FontCreator License Agreement

FONTCREATOR is copyright © 1997–2026 by High-Logic B.V. (“HIGH-LOGIC”), all rights reserved.
Effective date: May 7, 2026

IMPORTANT — READ CAREFULLY. This End-User License Agreement (“EULA”) is a legal agreement between you (an individual or a single legal entity) and HIGH-LOGIC for the FontCreator software, including associated components, updates, and online or electronic documentation (collectively, the “SOFTWARE”). By installing, activating, accessing, or using the SOFTWARE, you accept this EULA. If you do not agree, do not install, activate, access, or use the SOFTWARE.

The license type applicable to you is the license type stated in your order confirmation, invoice, license certificate, account, or other written confirmation from HIGH-LOGIC. FontCreator is offered as a perpetual license or as a subscription, as specified in your order.

1. OWNERSHIP

The SOFTWARE is licensed, not sold. HIGH-LOGIC and its licensors retain all rights, title, and interest in and to the SOFTWARE and documentation, including all intellectual property rights.

2. LICENSE TYPES AND SCOPE

(a) Trial / Evaluation

From within FontCreator you may request a free trial, which must be confirmed via email. The trial may be limited to one per person and/or device. After the trial period, you must purchase or activate a valid paid license to continue using the SOFTWARE, unless HIGH-LOGIC has expressly provided another license type in writing. HIGH-LOGIC may refuse or revoke trial access in cases of misuse, abuse, or attempted circumvention of trial limitations.

(b) Subscription License

During an active paid subscription term, HIGH-LOGIC grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, named-user license to use the SOFTWARE and any updates made available for the SOFTWARE during your subscription.

Subscriptions renew only as stated in your order, invoice, account, or checkout terms. You may cancel renewal as described there. Unless otherwise required by applicable law or expressly stated in HIGH-LOGIC’s refund or cancellation policy, cancellation stops future renewal but does not automatically refund the current paid term.

For consumers, cancellation will be available in writing and, where required by applicable law, in the same manner in which the subscription was entered into. Nothing in this EULA limits any mandatory consumer cancellation or withdrawal rights that may apply.

On expiry, cancellation, lapse, or non-payment, your right to use the subscription version of the SOFTWARE ends, except for any continued access expressly made available by HIGH-LOGIC.

(c) Perpetual License (also called Lifetime License)

Upon full payment for a perpetual license, HIGH-LOGIC grants you a non-exclusive, named-user license to use the SOFTWARE version purchased and any minor updates released for that version range. Major upgrades may require a separate purchase unless otherwise stated in your order.

A perpetual license does not include a right to use later major versions unless your order, license certificate, account, or other written confirmation from HIGH-LOGIC expressly provides such a right.

One-time transfer for perpetual licenses only: You may permanently transfer a perpetual license once to a different end user, provided that you (i) transfer all copies, including prior versions, (ii) cease all use and retain no copies, and (iii) ensure that the recipient accepts this EULA. Subscription licenses are not transferable.

(d) General Use Limitations

A single-user license may be used by one person and activated on up to two devices/computers, for example a desktop and a laptop, provided that only the same named user uses the SOFTWARE. If purchased by an organization, the license must be assigned to one designated natural person.

You may make one backup copy of the SOFTWARE for archival purposes. You may not provide the SOFTWARE as a hosted service, make it available over a network for concurrent use by multiple users, or allow use by persons who are not properly licensed.

(e) Multi-User / Seat Licenses

If your order specifies a multi-user or seat license, then:

- You may assign the license to up to the number of seats purchased.
- Each seat is for one named user.
- A named user may activate and use the SOFTWARE on up to two devices/computers, provided that only the same named user uses it.
- The number of assigned named users may not exceed the number of seats purchased.
- You may reassign seats within your organization on a reasonable basis, for example due to personnel or role changes, but not to circumvent seat limits or to enable temporary sharing among many users.
- The license type — perpetual or subscription — is as stated in your order.
- A perpetual multi-user license may be transferred only as a whole and only in accordance with Section 2(c). Individual seats may be reassigned within the same organization as described above.
- Subscription seat licenses are not transferable outside your organization.

3. USER CONTENT AND FONTS CREATED WITH THE SOFTWARE

As between you and HIGH-LOGIC, you retain all rights you have in fonts, font projects, glyphs, artwork, outlines, images, data, exported font files, and other content you create, edit, import, or export using the SOFTWARE (“User Content”).

This EULA does not grant HIGH-LOGIC ownership of your User Content.

Expiry, cancellation, lapse, or termination of your license does not transfer ownership of your User Content to HIGH-LOGIC and does not give HIGH-LOGIC any right to use, sell, license, or distribute your User Content.

HIGH-LOGIC will not intentionally delete, encrypt, disable, or claim control over your locally stored User Content solely because your license has expired, lapsed, been cancelled, or been terminated. However, opening, editing, converting, exporting, or otherwise working with User Content in the SOFTWARE may require a valid license, unless HIGH-LOGIC expressly provides continued access.

You are responsible for keeping appropriate backups of your User Content and for ensuring that you have the necessary rights to any third-party fonts, artwork, images, data, or other materials you import, edit, export, distribute, or otherwise use with the SOFTWARE.

4. ACTIVATION AND LICENSE VERIFICATION

An internet connection is required to activate the SOFTWARE and to periodically verify that your license is valid. The SOFTWARE may automatically perform license checks at reasonable intervals, for example about every 30 days.

If verification cannot be completed, the SOFTWARE may display reminders and provide a grace period, for example 7 days, before functionality is reduced or access is blocked until verification succeeds.

For multi-user or seat licenses, activation and verification may be used to enforce seat limits.

Offline activation is available for perpetual licenses upon request. When the SOFTWARE is activated using an offline license file issued by HIGH-LOGIC, no periodic online verification is required on the activated device. Offline license files are issued for a specific named user and are subject to the same device-count limits and restrictions as online activations. Offline license files are part of the SOFTWARE and subject to this EULA, including the restrictions in Section 5.

Failure to complete periodic verification may result in reminders, reduced functionality, or temporary blocking until verification succeeds. Attempting to bypass, disable, manipulate, or tamper with activation, verification, license enforcement, or seat enforcement is prohibited and constitutes a material breach of this EULA.

If HIGH-LOGIC permanently discontinues license services for the SOFTWARE, perpetual licensees will receive an unlocked build or offline activation method.

5. RESTRICTIONS

You may not:

- reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the SOFTWARE except to the limited extent permitted by applicable law;
- modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works of the SOFTWARE, except as expressly permitted by HIGH-LOGIC;
- rent, lease, lend, sublicense, time-share, resell, or otherwise provide the SOFTWARE to third parties;
- provide the SOFTWARE as a hosted, managed, bureau, service-provider, or similar service;
- remove or alter proprietary notices, labels, or marks from the SOFTWARE or documentation;
- use the SOFTWARE in violation of applicable law.

6. DATA USED FOR ACTIVATION, VERIFICATION, UPDATES, AND SUPPORT

To activate and verify your license, enforce seat limits, provide updates, provide support, improve reliability, and protect HIGH-LOGIC’s services from misuse, the SOFTWARE may process limited information such as license ID, product and version, hashed or device-related identifiers, operating system metadata, IP address, timestamps, activation status, subscription status, and error or diagnostic codes.

This processing is necessary to perform the contract, provide the SOFTWARE and related services, and protect HIGH-LOGIC’s legitimate interests in preventing misuse and unauthorized use.

More information about how HIGH-LOGIC processes personal data, retention periods, processors, and your rights is provided in HIGH-LOGIC’s Privacy Policy, available on HIGH-LOGIC’s website.

7. SUPPORT AND UPDATES

Support and update entitlements depend on your license type, subscription status, and order terms.

For subscription licenses, updates made available during the active subscription term are included unless otherwise stated in your order.

For perpetual licenses, update rights are limited to the version range stated in your order or license certificate. Major upgrades may require a separate purchase unless otherwise stated.

Any supplemental code, update, patch, or component provided as part of support or updates is part of the SOFTWARE and subject to this EULA unless provided under separate terms.

8. TERM AND TERMINATION

This EULA remains in effect for perpetual licenses unless terminated, and for subscriptions through the end of the paid subscription term, unless renewed or terminated earlier in accordance with this EULA or your order terms.

HIGH-LOGIC may suspend or terminate your license if you materially breach this EULA, including by attempting to bypass activation or license verification, exceeding seat limits, sharing licenses, or failing to pay amounts due for a subscription.

For subscriptions, HIGH-LOGIC may suspend or terminate access upon non-payment, cancellation, expiry, chargeback, or other failure of the subscription to remain active.

On termination or expiry of your license, you must cease use of the SOFTWARE and uninstall it, except to the extent that HIGH-LOGIC expressly allows continued use.

Termination or expiry of your license does not affect your ownership of User Content as described in Section 3.

Sections intended to survive termination, including ownership, user content, restrictions, intellectual property notices, disclaimers, limitations of liability, governing law, and miscellaneous provisions, will survive.

9. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY NOTICE

You acknowledge that no title to the intellectual property in the SOFTWARE is transferred to you. The SOFTWARE is protected by applicable copyright laws and international treaties. You will not remove, obscure, or alter any proprietary notices, labels, or marks in or on the SOFTWARE or documentation.

10. CONSUMER RIGHTS

If you are a consumer, you may have statutory rights under applicable consumer law, including rights relating to digital content, digital services, cancellation, withdrawal, conformity, remedies, or unfair contract terms.

Nothing in this EULA limits or excludes any rights that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law.

Details about withdrawal, cancellation, refunds, and subscription renewal may be provided during checkout, in your order confirmation, or in HIGH-LOGIC’s refund and cancellation policy.

11. NO WARRANTIES

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and except for any non-waivable statutory rights that may apply to consumers, the SOFTWARE and documentation are provided “AS IS” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, availability, and non-infringement.

You bear the entire risk as to the quality, performance, and results of the SOFTWARE. HIGH-LOGIC does not warrant that the SOFTWARE will be error-free, uninterrupted, compatible with all systems or third-party applications, or suitable for any particular project or production workflow.

12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will HIGH-LOGIC be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for loss of profits, revenue, data, business, goodwill, or anticipated savings, even if HIGH-LOGIC has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, HIGH-LOGIC’s aggregate liability for all claims relating to the SOFTWARE will not exceed the fees you paid for the SOFTWARE in the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to liability, or €1.00 if no fees were paid.

Nothing in this EULA limits or excludes liability that cannot be limited or excluded by law, including liability for intent or deliberate recklessness where such limitation is not permitted, or any non-waivable consumer rights.

13. THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE

The SOFTWARE may include, use, or link to third-party components provided under separate open-source or third-party terms, including for example MPL-licensed libraries. Those separate terms govern the relevant third-party components.

A current list of third-party notices and applicable terms is provided in the SOFTWARE, a NOTICE file, documentation, or on HIGH-LOGIC’s website.

14. EXPORT, SANCTIONS, AND COMPLIANCE

You represent that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any country or territory, and are not a person or entity, to which export, sanctions, or trade restrictions prohibit the provision or use of the SOFTWARE.

You will comply with all applicable export control, sanctions, and trade compliance laws and regulations. You will not export, re-export, transfer, or make available the SOFTWARE in violation of such laws.

15. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE

This EULA is governed by the laws of the Netherlands, excluding its conflict-of-laws rules.

The courts of Utrecht, the Netherlands will have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes relating to this EULA, without prejudice to mandatory venue rules or other mandatory rights that may apply to consumers.

16. MISCELLANEOUS

This EULA, together with your order terms and any applicable Privacy Policy, refund policy, cancellation policy, or third-party notices, forms the entire agreement for the SOFTWARE.

If there is a conflict between this EULA and your order terms, the order terms control only with respect to license type, subscription term, price, renewal, cancellation, number of seats, and other commercial terms expressly stated in the order.

If any provision of this EULA is held unenforceable, the remainder will remain in effect. The unenforceable provision will be interpreted or replaced to the extent necessary to achieve its intended purpose as closely as possible in a lawful manner.

You may not assign or transfer this EULA or your license without HIGH-LOGIC’s prior written consent, except for the one-time transfer of a perpetual license if expressly permitted under Section 2(c). HIGH-LOGIC may assign this EULA in connection with a reorganization, merger, sale, transfer of assets, or similar transaction.

No failure or delay by HIGH-LOGIC to enforce any provision of this EULA is a waiver of that provision or any other provision.

HIGH-LOGIC may update this EULA for legal, security, technical, or operational reasons. Material changes will be notified in a reasonable manner. Where required by applicable law, you will have the right to terminate your subscription before material changes take effect. Continued use of the SOFTWARE after the effective date of an updated EULA constitutes acceptance of the updated terms, unless applicable law requires a different process.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

BY INSTALLING, ACTIVATING, ACCESSING, OR USING FONTCREATOR, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS EULA AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS.

CONTACT

High-Logic B.V.
https://www.high-logic.com/