Apple Developer Program License Agreement 1.2 原文内容如下:
1.2 Definitions
Whenever capitalized in this Agreement:
“Ad Support APIs” means the Documented APIs that provide the Advertising Identifier and Advertising Preference.
“Advertising Identifier” means a unique, non-personal, non-permanent identifier provided by iOS or tvOS through the Ad Support APIs that is associated with a particular iOS Product or Apple TV and is to be used solely for advertising purposes, unless otherwise expressly approved by Apple in writing.
“Advertising Preference” means the iOS or tvOS setting that enables an end-user to set an ad tracking preference.
“Agreement” means this Apple Developer Program License Agreement, including any attachments, Schedule 1 and any exhibits thereto which are hereby incorporated by this reference. For clarity, this Agreement supersedes the iOS Developer Program License Agreement (including any attachments, Schedule 1 and any exhibits thereto), the Safari Extensions Digital Signing Agreement, the Safari Extensions Gallery Submission Agreement, and the Mac Developer Program License Agreement.
“App Store” means an electronic store and its storefronts branded, owned, and/or controlled by Apple, or an Apple Subsidiary or other affiliate of Apple, through which Licensed Applications may be acquired.
“Apple” means Apple Inc., a California corporation with its principal place of business at One Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California 95014, U.S.A.
“Apple Certificates” means the Apple-issued digital certificates provided to You by Apple under the Program.
“Apple Maps Service” means the mapping platform and Map Data provided by Apple via the MapKit API for iOS version 6 or later and for use by You only in connection with Your Applications.
“Apple Pay APIs” means the Documented APIs that enable end-users to send payment information they have stored on a supported Apple-branded product to an Application to be used in payment transactions made by or through the Application, and includes other payment-related functionality as described in the Documentation.
“Apple Pay Payload” means a customer data package passed through the Apple Software and Apple Pay APIs as part of a payment transaction (e.g., name, email, billing address, shipping address, and device account number).
“Apple Push Notification Service” or “APN” means the Apple Push Notification service that Apple may provide to You to enable You to transmit Push Notifications to Your Application or for use as otherwise permitted herein.
“APN API” means the Documented API that enables You to use the APN to deliver a Push Notification to Your Application or for use as otherwise permitted herein.
“Apple Services” or “Services” means the developer services that Apple may provide or make available through the Apple Software or as part of the Program for use with Your Covered Products or development, including any Updates thereto (if any) that may be provided to You by Apple under the Program.
“Apple Software” means Apple SDKs, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and/or macOS, the Provisioning Profiles, FPS SDK, FPS Deployment Package, and any other software that Apple provides to You under the Program, including any Updates thereto (if any) that may be provided to You by Apple under the Program.
“Apple SDKs” means the Apple-proprietary Software Development Kits (SDKs) provided hereunder, including but not limited to header files, APIs, libraries, simulators, and software (source code and object code) labeled as part of iOS, watchOS, tvOS, or Mac SDK and included in the Xcode Developer Tools package for purposes of targeting Apple-branded products running iOS, watchOS, tvOS, or macOS, respectively.
“Apple Subsidiary” means a corporation at least fifty percent (50%) of whose outstanding shares or securities (representing the right to vote for the election of directors or other managing authority) are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by Apple, and that is involved in the operation of or otherwise affiliated with the App Store, B2B Program or TestFlight including without limitation Apple Pty Limited, iTunes S.à.r.l., Apple Canada, and iTunes K.K.
“Apple TV” means an Apple-branded product that runs the tvOS.
“Apple Watch” means an Apple-branded product that runs the watchOS.
“Application” means one or more software programs (including extensions, media, and Libraries that are enclosed in a single software bundle) developed by You in compliance with the Documentation and the Program Requirements, for distribution under Your own trademark or brand, and for specific use with an Apple-branded product running iOS, watchOS, tvOS, or macOS, as applicable, including bug fixes, updates, upgrades, modifications, enhancements, supplements to, revisions, new releases and new versions of such software programs.
“Authorized Developers” means Your employees and contractors, members of Your organization or, if You are an educational institution, Your faculty and staff who (a) each have an active and valid Apple Developer account with Apple, (b) have a demonstrable need to know or use the Apple Software in order to develop and test Covered Products, and (c) to the extent such individuals will have access to Apple Confidential Information, each have written and binding agreements with You to protect the unauthorized use and disclosure of such Apple Confidential Information.
“Authorized Test Units” means Apple-branded hardware units owned or controlled by You that have been designated by You for Your own testing and development purposes under this Program, and if You permit, Apple-branded hardware units owned or controlled by Your Authorized Developers so long as such units are used for testing and development purposes on Your behalf and only as permitted hereunder.
“Beta Testers” means end-users whom You have invited to sign up for TestFlight in order to test pre-release versions of Your Application and who have accepted the terms and conditions of the TestFlight Application.
“B2B Program” means the Apple program that offers third parties (who are accepted into the B2B program) the ability to obtain volume purchases of Licensed Applications and/or customized Licensed Applications through the B2B area of the App Store, or as otherwise permitted by Apple.
“CloudKit APIs” means the Documented APIs that enable Your Applications, Web Software, and/ or Your end-users (if You permit them) to read, write, query and/or retrieve structured data from public and/or private containers in iCloud.
“Covered Products” means Your Applications, Libraries, Passes, Safari Extensions, Safari Push Notifications, and/or FPS implementations developed under this Agreement.
“DeviceCheck APIs” means the set of APIs, including server-side APIs, that enable You to set and query two bits of data associated with a device and the date on which such bits were last updated.
“DeviceCheck Data” means the data stored and returned through the DeviceCheck APIs.
“Documentation” means any technical or other specifications or documentation that Apple may provide to You for use in connection with the Apple Software, Apple Services, Apple Certificates, or otherwise as part of the Program.
“Documented API(s)” means the Application Programming Interface(s) documented by Apple in published Apple Documentation and which are contained in the Apple Software.
“Face Data” means information related to human faces (e.g., face mesh data, facial map data) that is obtained from a user’s device and/or through the use of the Apple Software (e.g., through ARKit, the Camera APIs, or the Photo APIs).
“FPS” or “FairPlay Streaming” means Apple’s FairPlay Streaming Server key delivery mechanism as described in the FPS SDK.
“FPS Deployment Package” means the D Function specification for commercial deployment of FPS, the D Function reference implementation, FPS sample code, and set of unique production keys specifically for use by You with an FPS implementation, if provided by Apple to You.
“FPS SDK” means the FPS specification, FPS server reference implementation, FPS sample code, and FPS development keys, as provided by Apple to You.
“FOSS” (Free and Open Source Software) means any software that is subject to terms that, as a condition of use, copying, modification or redistribution, require such software and/or derivative works thereof to be disclosed or distributed in source code form, to be licensed for the purpose of making derivative works, or to be redistributed free of charge, including without limitation software distributed under the GNU General Public License or GNU Lesser/Library GPL.
“Game Center” means the gaming community service and related APIs provided by Apple for use by You in connection with Your Applications that are associated with Your developer account.
“HealthKit APIs” means the Documented APIs that enable reading, writing, queries and/or retrieval of an end-user’s health and/or fitness information in Apple’s Health application.
“HomeKit Accessory Protocol” means the proprietary protocol licensed by Apple under Apple’s MFi/Works with Apple Program that enables home accessories designed to work with the HomeKit APIs (e.g., lights, locks) to communicate with compatible iOS Products, Apple Watch and other supported Apple-branded products.
“HomeKit APIs” means the Documented APIs that enable reading, writing, queries and/or retrieval of an end-user’s home configuration or home automation information from that end- user’s designated area of Apple’s HomeKit Database.
“HomeKit Database” means Apple’s repository for storing and managing information about an end-user’s Licensed HomeKit Accessories and associated information.
“iCloud” or “iCloud service” means the iCloud online service provided by Apple that includes remote online storage.
“iCloud Storage APIs” means the Documented APIs that allow storage and/or retrieval of user- generated documents and other files, and allow storage and/or retrieval of key value data (e.g., a list of stocks in a finance App, settings for an App) for Applications and Web Software through the use of iCloud.
“In-App Purchase API” means the Documented API that enables additional content, functionality or services to be delivered or made available for use within an Application with or without an additional fee.
“Intermediary Party” means a party that passes an Apple Pay end-user’s Apple Pay Payload to a Merchant for processing such end-user’s payment transaction outside of an Application.
“iOS” means the iOS operating system software provided by Apple for use by You only in connection with Your Application development and testing, including any successor versions thereof.
“iOS Product” means an Apple-branded product that runs iOS.
“iPod Accessory Protocol” or “iAP” means Apple’s proprietary protocol for communicating with
iOS Products and which is licensed under the MFi/Works with Apple Program.
“iTunes Connect” means Apple’s proprietary online content management tool for Applications.
“Library” means a code module that cannot be installed or executed separately from an Application and that is developed by You in compliance with the Documentation and Program Requirements only for use with iOS Products, Apple Watch, or Apple TV.
“Licensed Application” means an Application that (a) meets and complies with all of the Documentation and Program Requirements, and (b) has been selected and digitally signed by Apple for distribution, and includes any additional permitted functionality, content or services provided by You from within an Application using the In-App Purchase API.
“Licensed Application Information” means screen shots, images, artwork, previews, icons and/ or any other text, descriptions, representations or information relating to a Licensed Application that You provide to Apple for use in accordance with Schedule 1, or, if applicable, Schedule 2 or Schedule 3.
“Licensed HomeKit Accessories” means hardware accessories licensed under the MFi/Works with Apple Program that support the HomeKit Accessory Protocol.
“Local Notification” means a message, including any content or data therein, that Your Application delivers to end-users at a pre-determined time or when Your Application is running in the background and another application is running in the foreground.
“MFi Licensee” means a party who has been granted a license by Apple under the MFi/Works with Apple Program.
“MFi/Works with Apple Accessory” or “MFi Accessory” means a non-Apple branded hardware device that interfaces, communicates, or otherwise interoperates with or controls an Apple- branded product using technology licensed under the MFi/Works with Apple Program (e.g., the ability to control an iOS Product through the iPod Accessory Protocol).
“MFi/Works with Apple Program” means a separate Apple program that offers developers, among other things, a license to incorporate or use certain Apple technology in or with hardware accessories or devices for purposes of interfacing, communicating or otherwise interoperating with or controlling select Apple-branded products.
“macOS” means the macOS operating system software, including any successor versions thereof.
“Map Data” means any content, data or information provided through the Apple Maps Service including, but not limited to, imagery, terrain data, latitude and longitude coordinates, transit data, points of interest and traffic data.
“MapKit API” means the Documented API that enables You to add mapping features or functionality to Applications.
“Merchant” means a party who processes Apple Pay payment transactions under their own name, trademark, or brand (e.g., their name shows up on the end-user’s credit card statement).
“Motion & Fitness APIs” means the Documented APIs that are controlled by the Motion & Fitness privacy setting in an iOS Product and that enable access to motion and fitness sensor data (e.g., body motion, step count, stairs climbed), unless the end-user has disabled access to such data.
“Multitasking” means the ability of Applications to run in the background while other Applications are also running.
“MusicKit APIs” means the set of APIs that enable Apple Music users to access their subscription through Your Application or as otherwise permitted by Apple in the Documentation.
“MusicKit Content” means music, video, and/or graphical content rendered through the MusicKit APIs.
“Network Extension Framework” means the Documented APIs that provide Applications with the ability to customize certain networking features of iOS and macOS (e.g., customizing the authentication process for WiFi Hotspots, VPN features, and content filtering mechanisms).
“Pass(es)” means one or more digital passes (e.g., movie tickets, coupons, loyalty reward vouchers, boarding passes, membership cards, etc.) developed by You under this Agreement, under Your own trademark or brand, and which are signed with Your Pass Type ID.
“Pass Information” means the text, descriptions, representations or information relating to a Pass that You provide to Your end-users on or in connection with a Pass.
“Pass Type ID” means the combination of an Apple Certificate and Push Application ID that is used by You to sign Your Passes and/or communicate with the APN.
“Program” means the overall Apple development, testing, digital signing, and distribution program contemplated in this Agreement.
“Program Requirements” mean the technical, human interface, design, product category, security, performance, and other criteria and requirements specified by Apple, including but not limited to the current set of requirements set forth in Section 3.3, as they may be modified from time to time by Apple in accordance with this Agreement.
“Provisioning Profiles” means the files (including applicable entitlements or other identifiers) that are provided by Apple for use by You in connection with Your Application development and testing, and limited distribution of Your Applications for use on Registered Devices and/or on Authorized Test Units.
“Push Application ID” means the unique identification number or other identifier that Apple assigns to an Application, Pass or Site in order to permit it to access and use the APN.
“Push Notification” or “Safari Push Notification” means a notification, including any content or data therein, that You transmit to end-users for delivery in Your Application, Your Pass, and/or in the case of macOS, to the macOS desktop of users of Your Site who have opted in to receive such messages through Safari on macOS.
“Registered Devices” means Apple-branded hardware units owned or controlled by You, or owned by individuals who are affiliated with You, where such Products have been specifically registered with Apple under this Program.
“Safari Extensions” means one or more software extensions developed by You under this Agreement only for use with Safari on macOS in compliance with this Agreement.
“Safari Extensions Gallery” means the Apple-curated collection of Safari Extensions that are hosted by Apple for end-users to download for use with Safari on macOS.
“Security Solution” means the proprietary Apple content protection system marketed as Fairplay, to be applied to Licensed Applications distributed on the App Store to administer Apple's standard usage rules for Licensed Applications, as such system and rules may be modified by Apple from time to time.
“Site” means a website provided by You under Your own name, trademark or brand.
“Single Sign-on Specification” means the Documentation provided by Apple hereunder for the Single Sign-On API, as updated from time to time.
“Term” means the period described in Section 11.
“TestFlight” means Apple’s beta testing service for pre-release Applications made available through Apple’s TestFlight Application.
“TestFlight Application” means Apple’s application that enables the distribution of pre-release versions of Your Applications to a limited number of Your Authorized Developers and to a limited number of Beta Testers (as specified in iTunes Connect) through TestFlight.
“TV App API” means the API documented in the TV App Specification that enables You to provide Apple with TV App Data.
“TV App Data” means the data described in the TV App Specification to be provided to Apple through the TV App API.
“TV App Features” means functionality accessible via the TV App and/or tvOS, iOS and/or macOS devices, which functionality provides the user the ability to view customized information and recommendations regarding content and to access such content through the user’s apps, and/or provides the user the ability to continue play of previously viewed content.
“TV App Specification” means the Documentation provided by Apple hereunder for the TV App API, as updated from time to time.
“tvOS” means the tvOS operating system software, including any successor versions thereof.
“Updates” means bug fixes, updates, upgrades, modifications, enhancements, supplements, and new releases or versions of the Apple Software or Services, or to any part of the Apple Software or Services.
“Wallet” means Apple’s application that has the ability to store and display Passes for use on iOS Products or Apple Watch.
“WatchKit Extension” means an extension bundled as part of Your Application that accesses the WatchKit framework on iOS to run and display a WatchKit app on the watchOS.
“watchOS” means the watchOS operating system software, including any successor versions thereof.
“Web Software” means web-based versions of Your software applications that have the same title and substantially equivalent features and functionality as Your Licensed Application (e.g., feature parity).
“Website Push ID” means the combination of an Apple Certificate and Push Application ID that is used by You to sign Your Site’s registration bundle and/or communicate with the APN.
“You” and “Your” means and refers to the person(s) or legal entity (whether the company, organization, educational institution, or governmental agency, instrumentality, or department) that has accepted this Agreement under its own developer account and that is using the Apple Software or otherwise exercising rights under this Agreement.
Note: For the sake of clarity, You may authorize contractors to develop Applications on Your behalf, but any such Applications must be owned by You, submitted under Your own developer account, and distributed as Applications only as expressly permitted herein. You are responsible to Apple for Your contractors’ activities under Your account (e.g., adding them to Your team to perform development work for You) and their compliance with this Agreement. Any actions undertaken by Your contractors arising out of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been taken by You, and You (in addition to Your contractors) shall be responsible to Apple for all such actions.