End User License Agreement (EULA)
(The German original is the legally binding version.)
1. Definitions
1.1. “Fonts” means the font software licensed under this EULA, including all font files (OTF, TTF variable, WOFF2), data, documentation, and other materials supplied by the Licensor.
1.2. “Typeface Design” means the design embodied in the Fonts, including glyphs, letters, numerals, symbols, and other typographic elements. It is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.
1.3. “Licensor” means Sergej Lebedev – Typedesigner.de, the sole author and designer of the Fonts and the Typeface Design and the owner of all rights in them.
1.4. “Licensee” means the business named in the order or invoice that acquires a License. Licenses are available to businesses only, meaning persons or entities acting for commercial or independent professional purposes. They are not available to consumers.
1.5. “Authorized Users” means the Licensee’s employees whom the Licensee has authorized to install and use the Fonts within the purchased License. If the Licensee is an individual, the Licensee personally is also an Authorized User. Affiliated companies, freelancers, agencies, and other external persons are not Authorized Users.
1.6. “Third Parties” means all persons and entities that are not Authorized Users.
1.7. “License” means the non-exclusive right to use the Fonts under this EULA. “License Type” means the Desktop License (Section 5), the Variable Font License (Section 6), or the Web License (Section 7).
1.8. “Use” means any installation, loading, display, reproduction, processing, or other use of the Fonts.
1.9. “Finished Work” means a visual or audiovisual work created using the Fonts in which the text cannot be edited using the Fonts, for example printed matter, logos, artwork, images, outlined or rasterized files, videos, and PDFs with embedded subsets that do not permit editing.
1.10. “Application” or “App” means standalone software, including desktop, mobile, and tablet applications, in which the Fonts are used as part of the visual or typographic content.
1.11. “Digital Publication” means an electronic publication or other non-web, non-editable digital content, including eBooks.
1.12. “Website” means an internet or intranet website on which the Fonts are made available through webfont technology such as CSS @font-face.
1.13. “Pageviews” means page requests recorded server-side or by recognized analytics systems, excluding bot traffic, crawlers, and internal access, to the extent these can be technically identified and excluded.
1.14. “In Writing” means in text form, for example by e-mail.
2. License Grant
2.1. The Licensor grants the Licensee a non-exclusive, worldwide license to use the Fonts in accordance with this EULA and the purchased License Type. Subject to Section 2.6, the License is not transferable.
2.2. Unless stated otherwise for a specific License Type, the License is perpetual and covers commercial use, subject to Section 11.
2.3. The License grants usage rights only. The Fonts are made available to the Licensee for use; no further rights in the Fonts and the Typeface Design are transferred.
2.4. The License is granted to the Licensee named in the order or invoice and becomes effective upon full payment of the license fee. Use of the Fonts before full payment is not permitted.
2.5. The Licensor is not obligated to provide updates, upgrades, additional styles, expanded character sets, or new versions of the Fonts. Bug fixes and technical improvements may be provided at the Licensor’s discretion at no additional charge and are subject to the same License terms. Extended versions, additional styles, new character sets, and other substantial enhancements may be offered as separate products and may require a separate License.
2.6. The Licensee may transfer the License to Third Parties only with the Licensor’s prior consent In Writing. The Licensor will not unreasonably withhold consent where the License is transferred together with the Licensee’s entire business or the relevant part of it (for example by sale, merger, or restructuring), the successor accepts this EULA In Writing, and the Licensee ceases all Use and deletes all copies of the Fonts. Mandatory statutory rights remain unaffected.
2.7. A person who purchases a License for another business (for example an agency buying for a client) must name that business as Licensee in the order. Otherwise, the purchaser is the Licensee.
2.8. Enterprise Licenses are available on request, for example for corporate groups and affiliated companies, for more than 100 users, or for more than 10 million monthly Pageviews. They are governed by a separate agreement in writing. Unless that agreement provides otherwise, this EULA applies.
2.9. If the actual Use of the Fonts exceeds the purchased scope of the License, for example because more Authorized Users use the Fonts than are licensed, the Licensee must without undue delay purchase a License that covers the actual scope. Section 7.3 remains unaffected.
2.10. The Licensee must inform all Authorized Users of the scope of the purchased License and the content of this EULA and ensure that they comply with it.
3. Permitted Use
3.1. The Desktop License and the Variable Font License permit commercial and non-commercial creative use of the Fonts, subject to this EULA. Permitted uses include, without limitation:
- print and printed materials;
- branding and corporate identity;
- logos, wordmarks, and other visual brand elements;
- advertising and marketing materials;
- graphic design and desktop publishing;
- presentations;
- social media content;
- video and motion design;
- Digital Publications and eBooks;
- Applications and software interfaces, subject to Section 3.6;
- packaging;
- illustrations and other visual communication.
3.2. These permitted uses do not include the right to distribute, transfer, sublicense, or otherwise make the Fonts available to Third Parties.
3.3. The Licensee may create Finished Works using the Fonts and may distribute, publish, sell, or otherwise commercially exploit them, provided that the Fonts themselves are not made available to Third Parties, except as permitted in Section 3.5.
3.4. Creating logos, wordmarks, trademarks, and other brand assets with the Fonts is permitted under the Desktop License and the Variable Font License. No separate logo license is required. Converting text to outlines and adapting letterforms for a specific logo or artwork is permitted, provided that no usable font software is created.
3.5. Where technically necessary, the Licensee may embed the Fonts or subsets of the Fonts in non-editable files such as PDFs, eBooks, Digital Publications, videos, and Applications, provided that the embedding does not allow text to be edited using the Fonts and Section 9.2 is observed.
3.6. Use of the Fonts in Applications is permitted under the Desktop License and the Variable Font License if the Fonts are used for fixed interface elements or content, the Fonts are not the primary value or function of the Application, and the Licensee takes reasonable technical measures under Section 9.2 against extraction. Not covered is any use in which end users or other Third Parties can enter, create, or edit text using the Fonts or select the Fonts, for example web-to-print services, product configurators, logo or text generators, print-on-demand services, software-as-a-service offerings, and APIs. Such use requires a separate license agreement.
4. Restrictions
4.1. The Licensee may not sublicense, sell, rent, lease, lend, distribute, transfer, or otherwise make the Fonts available to Third Parties without the Licensor’s prior consent In Writing, except as permitted in Sections 2.6 and 3.5.
4.2. The Licensee may not modify, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or create derivative font software from the Fonts, in particular by converting the Fonts into other font formats or by creating static font files from variable font files. This does not apply to Section 3.4 or to acts that mandatory law expressly permits.
4.3. The Licensee may not use the Fonts in open-source software or other projects in a manner that would make the Fonts freely available to Third Parties.
4.4. The Fonts may not be used in a way that makes the Fonts the primary value, product, or functionality of any software, service, platform, or other offering.
4.5. The Fonts, and data derived from them, may not be used, in whole or in part, to create, train, fine-tune, test, evaluate, or improve artificial intelligence or machine-learning systems. The Fonts may not be used to generate, reproduce, simulate, analyze, or reconstruct typefaces, glyph shapes, or typographic characteristics. Finished Works are not data derived from the Fonts within the meaning of this Section.
4.6. Use of the Fonts in design software or automated workflows is permitted where the Fonts are used solely to display or create visual content and are not analyzed, extracted, reconstructed, or made available to Third Parties.
4.7. The Licensee may create a reasonable number of backup copies solely for archival purposes. Backup copies must remain under the Licensee’s control and must not be made available to Third Parties or stored in a manner that permits unauthorized access.
4.8. The Licensor reserves all rights, including the right to text and data mining, with regard to the Fonts and associated materials.
5. Desktop License
5.1. The Desktop License permits the use of the supplied OTF font files by the number of Authorized Users specified in the purchased License.
5.2. The Desktop License covers the uses described in Section 3.
5.3. The Fonts may be installed on devices used by Authorized Users for permitted purposes. The number of Authorized Users, not the number of devices, determines the scope of the License.
5.4. Freelancers, agencies, studios, contractors, and other Third Parties who need to install or use the Fonts require their own License.
5.5. Print service providers may receive Finished Works, such as PDFs or outlined artwork, but not the Font files unless separately licensed.
5.6. Editable embedding of the Fonts in documents that allow Third Parties to edit text using the Fonts, such as editable Word, PowerPoint, or InDesign files, requires the Licensor’s permission In Writing.
5.7. The Desktop License does not include Website embedding. Website use requires a Web License.
5.8. Installation on servers or virtual desktops, and use in cloud-based design tools, is permitted only if access to the Fonts is technically restricted to Authorized Users within the licensed number and the Fonts cannot be downloaded by others.
6. Variable Font License
6.1. The Variable Font License permits the use of the supplied TTF variable font files by the number of Authorized Users specified in the purchased License.
6.2. The Variable Font License covers the uses described in Section 3.
6.3. Variable Fonts may be used for print, branding, graphic design, advertising, marketing, social media, motion design, Applications, Digital Publications, and other creative, non-web uses.
6.4. Depending on the font family, the License includes one or more variable font files providing the weight range or other design axes stated in the product description.
6.5. The Variable Font License does not include Website embedding. Website use requires a Web License.
6.6. The Variable Font License does not include the OTF files of the Desktop License. Using instances of the variable font within design software is permitted. Creating separate static font files from variable font files is not permitted (Section 4.2).
7. Web License
7.1. The Web License permits the Licensee to embed the supplied WOFF2 webfont files on Websites using CSS @font-face. The Fonts must be hosted on servers under the Licensee’s control. Hosting and content delivery providers acting on the Licensee’s behalf are permitted, provided they use the Fonts solely to deliver the Websites.
7.2. The Web License applies to Websites operated by the Licensee, including their test and staging environments. It is based on the selected monthly Pageview level. The level applies to the total Pageviews of all Websites on which the Fonts are used. Upon request, the Licensee shall inform the Licensor of the domains on which the Fonts are used.
7.3. The Licensee is responsible for monitoring Pageviews and keeping the Websites within the licensed level. If the level is exceeded in more than two consecutive calendar months, the Licensee must inform the Licensor In Writing and purchase a License at the appropriate level without undue delay. If the highest available level is exceeded, an Enterprise License (Section 2.8) is required. The Licensee must document monthly Pageviews in a verifiable manner and, upon request, no more than once per calendar year, provide corresponding evidence to the Licensor In Writing. Section 10.2 applies accordingly.
7.4. The Licensee must implement reasonable technical measures to protect the webfonts against unauthorized access, extraction, and misuse.
7.5. Subsetting is permitted where technically necessary or desirable for web delivery, provided that the resulting files remain subject to this EULA and are not redistributed separately.
7.6. The Web License does not include the right to install the WOFF2 files as desktop fonts or to use them for desktop design work.
7.7. Use in HTML e-mails, on Websites operated by third parties, and in web applications that allow users to enter or edit text using the Fonts is not covered by the Web License and requires a separate license agreement.
8. Third-Party Service Providers and Clients
8.1. Third-party service providers who need to install or use the Fonts require their own License.
8.2. The Licensee may provide Finished Works to clients, customers, printers, publishers, platforms, or other Third Parties, provided that the Fonts themselves are not provided, except as permitted in Section 3.5.
8.3. Delivering a Finished Work does not give the recipient the right to use the Fonts. A client who wishes to use the Fonts itself, for example to create further materials, needs its own License.
8.4. The Licensee is responsible for ensuring that Third Parties do not gain unauthorized access to the Fonts.
9. Security and Embedding
9.1. The Licensee must take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the Fonts against unauthorized access, extraction, copying, redistribution, and misuse.
9.2. Where the Fonts are embedded in digital content, the Licensee must use reasonable technical measures appropriate to the medium to prevent unauthorized extraction of the Fonts. Suitable measures include, for example, recognized file formats with encryption or source obfuscation, such as PDF or EPUB. The Fonts must not be installable into the operating system of the end device.
10. Compliance
10.1. If there is concrete evidence of a potential breach of this EULA, the Licensor may request reasonable information and documentation from the Licensee that is necessary to verify compliance.
10.2. Information provided for this purpose will be treated confidentially and used solely to verify compliance with this EULA.
11. Term and Termination
11.1. The License is perpetual unless terminated in accordance with this EULA.
11.2. The Licensee may terminate the License at any time by ceasing all use of the Fonts and permanently deleting all copies in its possession or control. Fees already paid will not be refunded.
11.3. The Licensor may terminate the License for good cause, in particular in the event of a material breach of Sections 2.6, 4, 5, 6, or 7. Termination requires prior notice of the breach with a reasonable deadline to cure it, unless notice would be futile or the breach is serious.
11.4. Upon termination, the Licensee must cease all use of the Fonts and permanently delete all copies, including backup copies, subject to statutory retention obligations. Finished Works created and published before termination, and Fonts embedded in them as permitted under Section 3.5, may continue to be used and distributed.
11.5. Termination does not affect rights and obligations that by their nature are intended to survive it.
12. Intellectual Property
12.1. All rights, title, and interest in the Fonts, the Typeface Design, documentation, and associated materials remain with the Licensor or the respective rights holders.
12.2. Nothing in this EULA transfers ownership or intellectual property rights in the Fonts or the Typeface Design to the Licensee.
13. Warranty and Liability
13.1. The Fonts are provided as described in the product description at the time of purchase, and the statutory warranty rights apply. The Licensor does not warrant that the Fonts suit a particular purpose of the Licensee or work without error in every software or hardware environment. Minor impairments, in particular differences in rendering in third-party software, printing, and output systems, are not defects. Likewise, taste, aesthetic effect, and the artistic design of the Typeface Design are not defects.
13.2. Mandatory statutory liability remains unaffected, in particular in cases of intent or gross negligence, and injury to life, body, or health.
13.3. In the event of slightly negligent breach of an essential contractual obligation, the Licensor’s liability is limited to the foreseeable damage typical for this type of contract and, in any case, to the license fee paid by the Licensee for the affected License. Essential contractual obligations are obligations whose fulfilment enables the proper performance of the contract and on which the Licensee may regularly rely.
13.4. Liability for slightly negligent breach of other obligations is excluded.
13.5. Sections 13.3 and 13.4 also apply to the personal liability of the Licensor’s employees, representatives, and vicarious agents.
13.6. The Licensor is not responsible for damage resulting from improper installation, incompatible systems, unauthorized modifications, or actions of Third Parties, unless the Licensor is at fault.
13.7. The Licensor is not responsible for failure or delay caused by events beyond the Licensor’s reasonable control.
13.8. The Licensor does not owe and assumes no responsibility for designs, typography, and Finished Works created with the Fonts, regardless of medium (for example print, web, social media, apps, video, packaging). This applies in particular to legibility, effect, fitness for a particular purpose, accessibility, protectability and registrability (for example of logos and trademarks), and compatibility with third-party rights. This applies equally to technical rendering, processing, and output in print and web, in particular at print shops and on printing presses, RIPs, imagesetters, and proofing systems, as well as in browsers, operating systems, apps, devices, and other third-party hardware and software, including display errors, substitute fonts, rendering differences, and print output problems. The design, selection, and use of the Fonts, and the review of Finished Works before publication, printing, or delivery (for example by proof, test print, and browser and device testing), are the Licensee’s sole responsibility. Subject to Section 13.2, the Licensor’s liability in this regard is excluded. Statutory warranty claims for defects in the font files themselves remain unaffected. The Licensee shall indemnify the Licensor against third-party claims based on the design or use of the Licensee’s Finished Works, unless the Licensor is responsible for them.
13.9. Claims for damages of the Licensee arising from or in connection with the contract become time-barred one year after the statutory commencement of the limitation period. This does not apply in the cases of Section 13.2.
14. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
14.1. This EULA is governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).
14.2. If the Licensee is a merchant (Kaufmann), a legal entity under public law, or a special fund under public law, or has its registered office outside Germany, the exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from or in connection with this EULA is the Licensor’s place of business. The Licensor is entitled to bring an action at the Licensee’s place of business as well. Otherwise, the statutory places of jurisdiction apply.
15. Severability
If any provision of this EULA is or becomes invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect. The statutory provisions apply instead of the invalid provision.
16. Entire Agreement, Relationship to the GTC, Language, Version
16.1. This EULA, together with the Licensor’s General Terms and Conditions (GTC) and the order, forms the entire agreement between the Licensor and the Licensee concerning the licensing of the Fonts. The GTC cover the conclusion of the contract, prices, payment, and delivery. This EULA governs the scope of the usage rights. If they conflict regarding the scope of the usage rights, this EULA prevails; in all other respects, the GTC apply. Individual agreements take precedence over this EULA. Amendments must be made In Writing.
16.2. This EULA is provided in German and English. In the event of discrepancies, the German version prevails.
16.3. The version of this EULA in force at the time of purchase applies to the License.
Sergej Lebedev – Typedesigner.de – End User License Agreement v2.0, 5 October 2026