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License Agreement for NVIDIA Performance Primitives Library

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ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF NVIDIA HAS
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7. MISCELLANEOUS

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defined below) on how to design, implement, or optimize Licensee’s product for
use with the SOFTWARE, the following terms and conditions apply the Feedback:

1. Exchange of Feedback. Both parties agree that neither party has an
obligation to give the other party any suggestions, comments or other feedback,
whether verbally or in code form (“Feedback”), relating to (i) the SOFTWARE;
(ii) Licensee’s products; (iii) Licensee’s use of the SOFTWARE; or (iv)
optimization of  Licensee’s product with the SOFTWARE.  In the event either
party provides Feedback to the other party, the party receiving the Feedback
may use and include any Feedback that the other party voluntarily provides to
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talent, and/or expertise.  NVIDIA shall not have any obligation to limit or
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REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE FEEDBACK WILL MEET THE OTHER PARTY’S REQUIREMENTS
OR THAT THE OPERATION OR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEEDBACK WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED
OR ERROR-FREE.

4. No Liability for Consequential Damages. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR
ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
(INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS)
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE FEEDBACK, EVEN IF THE OTHER
PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

5. Freedom of Action.  Licensee agrees that this Agreement is nonexclusive and
NVIDIA may currently or in the future be developing software, other technology
or confidential information internally, or receiving confidential information
from other parties that maybe similar to the Feedback and Licensee’s
confidential information (as provided in Section 7.1.2 above), which may be
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representation or inference that NVIDIA will not develop, design, manufacture,
acquire, market products, or have products developed, designed, manufactured,
acquired, or marketed for NVIDIA, that compete with the Licensee’s products or
confidential information.

6. No Implied Licenses.  Under no circumstances should anything in this
Agreement be construed as NVIDIA granting by implication, estoppel or
otherwise, (i) a license to any NVIDIA product or technology other than the SOFTWARE; or
(ii) any additional license rights for the SOFTWARE other than the licenses
expressly granted in this Agreement.


7.2 If any provision of this LICENSE is inconsistent with, or cannot be fully
enforced under, the law, such provision will be construed as limited to the
extent necessary to be consistent with and fully enforceable under the law.
This LICENSE is the final, complete and exclusive agreement between the parties
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contemporaneous understandings and agreements relating to such subject matter,
whether oral or written. This LICENSE may only be modified in writing signed
by an authorized officer of NVIDIA. Licensee agrees that it will not ship,
transfer or export the SOFTWARE into any country, or use the SOFTWARE in any
manner, prohibited by the United States Bureau of Industry and Security or
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ATTACHMENT A

Redistributable Components


The following files may be redistributed with software applications developed
by Licensee.

NPP headers     npp.h, nppcore.h,
                nppdefs.h, nppi.h,
                nppversion.h

Windows         npp.lib,
                npp32_32_16.dll,
                npp64_32_16.dll,

MacOS           libnpp32.3.2.dylib,
                libnpp64.3.2.dylib,

Linux           libnpp64.so.3.2.16,
                libnpp32.so.3.2.16,

The following terms and conditions apply to Licensee’s use of the components
listed above (“Redistributable Components”) of the SOFTWARE:

1. Customer may transfer, redistribute or sublicense, the license rights
pursuant to Section 2.1.1 of this Agreement in connection with the
Redistributable Components to end users of Licensee’s products.