StarterApp License Policy

Subject to this Agreement and full payment of applicable fees, Licensor grants Licensee a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and non-sublicensable license to:

• Create unlimited projects (personal or commercial).
• Modify and incorporate the Product (in whole or in part) into your applications, websites, and services.
• Deploy, distribute, and operate your applications that embed or are derived from the Product’s code, provided such distribution is part of your application and not the Product (or a competing boilerplate or starter) itself.

Unless expressly stated otherwise in an order form, the license is granted to one legal entity(company or individual) and covers unlimited internal users within that entity.

Under this license, you may:

• Use the Product to build commercial SaaS, internal tools, client projects, and derivative works.
• Host source and derivatives in your private repos, CI/CD, and production environments.
• Share access internally with employees or contractors of the licensed entity for the purpose of building and maintaining your projects.
• Replace or add third-party services (auth, billing, analytics, AI providers) as needed.

Licensee shall not:

1. Resell, redistribute, or publish the Product as a starter or boilerplate or template, or in any form that competes with StarterApp as a reusable starting kit—even if modified.
2. Open-source or publicly post substantial portions of the Product in a way that enables others to use it as a starter, boilerplate, or template.
3. Sublicense, rent, lease, assign, or transfer the license, except with Licensor’s prior written consent (for example, in a corporate acquisition).
4. Use the Product in violation of applicable laws or third-party rights (including licenses of bundled dependencies).
5. Claim authorship or exclusive ownership of the Product itself.

Client Work. You may use the Product to build deliverables for your clients. However, the license remains with you (the licensed entity). You may deliver compiled artifacts and project-specific source to the client, but you may not provide the Product as a reusable, general-purpose starter or grant the client a right to use the Product outside of that specific deliverable unless the client separately purchases a StarterApp license.

The Product (including code, templates, designs, documentation, and related materials) is owned by Licensor and protected by intellectual property laws. This Agreement does not transferownership to Licensee. Except for the express rights granted in Section 1, Licensor reserves all rights.

Feedback. If you provide feedback or suggestions, Licensor may use them without restriction or obligation.

The Product may reference or integrate with third-party services (for example authentication, billing, analytics, or AI APIs) and open-source libraries. Those components are governed by their own terms and licenses. Licensee is responsible for obtaining and maintaining required accounts or rights and for complying with those terms.

Licensee will exercise reasonable care to prevent unauthorized public disclosure of non-public portions of the Product (for example private repository access tokens, license keys, or private source distributions).

THE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” LICENSOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE PRODUCT WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR MEET LICENSEE’S REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT AI-RELATED OUTPUTS WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW:

• LICENSOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR USE OF THE PRODUCT.
• LICENSOR’S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY LICENSEE FOR THE PRODUCT.

These limitations apply regardless of the legal theory and even if a remedy fails of its essential purpose.

This license is perpetual but may be terminated by Licensor if Licensee materially breaches this Agreement and fails to cure within 15 days after written notice (or immediately for willful infringement, fraud, or unlawful use).

Upon termination: (a) the license and access to Product updates cease; (b) Licensee must stop using and destroy copies of the Product not already embedded into deployed applications; and (c) Sections 4, 6–8, and 10 survive.

License assignment in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of substantially all assets of the licensed entity is permitted with prior written notice to Licensor. Any other transfer requires Licensor’s written consent.

Licensor may request reasonable, non-intrusive confirmation (for example written certification) that Licensee’s use complies with this Agreement. Licensor will not require access to proprietary application code beyond what is reasonably necessary to verify compliance.

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California, excluding conflicts of laws rules. Exclusive jurisdiction and venue lie in the state or federal courts located in San Francisco County, California. Each party consents to personal jurisdiction there.

Licensor may update this License Policy prospectively by posting a revised version with an updated “Last updated” date. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the changes.

Questions about licensing or edge cases for your use?

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