End User License Agreement
Last updated: 19 October 2026
The terms, conditions and restrictions of this End User License Agreement (the “EULA”) are fully effective and binding on you and apply to your use of any Product or Documentation you licensed from Kuva Space Oy (Business ID: 2759225-3), with its principal place of business at Vaisalantie 2-8, 02130 Espoo, Finland (“Kuva Space”). This EULA is entered into by Kuva Space and End User and contains the general terms, conditions and restrictions relating to End User’s access to and use of the Product or Documentation and any Derivatives created by End User.
By downloading, accessing or using any Product or Documentation licensed under this EULA, you, on behalf of End User, are accepting and agreeing to be bound by the terms, conditions and restrictions of this EULA. If you are entering into this EULA on behalf of a company, other legal entity or government agency, you represent that you have the authority to bind that entity to the terms, conditions and restrictions of this EULA.
1. Definitions
As used in this EULA, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:
1.1. “Affiliate” means any legal entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with a party, where “control” means (a) the ownership of at least fifty (50) percent of the equity or beneficial interest of the entity; (b) the right to vote for or appoint majority of the board of directors or other governing body of the entity; or (c) the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such party by any means.
1.2. “Applicable Laws” means anti-bribery legislation enacted in the European Union, Finland, the United States, and the United Kingdom, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and UK Bribery Act, commercial bribery, domestic bribery, illegal gratuities, mail and wire fraud, and anti-kickback laws, as well as anti-money laundering, antiterrorism, economic sanctions and export control laws, as well as all other relevant laws, regulations, rules, orders and decrees that affect how the End User conducts its business. It also includes laws, regulations, rules, orders and decrees related to permits, licenses, and other authorizations necessary for the End User to exercise its rights and perform its obligations under this EULA. Applicable Laws include any amendments or modifications to such laws, regulations, rules, orders and decrees or permits, licenses and other authorizations enacted from time to time after the commencement of the Term.
1.3. “Commercial Purpose” means redistribution, retransmission or publication in exchange for a fee or other consideration, which may include, without limitation: (a) advertising; (b) use in marketing and promotional materials and services on behalf of a customer, client, employer, employee or for End User’s benefit; (c) use in any materials or services for sale or for which fees or charges are paid or received; and (d) use in any books, news publication or journal.
1.4. “Data” means (a) raw unprocessed source hyperspectral satellite imagery and information used to create Products; and (b) sensor configuration, sensor geometry and satellite ephemeris information which describes or qualifies such hyperspectral satellite imagery and information.
1.5. “Derivative” means (a) any goods or products in tangible, digital, electronic or other form that are created or developed from Products by End User Personnel; and/or (b) any addition, improvement, update, modification, transformation or derivative work of or to a Product, including, without limitation, reformatting of the Product into a different format or medium from which is delivered to End User; any addition or extraction of data, information or other content to or from the Product, or any copy or reproduction of the Product, performed by End User Personnel.
1.6. “Documentation” means the user manuals and similar materials licensed to End User by Kuva Space pursuant to this EULA.
1.7. “End User” means a customer properly authorized by Kuva Space pursuant to this EULA to access and use the Products, Derivatives and Documentation for End User’s internal purposes.
1.8. “End User Personnel” means End User’s employees and contractors who are part of the End User’s workforce, provided the personnel described have obligations of confidentiality to the End User, and a need to access and/or use the Products, Documentation and any Derivatives solely for the End User’s internal use.
1.9. “Intellectual Property Rights” means patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, service marks, and applications for and registrations of the foregoing, and all other proprietary and intellectual property rights, now or hereafter existing anywhere in the world.
1.10. “Party” or “Parties” means Kuva Space and/or End User, as applicable.
1.11. “Products” means Kuva Space’s standard product offerings, including without limitation, Data, created by applying formatting or processing techniques to the Data or using the Data to create other product offerings and licensed to End User by Kuva Space pursuant to this EULA.
1.12. "Service Agreement" means a written contractual agreement between Kuva Space and the customer under which Kuva Space delivers Products and Documentation to End User.
1.13. “Term” means that period that End User is entitled to use the Products, Derivatives and Documentation as set forth in Section 2 of this EULA.
1.14. “Third Party” means any individual, legal entity, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, other organization or government agency that is not a party to this EULA and is not an Affiliate of Kuva Space.
2. Term
2.1. The term of this EULA for use of each Product and associated Documentation shall begin upon delivery of the Product and such Documentation to End User and shall continue for the duration of the applicable subscription term, as set forth in the Service Agreement, unless earlier terminated as set forth in Section 9 of this EULA.
3. License, Permitted Uses and Restrictions
3.1. License. Subject to the End User being in compliance with the terms, conditions and restrictions of this EULA, during the Term, Kuva Space grants to End User a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, limited and terminable license to:
A. store, access, reproduce and use the Products, Derivatives and Documentation solely for End User’s internal purposes; and/or
B. process, modify, enhance, adapt and create Derivatives of the Products solely for End User’s internal purposes only.
3.2. Use Restrictions. Except as expressly authorized in Section 3.1 of this EULA, End User shall not, and shall ensure that End User Personnel do not:
A. use, copy, perform, display, modify, create derivative works, merge, distribute, sublicense, transfer, assign, rent, sell, lease, loan, make publicly available, publish or otherwise exploit or commercialize the Products, Derivatives and/or Documentation;
B. use the Product or Derivatives for Commercial Purposes or for the business or organizational needs of any Third Party, including, without limitation, providing any services to any Third Party;
C. store, post or process the Products or Derivatives other than in a system that is not accessible by Third Parties and the public;
D. reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, adapt or otherwise attempt to derive the algorithms, source code, databases or data structures upon which the Products or Derivatives are based, but only to the extent this restriction is permitted by Applicable Law;
E. alter, obscure or remove any Kuva Space copyright or attribution notice, trademark, or any other proprietary legend required by this EULA to be contained in, on or adjacent to the Products, Derivatives or Documentation;
F. modify or use the Product, Derivatives or Documentation in any manner that infringes the Intellectual Property Rights of another entity or individual or violates any Applicable Laws;
G. Use the Product or Derivatives to improve the accuracy of any other satellite imagery via algorithmic processing or any other method; and/or
H. take any action that would result in any Third Party obtaining any ownership of any Intellectual Property Rights in or to any of the Products or Documentation or any Kuva Space’s Intellectual Property Rights embodied, incorporated or embedded in or as part of the Derivatives.
3.3. Feedback. End User agrees that any feedback, suggestions, ideas, enhancement requests, recommendations or other input provided by End User or End User Personnel to Kuva Space regarding the Products, Documentation or Derivatives ("Feedback") shall be the sole and exclusive property of Kuva Space. End User hereby assigns to Kuva Space all right, title and interest in and to such Feedback, including all Intellectual Property Rights therein, and Kuva Space shall be free to use, disclose, reproduce, license or otherwise distribute and exploit the Feedback without any obligation or restriction of any kind.
3.4. Attribution. All Products and Derivatives shall include the following copyright notice on or adjacent to the Product or Derivative: [Product or Derivative] © [YEAR] Kuva Space Oy. Copyright in all Kuva Space Products and Derivatives is and will remain held by Kuva Space.
3.5. Retained Rights. All rights and uses of the Products, Derivatives or Documentation not expressly granted by this EULA are reserved by Kuva Space. Any uses of the Products, Derivatives and/or Documentation beyond those expressly authorized herein require prior written authorization from Kuva Space.
4. Intellectual Property Rights and Reservation of Ownership
4.1. Products and Documentation. The Products and Documentation and any Intellectual Property Rights created by Kuva Space during the Term of this EULA, are exclusively owned by Kuva Space and protected by the laws of Finland and international laws, treaties, and conventions regarding intellectual property and proprietary rights inclusive of all patent, trade secret, copyright, know-how and other proprietary rights that may be secured in any place under Applicable Laws now or hereafter in effect. Kuva Space retains all rights, title, and ownership of any Products and Documentation licensed under this EULA, including all or parts of Products, Documentation, or any enhancements, modifications, improvements or derivative works thereof, embodied in any Derivatives created by End User under this EULA. Kuva Space is not obligated to provide to End User, and End User acquires no right of any kind with respect to any Kuva Space hyperspectral satellites, hyperspectral satellite ground stations, hyperspectral satellite imagery production or processing hardware, software or systems infrastructure or algorithms, techniques and methodologies relating to the Data, Products or Documentation. All rights in any Kuva Space intellectual property and proprietary rights not specifically granted herein are expressly reserved to Kuva Space.
4.2. Any infringement or misappropriation of Kuva Space’s Intellectual Property Rights and/or other proprietary rights in and to the Products and Documentation licensed under this EULA and/or embodied in any Derivatives created by End User under this EULA shall constitute a breach and may result in termination of this EULA and the right of End User Personnel to access and use the Products, Derivatives and Documentation licensed hereunder.
5. Confidentiality
5.1. End User acknowledges that Kuva Space may disclose confidential information during the performance of this EULA. “Confidential Information” means any non-public information disclosed by Kuva Space to End User that is designated as confidential or that reasonably should be understood to be confidential given the nature of the information and the circumstances of disclosure. All Confidential Information shall remain the exclusive property of Kuva Space. End User shall (a) maintain the confidentiality of Kuva Space's Confidential Information using at least the same degree of care as it uses to protect its own confidential information, but in no event less than reasonable care; (b) not disclose such Confidential Information to any third party without the prior written consent of Kuva Space, except to End User Personnel who have a need to know and are bound by confidentiality obligations no less protective than those set forth herein; and (c) use such Confidential Information solely for purposes of exercising its rights under this EULA.
5.2. The confidentiality obligations of End User under this EULA shall not apply to information which:
A. was rightfully in End User's possession before its disclosure by Kuva Space as proven by the written records of End User;
B. is independently developed by End User without recourse to the Confidential Information of Kuva Space, as proven by the written records of End User; or
C. is part of the public domain other than by fault, act or omission of End User.
5.3. End User shall promptly upon Kuva Space's request, or the termination of the EULA, cease using such Confidential Information received from Kuva Space and, unless the Parties separately agree on destruction of such material, return the material in question (including all copies thereof). End User shall, however, be entitled to retain copies, if any, required by law.
5.4. This Section 5 shall survive the termination of EULA and be in force for a period of five (5) years thereafter. Notwithstanding the above, the confidentiality obligations of End User relating to any Confidential Information that constitutes a trade secret shall continue for so long as such information remains a trade secret under applicable law.
6. Disclaimer Of All Warranties
6.1. END USER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT KUVA SPACE HAS NOT MADE NOR SHALL IT BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCTS OR DOCUMENTATION BEING LICENSED OR PROVIDED TO AN END USER UNDER THIS EULA. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, KUVA SPACE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OR REPRESENTATIONS ARISING BY LAW, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, CUSTOM OR USAGE IN THE TRADE OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO ANY PRODUCTS OR DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED UNDER THIS EULA, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, DESIGN, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AGAINST INFRINGEMENT OR THAT THE PRODUCTS OR DOCUMENTATION WILL BE ERROR FREE OR NON-DEFECTIVE, EVEN IF KUVA SPACE HAS BEEN INFORMED OF SUCH PURPOSE. ANY AND ALL PRODUCTS AND DOCUMENTATION ARE BEING LICENSED TO END USER ON AN “AS IS” BASIS AND KUVA SPACE ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LEGAL LIABILITY FOR THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS OR USEFULNESS OF SUCH PRODUCTS OR DOCUMENTATION OR FOR DELAYS OR INTERRUPTIONS IN SUPPLYING OR DELIVERING SUCH PRODUCTS OR DOCUMENTATION.
7. Limitation Of Liability
7.1. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS EULA, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEITHER KUVA SPACE NOR ANY OF ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, STOCKHOLDERS, AFFILIATES, SUBCONTRACTORS, OR LICENSORS SHALL BE LIABLE TO END USER FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, OR EXPENSE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING FROM END USER’S OR END USER PERSONNEL, OR ANY OTHER PERSON’S ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE PRODUCTS, DERIVATIVES AND/OR DOCUMENTATION OR FOR COMMERCIAL LOSS OF ANY KIND UNDER ANY LEGAL, EQUITABLE OR OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NOTHING IN THIS SECTION 7 SHALL LIMIT OR EXCLUDE EITHER PARTY'S LIABILITY FOR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE, OR ANY OTHER LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS.
8. Indemnification
8.1. End User shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Kuva Space from and against any and all Third Party claims, damage, liability, or expense (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) to the extent that such claim arises out of End User’s or End User Personnel’s (a) use of the Products, Derivatives or Documentation; (b) breach of this EULA; and/or (c) violation of Applicable Laws.
9. Termination
9.1. Termination by Kuva Space. Kuva Space may immediately terminate this EULA and associated license rights upon written notice to End User if End User or End User Personnel breach any of End User’s obligations under this EULA, and End User fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice to do so from Kuva Space or its agents. Kuva Space may also immediately suspend or terminate this EULA and associated license rights with respect to specific Products or Documentation licensed to End User under this EULA upon written notice to End User if a government authority limits or restricts Kuva Space from collecting and/or distributing such satellite imagery data, Products and/or Documentation.
9.2. Termination by End User. End User may terminate this EULA and associated license rights at any time by (a) permanently deleting the Products, Documentation and any Derivatives from all devices and systems and destroying any copies on disk; and (b) certifying to Kuva Space in writing that all copies of the Products, Documentation and any Derivatives have been deleted or destroyed.
9.3. Effect of Termination. Upon expiration or termination of this EULA, all right to use the Products, Documentation and any Derivatives granted to End User under this EULA will immediately cease and End User will (and will cause all End User Personnel to (a) cease all use of the Products, Documentation and Derivatives; and (b) permanently delete the Products, Documentation and Derivatives from all devices and systems and destroy any copies on disk. Within thirty (30) days following expiration or termination of this EULA, End User shall certify to Kuva Space in writing that all copies of the Products, Documentation and Derivatives governed by this EULA have been deleted or destroyed. The expiration or termination of this EULA does not relieve either party of any obligations that have accrued on or before the effective date of the expiration or termination.
9.4. Survival. The duties and obligations of the parties under Sections 1 (Definitions), 3.2 (Use Restrictions), 3.3 (Feedback), 4 (Intellectual Property Rights and Reservation of Ownership), 5 (Confidentiality), 7 (Limitation of Liability), 8 (Indemnification), 9 (Termination), 10 (Compliance) and 11 (General Terms) of this EULA will survive expiration or termination of the EULA. End User acknowledges that Kuva Space has a substantial interest in the Products and Documentation. As such, Kuva Space has full right to bring any action directly against End User, including injunctive action, to enforce the terms of this EULA and by using the Products and Documentation End User consent to any such action.
10. Compliance
10.1. Certification. Upon Kuva Space’s written request, and not more than once per calendar year, End User shall certify in writing its compliance with the licenses granted under this EULA. If End User is unable to provide this certification, End User shall work in good faith with Kuva Space to remedy any non-compliance with this EULA, provided however, that Kuva Space reserves the right to terminate all of End User licenses and rights under this EULA for such non-compliance in accordance with Section 9 of this EULA.
10.2. Audit. During the Term of this EULA, Kuva Space or its authorized representative will have the right to perform an audit to determine End User compliance with this EULA. End User will grant Kuva Space auditors access to the business location(s), books and records, employees and/or contractors pertaining to End User’s use of the Product and Documentation. The audit will: (a) require a minimum of thirty (30) days prior written notice; (b) be conducted no more than once per calendar year; (c) be limited to a three (3) year audit period unless non-compliance findings are noted, in which case the audit period can be expanded; (d) be conducted during reasonable business hours; and (e) be subject to reasonable confidentiality requirements. The costs of any audit conducted pursuant to this Section 10.2 shall be borne by Kuva Space, unless the audit reveals material non-compliance by End User with the terms of this EULA, in which case End User shall bear all reasonable costs of the audit.
10.3. Export Control and Sanctions Compliance. End User represents and warrants that it and End User Personnel (a) are not located in or subject to sanctions under applicable European Union, U.S., or other trade laws; (b) are not listed on any government prohibited or restricted party list, nor owned or controlled by any person or entity listed on such a list; and (c) will not use the Products, Derivatives or Documentation in violation of any applicable export control or sanctions regulations. End User shall indemnify and hold harmless Kuva Space from any claims arising from violations of this Section.
11. General Terms
11.1. Related Agreements. This EULA shall be read together with the Service Agreement, the Terms of Service and any applicable order confirmation. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency among these documents, the provision that more specifically addresses the matter in question shall prevail.
11.2. Severability. If any provision of this EULA is found to be legally unenforceable, such unenforceability shall not prevent enforcement of any other provision of this EULA.
11.3. Governing Law. This EULA shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Finland, excluding its choice of law provisions, and excluding the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).
11.4. Dispute Resolution. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this EULA, or a breach, termination or validity thereof shall be finally settled by arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the Finland Chamber of Commerce. The number of arbitrators shall be one (1). The seat of arbitration shall be Helsinki, Finland, and the language of the arbitration shall be English. Evidence may be presented and witnesses heard in addition in Finnish language.
11.5. Assignment. End User may not transfer or assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this EULA, in whole or in part and including any transfers by operation of law, without the prior written consent of Kuva Space. Any attempted assignment or transfer in violation of this Section will be null and void. This EULA will be binding on and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns.
11.6. Specific Performance; Injunctive Relief. Each Party recognizes that the other Party would suffer irreparable harm if such Party breached its obligations under this EULA and that monetary damages might not be adequate to compensate the other Party for any breach hereof. Notwithstanding the arbitration of disputes pursuant to Section 11.4, in the event of a breach or attempted breach of any of the provisions herein, the non-breaching Party, in addition to its other remedies, shall be entitled to specific performance and/or injunctive relief from court of competent jurisdiction in order to enforce performance or prevent any violation of the provisions of the EULA.
11.7. Waiver. Waiver by any Party of strict performance of any provision of the EULA must be in writing and signed by the Party adversely affected thereby. Such waiver shall not be a waiver, or prejudice the Party’s right to require strict performance, of the same provision in the future, or of any other provision.
11.8. No Agency. Nothing in this EULA shall be construed to create a partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, or employment relationship between the Parties. Neither Party shall have the right or authority to assume, create, or incur any liability or obligation of any kind, express or implied, in the name of or on behalf of the other Party. Each Party shall remain an independent contractor at all times.
11.9. Amendments and Modifications. Kuva Space may modify or update this EULA from time to time. Modifications that do not materially affect End User's rights or obligations under this EULA may be made by Kuva Space at any time without prior notice. If Kuva Space introduces modifications that materially affect End User's rights or obligations, Kuva Space will notify End User in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to such modifications taking effect. End User's continued access to or use of the Products following the expiry of such notice period shall constitute End User's acceptance of the modified EULA. If End User does not accept the modified EULA, End User must cease all use of the Products and notify Kuva Space in writing prior to the expiry of the notice period, whereupon this EULA shall terminate in accordance with Section 9.