INTRODUCTION

This EULA is provided with the kind support of our friends from DINAMO.

We have a slightly different approach to font licensing from what you might be used to. We believe that font licenses should be owned and paid for by the client for whom the fonts are being used — not by the designers working for them — and that the value brought by fonts grows with the size of the client. With these two principles in mind, we base our prices on the total number of people working for the client — not the size of the design agency they hire, the number of people in their design department, or the number of people who use the fonts. 

COMPANY SIZE: ONE METRIC TO RULE THEM ALL

The company size of the client is the only metric you need to know in order to license fonts. You don’t have to gather any information about their web traffic, app downloads, etc.

CLIENT = LICENSE OWNER

So how does this work? Let’s sketch it out: imagine a designer is using our fonts to design some stuff for their client, Brand Company. The license price is based on Brand Company’s “Company Size”, which is the total number of people working for them. In this contract, Brand Company is the “License Owner” and the designer is a “Subcontractor” doing work for the License Owner. Whoever did the clicking, typing, paying, etc. to license the fonts is the “Buyer”. This means that if the Buyer is a designer who is using our fonts for a few clients, each of those clients needs to have their own license where they are the License Owner and the designer is a Subcontractor.

All this terminology can get a bit confusing, so in order to keep things simple, we’ll sometimes refer to the Buyer, the License Owner, and any Subcontractors interchangeably as “you”. “You” might, for example, be the Buyer and License Owner but not a Subcontractor, or “you” might be the Buyer and a Subcontractor but not the License Owner.

CONTRACT & GRANT OF RIGHTS

This contract governs all use of our fonts. If you download, install, upload, send, use, or otherwise handle our fonts then you agree to the terms of this contract. As long as we’ve received full payment of all license fees and the License Owner, any Subcontractors, and the Buyer have all agreed to abide by the terms of this contract and to be directly liable to us for doing so, we grant the License Owner a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable license to use the fonts for the purposes allowed by this contract. We’ll deliver the fonts once we receive full payment. We retain ownership of the fonts and everything that’s in them. Any rights that are not specifically given by us in this contract are reserved.

SUBCONTRACTORS

Your font license comes with one Subcontractor. This means the License Owner can allow one third party (like one outside designer, developer, producer, marketing person, etc.) to use the fonts on their behalf. If you want to allow more than one third party, you’ll need to buy a Subcontractor add-on when you buy your license.

Please note, a subsequent update of the sub-contractor license is not possible. If after purchasing a license you decide to include additional partners in the use of the typefaces, you will need a new license for this use.

TYPES OF LICENSING

Fonts get used in many ways and in different kinds of media, so we offer a bunch of different types of licenses. Two basic types: unlimited license (1) and limited licenses (2-9). The kind of license you bought is shown on your invoice. You’ll need to buy a license upgrade if the License Owner grows beyond the Company Size in the License Metrics section of your invoice.

By the way, if monitoring your growth and purchasing license upgrades is something you’d rather not be bothered with, maybe you ought to consider getting an unlimited license (a.k.a. an enterprise license or corporate license). Bigger companies and companies with fast growth ambitions often feel more comfortable with this. Please send us an e-mail at info@karamemet.com.

1. Unlimited License
Bundles all available licenses for a one-time-fee, without restrictions. 

2. Desktop License
With a desktop/print license you can install the fonts on all of your devices and use them to create printed and digital documents, objects, merchandise, signage, and similar things. As long as fewer than 50 people work for the License Owner, a desktop/print license also includes a logo/wordmark license.

3. Logo License
With a logo/wordmark license you can use the fonts to create a logo or wordmark for one brand. If you want to do it for another brand you’ll need to buy another license. And yes, of course you can convert the font to outlines in design software and edit those outlines to design a logo :-)

4. Social Media License
With a social media license you can use the fonts to create design assets for social media channels like TikTok, Instagram, etc. If you’re making video content for social media then you’ll also need to buy a video license. Companies that employ up to 50 people or/and Social channels with up to 25,000 followers receive a free video license with each desktop license.

5. Web License
With a web license you can use the fonts on one web domain with the @font-face CSS method. There’s no limit to the amount of web traffic, but if you want to use the fonts on another domain you’ll have to buy another separate web license. You can only use the WOFF and WOFF2 files that we gave you (not desktop fonts like OTF).

6. App License
With an app license, you can embed the fonts into one app (which could be a mobile app, web app, digital point of sale system, etc.) or game. If you want to use them for another app or game you’ll need to buy another separate app/game license.

7. Video License
With a video license, you can use the fonts to make content that has animated or moving images. This is the license you need if you’re making video content for stuff like YouTube, Netflix, television, movies, commercials, and video billboards. If you’re making video content for social media then you’ll need both a video license and a social media license. Companies that employ up to 3 people receive a free video license with each desktop license.

8. Trial License
A trial license, which is free, allows you to use our trial fonts to decide if you want to buy a license. If you’re a designer, you can also use trial fonts to pitch design directions to your clients.

RESTRICTIONS

Now that you know all the things you can do with our fonts, here are some things you can’t do:

->  Use the fonts in a political or religious context without getting our permission
->  Use the fonts to promote violence or discrimination
->  Convert the fonts to different formats
->  Modify, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble fonts
->  Make derivative works based on the fonts
->  Personalize font names in such a way that violates anyone else’s rights
->  Embed the fonts in a way that end users can access them
->  Give the fonts to anyone without a copy of this contract
->  Use the fonts for a non-fungible token (aka an NFT) without getting our permission
->  Exclusive use without prior written permission
->  Self distribution without prior written permission
->  Put the fonts on public servers
->  Put the fonts in public repositories

WE ENJOY SHARING HOW OUR FONTS GET USED

We get excited when people make great things with our fonts and we love to share it with the world. This means we might post it on social media, have it on our website, put it in books, magazines, lectures, case studies, etc., and let third parties (like design magazine publishers) do the same.

CRITICAL USES

Use of the typeface for any form of propagation of hate, violence, racism or other forms of discrimination is strictly prohibited. In case of violation of this condition, Erkin Karamemet reserves the right to terminate this agreement immediately without any compensation. The use of the typeface software for political and/or politically motivated campaigns and messages in any form, religious messages (slogans, logos, claims, etc.) or any public use by political parties, political and religious organizations, lobbying institutions, think tanks, etc. (including use for political branding and/or design purposes) require written permission from Erkin Karamemet.

IMPORTANT LEGAL STUFF

Termination: If you breach this contract then all of your rights automatically end and you have to stop using the fonts. In addition to any legal recourse we have, you'll need to pay for any costs we incur, like legal fees or investigation costs.

WARRANTIES & BAD THINGS THAT HAPPEN

We provide fonts on an “as-is” basis, without any express or implied warranties or representations, including warranties of fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, performance, etc. If anything bad or burdensome (like a lawsuit, injury, etc.) happens that somehow involves us or the use of the fonts, you’ll defend us and make sure the bad thing doesn’t cost us anything or damage us. You agree that we are not liable, even if it was caused by us or our fonts. If some official government authority like a judge or court insists that we are liable, our liability will never be more than the license fee we received. The rest will be on you. We produce fonts using modern technology, so we can’t guarantee they will work on all old systems. But if you’re having a problem, please do send us an e-mail at info@karamemet.com.

MISCELLANEOUS

This contract contains the entire agreement between us and overrides any prior agreements or discussions. It can only be modified if we agree in writing (which we’ll have to charge you for). If something in this contract turns out to be unenforceable, the rest remains and the unenforceable part will be replaced by the closest possible thing that is enforceable. If we waive a right or allow something once, that doesn’t mean we’ll do it again. This contract is governed by German law with exclusive jurisdiction in Germany. Any legal proceedings or disputes will take place in Germany. Neither the ”United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods” nor the ”United Nations Convention on the Law applicable to International Sales of Goods” apply to this contract. Neither do any conflict of law principles.

Thank you for reading this license agreement to the end.