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| NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement |
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| This NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement (the "Agreement") is a legal agreement |
| between the Legal Entity You represent, or if no entity is identified, You and |
| NVIDIA Corporation and its Affiliates ("NVIDIA") and governs Your use of the |
| Models that NVIDIA provides to You under this Agreement. NVIDIA and You are each |
| a "party" and collectively the "parties." |
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| NVIDIA models released under this Agreement are intended to be used permissively |
| and enable the further development of AI technologies. Subject to the terms of |
| this Agreement, NVIDIA confirms that: |
| - Models are commercially usable. |
| - You are free to create and distribute Derivative Models. |
| - NVIDIA does not claim ownership to any outputs generated using the Models or |
| Derivative Models. |
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| By using, reproducing, modifying, distributing, performing or displaying any |
| portion or element of the Model or Derivative Model, or otherwise accepting the |
| terms of this Agreement, you agree to be bound by this Agreement. |
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| 1. Definitions. The following definitions apply to this Agreement: |
| 1.1. "Derivative Model" means all (a) modifications to the Model, (b) works |
| based on the Model, and (c) any other derivative works of the Model. An output |
| is not a Derivative Model. |
| 1.2. "Legal Entity" means the union of the acting entity and all other entities |
| that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with that entity. |
| For the purposes of this definition, "control" means (a) the power, direct or |
| indirect, to cause the direction or management of such entity, whether by |
| contract or otherwise, or (b) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the |
| outstanding shares, or (c) beneficial ownership of such entity. |
| 1.3. "Model" means the machine learning model, software, checkpoints, learnt |
| weights, algorithms, parameters, configuration files and documentation shared |
| under this Agreement. |
| 1.4. "NVIDIA Cosmos Model" means a multimodal Model shared under this Agreement. |
| 1.5. "Special-Purpose Model" means a Model that is only competent in a narrow |
| set of purpose-specific tasks and should not be used for unintended or |
| general-purpose applications. |
| 1.6. "You" or "Your" means an individual or Legal Entity exercising permissions |
| granted by this Agreement. |
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| 2. Conditions for Use, License Grant, AI Ethics and IP Ownership. |
| 2.1. Conditions for Use. The Model and any Derivative Model are subject to |
| additional terms as described in Section 2 and Section 3 of this Agreement and |
| govern Your use. If You institute copyright or patent litigation against any |
| entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that the |
| Model or a Derivative Model constitutes direct or contributory copyright or |
| patent infringement, then any licenses granted to You under this Agreement for |
| that Model or Derivative Model will terminate as of the date such litigation is |
| filed. If You bypass, disable, reduce the efficacy of, or circumvent any |
| technical limitation, safety guardrail or associated safety guardrail |
| hyperparameter, encryption, security, digital rights management, or |
| authentication mechanism (collectively "Guardrail") contained in the Model |
| without a substantially similar Guardrail appropriate for your use case, your |
| rights under this Agreement will automatically terminate. NVIDIA may indicate in |
| relevant documentation that a Model is a Special-Purpose Model. NVIDIA may |
| update this Agreement to comply with legal and regulatory requirements at any |
| time and You agree to either comply with any updated license or cease Your |
| copying, use, and distribution of the Model and any Derivative Model. |
| 2.2. License Grant. The rights granted herein are explicitly conditioned on Your |
| full compliance with the terms of this Agreement. Subject to the terms and |
| conditions of this Agreement, NVIDIA hereby grants to You a perpetual, |
| worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, revocable (as stated in |
| Section 2.1) license to publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce, use, |
| create derivative works of, make, have made, sell, offer for sale, distribute |
| (through multiple tiers of distribution) and import the Model. |
| 2.3. AI Ethics. Use of the Models under the Agreement must be consistent with |
| NVIDIA's Trustworthy AI terms found at |
| https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/agreements/trustworthy-ai/terms/. |
| 2.4. NVIDIA owns the Model and any Derivative Models created by NVIDIA. Subject |
| to NVIDIA's underlying ownership rights in the Model or its Derivative Models, |
| You are and will be the owner of Your Derivative Models. NVIDIA claims no |
| ownership rights in outputs. You are responsible for outputs and their |
| subsequent uses. Except as expressly granted in this Agreement, (a) NVIDIA |
| reserves all rights, interests and remedies in connection with the Model and |
| (b) no other license or right is granted to you by implication, estoppel or |
| otherwise. |
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| 3. Redistribution. You may reproduce and distribute copies of the Model or |
| Derivative Models thereof in any medium, with or without modifications, provided |
| that You meet the following conditions: |
| 3.1. If you distribute the Model, You must give any other recipients of the |
| Model a copy of this Agreement and include the following attribution notice |
| within a "Notice" text file with such copies: "Licensed by NVIDIA Corporation |
| under the NVIDIA Open Model License"; |
| 3.2. If you distribute or make available a NVIDIA Cosmos Model, or a product or |
| service (including an AI model) that contains or uses a NVIDIA Cosmos Model, use |
| a NVIDIA Cosmos Model to create a Derivative Model, or use a NVIDIA Cosmos Model |
| or its outputs to create, train, fine tune, or otherwise improve an AI model, |
| you will include "Built on NVIDIA Cosmos" on a related website, user interface, |
| blogpost, about page, or product documentation; and |
| 3.3. You may add Your own copyright statement to Your modifications and may |
| provide additional or different license terms and conditions for use, |
| reproduction, or distribution of Your modifications, or for any such Derivative |
| Models as a whole, provided Your use, reproduction, and distribution of the |
| Model otherwise complies with the conditions stated in this Agreement. |
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| 4. Separate Components. The Models may include or be distributed with components |
| provided with separate legal notices or terms that accompany the components, |
| such as an Open Source Software License or other third-party license. The |
| components are subject to the applicable other licenses, including any |
| proprietary notices, disclaimers, requirements and extended use rights; except |
| that this Agreement will prevail regarding the use of third-party Open Source |
| Software License, unless a third-party Open Source Software License requires its |
| license terms to prevail. "Open Source Software License" means any software, |
| data or documentation subject to any license identified as an open source |
| license by the Open Source Initiative (https://opensource.org), Free Software |
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| listed by the Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX) Workgroup under the Linux |
| Foundation (https://www.spdx.org). |
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| 5. Trademarks. This Agreement does not grant permission to use the trade names, |
| trademarks, service marks, or product names of NVIDIA, except as required for |
| reasonable and customary use in describing the origin of the Model and |
| reproducing the content of the "Notice" text file. |
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| 6. Disclaimer of Warranty. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in |
| writing, NVIDIA provides the Model on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR |
| CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied, including, without |
| limitation, any warranties or conditions of TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, |
| MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. You are solely |
| responsible for reviewing Model documentation, including any Special-Purpose |
| Model limitations, and determining the appropriateness of using or |
| redistributing the Model, Derivative Models and outputs. You assume any risks |
| associated with Your exercise of permissions under this Agreement. |
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| 7. Limitation of Liability. In no event and under no legal theory, whether in |
| tort (including negligence), contract, or otherwise, unless required by |
| applicable law (such as deliberate and grossly negligent acts) or agreed to in |
| writing, will NVIDIA be liable to You for damages, including any direct, |
| indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any character |
| arising as a result of this Agreement or out of the use or inability to use the |
| Model, Derivative Models or outputs (including but not limited to damages for |
| loss of goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, or any and all |
| other commercial damages or losses), even if NVIDIA has been advised of the |
| possibility of such damages. |
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| 8. Indemnity. You will indemnify and hold harmless NVIDIA from and against any |
| claim by any third party arising out of or related to your use or distribution |
| of the Model, Derivative Models or outputs. |
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| 9. Feedback. NVIDIA appreciates your feedback, and You agree that NVIDIA may use |
| it without restriction or compensation to You. |
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| 10. Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed in all respects by the laws |
| of the United States and the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to |
| conflict of laws principles or the United Nations Convention on Contracts for |
| the International Sale of Goods. The state and federal courts residing in Santa |
| Clara County, California will have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute or |
| claim arising out of or related to this Agreement, and the parties irrevocably |
| consent to personal jurisdiction and venue in those courts; except that, either |
| party may apply for injunctive remedies or an equivalent type of urgent legal |
| relief in any jurisdiction. |
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| 11. Trade and Compliance. You agree to comply with all applicable export, |
| import, trade and economic sanctions laws and regulations, as amended, including |
| without limitation U.S. Export Administration Regulations and Office of Foreign |
| Assets Control regulations. These laws include restrictions on destinations, |
| end-users and end-use. |
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| Version Release Date: October 24, 2025 |
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