EDUCATION LICENSE AGREEMENT

This Education License Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into between spherene AG, Zürich, Switzerland (“Spherene”), and the individual or institution (“Licensee”) accessing or using Spherene software and services for educational purposes. The Education License must be read in conjunction with the spherene Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which govern data protection, hosting, and export-control compliance for all users of Spherene Software and Services. By downloading, installing, accessing or using the software and the services provided by Spherene, the Licensee agrees to this Agreement, to our End-User License Agreement (EULA), and to our Terms of Use, which are incorporated by reference.

1. Purpose

This Agreement governs the use of Spherene software an services made available to eligible students, educators, researchers and faculty members for teaching, learning, and non-commercial academic research.

The Education License grants a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable right to use the software solely within an accredited educational institution.

Any use of the software and services for commercial, professional, consulting, or production purposes, or for any activity intended to generate financial gain, is strictly prohibited.

Permitted Access Clause

Educational users may access the Customer Portal for license management, support, renewal, purchase, and other services related to the educational license. All use of the Customer Portal is subject to the main EULA, Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy.

2. License Types

Student License

• Provided free of charge to enrolled students.

• Permitted only for non-commercial educational or academic work.

• The student must be able to prove active enrollment by providing a valid institutional email address and, upon request, official documentation confirming student status. 

• Students must acknowledge Spherene in any paper, thesis, or publication.
  Example citation: “This research utilized Spherene ADMS (www.spherene.io).”

• Spherene may perform eligibility checks or request proof of enrollment.

• By using the Student License, you acknowledge and agree that anonymized or aggregated data derived from designs, usage patterns, or other interactions with the software and services may be collected by Spherene AG and used solely for research, analytics, or the training of artificial intelligence models, in a manner that does not identify you personally or reveal confidential information.

• Any misuse may result in immediate termination.

Faculty License

• Granted to faculty and staff (educators) for teaching, coursework, and non-commercial research.

• Faculty are encouraged to acknowledge Spherene in publications.

• By using the License, you acknowledge and agree that anonymized or aggregated data derived from designs, usage patterns, or other interactions with the software and services may be collected by Spherene AG and used solely for research, analytics, or the training of artificial intelligence models, in a manner that does not identify you personally or reveal confidential information.

3. Restrictions

The Licensee may not:

• use the software for any commercial or paid work;

• share, sublicense, or distribute it to others;

• reverse-engineer, decompile, or modify it;

• remove proprietary notices; or

• use it to develop or train any algorithms or tools using AI/ML.

All intellectual property remains the exclusive property of spherene AG as defined in the main EULA.

4. Data and Compliance

Personal data submitted through the Customer Portal is processed in accordance with Spherene’s Privacy Policy.

Spherene may collect limited technical and usage data to ensure compliance and improve services.
Data is processed according to our Privacy Policy and applicable data-protection laws (GDPR / Swiss FADP).

Spherene may request proof of academic affiliation or perform audits if misuse is suspected.

5. Term and Termination

This Agreement remains effective until terminated.
Spherene may revoke access immediately if the Licensee:

• violates this Agreement or related terms;

• provides false or misleading information; or

• uses the software for commercial or unauthorized purposes.

Upon termination, the Licensee must discontinue use and delete all copies.

6. Governing Law

This Agreement is governed by Swiss law, with exclusive jurisdiction in Bülach, Switzerland, subject to applicable consumer-protection provisions.

spherene AG
Europa-Str. 9
8152 Glattbrugg (ZH)
Switzerland
legal@spherene.io
www.spherene.io