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1By downloading the AdColony SDK, you are granted a limited, non-commercial
2license to use and review the SDK solely for evaluation purposes. If you wish to
3integrate the SDK into any commercial applications, you must register an account
4with AdColony and accept the terms and conditions on the AdColony website.
5
6Note that U.S. based companies will need to complete the W-9 form and send it to
7us before publisher payments can be issued.
8
9Terms of Service for Publishers AdColony publishing and monetization partners
10must sign, acknowledge, and agree to their own terms of service document within
11the AdColony portal. The version below is for general reference purposes and
12does not serve as a legal or binding agreement with any entity.
13
14Additional agreements and terms of service may be required on a per client basis
15to comply with regulatory needs. Contact support@adcolony.com for more details.
16
17SDK License and Publisher Terms
18
19These AdColony SDK License and Publisher Terms (this “Agreement”) is made
20available by AdColony, Inc. (“AdColony”). By downloading or using the AdColony
21SDK, you and any company, entity, or organization on behalf of which you are
22accepting this Agreement (“Developer”) hereby agrees to be bound by all terms
23and conditions of this Agreement, and you represent and warrant that you are an
24authorized representative of Developer with the authority to bind Developer to
25this Agreement. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS
26AGREEMENT, DO NOT DOWNLOAD OR USE THE ADCOLONY SDK.
27
281.  Definitions
29
30“Advertisers” means third-party advertisers. “Developer Apps” means the mobile
31applications owned and/or controlled by Developer, including all content images,
32music and text contained therein, that Developer wishes to use with the AdColony
33SDK and AdColony Platform. “I/O” means a fully executed insertion order
34containing advertising campaign details for user acquisitions and campaigns run
35by Developer on AdColony’s Platform. “AdColony Ads” means video, playable,
36display, or any type of media advertisements, sourced by or on behalf of
37AdColony, which are routed and/or served by the AdColony Platform to the
38Developer Apps. “AdColony Platform” means AdColony’s advertising system or
39network, which supports advertisement insertion within mobile applications, and
40related advertisement reporting tools. “AdColony SDK” means the software
41development kit and any other software and documentation that may be provided by
42AdColony to Developer with the software development kit, including any updates
43thereto. “Personally Identifiable Information” or “PII” means information that
44specifically identifies or locates a particular person or entity such as name,
45postal address, telephone number, and email address. “Pseudonymous Identifiers”
46means data that is linked or reasonably linkable to a particular computer or
47device resettable device identifiers such as Google Advertising ID, Apple
48Identifier for Advertisers, IP address, or other similar identifiers.
49Pseudoymous Identifiers may not be utilized to identify a particular person. 2.
50AdColony SDK License
51
52License Grant. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, AdColony
53grants Developer a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicenseable,
54worldwide license to: (a) integrate the AdColony SDK with Developer Apps solely
55for internal use; (b) use, reproduce and distribute certain portions of the
56AdColony SDK as required for Developer’s distribution of Developer Apps, solely
57as enabled by, and in accordance with documentation provided by AdColony; and
58(c) use the AdColony SDK and AdColony Platform to have advertisements, including
59AdColony Ads, distributed and presented within Developer Apps. SDK Updates.
60AdColony periodically releases new versions of the AdColony SDK which may
61contain new features and fixes, and AdColony may sunset versions of the AdColony
62SDK. Developer is encouraged to check the AdColony website (or
63AdColony-designated distribution site) from time to time for the latest version
64releases, and to download and integrate such new versions within the Developer
65Apps, subject to this Agreement (including any amendments). C. License
66Restrictions. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, Developer shall
67not (and shall not allow any third party to): (a) decompile, reverse engineer,
68disassemble, modify, adapt, create derivative works of, copy or distribute the
69AdColony SDK or AdColony Platform, (b) modify, remove, or obscure any copyright,
70trademark, patent or other proprietary notices or legends from the AdColony SDK
71or AdColony Platform; (c) copy, distribute, rent, lease, lend, sublicense,
72transfer or make the AdColony SDK or AdColony Platform available to any third
73party, and (d) use the AdColony SDK or AdColony Platform to develop, upload, or
74transmit any software viruses or other computer code, files or programs designed
75to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any software or hardware.
76
77Intellectual Property. All ownership rights, title, and interest in and to the
78AdColony SDK and AdColony Platform, including all intellectual property rights
79therein, as such may be modified, upgraded, or enhanced from time to time
80(“AdColony Property”) will remain and belong exclusively to AdColony. AdColony
81reserves all rights not expressly granted to Developer herein. Developer shall
82retain all ownership rights, title and interest in and to the Developer Apps,
83including all intellectual property rights therein, as such may be modified,
84upgraded or enhanced from time to time. Advertising via The AdColony Platform
85AdColony Insertion & Sale of Ads. Developer hereby grants AdColony the right to
86sell, and have sold, advertisement inventory in the Developer Apps, and to
87insert AdColony Ads within such inventory. In addition, Developer hereby grants
88AdColony the non-exclusive, worldwide right and license to use, reproduce,
89distribute and display Developer’s and the Developer Apps’ trademarks, logos,
90and images of the Developer Apps, in connection with the sale of AdColony Ads
91hereunder, including: (a) listing the Developer Apps and inventory in pitch
92materials to prospective Advertisers; (b) reporting the inclusion of Developer
93Apps and inventory as part of AdColony’s advertising network; and (c)
94identifying the Developer as a publishing partner on AdColony’s website and
95other marketing materials. AdColony also reserves the right to utilize publisher
96results (both specific and aggregate) in case studies and white papers for
97promotional purposes. Developer Ad Campaigns. For user acquisitions and other
98campaigns run by Developer on the AdColony Platform, Developer shall provide
99AdColony with a signed I/O. The terms of the I/O, including the Interactive
100Advertising Bureau terms and conditions incorporated into the I/O (the “IAB
101Terms”) shall govern such advertising campaigns. In the event of any conflict
102between the I/O and such IAB Terms, the I/O shall govern and control with
103respect to such campaign. Developer Apps Content Policy. The Developer Apps will
104not contain, consist of, or promote discrimination, illegal activities, hate
105speech, defamation, graphic violence, firearms, tobacco, illegal drugs,
106pornography, profanity, obscenity or sexually explicit material (“Developer Apps
107Content Policy”). Developer will notify AdColony immediately of any Developer
108Apps relating to alcohol or gambling or that are child-directed as defined under
109COPPA. Developer agrees that AdColony has no responsibility for the Developer
110Apps, including any content therein, and AdColony has no obligation or ability
111to monitor or edit the Developer Apps. Developer will provide as much advance
112written notice as reasonably practicable, but in no event less than fifteen (15)
113days’ notice, regarding any material changes to the nature or design of any
114Developer App, including without limitation, changes to the placement of
115AdColony Ad inventory, any action that will increase or reduce expected AdColony
116Ad inventory within the Developer Apps, the type of content contained within the
117Developer Apps, or the target audience of the Developer Apps. Ad Restrictions.
118Developer may not, and may not authorize or encourage any third party to: (a)
119generate fraudulent impressions of, or fraudulent clicks on any AdColony Ads,
120including through repeated manual clicks, the use of robots or other automated
121tools or any other method that may lead to artificially high numbers of
122impressions, clicks, downloads, installs, app-opens, installed app user
123activity; or (b) edit, modify, filter, or change the order of the information
124contained in any AdColony Ad, or remove, obscure or minimize any AdColony Ad in
125any way. Developer shall promptly notify AdColony if it suspects that any third
126party may be tampering with, abusing or manipulating the AdColony Platform or
127the AdColony Ads within the Developer App. AdColony may suspend Developer’s use
128of the AdColony Platform and/or terminate this Agreement immediately should
129Developer violate the foregoing provisions of this Section as determined by
130AdColony’s sole discretion upon evaluating its fraud detection and reporting
131systems, and Developer shall not be entitled to any revenue associated with the
132applicable campaign(s).
133
1341.  Data & Privacy
135
136Collection of Data. Developer acknowledges and agrees that Pseudonymous
137Identifiers may be used in connection with the performance of this Agreement in
138order to collect and use data from end users and their devices (“App Data”) in
139connection with advertisement performance, targeting, and end user interests
140(“Performance Data”), and to display AdColony Ads to end users. Developer agrees
141that in connection with AdColony Ads, AdColony may access or call to the
142Developer Apps, or the servers that make them available, and cause the routing,
143transmission, reproduction, and presentation of AdColony Ads as contemplated
144herein. Additionally, Developer agrees that AdColony may collect App Data and
145Performance Data, including Pseudonymous Identifiers , usage data, and streaming
146data, with regard to the Developer Apps (and included content) within which
147AdColony Ads are routed and/or served and (i) disclose such information to third
148parties (including Advertisers and attribution partners) as reasonably necessary
149in connection with the operation of the AdColony Platform, (ii) disclose such
150data if required by any court order, process, law or governmental agency; (iii)
151disclose such data generally when it is aggregated, such that the specific
152information relating to Developer is not identified as such; and (iv) use such
153information for AdColony’s internal business purposes, including to develop and
154improve the AdColony SDK and AdColony Platform. AdColony will collect and use
155the data in accordance with the Digital Advertising Alliance Self-Regulatory
156Principles (“DAA Codes”), which are available at
157http://www.aboutads.info/principles and AdColony Privacy Policy, which is
158available at https://www.adcolony.com/privacy-policy/ (as updated from time to
159time) and is hereby incorporated by reference. Compliance with Laws. Developer
160agrees to comply with all Privacy Requirements (as defined below), including
161conspicuously posting a privacy policy that accurately describes the Developer’s
162and third parties’ collection, use, and disclosure of end user data from the
163Developer Apps, which include disclosure that third parties may collect or
164receive information and use that information to provide measurement services and
165targeted ads, and disclosure of how and where users can opt-out of collection
166and use of information for ad targeting. Developer will not pass any PII to
167AdColony unless expressly permitted in writing, and as permitted under any
168Privacy Requirements. Developer represents and warrants that any data Developer
169provides to AdColony regarding devices, location, or users, and the ability for
170AdColony to collect the App Data and Performance Data, is permitted and provided
171in compliance with all Privacy Requirements including Developer’s posted privacy
172policy. Developer further represents and warrants that it has made any and all
173disclosures and obtained any and all consents or permissions required by law
174with respect to Developer’s privacy practices, including without limitation: (a)
175any end user data Developer collects, uses, and/or discloses, (b) the use and
176disclosure of App Data and Performance Data to AdColony via the AdColony SDK and
177AdColony Platform, and (c) notice and parental consent required by the
178Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). AdColony reserves the right
179to modify, suspend, or terminate this Agreement should Developer violate this
180Section, and/or to remain compliant with law. C. “Privacy Requirements” means
181all (i) applicable laws (including COPPA), governmental regulations, court or
182government agency orders, and decrees relating in any manner to the collection,
183use, or dissemination of information from or about users, user traffic, or
184otherwise relating to privacy rights; (ii) the DAA Codes; and (iii) Developer’s
185posted privacy policy.
186
1871.  Developer Payments
188
189Developer Payment. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
190AdColony shall pay to Developer Net Revenue amounts determined by AdColony. All
191revenue received from activities that AdColony deems to be fraudulent may be
192refunded to the Advertiser(s) in AdColony’s sole discretion. Payment Terms.
193AdColony will pay any Developer Payment due to Developer sixty (60) days after
194the completion of the month in which such AdColony Ad campaign runs; provided
195that, AdColony may withhold payment until the following month for Developer
196Payment amounts less than $100 U.S. Developer shall be responsible for any bank,
197transfer or transaction fees (e.g., PayPal). AdColony may deduct any
198withholding, sales, value added, and other applicable taxes (other than its net
199income taxes) as required by law. Developer is responsible for paying any other
200taxes, duties, or fees for which Developer is legally responsible. Earnings are
201forfeited by publisher if a) the publisher’s lifetime earnings are less than
202$100 and it has been more than 12 months since the publisher had earnings or b)
203the publisher has not provided payment information, outstanding earnings are
204less than $1,000 and it has been more than 12 months since the publisher had
205earnings. 7. Term and Termination
206
207Term. This Agreement is effective until terminated in accordance with this
208Agreement. Termination by AdColony. AdColony may terminate this Agreement at any
209time by providing sixty (60) days’ notice to Developer. Additionally, AdColony
210may terminate this Agreement immediately if Developer breaches any provision of
211this Agreement. Termination by Developer. Developer may terminate this Agreement
212at any time by providing written notice to AdColony (email to suffice), ceasing
213all use of the AdColony Platform and AdColony Property, and destroying or
214removing from all hard drives, networks, and other storage media all copies of
215the AdColony Property. Effect of Termination. Upon termination of this Agreement
216by Developer, the Agreement (including all rights and licenses granted and
217obligations assumed hereunder) will remain in force and effect until the
218completion of all AdColony Ad campaigns associated with the Developer Apps in
219effect on the date of such termination (“Sell-Off Period”). AdColony’s payment
220obligations will remain in effect during the Sell-Off Period. Upon any
221termination of this Agreement, each party will promptly return or destroy all
222copies of any Confidential Information in its possession or control. Sections 3,
2237(D) through 13 shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement.
2248. Confidentiality
225
226A. Definition. “Confidential Information” means any and all business, technical
227and financial information or material of a party, whether revealed orally,
228visually, or in tangible or electronic form, that is not generally known to the
229public, which is disclosed to or made available by one party (the “Disclosing
230Party”) to the other, or which one party becomes aware of pursuant to this
231Agreement (the “Receiving Party”). The AdColony SDK is AdColony’s Confidential
232Information, and the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall remain
233confidential. The failure of a Disclosing Party to designate as “confidential”
234any such
235
236information or material at the time of disclosure shall not result in a loss of
237status as Confidential Information to the Disclosing Party. Confidential
238Information shall not include information which: (i) is in or has entered the
239public domain through no breach of this Agreement or other act by a Receiving
240Party; (ii) a Receiving Party rightfully knew prior to the time that it was
241disclosed to a Receiving Party hereunder; (iii) a Receiving Party received
242without restriction from a third-party lawfully possessing and lawfully entitled
243to disclose such information without breach of this Agreement; or (iv) was
244independently developed by employees of the Receiving Party who had no access to
245such information.
246
247B. Use and Disclosure Restrictions. The Receiving Party shall not use the
248Confidential Information except as necessary to exercise its rights or perform
249its obligations under this Agreement, and shall not disclose the Confidential
250Information to any third party, except to those of its employees,
251subcontractors, and advisers that need to know such Confidential Information for
252the purposes of this Agreement, provided that each such employee, subcontractor,
253and advisor is subject to a written agreement that includes binding use and
254disclosure restrictions that are at least as protective of the Confidential
255Information as those set forth herein. The Receiving Party will use at least the
256efforts such party ordinarily uses with respect to its own confidential
257information of similar nature and importance to maintain the confidentiality of
258all Confidential Information in its possession or control, but in no event less
259than reasonable efforts. The foregoing obligations will not restrict the
260Receiving Party from disclosing any Confidential Information required by
261applicable law; provided that, the Receiving Party must use reasonable efforts
262to give the Disclosing Party advance notice thereof (i.e., so as to afford
263Disclosing Party an opportunity to intervene and seek an order or other relief
264for protecting its Confidential Information from any unauthorized use or
265disclosure) and the Confidential Information is only disclosed to the extent
266required by law. The Receiving Party shall return all of the Disclosing Party’s
267Confidential Information to the Disclosing Party or destroy the same, no later
268than fifteen (15) days after Disclosing Party’s request, or when Receiving Party
269no longer needs Confidential Information for its authorized purposes hereunder.
270
2711.  Representations and Warranties of Developer. Developer represents, warrants
272and covenants to AdColony that: (a) it has all necessary rights, title, and
273interest in and to the Developer Apps, and it has obtained all necessary
274rights, releases, and permissions to grant the rights granted to AdColony in
275this Agreement, including to allow AdColony to sell and insert the AdColony
276Ads as contemplated herein; (b) it shall not use the AdColony Platform to
277collect or discern any personally identifiable information of end users, or
278use the data received through the AdColony Platform to re-identify an
279individual; and (c) the Developer Apps will comply with the Developer Apps
280Content Policy, and will not infringe upon, violate, or misappropriate any
281third party right, including any intellectual property, privacy, or
282publicity rights.
283
2842.  Warranty Disclaimer. THE ADCOLONY SDK AND ADCOLONY PLATFORM ARE PROVIDED “AS
285IS”. ADCOLONY DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR
286OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
287NON-INFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY IMPLIED
288WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR PERFORMANCE. ADCOLONY AND ITS
289SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS, AND PARTNERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE ADCOLONY PLATFORM
290OR ADCOLONY SDK WILL BE CORRECT, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS
291WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE ADCOLONY PLATFORM OR ADCOLONY SDK ARE FREE OF
292VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ADCOLONY DOES NOT WARRANT THE RESULTS
293OF USE OF THE ADCOLONY PLATFORM OR ADCOLONY SDK. DEVELOPER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
294ADCOLONY MAY MODIFY OR SUSPEND THE ADCOLONY PLATFORM AT ANY TIME IN ITS SOLE
295DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE.
296
2973.  Indemnification.
298
299Developer Indemnification. Developer agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold
300harmless AdColony and its affiliates, and their directors, officers, employees,
301and agents from and against any liabilities, damages, costs and expenses
302(including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of any claim, demand, action,
303or proceeding initiated by a third party arising from or in connection with any
304breach of Developer’s obligations, representations or warranties set forth in
305this Agreement; provided that, AdColony: (a) promptly notifies Developer in
306writing of the claim, except that any failure to provide this notice promptly
307only relieves Developer of its responsibility to the extent its defense is
308materially prejudiced by the delay; (b) grants Developer sole control of the
309defense and/or settlement of the claim; and (c) reasonably cooperates with
310Developer in connection with such claim at Developer’s cost and expense.
311AdColony Indemnification. AdColony agrees to indemnify, reimburse and hold
312harmless, Developer, its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and
313against any and all third party claims, liabilities, demands, causes of action,
314damages, losses and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable
315attorneys’ fees and costs of suit, arising out of or in connection with
316AdColony’s infringement or misappropriation of a third party U.S. copyright,
317trademark or trade secret by the use of the AdColony Platform and/or the
318AdColony SDK by Developer as permitted hereunder; provided that, Developer: (a)
319promptly notifies AdColony in writing of the claim, except that any failure to
320provide this notice promptly only relieves AdColony of its responsibility to the
321extent its defense is materially prejudiced by the delay; (b) grants AdColony
322sole control of the defense and/or settlement of the claim; and (c) reasonably
323cooperates with AdColony in connection with such claim at AdColony’s cost and
324expense. In addition, if the use of the AdColony Property by Developer has
325become, or in AdColony’s opinion is likely to become, the subject of any claim
326of infringement, AdColony may at its option and expense (i) procure for
327Developer the right to continue using the AdColony Property as set forth
328hereunder; (ii) replace or modify the AdColony Property to make it non-
329infringing so long as the AdColony Property has substantially equivalent
330functionality; or (iii) if options (i) or (ii) are not reasonably practicable,
331terminate this Agreement. AdColony shall have no liability or obligation under
332this Section with respect to any claim if such claim is caused in whole or in
333part by (x) compliance with designs, data, instructions, or specifications
334provided by Developer; (y) modification of the AdColony Property by any party
335other than AdColony without AdColony’s express consent; or (z) the combination,
336operation, or use of the AdColony Property with other applications, portions of
337applications, product(s), data or services where the AdColony Property would not
338by itself be infringing unless AdColony has required or expressly allowed such
339combination, operation, or use. THE INDEMNIFICATION RIGHTS CONTAINED IN THIS
340SECTION 11 ARE DEVELOPER’S SOLE REMEDY FOR THIRD PARTY INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS
341RELATING TO ADCOLONY’S SDK AND THE ADCOLONY PLATFORM. 12. Limitation of
342Liability. EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS HEREIN AND
343BREACHES OF SECTIONS 2 and 8, NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO OTHER PARTY FOR
344ANY PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, RELIANCE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
345INCLUDING LOST BUSINESS, DATA, REVENUE, OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS, WHETHER BASED ON
346BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER OR
347NOT A PARTY WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGES. EXCEPT WITH
348RESPECT TO INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS HEREIN AND BREACHES OF SECTIONS 2 and 8,
349IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED
350THE TOTAL DEVELOPER PAYMENT PAYABLE TO DEVELOPER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT BY
351ADCOLONY IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE
352CLAIM.
353
3541.  General.
355
356Relationship of the Parties. Each Party shall be and act as an independent
357contractor and not as partner, joint venturer, or agent of the other. No party
358shall have any right to obligate or bind any other party. Assignment. Neither
359party may assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without
360the prior written consent of the other party, except in connection with any
361merger (by operation of law or otherwise), consolidation, reorganization, change
362in control or sale of all or substantially all of its assets related to this
363Agreement or similar transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Developer may
364not assign this Agreement to a direct competitor of AdColony without AdColony’s
365prior written consent. This Agreement inures to the benefit of and shall be
366binding on the parties’ permitted assignees, transferees and successors.
367Amendments; Waiver. No changes or modifications or waivers are to be made to
368this Agreement unless evidenced in writing and signed for and on behalf of both
369parties. The failure by either party to insist upon the strict performance of
370this Agreement, or to exercise any term hereof, will not act as a waiver of any
371right, promise or term, which will continue in full force and effect. Governing
372Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
373accordance with, the laws of the State of California, without reference to
374conflicts of laws principles. The parties agree that the federal and state
375courts in Los Angeles County, California will have exclusive jurisdiction and
376venue under this Agreement, and the parties hereby agree to submit to such
377jurisdiction exclusively. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire
378understanding of the parties regarding its subject matter and supersedes all
379other agreements and understandings, whether oral or written.
380