEFECTS,NON-INFRINGEMENT,MERCHANTABILILY, OR FITNESS FOR A PATICULAR PURPOSE. You are sorely
responsible for determining the appropriateness of using the Software or distributingYour Derivative Work.
Section 5. Trademarks and Logos
The License does not grant any right or license to use the trademarks, trade names,
logos, and service marks or product names of the Licensor except as required todescribe the origin of the Software in the Section 2.1.
Section 6. Patents
In case that any patent(s) is used in the Software or Your use of the Software may
constitute any use of the Licensor or any Contributor’s patent(s), the License does
not grant any right or license to use the patent other than using the Software
hereunder.
Section 7. Limited Warranty
In no event and under no legal theory, whether in tort or contract, shall the Licensor
and any Contributor be liable to You for damages, including any direct, indirect,

special, incidental, or consequential damages of any character arising from or as aresult of the License or out of the use or inability to use the Software including but
not limited to damages for loss of goodwill, work stoppage, loss of data, computer
failure or malfunction or any or all other damages or losses even if the Licensor orsuch Contributor has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Section 8. Termination
8.1 The Licensor may terminate the License granted to You upon notice for Your
breach of any terms and conditions of the License.
8.2 The Licensor may terminate the License granted to You at its sole discretion withthirty (30) days prior notice for any reason whatsoever.
8.3. In case of the termination pursuant to this Section 8, You immediately cease any
further use, reproduction and modification of the Software, sublicensing anddistribution of the Derivative Work, and destroy or delete the Software in yourprocession or control. All licenses for the Derivative Work which has been
properly granted prior to the termination shall survive the termination of theLicense for three (3) years.
8.4 Notwithstanding the provision of Section 8.3, in case that You desire to continueuse of Your Derivative Work after the termination of the License, You obtain aprior written consent of the Licensor for such use under certain terms andconditions mutually agreed separately by You and the Licensor.
Section 9. Miscellaneous
9.1 The License will not be construed as creating an agency, partnership, joint
venture or any other form of legal association between You and the Licensor. You
will not represent to the contrary, whether expressly, by implications orotherwise.
9.2 Nothing in the License will impair the Licensor’s right to acquire, license, develop,
make someone develop for its behalf, publish or distribute technologies orproducts that perform the same or similar functions as, or otherwise compete
with, YOUR Derivative Work, or technologies or products that You may create,develop, produce, publish or distribute.
9.3 Should for any reason any provisions of the License or portion thereof, be foundto be in valid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction in which the License is being
performed, the reminder of the License will be valid and enforceable and theparties will use good faith to negotiate a substitute, valid, and enforceableprovision which most nearly effects the parties’ intent in entering into theLicense.
9.4 This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws ofJapan without reference to conflicts of laws principles.
9.5 This Agreement will be executed in the English language even though there is
any translation thereof.