Licence agreement

Licence agreement

BRIGHTWORK AUDIO END USER LICENCE AGREEMENT
Version 1.0, November 2026

This agreement is between you and Brightwork Ventures Ltd., operating as
Brightwork Audio ("we", "us"). It covers the Brightwork Audio plugins,
their installers, presets and sounds, and any updates (the "Software").
By installing or using the Software you agree to it. If you don't agree,
don't install it, and if you bought it, ask us for a refund (section 8).


1. WHAT YOU MAY DO

When you buy a plugin (or the bundle) you get a personal, non-exclusive
licence to install and use it on any computers you own or use yourself.
You don't need to deactivate one computer to use another.

You may use the Software for any music or audio work, including
commercial releases, film, games, broadcast and client work. Everything
you make with it is yours. The built-in presets, sounds and samples
(for example Anvil's drum kits and Ingot's packs) may be used in your
productions royalty-free. You may not sell or give them away as presets,
samples or sound libraries on their own.

A licence belongs to one person. A studio or company with several people
needs one licence per person who uses the Software.


2. DEMO MODE

Without a licence key, the paid plugins run as demos: everything works,
but the sound drops out briefly every 45 seconds, in exports too. You may
use the demo for as long as you like to decide whether to buy.


3. YOUR LICENCE KEY

Your key carries your name and order number, and works offline on all of
your own computers. Keep it private. Don't post it publicly or share it
with other people. We may block a key in a future update if it has been
shared publicly, or if its order was refunded or charged back. A blocked
key only stops working once you install that update.


4. WHAT YOU MAY NOT DO

Except where the law allows it regardless of this agreement, you may not:
  - copy, share, sell, rent or lend the Software or your key to others;
  - get around, remove or disable the licence check or the demo mode, or
    use a key that wasn't issued to you;
  - reverse engineer, decompile or modify the Software;
  - remove or change any copyright or trademark notice.


5. EARSHOT (THE FREE PLUGIN)

Earshot is free. Anyone may install and use it, including commercially,
under sections 1, 4 and 9 to 13 of this agreement. You may share our
unmodified Earshot installer for free, but you may not sell it or bundle
it with anything you sell.


6. UPDATES

Updates that fix problems or add features to the plugins you own are
free. We may charge for a major new version, but the version you bought
keeps working. Old versions may stop working with future operating
systems or host software, and we can't promise to keep updating them.


7. OWNERSHIP

The Software is licensed, not sold. We (and our licensors) keep all
rights not given to you in this agreement. The Software includes
third-party components used under their own licences, listed in
THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt. Those licences apply to those components.


8. REFUNDS

If the Software doesn't work on your computer and we can't fix it,
email us within 14 days of buying and we'll refund you in full. When we
refund you, your licence ends: please uninstall the Software and stop
using your key. Nothing in this section limits any refund rights you
have under the consumer laws where you live.


9. PRIVACY

The plugins don't connect to the internet (their shop links just open
your web browser). They don't collect, send or track anything. Your licence key contains the name, email address and
order number you gave at checkout, so anyone you share it with can see
them. Your purchase is handled by our payment processor (Stripe). We
use your details only to deliver your key, give support and keep the
records the law requires.


10. NO WARRANTY

We work hard on the Software, but it is provided "as is". To the extent
the law allows, we make no promises that it will be free of errors, work
without interruption, or suit any particular purpose. Keep backups of
your projects.


11. LIMIT OF LIABILITY

To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for lost profits, lost
data, lost work or any indirect or consequential damages arising from
the Software, and our total liability to you is limited to what you paid
for it. Some places don't allow these limits, so they may not apply to
you. Nothing in this agreement takes away rights that consumer laws give
you and that can't be waived.


12. ENDING THIS AGREEMENT

This agreement lasts until it ends. It ends automatically if you break
it. When it ends, you must stop using the Software and delete it.
Sections 4, 7, 10, 11 and 13 still apply after it ends.


13. GENERAL

This agreement is governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta and the
federal laws of Canada that apply there. If any part of it can't be
enforced, the rest still applies. It is the whole agreement between us
about the Software. We may update it for future versions. The version
that came with the Software you installed applies to that version.

VST is a registered trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.
Ableton is a trademark of Ableton AG. Other names belong to their owners.


Questions: support@brightworkaudio.com
Brightwork Audio, a trade name of Brightwork Ventures Ltd., Alberta, Canada