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# Software licence agreement

License your software to a customer: what they may do with it, the fee, support, ownership and liability.

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This is a general template, not legal advice. It is for software that the customer installs and runs on its own systems, not for hosted subscriptions or custom builds. Limits on liability, consumer rights, data protection, export rules and the way a licence can be audited differ by country and cannot always be excluded. Check them where you and the customer are based, and have a lawyer review the agreement for important deals.

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### Software Licence Agreement

This agreement is made on 1 February 2027 between:

- **Kestrel Systems Pty Ltd, 45 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia** ("the Licensor"); and

- **Harbourline Marine Ltd, 8 Quay Road, Auckland 1010, New Zealand** ("the Licensee").

The Licensor owns the Software and wishes to license it to the Licensee for its own use. They agree as follows.

## 1. Definitions

- "Software" means Kestrel Fleet Manager, version 4, a program for planning vessel maintenance , in object code form, with its documentation and any updates, fixes and new versions that the Licensor delivers to the Licensee under this agreement.

- "Authorised Users" means the employees and contractors of the Licensee who use the Software for the Licensee's business, within the Limit of Use.

- "Limit of Use" means: up to 25 named users in one company group .

- "Territory" means: Australia and New Zealand .

- "Licence Key" means a code, file or other means of activating or controlling use of the Software.

- "Term" means the period in section 13.

- "Update" means a fix, patch or minor release of the Software. A major release that the Licensor sells as a new product or at a new price is not an Update unless the Licensor agrees.

- "Confidential Information" means non-public information that a party gets from the other and that is marked as confidential or that a reasonable person would see as confidential. It includes the Software's source code, if ever disclosed, and the Licence Keys.

## 2. The licence

2.1 The Licensor grants the Licensee a licence to install and use the Software in the Territory during the Term, for the internal business of the Licensee only, and within the Limit of Use. The licence is Type of licence .

2.2 The licence is counted by What the licence is counted by .

2.3 The Licensee may make one copy of the Software for backup and a reasonable number of copies for test and recovery, as long as every copy keeps the Licensor's notices and counts against the Limit of Use when it is in use.

2.4 The Licensee may let its contractors use the Software on its behalf only for its internal business, and is responsible for what they do as if it did it itself.

2.5 The Licensor keeps every right that this agreement does not expressly give. Nothing in it gives the Licensee a right to the source code.

## 3. Restrictions

3.1 The Licensee will not, and will not let anyone else:

- copy, sell, rent, lend, sublicense or share the Software, except as section 2 allows;

- change it, translate it, take it apart or try to find its source code, unless the law allows this and says it cannot be excluded, and only after the Licensee has asked the Licensor for the information it needs and the Licensor has not given it within a reasonable time;

- remove or hide notices about ownership;

- get around a Licence Key, a limit of use or any other technical protection;

- use the Software to break the law, to attack other systems, or to build a product that competes with it;

- use the Software to provide a service to others, such as a bureau service, unless the Licensor agrees in writing;

- publish tests of the Software's performance without the Licensor's written consent; or

- go beyond the Limit of Use or the Territory without paying for it.

3.2 The Licensee will tell the Licensor at once if it learns of any use of the Software that breaks this agreement.

## 4. Delivery and installation

4.1 How the customer gets the software

4.2 The Licensor will deliver the Software and its documentation within 10 Working Days of the date of this agreement, or by another date they agree. "Working Day" means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday at the Licensor's address.

The Licensor will give this help with installation: remote installation and set up by a Licensor engineer, up to 4 hours .

4.3 The Licensee is responsible for its own equipment, operating system, network, backups and the security of its own systems, and for installing the Software on systems that meet the requirements in the documentation.

4.4 The Software is accepted when the Licensee has installed it and uses it for its business, or 14 days after delivery if the Licensee has not told the Licensor in writing of a material defect by then. If it reports a defect, the Licensor will correct it under section 10.

5. Licence Keys

6. Fees and payment

7. Maintenance, updates and support

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8. Audit of use

9. Ownership and open-source components

10. Warranty and remedies

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11. Claims about intellectual property

12. Liability

13. Term and ending

2 more pages

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Contracts and agreements

## What this template is for

A software licence agreement for software the customer installs and runs: grant, limits of use, fees, updates, support, audits, ownership, warranty and ending.

It is free to fill in online and needs no account. The finished Word document and PDF cost €9.99, paid once. [See all Contracts and agreements templates](https://nerix.ai/templates/contracts)

Contracts and agreements

## What you fill in

The form asks for 19 details. The document fills itself in as you type.

- ### Date of the agreement For example: 1 February 2027
- ### Licensor (who owns the software) For example: Kestrel Systems Pty Ltd, 45 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
- ### Licensee (the customer) For example: Harbourline Marine Ltd, 8 Quay Road, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- ### Software and version Name the product and say what it does in a few words. For example: Kestrel Fleet Manager, version 4, a program for planning vessel maintenance
- ### Type of licence
- ### What the licence is counted by
- ### How the customer gets the software
- ### Limit of use The number of users, devices or sites that fits the choice above. For example: up to 25 named users in one company group
- ### Where it may be used Or worldwide, except where the law forbids it. For example: Australia and New Zealand
- ### Licence fee For example: AUD 18,000 a year
- ### Payment terms For example: invoiced yearly in advance, payable within 30 days
- ### Term For example: 12 months from the date above, renewing for further 12 months unless either side gives 60 days' notice
- ### Support and updates For example: Email support on working days from 9:00 to 17:00, a reply within 1 working day, and all updates and fixes released during the term.
- ### Help with installation that the Licensor gives optional For example: remote installation and set up by a Licensor engineer, up to 4 hours
- ### Days of warranty after delivery For example: 90
- ### Limit of liability For example: the fees paid in the 12 months before the claim
- ### Country or state whose law applies For example: Victoria, Australia
- ### Place where disputes are decided For example: Melbourne
- ### How disputes are decided

Contracts and agreements

## What is inside

The parts of this document, in order.

- 1 1. Definitions
- 2 2. The licence
- 3 3. Restrictions
- 4 4. Delivery and installation
- 5 5. Licence Keys
- 6 6. Fees and payment
- 7 7. Maintenance, updates and support
- 8 8. Audit of use
- 9 9. Ownership and open-source components
- 10 10. Warranty and remedies
- 11 11. Claims about intellectual property
- 12 12. Liability

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## How it works

- 01 ### Fill in Type your details in the form. The document fills itself in as you type; click any gap to jump to its field.
- 02 ### Check Read it through. Gaps you have not filled stay marked, so nothing goes out half done.
- 03 ### Download Pay once and get it as a Word document to edit further and as a PDF to send or print. The link comes by email too.

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Contracts and agreements

## Questions people ask

### What details does this template ask for?

The form asks for 19 details, starting with Date of the agreement, Licensor, Licensee, Software and version, Type of licence. 1 more are optional.

### How much does this template cost?

€9.99, paid once. Filling it in and seeing the first part is free. You pay when you download the finished Word document and PDF, with no account and no subscription. Every paid nerix plan includes it.

### Can I download this template as Word or PDF?

Yes. When you have filled in the form, press Download and pay once. You get the finished document as a Word file to keep editing and as a PDF to send or print, and the link by email.

### Is what I type sent anywhere?

While you fill it in, what you type stays in your browser. When you buy the document, your answers go to nerix to make your files. They are kept for seven days so you can download again, then deleted.

### What should I check before I use this template?

This is a general template, not legal advice. It is for software that the customer installs and runs on its own systems, not for hosted subscriptions or custom builds. Limits on liability, consumer rights, data protection, export rules and the way a licence can be audited differ by country and cannot always be excluded. Check them where you and the customer are based, and have a lawyer review the agreement for important deals.

### Are these contract templates free?

Most are. You can fill in and download them for free as Word or PDF, with no account. A few long business agreements are premium: free to fill in, paid once to download, and marked with their price.

### Is a template contract legally valid?

A signed agreement is usually valid when both sides understand and accept it, but rules differ by country and by type of contract. Treat a template as a careful starting point and check what applies where you are.

### Do I need a lawyer to use a template?

For simple, low risk agreements many people do not. For large sums, property, employment disputes or anything unusual, ask a lawyer to review the draft first.

### Can I change the terms?

Yes. Download the Word version and edit it, or ask nerix in the chat to make a clause stricter, shorter or in another language.

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