If you don't create a custom EULA for your mobile app when you distribute it on the iTunes app store, Apple's standard EULA will apply to your app. Important clauses for a custom EULA are covered with examples.
You can learn more at the related blog article: https://termsfeed.com/blog/apple-default-eula/
If you don't create a custom EULA for your mobile app when you distribute it on the iTunes app store, Apple's standard EULA will apply to your app. Important clauses for a custom EULA are covered with examples.
You can learn more at the related blog article: https://termsfeed.com/blog/apple-default-eula/
If you don't create a custom EULA for your mobile app when you distribute it on the iTunes app store, Apple's standard EULA will apply to your app. Important clauses for a custom EULA are covered with examples.
You can learn more at the related blog article: https://termsfeed.com/blog/apple-default-eula/
If you don't create a custom EULA for your mobile app when you distribute it on the iTunes app store, Apple's standard EULA will apply to your app. Important clauses for a custom EULA are covered with examples.
You can learn more at the related blog article: https://termsfeed.com/blog/apple-default-eula/
When you sign-up for an Apple App Store account to distribute your app, an EULA is already available (1) for your app, even if you dont have this kind of legal agreement.
This agreement, made available by Apple for all developers,
applies to apps published by developers on App Store unless the developer chooses to have a custom EULA instead of the standard one made available by Apple.
(1) Link to http://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/
This is established through Apples standard End-User Licensing Agreement (EULA) (2) template made available for developers of iOS apps.
(2) Link to https://termsfeed.com/blog/sample-eula-template/
Why mobile apps need EULA Some app developers choose to include licensing clauses that are common in EULA agreements in their Terms & Conditions (T&C) (3).
While this may seem like a good way to streamline
2 legal agreements into 1 single agreement, it may prevent you from being more specific as to use and termination of the license.
(3) Link to https://termsfeed.com/blog/sample-terms-and-conditions-template/
Terms and Conditions vs. EULA
The confusion lies in that both agreements deal with the
concept of use. However, each addresses use differently.
When you discuss use within a Terms and Conditions
agreement, it will address topics like what types of shows users can stream or data users can access.
In the EULA agreement, however, the use focuses more
on the possibility of misappropriation or the act of using anothers property as personal gains (the user). When Apples standard EULA applies Apples standard EULA automatically applies when you, as an iOS mobile developer, do not provide your own licensing agreement.
If you decide to leave this standard agreement in place,
and not replace it with a custom agreement, the users of your app will automatically agree to it when they download your mobile app. For example, the National Basketball Association in the United States (NBA) is very protective of its intellectual property.
When you visit its mobile app in the App Store (4), youll see a link to its Licensing Agreement on the apps profile screen:
In NBAs license agreement, youll find a provision on
intellectual property similar to Apples standard EULA and its provisions.
(4) Link to https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nba-2015-16/id335744614?mt=8
Another popular game in the App Store, Fruit Ninja, is distributed by a developer called Halfbrick. When you visit the App Store to download the game youll not see a link to its Licensing Agreement:
But when you visit the Halfbrick (5) page, you need to scroll down to the bottom of the page and visit its Terms of Service (6) agreement:
This is an example of a less direct approach with EULA agreements in
that the agreement is not immediately accessible but you also need to scroll a bit to find the terms.
(5) LInk to http://halfbrick.com/
(6) Link to http://docs.halfbrick.com/TermsOfService.htm
Important clauses for custom EULA Define authorized use Restrictions on Use Termination of use Limitation of Liability Warranties Disclaimers Bottom line: Customize your EULA
If the comparisons in the EULA agreements and their clauses
presented above mean anything, its the need to customize the agreement to your industry and functionality of your iOS app.
Either way, it shows that the Apples standard EULA is very
limited when it comes to protecting iOS developers.
