# LocalCloud Public Preview License Agreement > The full LocalCloud Public Preview License Agreement that governs LocalCloud preview releases, with a plain-text copy for download. > > Source: https://local.cloud/license/ License Version 2.0 - Effective September 3, 2026. This is the complete agreement that governs LocalCloud preview releases. The [licensing summary](https://local.cloud/docs/licensing/) explains it in plain language; if the two differ, this text controls. [Plain-text copy](https://local.cloud/license.txt) [Pricing](https://local.cloud/pricing/) ## LOCALCLOUD PUBLIC PREVIEW LICENSE AGREEMENT Copyright (c) 2026 LocalCloud Inc. All rights reserved. Version 2.0 - Effective September 3, 2026 IMPORTANT - READ CAREFULLY: This LocalCloud Public Preview License Agreement ("Agreement") is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity, "You" or "Licensee") and LocalCloud Inc. ("Licensor") for the software product identified above, including computer software, container images, associated media, and online or electronic documentation (collectively, the "Software"). BY DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING, COPYING, PULLING, RUNNING, OR OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT DOWNLOAD, INSTALL, COPY, PULL, RUN, OR USE THE SOFTWARE. ## 1\. DEFINITIONS 1.1 "Preview Release" means a version of the Software that Licensor first makes available under this Agreement. 1.2 "Authorized User" means an individual Licensee or an employee or contractor whom an entity Licensee authorizes to use the Software solely on its behalf. Licensee is responsible for each Authorized User's compliance with this Agreement. 1.3 "Permitted Preview Use" means use of the Software by Licensee or its Authorized Users for one or more of the following non-production purposes: 1. (a) Personal learning, education, teaching, academic research, skill development, experimentation, or personal projects; 2. (b) Internal software development, debugging, testing, quality assurance, or ongoing continuous integration and delivery automation; 3. (c) Internal evaluation, proofs of concept, or internal pilots; or 4. (d) Internal development, testing, research, education, or mission-related work performed by a nonprofit organization. Permitted Preview Use includes use by or for a for-profit company when that use remains within the non-production purposes above. 1.4 "Production Use" means deploying or operating the Software to provide, run, support, or secure a live customer-facing service, public service, revenue-generating workload, or business-critical production workload. Production Use does not include the internal development, testing, CI, evaluation, or pilot activities expressly permitted by Section 1.3. 1.5 "Container Artifacts" means container images, including Docker and OCI-compliant images, Dockerfiles, container manifests, image layers, image tarballs, and other packaging artifacts used to distribute or run the Software in a containerized environment. 1.6 "Documentation" means user manuals, technical documentation, specifications, API references, and other materials provided with or describing the Software. ## 2\. GRANT OF LICENSE 2.1 Public Preview License. Subject to this Agreement, Licensor grants You a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, royalty-free license for each Preview Release to: 1. (a) Download, pull, install, and run the Software and Container Artifacts on devices and computing environments owned or controlled by You; 2. (b) Permit Authorized Users to use the Software solely on Your behalf; 3. (c) Use the Software solely for Permitted Preview Use; and 4. (d) Make a reasonable number of copies solely for backup or archival purposes related to Your Permitted Preview Use. 2.2 No Payment or Key Required. No payment, payment method, or license key is required to exercise the rights granted by Section 2.1. 2.3 Preview Release Continuity. The license granted for a Preview Release continues under this Agreement even if Licensor later ends the public preview or distributes a later version under different terms. Licensor will not retroactively replace this Agreement for a Preview Release You obtained under it. This Section does not limit termination for breach under Section 8.3. 2.4 Reservation of Rights. All rights not expressly granted under this Agreement are reserved by Licensor. The Software is licensed, not sold. Licensor retains all right, title, and interest in the Software, including all intellectual property rights. ## 3\. RESTRICTIONS 3.1 General Restrictions. You shall not, and shall not permit any third party to: 1. (a) Engage in Production Use; 2. (b) sell, license, sublicense, rent, lease, or provide the Software as a hosted, managed, or paid service; 3. (c) distribute, redistribute, publish, mirror, or otherwise transfer the Software, Container Artifacts, or rights granted under this Agreement to any third party; 4. (d) modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works based upon the Software, except as expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation; 5. (e) remove, alter, or obscure proprietary notices, labels, copyright notices, trademark notices, or license terms contained within or applied to the Software; 6. (f) use the Software in a manner that violates applicable law or infringes the rights of any third party; 7. (g) use the Software to develop, train, or improve a product or service that competes with the Software or with a product or service offered or planned by Licensor; or 8. (h) circumvent, disable, or interfere with any security, licensing, telemetry, usage-measurement, or access-control feature of the Software. 3.2 Reverse Engineering Prohibition. You shall not, and shall not permit any third party to, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, deobfuscate, unpack, decompose, or otherwise attempt to derive, reconstruct, identify, or discover: 1. (a) source code, object code, underlying ideas, algorithms, file formats, programming, or interoperability interfaces of the Software; 2. (b) the contents, structure, layers, configuration, build process, or composition of Container Artifacts; or 3. (c) trade secrets, proprietary methods, or confidential information embodied in or associated with the Software or Container Artifacts. This prohibition applies regardless of the technical means used, including debuggers, disassemblers, decompilers, container-inspection tools, layer-extraction tools, binary-analysis tools, or automated or manual analysis. It does not apply to the extent an activity is expressly required to be permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this contractual limitation. Where applicable law permits an activity only upon request to Licensor, You shall first contact Licensor in writing and provide a reasonable opportunity to address Your stated need. 3.3 No Benchmarking Disclosure. You shall not publish or otherwise make available to a third party the results of a benchmark, performance test, or comparative analysis of the Software without Licensor's prior written consent. ## 4\. OWNERSHIP AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 4.1 Ownership. The Software, Container Artifacts, and Documentation are the proprietary property of Licensor and its licensors and are protected by copyright, trade-secret, trademark, and other intellectual-property laws. This Agreement does not transfer ownership or intellectual-property rights. 4.2 Feedback. If You provide feedback, suggestions, ideas, bug reports, modifications, or other input regarding the Software ("Feedback"), You grant Licensor a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid-up, sublicensable, transferable license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, and otherwise exploit that Feedback for any purpose without obligation or compensation. You represent that You have the right to grant this license. 4.3 Trademarks. This Agreement does not grant any right to use Licensor's trademarks, service marks, trade names, or logos. ## 5\. NO WARRANTY THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL BE ERROR-FREE, UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR FREE FROM HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT ITS OUTPUT WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, COMPLETE, OR TIMELY. YOU ASSUME ALL RISK ARISING FROM USE OF THE SOFTWARE. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN ADVICE OR INFORMATION CREATES A WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT. ## 6\. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, LICENSOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, ARISING FROM THIS AGREEMENT OR THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. LICENSOR'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING FROM THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID LICENSOR FOR THE SOFTWARE DURING THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY, OR ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100), WHICHEVER IS LESS. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, SO THIS AMOUNT IS EXPECTED TO BE ZERO. ## 7\. INDEMNIFICATION You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Licensor and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from: 1. (a) Your use of the Software in violation of this Agreement; 2. (b) Production Use or another use outside the granted rights; 3. (c) Your violation of law or the rights of a third party; or 4. (d) Feedback You provide to Licensor. ## 8\. TERM AND TERMINATION 8.1 Term. This Agreement becomes effective for a Preview Release upon Your first download, installation, copy, or use of that Preview Release and continues unless terminated under this Section 8. 8.2 Termination by You. You may terminate this Agreement at any time by ceasing all use and destroying all copies of the Software in Your possession or control. 8.3 Termination for Breach. Licensor may terminate this Agreement upon notice if You breach a material term. If the breach can be cured, Licensor may provide a reasonable opportunity to cure it before termination. Licensor may terminate immediately if the breach cannot be cured or continued use could cause material harm to Licensor, the Software, or a third party. 8.4 Future Releases. Licensor may end or extend the public preview and may offer future releases, services, support, or features under different terms. Such terms apply only when accepted or when a future release is obtained under them and do not alter Section 2.3. 8.5 Effect of Termination. Upon termination for a Preview Release, all rights granted for that Preview Release cease, and You must cease use and destroy all copies in Your possession or control. Sections 3 through 7, 8.5, 9, and other provisions that by their nature should survive shall survive termination. ## 9\. GENERAL 9.1 Governing Law. This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply. 9.2 Dispute Resolution. Any dispute arising from this Agreement shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Santa Clara County, California, and You consent to their personal jurisdiction. 9.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the entire agreement between You and Licensor concerning the Software and supersedes prior or contemporaneous communications, representations, or agreements concerning it. 9.4 Severability. If a provision is held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect, and the invalid provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to preserve its intent. 9.5 No Waiver. Failure to enforce a right or provision is not a waiver. 9.6 Assignment. You may not assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations under it without Licensor's prior written consent. An attempted assignment in violation of this section is void. Licensor may freely assign this Agreement. 9.7 Notices. Notices to Licensor must be sent in writing to info@local.cloud or through https://local.cloud. 9.8 Export Compliance. You agree to comply with applicable export and import control laws and regulations in Your use of the Software. ## CONTACT For questions regarding this Agreement, contact: LocalCloud Inc. info@local.cloud https://local.cloud ## END OF AGREEMENT