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title: Zed End User Terms
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PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SERVICE OR SOFTWARE OFFERED BY ZED INDUSTRIES, INC. ("ZED", OR "WE"). BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SOLUTION (AS DEFINED BELOW) IN ANY MANNER, YOU ("YOU" OR "CUSTOMER") AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS (THE "AGREEMENT") TO THE EXCLUSION OF ALL OTHER TERMS. YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT; IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF AN ORGANIZATION OR ENTITY, REFERENCES TO "CUSTOMER" AND "YOU" IN THIS AGREEMENT, REFER TO THAT ORGANIZATION OR ENTITY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING, YOU MAY NOT USE OR ACCESS THE SOLUTION IN ANY MANNER. IF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE CONSIDERED AN OFFER, ACCEPTANCE IS EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO SUCH TERMS.

## 1. ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SOLUTION

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Zed hereby grants to You, and You hereby accept from Zed, a term-limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable and non-sublicensable license to make use of the Editor for Your internal use only, and subject to the use limitations in Section 2.2.

## 2. TERMS APPLICABLE TO THE EDITOR

### 2.1. License Grant

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Zed hereby grants to You, and You hereby accept from Zed, a term-limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable and non-sublicensable license to make use of the Editor for Your internal use only, and subject to the use limitations in Section 2.2.

### 2.2. License Limitations

You agree that You shall not: (a) exceed the scope of the licenses granted in Section 2.1; (b) make copies of the Editor; (c) distribute, sublicense, assign, delegate, rent, lease, sell, time-share or otherwise transfer the benefits of, use under, or rights to, the license granted in Section 2.1; (d) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to learn the source code, structure or algorithms underlying the Editor, except to the extent required to be permitted under applicable law; (e) modify, translate or create derivative works of the Editor; or (f) remove any copyright, trademark, patent or other proprietary notice that appears on the Editor or copies thereof.

### 2.3. Open Source Software

Zed makes certain versions of the Editor and related software available at the Zed GitHub Repository: [https://github.com/zed-industries/zed](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed) (the "Repo"). Your use of such software is subject to the open source software licenses declared in the Repo.

## 3. TERMS APPLICABLE TO THE ZED SERVICE

### 3.1. Access to and Scope of Zed Service

If you have elected to use the Zed Service by enabling or activating the Zed Service, Zed will use commercially reasonable efforts to make the Zed Service available to You as set forth in this Agreement. Once you elected to use the Zed Service, You may access and use the Zed Service during the Term, subject to Your compliance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement.

### 3.2. Restrictions

You will use the Zed Service only in accordance with all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, laws related to data (whether applicable within the United States, the European Union, or otherwise). You agree not to (and will not allow any third party to): (i) remove or otherwise alter any proprietary notices or labels from the Zed Service or any portion thereof; (ii) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover the underlying structure, ideas, or algorithms of the Zed Service or any software used to provide or make the Zed Service available; or (iii) rent, resell or otherwise allow any third party access to or use of the Zed Service. Zed may suspend Your access to or use of the Zed Service as follows: (a) immediately if Zed reasonably believes Your use of the Zed Service may pose a security risk to or may adversely impact the Zed Service; or (b) if You are in breach of this Agreement.

Title: Zed End User Terms: Access, Use, and Restrictions
Summary
These terms and conditions govern the use of Zed's services and software. It grants a limited, non-exclusive license to use the Editor for internal purposes, subject to restrictions against copying, distributing, reverse engineering, or modifying the software. Certain versions of the Editor are available as open-source software on GitHub, subject to their respective licenses. The document also covers the Zed Service, outlining its availability, usage restrictions, and Zed's right to suspend access under certain circumstances.