NFC and Bluetooth

This License Agreement (Agreement) is a legal agreement between you and NFC Forum, Inc. a Delaware non-profit, non-stock corporation (collectively “Licensor”), which are the owners of the Application Document to which this Agreement is attached (“Application Document”). As used in this Agreement, “you” means the company, entity, or individual that is acquiring a license under this Agreement.

All copyrights in the Bluetooth Specifications are owned by Ericsson AB, Intel Corporation, Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Microsoft Corporation, Motorola Mobility, Inc., Nokia Corporation and Toshiba Corporation. Other third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.

By viewing, taking possession of or otherwise using the Application Document, you are agreeing that you will be bound by and are becoming a party to this Agreement. If you are an entity, and an individual is entering into this Agreement on your behalf, then you will be bound by this Agreement when that individual views, takes possession of, or otherwise uses the Application Document. When they do so, it will also constitute a representation by the individual that s/he is authorized to bind your entity as a party to this Agreement. If you do not agree to all of the terms of this Agreement, you are not authorized to view, take possession of, or otherwise use the Application Document.

This Application Document and Agreement is copyright 2015-2019 by the NFC Forum. This Application Document and Agreement was made available pursuant to a license agreement entered into between the recipient (Licensee) and Licensor and may be used only by Licensee, and in compliance with the terms of that license agreement (License). If you are not the Licensee, you may read this Application Document, but are not authorized to implement or make any other use of this Application Document. However, you may obtain a copy of this Application Document and implementation rights at the following page of Licensor’s websites:

/our-work/specifications-and-application-documents/application-documents/

after entering into and agreeing to such license terms as Licensors then require.

1. LICENSE GRANT.

Licensor hereby grants Licensee the right, without charge, to copy (for internal purposes only) and share this Application Document with Licensee’s members, employees and (to the extent related to Licensees use of this Application Document) consultants. This license grant does not include the right to sublicense, modify or create derivative works based upon the Application Document. This Application Document includes technology for which the Licensor has obtained licenses separate from the Application Document license [that Licensor grants Licensee] and any use of a commercial nature of the license granted herein will require necessary licenses obtained separately from Licensor.

1. NO WARRANTIES.

THE APPLICATION DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR, ITS MEMBERS OR ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, OR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE APPLICATION DOCUMENT.

1. THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.

Without limiting the generality of Section 2 above, LICENSOR ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY TO COMPILE, CONFIRM, UPDATE OR MAKE PUBLIC ANY THIRD PARTY ASSERTIONS OF PATENT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS THAT MIGHT NOW OR IN THE FUTURE BE INFRINGED BY AN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE APPLICATION DOCUMENT IN ITS CURRENT, OR IN ANY FUTURE FORM. IF ANY SUCH RIGHTS ARE DESCRIBED ON THE APPLICATION DOCUMENT, LICENSOR TAKES NO POSITION AS TO THE VALIDITY OR INVALIDITY OF SUCH ASSERTIONS, OR THAT ALL SUCH ASSERTIONS THAT HAVE OR MAY BE MADE ARE SO LISTED.

1. FEEDBACK

If you are a member of either Licensor, Licensor would like to receive your input, suggestions, and other feedback (“Feedback”) on the Application Document.

1. TERMINATION OF LICENSE.

In the event of a breach of this Agreement by Licensee or any of its employees or members, Licensor shall give Licensee written notice and an opportunity to cure. If the breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice, or if the breach is of a nature that cannot be cured, then Licensor may immediately or thereafter terminate the licenses granted in this Agreement.

1. MISCELLANEOUS.

All notices required under this Agreement shall be in writing, and shall be deemed effective five days from deposit in the mails. Notices and correspondence to the NFC Forum and Bluetooth SIG, Inc. addresses as they appear below. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted under the internal laws of the United States and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to its principles of conflict of law.

NFC Forum, Inc.
401 Edgewater Place, Suite 600
Wakefield, MA, USA 01880

Updated December 29, 2018