microsoft-edge
MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS
MICROSOFT EDGE
After installation, these terms are also viewable in Microsoft Edge at
edge://terms.
These license terms are an agreement between you and Microsoft Corporation
(or one of its affiliates). They apply to this software published by
Microsoft and any software updates ("Software") (except to the extent such
Software or updates are accompanied by new or additional terms, in which case
those different terms apply prospectively and do not alter your or
Microsoft's rights relating to pre-updated Software). IF YOU COMPLY WITH
THESE LICENSE TERMS, YOU HAVE THE RIGHTS BELOW. BY DOWNLOADING OR USING THE
SOFTWARE, YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THEM, YOU HAVE NO
RIGHT TO AND MUST NOT DOWNLOAD OR USE THE SOFTWARE.
1. MICROSOFT EDGE FOR WINDOWS DEVICES
1.1. Windows License Terms. Your installation and use of the Software on any
Windows platform shall be governed by the license terms for your
Microsoft Windows Operating System software ("Windows License Terms") on
which you are using the Software, and those terms are incorporated by
reference. If the Software is downloaded from Microsoft and labeled
preview, insider, beta or pre-release, or is otherwise indicated as not
being a final retail version of the Software, the applicable terms in
Section 1.2 also apply to your use of the Software. Section 1.3 applies
to your use of other services that may be made available for use through
your use of the Software.
1.1.1. Updates. Notwithstanding above Section 1.1 as applied to Windows
7, 8, and 8.1, the terms of the applicable Windows License Terms,
or any Windows update settings you have configured, the Software
periodically checks for updates, and downloads and installs them
for you. You may obtain updates only from Microsoft or authorized
sources, and Microsoft may need to update your system to provide
you with those updates. By accepting this agreement, you agree to
receive these types of automatic updates without any additional
notice.
1.2. Previews. Microsoft may make preview, insider, beta or other pre-release
versions of the Software ("Previews") available to you. You may use
Previews only up to the Software's expiration date (if any) and so long
as you comply with the applicable Windows License Terms. Previews are
experimental, which means that Previews may not operate correctly and
may be substantially different from the commercially released version.
In some instances, Previews may even inadvertently damage your device
rendering it inoperable or cause occasional crashes, data loss or apps
to stop working or be deleted. To recover, you may have to reinstall
your apps, the operating system or re-flash your device. In some
instances, you may not be able to go back to your prior version of the
Software. Because Previews may contain more errors or inaccuracies, you
should back-up your device before installing any Previews. We recommend
installing Previews on non-production devices that are not business
critical because you are more likely to experience crashes, setting and
policy changes, loss of data or apps, feature and functionality changes,
cause other apps to stop working, be updated, or removed from your
device automatically without notice and other potential issues. We
highly recommend that you do not install the Previews on any systems you
don't directly control or that you share with others. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this agreement, Previews are nontransferable
and provided "AS IS." By installing Previews on your device, you may
void or impact your device warranty and may not be entitled to support
from the manufacturer of your device or network operator, if applicable.
Microsoft may not provide support services for Previews. If you provide
Microsoft comments, suggestions or other feedback about the Preview
("Submission"), you grant Microsoft and its partners rights to use the
Submission in any way and for any purpose. You will not give a
Submission that is subject to a license that requires Microsoft to
license its Software or documentation to third parties because Microsoft
includes your Submission in them. These rights survive this agreement.
Microsoft may change or discontinue the Previews, or terminate your
access to the Previews, at any time without notice and for any reason
whatsoever. You may stop using the Previews at any time by un-installing
and deleting all copies of any Previews.
1.2.1. Data Collection for Previews. Previews may not have included,
reduced, or different security, privacy, accessibility,
availability and relatability standards relative to commercially
provided services and software. For Previews covered under
Section 1.2, privacy and feature settings may not work as
intended, and the Previews may not work with other Windows
privacy settings, including the diagnostic data settings for
Windows 10. Data collected from your use of the Previews,
including diagnostic, technical, error reports, crash dumps and
other related data from your devices running Previews may be
used, stored, processed and analyzed to keep Windows and the
Previews up to date, secure, and operating properly. It also
helps us improve Microsoft products and services and may be used
for any other purpose described in the Microsoft Privacy
Statement. If you disable data collection through controls
available in the Previews, we may continue to collect diagnostic
information about the download, the installation and removal of
the Previews and "basic" data as described in the Windows
Diagnostics section of the Microsoft Privacy Statement. The
Microsoft Privacy Statement
(https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839), and this
paragraph, applies to Previews under Section 1.2.
1.3. Other Services. The Software may include features that provide an access
point to, or rely on, other services, websites, links, content,
material, integrations or applications, including as provided by
independent third parties ("Other Services"). Your use of
Other Services or of Software features that rely on Other
Services may be governed by separate terms and subject to
separate privacy policies. You can view these separate terms
and policies through the Other Services' websites or settings,
as applicable. The Other Services may not be available in all
regions. You may not use tokens the Software uses to call into
a Microsoft Azure service separate from the Software.
2. MICROSOFT EDGE FOR NON-WINDOWS DEVICES
IF YOU LIVE IN (OR ARE A BUSINESS WITH A PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IN) THE
UNITED STATES, PLEASE READ THE "BINDING ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER"
SECTION 2.14 BELOW. IT AFFECTS HOW DISPUTES ARE RESOLVED.
2.1. Installation and Use Rights. For installation and use of the Software
on any non-Windows platform, including but not limited to macOS and
Linux, you may install and use one copy of the Software on any device
running such non-Windows platform.
2.2. Third Party Software. The Software may include third party software
that is licensed to you under this agreement or under their own terms
or under open source licenses with source code availability options.
License terms, notices, and acknowledgements, if any, for the third
party software may be accessible online at
https://aka.ms/thirdpartynotices or in an accompanying notices file.
Even if such software is governed by other agreements, the disclaimer,
limitations on, and exclusions of damages below also apply to the
extent allowed by applicable law.
2.3. Previews. Microsoft may make preview, insider, beta or other
pre-release versions of the Software ("Previews") available to you. You
may use Previews only up to the software's expiration date (if any) and
so long as you comply with these license terms. Previews are
experimental, which means that Previews may not operate correctly and
may be substantially different from the commercially released version.
In some instances, Previews may even inadvertently damage your device
rendering it inoperable or cause occasional crashes, data loss or apps
to stop working or be deleted. To recover, you may have to reinstall
your apps, the operating system or re-flash your device. In some
instances, you may not be able to go back to your prior version of the
Software. Because Previews may contain more errors or inaccuracies, you
should back-up your device before installing any Previews. We recommend
installing Previews on non-production devices that are not business
critical because you are more likely to experience crashes, setting and
policy changes, loss of data or apps, feature and functionality
changes, cause other apps to stop working, be updated, or removed from
your device automatically without notice and other potential issues. We
highly recommend that you do not install the Previews on any systems
you don't directly control or that you share with others.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this agreement, Previews
are nontransferable and provided "AS IS." By installing Previews on
your device, you may void or impact your device warranty and may not be
entitled to support from the manufacturer of your device or network
operator, if applicable. Microsoft may not provide support services for
Previews. Microsoft may change or discontinue the Previews, or
terminate your access to the Previews, at any time without notice and
for any reason whatsoever. You may stop using the Previews at any time
by un-installing and deleting all copies of any Previews.
2.3.1. Data Collection for Previews. Previews may not have included,
reduced, or different security, privacy, accessibility,
availability and relatability standards relative to
commercially provided services and software. For Previews
covered under Section 2.3, privacy and feature settings may
not work as intended, and the Previews may not work with other
operating system privacy settings. Data collected from your use
of Previews, including diagnostic, technical, error reports,
crash dumps and other related data from your devices running
Previews may be used, stored, processed and analyzed to keep the
Previews up to date, secure, and operating properly. It also
helps us improve Microsoft products and services and may be used
for any other purpose described in the Microsoft Privacy
Statement. If you disable data collection through controls
available in the Previews, we may continue to collect diagnostic
information about the download, the installation and any removal
of the Previews and "basic" data as described in the Windows
Diagnostics section of the Microsoft Privacy Statement. The
Microsoft Privacy Statement
(https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839), and this
paragraph, applies to Previews under Section 2.3.
2.4. Other Services. The Software may include features that provide an
access point to, or rely on, other services, websites, links, content,
material, integrations or applications, including as provided by
independent third parties ("Other Services"). Your use of Other
Services or of Software features that rely on Other Services may be
governed by separate terms and subject to separate privacy policies.
You can view these separate terms and policies through the Other
Services' websites or settings, as applicable. The Other Services may
not be available in all regions.
2.5. Communications with You. Microsoft may use your contact information (i)
to communicate with you about your use of the Software, and (ii) to
provide you with additional information, about the Software and other
Microsoft products or services. This contact may be by email, SMS,
instant message, web chat, phone, in the user interface, or other
means, and may include offers. You can always choose whether you wish
to receive promotional email, SMS messages, telephone calls and postal
mail from Microsoft.
2.6. Feedback. If you provide Microsoft comments, suggestions or other
feedback about the Software to Microsoft ("Submission"), you grant
Microsoft and its partners rights to use the Submission in any way and
for any purpose. You will not give Microsoft a Submission that is
subject to a license that requires Microsoft to license its Software or
documentation to third parties because Microsoft includes your feedback
in them. These rights survive this agreement.
2.7. Data Collection. The Software may collect information about you and
your use of the Software and send that to Microsoft. By accepting this
agreement and using the Software you agree that Microsoft may collect,
use, and disclose the information as described in the Microsoft Privacy
Statement at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839, and as may
be described in the user interface associated with the Software
features.
2.8. Scope of License. The Software is licensed, not sold. This agreement
gives you only some rights to use the Software. Microsoft reserves all
other rights. Unless applicable law gives you more rights despite this
limitation, you will not (and have no right to):
(a) work around any technical limitations in the Software that only
allow you to use it in certain ways;
(b) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, decrypt or otherwise
attempt to derive the source code of the Software, except and only
to the extent that the foregoing restriction is (i) permitted by
applicable law; (ii) required by third party licensing terms
governing the use of certain open-source components that may be
included with the Software; or (iii) required to debug changes to
any libraries licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License
which are included with and linked to by the Software.
(c) remove, minimize, block, or modify any notices of Microsoft or its
suppliers in the Software;
(d) when using Internet-based features, you may not use those features
in any way that could interfere with anyone else's use of them or
to try to gain access to or use any service, data, account, or
network, in an unauthorized manner;
(e) use the Software in any way that is against the law or to create
or propagate malware; or
(f) share, publish, distribute, or lend the Software, provide the
Software as a stand-alone hosted solution for others to use, or
transfer the Software or this agreement to any third party.
(g) use tokens the Software uses to call into a Microsoft Azure
service separate from the Software.
2.9. Documentation. If documentation is provided with the Software, you may
copy and use the documentation for personal reference purposes.
2.10. H.264/AVC and MPEG-4 Visual Standards and VC-1 Video Standards. The
Software may include H.264/AVC, MPEG-4 Visual, and/or VC-1 codec
technology. MPEG LA, L.L.C. requires this notice:
THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE H.264/AVC, THE VC-1, AND THE MPEG-4
PART 2 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSES FOR THE PERSONAL AND
NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER TO (i) ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE
WITH THE ABOVE STANDARDS ("VIDEO STANDARDS") OR (ii) DECODE AVC, VC-1,
AND MPEG-4 PART 2 VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A
PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO
PROVIDER LICENSED TO PROVIDE SUCH VIDEO. NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR
SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE
OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA, L.L.C. SEE https://aka.ms/mpegla.
2.11. Export Restrictions. You must comply with all domestic and
international export laws and regulations that apply to the Software,
which include restrictions on destinations, end users, and end use. For
further information on export restrictions, visit
https://aka.ms/exporting.
2.12. Support Services. Microsoft is not obligated under this agreement to
provide any support services for the Software. Any support provided
is "as is", "with all faults", and without warranty of any kind.
2.13. Updates. The Software may periodically check for updates, and download
and install them for you. You may obtain updates only from Microsoft or
authorized sources. Microsoft may need to update your system to provide
you with updates. You agree to receive these automatic updates without
any additional notice. Updates may not include or support all existing
Software features, services, or peripheral devices.
2.14. Binding Arbitration and Class Action Waiver. This Section applies if
you live in (or, if a business, your principal place of business is in)
the United States. If you and Microsoft have a dispute, you and
Microsoft agree to try for 60 days to resolve it informally. If you and
Microsoft can't, you and Microsoft agree to binding individual
arbitration before the American Arbitration Association under the
Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA"), and not to sue in court in front of a
judge or jury. Instead, a neutral arbitrator will decide. Class action
lawsuits, class-wide arbitrations, private attorney-general actions,
and any other proceeding where someone acts in a representative
capacity are not allowed; nor is combining individual proceedings
without the consent of all parties. The complete Arbitration Agreement
contains more terms and is at https://aka.ms/arb-agreement-1. You and
Microsoft agree to these terms.
2.15. Entire Agreement. This agreement, and any other terms Microsoft may
provide for supplements, updates, or third-party applications, is the
entire agreement for the Software.
2.16. Applicable Law and lace to resolve disputes. If you acquired the
Software in the United States or Canada, the laws of the state or
province where you live (or, if a business, where your principal place
of business is located) govern the interpretation of this agreement,
claims for its breach, and all other claims (including consumer
protection, unfair competition, and tort claims), regardless of
conflict of laws principles, except that the FAA governs everything
related to arbitration. If you acquired the Software in any other
country, its laws apply, except that the FAA governs everything related
to arbitration. If U.S. federal jurisdiction exists, you and Microsoft
consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the federal court in
King County, Washington for all disputes heard in court (excluding
arbitration). If not, you and Microsoft consent to exclusive
jurisdiction and venue in the Superior Court of King County, Washington
for all disputes heard in court (excluding arbitration).
2.17. Consumer Rights; Regional Variations. This agreement describes certain
legal rights. You may have other rights, including consumer rights,
under the laws of your state, province, or country. Separate and apart
from your relationship with Microsoft, you may also have rights with
respect to the party from which you acquired the Software. This
agreement does not change those other rights if the laws of your state,
province, or country do not permit it to do so. For example, if you
acquired the Software in one of the below regions, or mandatory country
law applies, then the following provisions apply to you:
(a) Australia. You have statutory guarantees under the Australian
Consumer Law and nothing in this agreement is intended to affect
those rights.
(b) Canada. If you acquired this Software in Canada, you may stop
receiving updates by disconnecting your device from the Internet
(if and when you re-connect to the Internet, however, the Software
will resume checking for and installing updates), or uninstalling
the Software. The product documentation, if any, may also specify
how to turn off updates for your specific device or Software.
(c) Germany and Austria.
i. Warranty. The properly licensed Software will perform
substantially as described in any Microsoft materials that
accompany the Software. However, Microsoft gives no
contractual guarantee in relation to the licensed Software.
ii. Limitation of Liability. In case of intentional conduct,
gross negligence, claims based on the Product Liability Act,
as well as, in case of death or personal orphysical injury,
Microsoft is liable according to the statutory law.
Subject to the foregoing clause ii., Microsoft will only be
liable for slight negligence if Microsoft is in breach of
such material contractual obligations, the fulfillment of
which facilitate the due performance of this agreement, the
breach of which would endanger the purpose of this agreement
and the compliance with which a party may constantly trust
in (so-called "cardinal obligations"). In other cases of
slight negligence, Microsoft will not be liable for slight
negligence.
2.18. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. THE SOFTWARE IS LICENSED "AS IS," "WITH ALL
FAULTS," AND "AS AVAILABLE." YOU BEAR THE RISK OF USING IT. MICROSOFT
GIVES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES, OR CONDITIONS. YOU MAY HAVE
ADDITIONAL CONSUMER RIGHTS OR STATUTORY GUARANTEES UNDER YOUR LOCAL
LAWS THAT THIS AGREEMENT CANNOT CHANGE. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER
YOUR LOCAL LAWS, MICROSOFT EXCLUDES ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT.
2.19. LIMITATION ON AND EXCLUSION OF REMEDIES AND DAMAGES. IF YOU HAVE ANY
BASIS FOR RECOVERING DAMAGES DESPITE THE PRECEDING DISCLAIMER OF
WARRANTY, YOU CAN RECOVER FROM MICROSOFT AND MICROSOFT'S AFFILIATES OR
SUPPLIERS ONLY DIRECT DAMAGES UP TO THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE
SOFTWARE OR $5.00, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. YOU CANNOT RECOVER ANY OTHER
DAMAGES OR LOSSES, INCLUDING CONSEQUENTIAL, LOST PROFITS, SPECIAL,
INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, THESE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS APPLY TO ANYTHING OR
ANY CLAIMS RELATED TO THE SOFTWARE.
It also applies even if this remedy does not fully compensate you for
any losses or fails of its essential purpose or if Microsoft knew or
should have known about the possibility of the damages. The above
limitation or exclusion may not apply to you because your state,
province, or country may not allow the exclusion or limitation of
incidental, consequential, or other damages.
Source code for portions of Microsoft Edge is available free of charge from
https://thirdpartysource.microsoft.com under the third party open source license
terms provided at https://aka.ms/thirdpartynotices and in Microsoft Edge at
edge://credits after installation. Or to obtain this source code you may send a
check or money order for US $5.00, including the Edge version number, to:
Source Code Compliance Team
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
USA
