Developer terms
Effective: January 27, 2016
PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. BY CLICKING THE AGREE OR GET STARTED BUTTON OR BY ACCESSING OR USING THE TWITTER KIT TECHNOLOGY, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE TWITTER KIT TECHNOLOGY.
If you are based in the United States, then this Twitter Kit Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into by you (“Developer”or “You”) and Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103 U.S.A. If You are based outside the United States, then this Agreement is entered into by You and Twitter International Company (“TIC”), an Irish company with its registered office at The Academy, 42 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. Hereinafter “Twitter” means Twitter, Inc. if You are based in the United States; otherwise it means TIC.
This Agreement governs Your access and use of the Twitter Kit Technology (defined below). If You are accessing or using the Twitter Kit Technology on behalf of a company or other legal entity, You represent and warrant that You are an authorized representative of that entity and have the authority to bind such entity to this Agreement, in which case the terms “Developer” and “You” shall refer to such entity. You and Twitter hereby agree as follows:
In addition to terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the terms set forth immediately below have the following meanings.
“Application” means any mobile application of Developer into which Twitter Kit may be integrated.
“Content” means any material published via any Twitter Service, persistent identifiers associated with such material, profile information about users of any Twitter Service, and any other material or information made available by Twitter via Twitter Kit.
“Developer Terms” means the Twitter Developer Agreement located at https://developer.twitter.com/en/developer-terms/agreement and the Twitter Developer Policy located at https://developer.twitter.com/en/developer-terms/policy, and all terms and conditions incorporated by reference therein.
“Documentation” means the documentation, instructions, user guides, and other documents made available by Twitter that relate to Twitter Kit.
“End User” means any end user of any Twitter Kit Application.
“End User Data” means any data received by Twitter about any End User or End User device via any Twitter Kit Application, including the name and app store identifier of such Twitter Kit Application, the bundle identifier and build version of that application, full IP addresses, timestamps, unique device identifiers (e.g. IDFA (iOS), Advertising ID (Android), and Android ID (Android)), device operating system and version number, device model name, any Twitter Service usernames, phone numbers, address book contact information, and specific event data (such as authentication attempts, impressions, and other End User interactions with Twitter Kit Services).
“Term” means the term of this Agreement, which commences on the date upon which You enter into this Agreement and continues until terminated by You or Twitter.
“Twitter API” means any Twitter application programming interface (“API”) included within Twitter Kit and the related documentation, data, code, and other materials provided by Twitter with such API, including any modifications or updates thereto.
“Twitter Service” means any of Twitter’s Web sites and online services, including without limitation, online services offered by Twitter via https://twitter.com and any mobile application of Twitter.
“Twitter Kit” means the Twitter software development kit made available for Applications that enables access to Twitter Kit Services, including any Twitter API or other software, data, code, and other materials included therein, and any updates or modifications thereto.
“Twitter Kit Application” means any Application into which Twitter Kit has been integrated.
“Twitter Kit Services” means any features or functionality made available by Twitter via a Twitter Kit Application, including any native Content embedding, Twitter account authentication, or other functionality.
“Twitter Kit Technology” means Twitter Kit, Twitter Kit Services, and Documentation.
“Usage Data” means all information and data, not including any End User Data, received by Twitter in connection with Developer’s access and use of the Twitter Kit Technology, including without limitation uptime, reliability, traffic, network quality, and other Developer usage statistics related to the Twitter Kit Technology.
2.1 License Grant. Subject to Developer’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement (as a condition to the grants below), Twitter grants Developer, and Developer accepts, a personal, nonexclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable and revocable license, during the Term, to: (a) reproduce, install and use Twitter Kit solely for the purpose of enabling the provision of Twitter Kit Services via an Application; (b) reproduce, install, modify, and use the source code from Twitter Kit that is expressly identified by Twitter in the Documentation as sample code (“Sample Code”) solely for the purpose of enabling the provision of Twitter Kit Services via an Application; (c) incorporate Twitter Kit, including any Sample Code, into any of its Applications and distribute (in object form only) Twitter Kit, including any Sample Code, solely as incorporated within a Twitter Kit Application; and (d) make and use a reasonable number of copies of any Documentation solely as necessary to exercise any of the licenses or rights granted to Developer under this Agreement.
2.2 Restrictions. Developer shall not directly or indirectly: (a) modify or create any derivative works of any component of any Twitter Kit Technology (except as permitted in Section 2.1(b)); (b) work around any technical limitations in the Twitter Kit Technology or use the Twitter Kit Technology in an attempt to, or in conjunction with any device, program, or service designed to, circumvent technical measures employed to control access to, or the rights in, a content, file, or other work; (c) reverse engineer, decompile, decipher, translate, disassemble or otherwise attempt to access source code of any Twitter Kit Technology (except as permitted in Section 2.1(b) and unless, and only to the extent that, the foregoing restriction is prohibited by applicable law); (d) publish, rent, lease, lend, sell, sublicense, distribute (except as permitted in Section 2.1(c)), transfer, disclose, or otherwise make any Twitter Kit Technology available to any third party; (e) provide use of the Twitter Kit Technology on a service bureau, rental or managed services basis or permit other individuals or entities to create Internet “links” to the Twitter Kit Technology or “frame” or “mirror” the Twitter Kit Technology on any other server, or wireless or Internet-based device; (f) remove or alter any proprietary notices or labels on or in any Twitter Kit Technology; (g) use any Twitter Kit Technology in connection with the development or transmission of any virus, worms or malicious code; (h) use any Twitter Kit Technology to infringe the rights of Twitter or any third party, or in any way that does not comply with all applicable laws; or (i) use any Twitter Kit Technology (including to create any Application) in any way that interferes with, disrupts, damages, or accesses in an unauthorized manner the servers, networks, or other properties or services of Twitter or any third party, including any mobile communications carrier.
Developer acknowledges that Twitter may update or modify any component of the Twitter Kit Technology at any time and in its sole discretion without prior notice to Developer. Developer acknowledges that future versions of Twitter Kit may be incompatible with Applications developed using previous versions of Twitter Kit, which may adversely affect the manner in which Developer accesses or communicates with Twitter Kit. Twitter may provision any updates to Twitter Kit automatically or it may prompt Developer to install such updates. If Twitter prompts Developer to install an updated version of Twitter Kit (“Updated Version”), the license granted under Section 2.1 of this Agreement (“License”) with respect to any previous version of Twitter Kit (“Previous Version”) will be revoked upon release of such Updated Version and Developer will immediately discontinue all use of, and delete, such Previous Version unless such Previous Version has been incorporated within a Twitter Kit Application that Developer (a) has publicly distributed via an app store as of the date on which Twitter released the Updated Version (“Release Date”), (b) has already submitted to an app store for distribution approval as of the Release Date, or (c) submits to an app store for distribution approval within fourteen (14) days of the Release Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Twitter reserves the right, at any time, to revoke the License to any Previous Version, regardless of the foregoing conditions, in which case Developer shall immediately discontinue all use of, and delete, such Previous Version.
Developer is fully responsible for all of its Twitter Kit Applications, including for maintaining the security of all such Twitter Kit Applications. Developer will use industry standard security measures to prevent unauthorized access or use of any of the features and functionality of all such Twitter Kit Applications, including access by viruses, worms, or any other harmful code or material. Developer will immediately notify Twitter if Developer knows of or suspects any breach of security or potential vulnerability of any such Application that may damage, interfere with or otherwise impact the Twitter Kit Technology or any Content. Developer will promptly remedy such breach or potential vulnerability.
Developer shall comply with (a) all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, (b) all instructions and requirements set forth in any applicable Documentation, and (c) any applicable third-party terms, including any third-party terms applicable to Developer’s development and distribution of its Application via any relevant operating system platform. Developer will not, directly or indirectly, export or re-export, or knowingly permit the export or re-export of, Twitter Kit or technical information obtained under this Agreement, including without limitation any Documentation: (y) without compliance with all laws applicable to the export or re-export of Twitter Kit or technical information obtained under this Agreement, or (z) to any country to which the United States Export Administration Act, any regulation thereunder, or any similar United States law or regulation, prohibits the export or re-export of Twitter Kit and/or technical information.
6.1 Developer Terms. The Developer Terms are hereby incorporated by reference and are part of this Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the Developer Terms and this Agreement, this Agreement shall control. Developer will comply with the Developer Terms, as may be modified by Twitter from time to time, including without limitation any applicable terms related to Developer’s access and use of Content or Twitter Kit Services.
From time to time, Twitter may solicit from Developer or Developer may provide, in its sole discretion, suggestions for changes, modifications, or improvements or any other feedback related to any Twitter Kit Technology or Twitter (collectively, “Developer Feedback”). All Developer Feedback shall be solely owned by Twitter (including all intellectual property rights therein and thereto) and shall also be deemed Twitter’s Confidential Information. Developer hereby assigns all of its right, title, and interest in and to any Developer Feedback to Twitter and acknowledges and agrees that Twitter has the unrestricted right to use and exploit such Developer Feedback in any manner, without attribution, and without any obligations or compensation to Developer.
9.1 Consent to Data Processing and Transfer. Irrespective of which country Developer is based in, Developer authorizes Twitter to use its information (including without limitation Usage Data) in, and as a result to transfer it to and store it in, the United States, Ireland, and any other country where Twitter, or any third-party service providers acting on its behalf, operate. Privacy and data protection laws in some of these countries may vary from the laws in the country where Developer is based.
9.2 Data Processing by Twitter, Inc. Some of the Content that Developer may access and use under this Agreement may comprise user data controlled by TIC. TIC has authorized Twitter, Inc. to provide this access and use to the extent that it occurs pursuant to this Agreement. To the extent that Twitter, Inc. acquires and processes any personal data about End Users who live outside the United States, Twitter, Inc. shall at all times act as a data processor on behalf of TIC, the data controller of this data.
Developer is solely responsible for providing all modems, servers, devices, storage, software, databases, network and communications equipment, and ancillary services needed to connect to, access or otherwise use the Twitter Kit Technology (collectively, “Developer Systems”). Developer shall ensure that Developer Systems are compatible with any Twitter Kit Technology and comply with all configurations and specifications described in the applicable Documentation.
Twitter reserves the right to discontinue or suspend (permanently or temporarily) the Twitter Kit Technology or any features or portions thereof without prior notice. Twitter will not be liable for any suspension or discontinuance of the Twitter Kit Technology or any part thereof.
12.1 “Confidential Information” means any information disclosed by one party (“Discloser”) to the other party (“Recipient”) that is marked or otherwise identified as “confidential” or “proprietary,” or by its nature or the circumstances of disclosure should reasonably be understood to be confidential. In particular, Confidential Information shall include the Twitter Kit Technology and all related information, but does not include Usage Data or End User Data. Recipient may use the Confidential Information only as necessary in fulfilling its obligations or exercising its rights under this Agreement. Recipient may not disclose any Confidential Information to any third party without Discloser’s prior written consent. Recipient will protect Confidential Information from unauthorized use, access, and disclosure in the same manner that it protects its own confidential and proprietary information of a similar nature, but in no event with less than a reasonable degree of care. Promptly upon Discloser’s request at any time, Recipient shall return all tangible Confidential Information, and/or permanently erase all Confidential Information from any storage media and destroy all information, records, copies, summaries, analyses, and materials developed therefrom.
12.2 Limitations. The foregoing obligations shall not apply to any information that Recipient can demonstrate is (a) already known by it without restriction, (b) rightfully furnished to it without restriction by a third party not in breach of any obligation of this Agreement or any other applicable confidentiality obligation or agreement, (c) generally available to the public without breach of this Agreement or wrongdoing by any party, or (d) independently developed by it without reference to or use of any information deemed confidential under this section and without any violation of any obligation of this Agreement. Recipient shall be responsible for any breach of confidentiality by its employees, contractors, and agents, as applicable. Nothing herein shall prevent Recipient from disclosing any Confidential Information as necessary pursuant to any court order or any legal, regulatory, law enforcement, or similar requirement or investigation; provided, however, prior to any such disclosure, Recipient shall use reasonable efforts to promptly notify Discloser in writing of such requirement to disclose where permitted by law and
Twitter retains all right, title, and interest in and to all Usage Data. Developer acknowledges and agrees that Twitter may use Usage Data for its own business purposes, including without limitation analyzing Developer’s installation, use of, and engagement with, and the functionality of the Services, as well as improving the functionality of the Services and other products and services offered or developed by Twitter, and may share such Usage Data with third-party service providers to assist with or conduct such activities on Twitter’s behalf. Twitter and its suppliers own all right, title, interest, copyright, and other intellectual property rights in the Twitter Kit Technology (and any derivative works and enhancements thereof developed by or on behalf of Twitter) and reserve all rights not expressly granted to Developer in this Agreement. The Twitter Kit Technology (and any derivative works and enhancements thereof developed by or on behalf of Twitter) are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws and treaties. THE TWITTER KIT TECHNOLOGY IS LICENSED AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 2, NOT SOLD.
THE TWITTER KIT TECHNOLOGY IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, “AS AVAILABLE”, WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, TWITTER AND ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, RELATED COMPANIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, PARTNERS, AND LICENSORS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “TWITTER ENTITIES”) MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY (I) THAT THE TWITTER KIT TECHNOLOGY OR RESULTS THEREFROM WILL MEET DEVELOPER’S REQUIREMENTS OR BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR BUG-FREE, (II) REGARDING THE RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, OR PERFORMANCE OF THE TWITTER KIT TECHNOLOGY, OR (III) THAT ANY ERRORS IN THE TWITTER KIT TECHNOLOGY CAN OR WILL BE CORRECTED. THE TWITTER ENTITIES HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ORAL OR WRITTEN, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ALL WARRANTIES ARISING FROM ANY COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, OR USAGE OF TRADE.
16.1 Claims Against Developer. Twitter will defend the Developer from all third party claims, actions, suits, or proceedings, whether actual or alleged (collectively, “Developer Claims”), and will indemnify Developer and hold Developer harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) resulting from such Developer Claims, that arise out of an allegation that the Twitter Kit Technology, when used as expressly permitted by this Agreement, infringes the intellectual property rights of such third party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Twitter will have no obligation under this Section 16.1 or otherwise with respect to any infringement claim based upon: (a) any use of the Twitter Kit Technology not expressly permitted under this Agreement; (b) any use of the Twitter Kit Technology in combination with products, equipment, software, or data not made available by Twitter if such infringement would have been avoided without the combination with such other products, equipment, software, or data; (c) any modification of the Twitter Kit Technology by any person other than Twitter or its authorized agents or subcontractors; or (d) any claim not clearly based on the Twitter Kit Technology itself. This Section 16.1 states Twitter’s entire liability and Developer’s sole and exclusive remedy for all third party claims.
16.2 Claims Against Twitter. Developer will defend Twitter from all third party claims, actions, suits, or proceedings, whether actual or alleged (collectively, “Twitter Claims”) and will indemnify Twitter and hold Twitter harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) resulting from such Twitter Claims, that arise out of Developer’s (a) access or use of the Twitter Kit Technology; (b) actual or alleged infringement, misappropriation, or violation of the rights of any third party, including without limitation any intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or publicity rights; and (c) breach of any term of this Agreement, including without limitation Developer’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 14 above. Developer is solely responsible for defending any such Twitter Claims, subject to Twitter’s right to participate with counsel of its own choosing, and for payment of all judgments, settlements, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from such Twitter Claims, provided that Developer will not agree to any settlement related to any such Twitter Claims without Twitter’s prior express written consent regardless of whether or not such settlement releases Twitter from any obligation or liability. If Developer uses the Twitter Kit Technology in an official capacity as an employee or representative of a United States federal, state or local government entity and is legally unable to accept this indemnification provision, then it does not apply to such entity, but only to the extent as required by applicable law.
16.3 Procedure. The foregoing obligations are conditioned on the party seeking indemnification: (a) promptly notifying the other party in writing of such claim; (b) giving the other party sole control of the defense thereof and any related settlement negotiations; and (c) cooperating and, at other party’s request and expense, assisting in such defense. Neither party may make any public announcement of any claim, defense or settlement without the other party’s prior written approval. The indemnifying party may not settle, compromise or resolve a claim without the consent of the indemnified party, if such settlement, compromise or resolution (x) causes or requires an admission or finding of guilt against the indemnified party, (y) imposes any monetary damages against the indemnified party, or (z) does not fully release the indemnified party from liability with respect to the claim.
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to You. INSOFAR AS APPLICABLE LAW PROHIBITS ANY LIMITATION ON LIABILITY HEREIN, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT SUCH LIMITATION WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY MODIFIED, BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT SO AS TO MAKE THE LIMITATION COMPLIANT WITH APPLICABLE LAW.
Either party may terminate this Agreement with or without cause immediately upon providing notice to the other party. Upon any termination of this Agreement, (a) Developer must discontinue accessing and using the Twitter Kit Technology and delete all copies of Twitter Kit and any Documentation; (b) the provisions in Sections 6 (Additional Terms), 7 (End Users), 8 (Developer Feedback), 12 (Confidentiality), 13 (Ownership; Reservation of Rights), 15 (Twitter Disclaimers), 16 (Indemnification), 17 (Limitation of Liability), this Section 18 (Termination) and Section 19.5 (Governing Law; Venue; Prevailing Fees) shall survive; (c) all obligations or liabilities that accrued prior to the effective date of termination and all remedies for breach of this Agreement shall survive; and (d) all other rights, obligations, and licenses of the parties under this Agreement shall terminate.