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STMicroelectronics
EVALUATION BOARD LICENSE AGREEMENT
By using this evaluation board or kit (together with all related software, firmware, components, and documentation provided
by ST, “Evaluation Board”), You (“You”) are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Evaluation Board License
Agreement (“Agreement”). Do not use the Evaluation Board until You have read and agreed to this Agreement. Your use of
the Evaluation Board constitutes Your acceptance of this Agreement.
LICENSE
STMicroelectronics (“ST”) grants You the right to use the enclosed Evaluation Board offering limited features only to evaluate
and test ST products solely for Your evaluation and testing purposes in a research and development setting. The Evaluation
Board shall not be, in any case, directly or indirectly assembled as a part in any production of Yours as it is solely developed
to serve evaluation purposes and has no direct function and is not a finished product. If software and/or firmware is
accompanied by a separate end user license agreement (“EULA”), then such software and/or firmware shall be governed by
such EULA.
EV ALUATION BOARD STATUS
The Evaluation Board offers limited features allowing You only to evaluate and test the ST products. The Evaluation Board is
not intended for consumer or household use. You are not authorized to use the Evaluation Board in any production system,
and it may not be offered for sale or lease, or sold, leased or otherwise distributed for commercial purposes. If the Evaluation
Board is incorporated in an evaluation system, the evaluation system may be used by You solely for Your evaluation and
testing purposes. Such evaluation system may not be offered for sale or lease or sold, leased or otherwise distributed for
commercial purposes and must be accompanied by a conspicuous notice as follows: “This device is not, and may not be,
offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased or otherwise distributed for commercial purposes”.
OWNERSHIP AND COPYRIGHT
Title to the Evaluation Board remains with ST and/or its licensors. You may not remove any copyright or other proprietary
rights notices without prior written authorization from ST. You may make one copy of the software and/or firmware of the
Evaluation Board for back up or archival purposes provided that You reproduce and apply to such copy any copyright or other
proprietary rights notices included on or embedded in the software and/or firmware. You agree to prevent any unauthorized
copying in whole or in part of the Evaluation Board.
RESTRICTIONS AND WARNINGS
Before You handle or use the Evaluation Board, You must carefully review any related documentation provided by ST. Such
documentation may contain important warnings. You shall comply with all such warnings and other instructions and employ
reasonable safety precautions in using the Evaluation Board. Failure to do so may result in death, personal injury, or property
damage. If You have any questions regarding the safe usage of the Evaluation Board, You should contact ST for guidance.
You may not sell, assign, sublicense, lease, rent or otherwise distribute the Evaluation Board for commercial purposes, in
whole or in part, or use Evaluation Board in a production system, with the exception that if You are an authorized ST distributor,
You may resell the Evaluation Board in compliance with the applicable terms and conditions. Except as provided in this
Agreement or as explicitly permitted in the documentation of the Evaluation Board, You may not reproduce the Evaluation
Board or modify, reverse engineer, de-compile or disassemble its software and/or firmware, in whole or in part.
You shall not use the Evaluation Board in any safety critical or functional safety testing, including but not limited to testing of
life supporting, military or nuclear applications. ST expressly disclaims any responsibility for such usage which shall be made
at Your sole risk, even if ST has been informed in writing of such usage. Unless expressly designated in writing by ST as
suitable for use in testing automotive or aerospace applications, You shall not use the Evaluation Board in such testing.
Notice applicable to Evaluation Boards according to European Regulation
For the European Regulation of the Evaluation Board, the applicable EU directives are considered, with a particular attention
to the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 2014/35/EU, the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive 2014/30/EU, and the
Radio Equipment Directive (RED) 2014/53/EU. If the Evaluation Board is outside the scope of the foregoing Directives, then
the General Product Safety Directive (GPSD) 2001/95/EC and Council Directive 93/68/EEC, amending Directive 73/23/EEC
on electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits, are applicable.
The Ev aluation Board me ets the r equirement s of the Re striction of H azardous S ubstances (RoHS 2 or RoHS recast) D irect ive
2011/65/EU, Annex II, as amended by Directive 2015/863/EU.
Notice applicable to Evaluation Boards not FCC-Approved
This kit is designed to allow:
(1) Product developers to evaluate electronic components, circuitry, or software associated with the kit to determine
whether to incorporate such items in a finished product and
(2) Software developers to write software applications for use with the end product.
This kit is not a finished product and when assembled may not be resold or otherwise marketed unless all required FCC
equipment authorizations are first obtained. Operation is subject to the condition that this product not cause harmful
interference to licensed radio stations and that this product accept harmful interference. Unless the assembled kit is designed
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to operate under part 15, part 18 or part 95 of 47 CFR, Chapter I (“FCC Rules”), the operator of the kit must operate under
the authority of an FCC license holder or must secure an experimental authorization under part 5 of this chapter.
For Evaluati on Boards annotated as FE DERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) Part 15 Compliant
• FCC Interference Statement for Class A Evaluation Boards: This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment
in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own expense.
• FCC Interference Statement for Class B Evaluation Boards: This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one
or more of the following measures:
o Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
o Increase the separ at ion between the equipment and receiver.
o Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
o Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
• This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This
device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
WARRANTY
ST WARRANTS THAT IT HAS THE RIGHT TO PROVIDE THE EVALUATION BOARD TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY IS
PROVIDED BY ST IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, W RITTEN OR ORAL, STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY AS TO MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, OR UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OPERATION, ALL OF WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.
THE EVALUATION BOARD IS PROVIDED “AS IS”.
YOU WARRANT TO ST THAT YOU WILL ENSURE THE EVALUATION BOARD IS USED ONLY BY ELECTRONICS
EXPERTS WHO UNDERSTAND THE DANGERS OF HANDLING AND USING SUCH ITEMS, YOU ASSUME ALL
RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR ANY IMPROPER OR UNSAFE HANDLING OR USE OF THE EVALUATION BOARD
BY YOU, YOUR EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, CONTRACTORS, AND DESIGNEES.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES
IN NO EVENT SHAL L ST BE LI ABLE TO YOU, W HETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (I NCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT
LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL,
PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTERS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT,
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ST HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE SAME. IN NO EVENT SHALL ST’S
LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT IN THE AGGREGATE EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU UNDER
THIS AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE EVALUATION BOARD, OR TEN UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($10.00)
IF NO PURCHASE PRICE WAS PAID.
INDEMNIFICATION
You shall, at Your expense, defend ST and its Affiliates against a claim or action brought by a third party for infringement or
misappropriation of any patent, copyright, trade secret or other intellectual property right of a third party to the extent resulting
from (1) Your combination of the Evaluation Board with any other component, system, software, or firmware, (2) Your
modification of the Evaluation Board, or (3) Your use of the Evaluation Board in a manner not permitted under this Agreement.
You shall indemnify ST and its Affiliates against and pay any resulting costs and damages finally awarded against ST or its
Affiliates or agreed to in any settlement, provided that You have sole control of the defense and settlement of the claim or
action, and ST cooperates in the defense and furnishes all related evidence under its control at Your expense. ST will be
entitled to participate in the defense of such claim or action and to employ counsel at its own expense.
“Affiliates” means any corporation or other entity directly or indirectly controlled by, controlling or under common control with
the entity in question, for so long as such ownership exists. "Control" means the direct or indirect beneficial ownership of more
than fifty (50%) percent of the stock or other equity interests entitled to vote for the election of directors or an equivalent
governing body. Any such corporation or other legal entity shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Party only as long as
such Control exists.
TERMINATION
ST may terminate this Agreement without notice if You breach this Agreement. Upon termination, You shall immediately
destroy or return all copies of the software, firmware, and documentation of the Evaluation Board to ST and certify in writing
to ST that You have done so.