Github Open Source Applications Terms And Conditions (GitHub)
The GitHub Open Source Applications Terms and Conditions govern the use of GitHub applications such as GitHub Desktop, clarifying licensing, open source terms, privacy, and limitations of liability. They are published and maintained by GitHub, a widely trusted source in the open-source and developer ecosystem.
[company name] Open Source Applications Terms and Conditions
These [company name] Open Source Applications Terms and Conditions ("Application Terms") are a legal agreement between you (either as an individual or on behalf of an entity) and [company name], Inc. regarding your use of [company name]'s applications, such as [application name]™ and associated documentation ("Software"). These Application Terms apply to the executable code version of the Software. Source code for the Software is available separately and free of charge under open source software license agreements. If you do not agree to all of the terms in these Application Terms, do not download, install, use, or copy the Software.
Connecting to [company name]
If you configure the Software to work with one or more accounts on the [company website] or with a deployment of [company name] Enterprise Server, your use of the Software will also be governed by your applicable [company website] Terms of Service and/or the license agreement applicable to your deployment of [company name] Enterprise Server ("[company name] Terms").
Any use of the Software that violates your applicable [company name] Terms will also be a violation of these Application Terms.
Open Source Licenses and Notices
The open source license for the Software is included in the "Open Source Notices" documentation that is included with the Software. That documentation also includes copies of all applicable open source licenses.
To the extent the terms of the licenses applicable to open source components require [company name] to make an offer to provide source code in connection with the Software, such offer is hereby made, and you may exercise it by contacting [company name]: [contact link]
Unless otherwise agreed to in writing with [company name], your agreement with [company name] will always include, at a minimum, these Application Terms. Open source software licenses for the Software's source code constitute separate written agreements. To the limited extent that the open source software licenses expressly supersede these Application Terms, the open source licenses govern your agreement with [company name] for the use of the Software or specific included components of the Software.
[company name]'s Logos
The license grant included with the Software is not for [company name]'s trademarks, which include the Software logo designs. [company name] reserves all trademark and copyright rights in and to all [company name] trademarks. [company name]'s logos include, for instance, the stylized designs that include "logo" in the file title in the "logos" folder.
The names [company names], and related [company name] logos and/or stylized names are trademarks of [company name]. You agree not to display or use these trademarks in any manner without [company name]'s prior, written permission, except as allowed by [company name]'s Logos and Usage Policy: [link to company website/logos].
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