EULA for Licensing Fonts from Canva's Fontsmith Service
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The Fontsmith End User License Agreement (EULA) governs the licensing and use of fonts provided through Canva's Fontsmith service. It grants users a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the fonts for specified purposes including personal, print, web, and app embedding under certain conditions. Key restrictions include prohibitions on modification, reverse engineering, redistribution, and certain commercial embeddings without additional licenses. Ownership remains with Canva or licensors, and the agreement includes standard clauses on termination, warranties, liability limitations, and governing law (New South Wales, Australia). It emphasizes IP protection and compliance with export laws, with no significant data privacy elements as it focuses on software/font licensing rather than user data handling.
Prohibits modification, decompilation, or creating derivative works from fonts.
License cannot be transferred or sublicensed without permission.
Canva can terminate license for breach, with immediate cessation of use required.
Supports desktop, web, ebook, and server embedding with appropriate licenses.
Paid licenses are typically perpetual for approved uses.
Explicitly permits commercial applications in designs and products.
Spotify collects the following categories of personal data. High Risk categories are used for advertising profiling or involve sensitive personal information.
Policy does not mention collection of user data; purely licensing terms.
Your data serves the following purposes. Mandatory purposes cannot be disabled without canceling the service. Opt-out available purposes allow some user control.
EULA focuses on font usage; no provisions for collecting or using personal data.
Spotify shares data with several categories of third parties. Sharing with advertising partners is extensive and represents the primary commercial use of your behavioral data.
Fonts may be used with Canva services, but no broad third-party sharing.
Prohibits sharing or sublicensing fonts to third parties.
The following rights may be available to you depending on your region. EU/EEA users have the broadest protections under GDPR. Non-EU users have more limited guarantees.
Users can terminate by stopping use; Canva retains broad revocation powers.
Not applicable; no user data involved in font licensing.
Canva may audit compliance, but users have notice rights.
Data is retained for different periods depending on category, and security disclosures vary in depth. The policy highlights the following retention and transparency points.
Retention Periods
Paid licenses perpetual unless terminated; no data retention specified.
Users must delete fonts upon termination; no ongoing retention.
Security & Transparency
Emphasizes protection against unauthorized copying or hacking.
Compliance with export laws for font distribution.
No mentions of encryption or data security standards.
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Grants limited, non-exclusive right to use Fonts for specified purposes.
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Users get usage rights only, not ownership; scope limited to licensed activities.
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No modification, embedding in firmware, or redistribution allowed.
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Strong protections for font IP; common in font EULAs to prevent piracy.
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All rights reserved by Canva/licensors; user acquires no title.
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Clear assertion of IP ownership, reducing user control.
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License ends on breach; user must destroy copies.
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Standard termination with cleanup obligations.
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Governed by laws of New South Wales, Australia.
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User-unfriendly jurisdiction for non-AU users.
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No warranties beyond basic non-infringement.
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Limits liability, typical for software licenses.
Yes, commercial use is permitted for print, web, and apps as per the licensed scope.