Samsung Developer Portal Terms of Use

Samsung Electronics (“Samsung”, “we”, or “us”) offers you the developer website, developer.samsung.com and subdomains, along with all of the features and functions therein (collectively the “Site”) for your use only as specified in these Terms of Use (“Terms”). These Terms apply to your use of the Site as well as any other sites from which you may be directed or linked to these Terms. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and us. You must be 18 years old or the age of majority in your jurisdiction in order to use our Site. If you are under 18 years old or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, then you may only use the Site with your parent or legal guardian’s permission. By accessing or using our Site, you agree that you have read, understand, and are bound by the terms and conditions set forth herein. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU MAY NOT USE OR ACCESS THE SITE.

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ACCOUNT CREATION

You may view some parts of the Site without creating an account, but in order to fully access our software development kits(“SDKs”), application programming interfaces(“APIs”), technical resources, and some features such as Tech Support, Dashboard and so on, you will be required to create a Samsung Account You are solely responsible for any activity that occurs on your account and for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. You agree that you will provide and maintain accurate registration information and that it is your sole responsibility to do so. If there has been an unauthorized use of your password or account, please notify us immediately. When you register an account with us, you may be required to provide some of your personal information. By registering and providing us with your personal information, you also accept our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms.

OWNERSHIP

Unless otherwise stated herein, we and/or our licensors are the sole owners of the Site and all of its content, including without limitation, all information, services, features, functions, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, and other intellectual property rights contained within the Site. You agree that all right, title, and interest in the Site will remain ours or our licensors’ exclusive property. Nothing in these Terms gives you a right to reproduce, copy, distribute, sell, broadcast, license, or otherwise use the Samsung name or any of our trademarks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features. You may not modify, rent, lease, sell, distribute, or create derivative works based on the Site unless we have given you prior written consent to do so – excluding source code examples or project examples. You agree that you will only use the Site for personal, non-commercial purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we do not claim ownership of any content that you submit to us via Site. You represent and warrant that you have secured (and are able to produce proof in writing) of any and all rights necessary and appropriate to submit the content to us via the Site, including all necessary releases, and that such content is not confidential, as it will be not be treated as such. You do, however, grant us a perpetual, worldwide, unrestricted, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable license to use license, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivate works from, distribute, publically perform and display the content that you post or submit to us via the Site.

SAMSUNG GOODS AND SERVICES

Samsung may display the availability of some goods and/or services on this website. Some of these goods and/or services may only be available in certain jurisdictions and Samsung therefore reserves the right to choose where such goods and/or services are supplied. By informing the availability of any goods and/or services, Samsung does not warrant that such goods and/or services will be available in your jurisdiction and you should check with your local Samsung contact for further information. Where Samsung does supply goods and/or services, whether through this website or other means, additional terms and conditions may apply.

SAMSUNG DEVELOPER BUSINESS ACCOUNT

A Samsung Developer Business Account ("Business Account") is a single integrated account for specific members to share Samsung services among themselves. It contains business profile information and details of individual members. The purpose of introducing the Business Account are to manage partners at a group level instead of individual level, provide the same services to all members associated with a single Business Account; and ensure or manage the service continuity for partners. Please note that the Business Account Managers have discretionary authority to add, modify, and remove any members. A Business Account can be established without verifying any registered information. Information validation occurs when the Business Account is linked to a service, not upon initial account registration. Any type of company or organization can establish a Business Account. When creating a Business Account, please note that the user who creates the Business Account will automatically assume the role of Business Account Manager and a user already associated with a Business Account cannot create another Business Account. You can add members to your Business Account through inviting a user to join your Business Account through the Samsung Developer Portal. The invited user becomes a member once they successfully complete the registration process.

REMOTE TEST LAB

Remote Test Lab is service where a qualifying user can conduct testing of software applications suitability or compatibility for certain Samsung devices through the website. The availability and nature of the devices that Samsung makes available in connection with the Remote Test Lab service shall be posted on the website and updated from time to time. However, Samsung does not guarantee that any specific device will be available at any particular time and users should check the website from time to time to see what devices are in fact available.

Remote Test Lab uses actual devices, but may not replicate exact operation conditions. Production models may vary from devices made available through the Remote Test Lab service and therefore users are advised to test applications on production models as well as through Remote Test Lab.

Remote Test Lab service is only available to you if you are a qualified, registered user of developer.samsung.com, but you may be restricted from using service without notice when trying prohibited behaviors such as, without limitation, locking device with PIN number or pattern or using the Remote Test Lab service to gain an unfair winning advantage over other participants in any events for Samsung devices. You will only have access to the service for a specific defined period of time (which varies depending on the test device). Once the defined period of time has elapsed, access to Remote Test Lab will cease and you should make sure that all your test or other data in connection with Remote Test Lab is properly saved.

By using Remote Test Lab, you agree and acknowledge that Samsung is not liable for any loss of data or software in connection with your access to the service, and that, prior to the release of any application or device into manufacture, further tests will need to be conducted in recognition of the fact that Remote Test Lab is not a substitute for any such required tests.

BY USING REMOTE TEST LAB, YOU WARRANT THAT:

  • you agree and acknowledge that the service is designed for testing applications on Samsung devices and the test results do not guarantee the use of applications on other devices.
  • you will only use the service for testing of applications which are designed solely for use on Samsung devices
  • you will uninstall any and all software or other content which has been used in connection with the service once you have completed your session
  • you shall not attempt to copy, reverse engineer or decompile the Remote Test Lab device or any technology connected with it.

SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS

When we make software available for users to download through developer.samsung.com, any such download is subject to the terms of our end user license agreement, in addition to these Terms. We may also wish to specify certain additional licensing terms in connection with specific software and, if any such additional software licensing terms apply, these will be notified to you at the time you agree to license the software.

SAMPLE CODE

Samsung may publish on the website what Samsung terms "Sample Code", which is software developed by Samsung and which Samsung makes freely available for developers to use under the terms of the Sample Code license. The terms of the Sample Code license will be notified to you at the time you agree to license any Sample Code from Samsung.

UPLOADING MATERIAL TO THE FORUM WEBSITE

Any material you upload to developer.samsung.com will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary, and we have the right (at no charge) to use, copy, distribute, sub-license and disclose to third parties any such material for any purpose. We also have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who makes reasonable claims that any material posted or uploaded by you to the website constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, or of their right to privacy.

Samsung reserves the right to remove any material or posting you make on the website if, in its opinion, such material does not comply with Samsung's content standards. You warrant that any material you upload does not, and will not, infringe any third party intellectual property rights.

FORUM

The members of developer.samsung.com are entitled to participate in the forum and blogs that are in operation on the website. The rules laid out below apply to anyone participating in the forum, blogging or other interaction with the website.

FORUM RULES

Any submission of material by you to the forum means that you accept, and agree to abide by, all the terms and conditions of below Forum Rules, which supplement the general website Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Moderation

The company is under no obligation to you or any other person to oversee, monitor or moderate the forum or any other services Samsung provides on the website and Samsung may therefore stop moderating the forum at any time. Samsung reserves the right to remove, or to disable access to, any posted contribution which Samsung deems to be potentially defamatory of any person, or otherwise inappropriate, or which Samsung deems unlawful or in violation of any third party rights. Samsung expressly excludes liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of developer.samsung.com by any person in contravention of these rules.

Submission of Contributions

There is no limit to the length of a contribution. Please note that your contribution will not be anonymous. Before making a contribution, you must register with Samsung Developers. Your ID, name, profile image and your activity history such as the number of posts, joining date, badges you earned and so on, will appear as part of your published contribution.

Content Standards

The content standards below must be complied with in spirit as well as to the letter. We will determine, at our discretion, whether a contribution breaches the content standards.

A contribution must be accurate (where it states facts), be genuinely held (where it states opinions), comply with all -the applicable laws applicable in the country from which it is posted, and be relevant.

A contribution must not:

  • be defamatory of any person
  • be obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory
  • promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age
  • disclose the name, address, telephone, mobile or fax number, e-mail address or any other personal data in respect of any individual
  • infringe any copyright, database right or trademark of any other person
  • breach any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence
  • be in contempt of court
  • be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person
  • impersonate any person, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person
  • give the impression that the contribution emanates from Samsung if this is not the case
  • advocate, promote, or incite any third party to commit, or assist, any unlawful or criminal act
  • contain a statement which you know or believe, or have reasonable grounds for believing, that members of the public for whom the statement is intended are likely to understand as a direct or indirect encouragement or other inducement to the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism
  • contain any advertising or promote any services or web links to other sites.

License

By submitting a contribution to developer.samsung.com, you agree to grant Samsung, and any other company or corporation within the Samsung group, a non-exclusive license to use that contribution. Although you will still own the copyright to your contribution, we will have the right to freely use, edit, alter, reproduce, publish and/or distribute the material contained in your contribution. This license will be free of charge, perpetual and capable of sub-license. We may exercise all copyright and publicity rights in the material contained in your contribution, in all jurisdictions, to their full extent, and for the full period for which any such rights exist in that material.

By submitting your contribution to dveloper.samsung.com, you are warranting that you have the right to grant Samsung the non-exclusive license described above and that it does not infringe any third party rights (including third party intellectual property rights).

If you are not in a position to developer.samsung.com, please do not submit the contribution to developer.samsung.com.

Breach of These Rules

When we determine that a breach of the content standards has occurred or you have otherwise breached these Forum Rules, we may at our discretion take such action as we deem appropriate, including, without limitation, withdrawal of your right to use this website, removal of any contributions already posted on the website, and/or other legal action.

We exclude our liability for all action we may take in response to breaches of these Forum Rules.

Complaints

If you wish to complain about any contribution posted on any category in the Forum, please contact us at here. We will then review the contribution and decide whether it complies with our content standards. We will deal with any contribution which, in our opinion, breaches the standards (see above). We will inform you of the outcome of our review within a reasonable time of receiving your complaint.

Changes to Forum Rules

Samsung may revise the Forum Rules at any time. Please therefore check this page from time to time to make note of any changes. Samsung assumes no liability or responsibility for notifying changes of the Forum Rules.

Samsung Developer Portal Terms of Use will apply in addition to these specific Forum Rules.

USE RESTRICTIONS

While using the Site you agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. You further agree that when using the Site you will not:

  • Transmit by any means any software, virus, malware, program, code, file, or other material intended to interrupt, disrupt, alter, destroy, or limit any part of the Site;
  • Use any robot, spider, script, or any manual or automated application or means to extract, download, retrieve, index, mine, scrape, reproduce, or circumvent the presentation, operation, or intended use of any feature, function, or part of the Site;
  • Frame or mirror any part of the Site without Samsung’ express prior written consent;
  • Modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of the Site;
  • Copy, download, distribute, transmit, upload, or transfer content from the Site or the personal information of others without our prior written permission or authorization;
  • Resell, sub-license, or lease any of the content on the Site;
  • Impersonate or pretend to be anyone else but you; falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity in connection with the Site; or express or imply that we endorse any statement you make;
  • Violate or infringe upon the privacy, publicity, intellectual property, or other proprietary rights of third parties;
  • Engage in any activity that is criminal or tortious in nature, or otherwise violates the law or rights of another including, without limitation, hacking, phishing, fraud, stalking, defaming, abusing, harassing, or threatening.

Your failure to comply with these restrictions or any part of these Terms may result in termination of your access to the Site, as well as cancellation of your account and/or registration.

DISCLAIMER OR WARRANTIES

THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT, SERVICES AND FEATURES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE, ARE INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THE SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. YOU AGREE THAT YOU MUST EVALUATE, AND THAT YOU BEAR ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH, THE USE OF THE SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY RELIANCE ON THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR USEFULNESS OF ANY MATERIALS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE. SAMSUNG DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND TITLE. SAMSUNG MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE WILL BE ERROR FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE SITE WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, CURRENT, OR RELIABLE, THAT THE QUALITY OF THE SITE WILL BE SATISFACTORY TO YOU, OR THAT ERRORS OR DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. SAMSUNG MAKES NO GUARANTEE REGARDING THE RELIABILITY, ACCURACY, OR QUALITY OF ANY COMMUNICATION THAT IS POSTED ON THE SITE.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY FOR ANY CLAIM, LOSS OR DAMAGE, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, COMPENSATORY, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION OR BASIS OF ANY CLAIM. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INTERACTION WITH AND ANY THIRD PARTIES APPEARING ON THE SITE OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES. WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA, BREACH OF SECURITY ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR ACCOUNT REGISTRATION, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION OR BASIS OF ANY CLAIM. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN EXCLUSIONS OF WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THESE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED OR HAVE A DISPUTE ABOUT THE SITE, TERMINATION OF YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS YOUR SOLE REMEDY. WE HAVE NO OTHER OBLIGATION, LIABILITY, OR RESPONSIBILITY TO YOU.

INDEMNITY

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Samsung, and its respective employees, officers, directors, agents, representatives, licensors, suppliers, agencies, and service providers from and against all claims, losses, costs and expenses (including attorney’s fees) arising out of (a) your use of, or activities in connection with the Site; or (b) any violation of these Terms by you. We reserve the right to assume all or any part of the defense of any such claims and negotiations for settlement and you agree to fully cooperate with us in doing so.

THIRD PARTY SITES

The Site contains links to third party websites, such as social networking websites. Samsung does not have control over such websites and is not responsible for the availability of such external websites. Samsung does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for the content, advertising, products, services or other materials on or available from such third party websites linked from the Site. Your use of third party websites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions and policies of such websites.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

These Terms will be construed and enforced under the laws of the state of New York. You and we agree that any dispute between you and us arising under or related to these Terms and this Site can only be brought in binding individual (non-class) arbitration to be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”). If, for any reason, AAA is not available, you or we may file our case with any national U.S. arbitration company. You agree that you will not file a class action, or participate in a class action against us.

LOCAL LAWS

If you use this site from outside the United States of America, you are entirely responsible for compliance with applicable local laws, including but not limited to the export and import laws of other countries in relation to the materials and third-party content.

WEBSITE CONTENT

The information, documents, software and other materials ("Content") contained within developer.samsung.com are provided "as is" and are given for general information and interest purposes only. Samsung tries to ensure that the Content contained on the website is accurate and up to date, but Samsung cannot be held responsible for any errors, faults or inaccuracies. You should not therefore rely on the Content, and Samsung recommends that you take further advice or seek further guidance before taking any action based on it. You expressly agree and acknowledge that you use the Content at your sole risk and Samsung assumes no liability or responsibility for any user content or information provided by other users of the website.

In particular, Samsung may make available software and technology which is "beta" (meaning that it has not been fully tested or tested at all) and you should make sure you use such technology at your sole risk and in a test environment taking into account the risk that it may cause damage to your software, hardware and other property you use.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we expressly exclude all representations, conditions, warranties or other terms which apply to such content/information, including any implied warranties of satisfactory quality, merchantability, fitness for a particular or any purpose, and non-infringement which might otherwise apply but for this clause.

If, in a relevant jurisdiction, these limitations and exclusions are not permitted, then our liability shall be limited and excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.

LINKING

Samsung may link to other websites which are not within its control. When Samsung does this, Samsung will try and make it as clear as possible that you are leaving developer.samsung.com. Samsung is not responsible for these other sites in any way, and do not endorse them. It is your responsibility to check the terms and conditions and privacy policy on any other site which you visit.

You may not link to developer.samsung.com from another site without our consent in writing. Any consent would be subject to complying with the following guidelines:

  • links must be to the home page https://developer.samsung.com/
  • you may not create a frame or any other border around developer.samsung.com
  • the site from which you wish to link must comply with all relevant laws and regulations and must not contain content which may be considered to be distasteful or offensive
  • and you must not imply that Samsung endorses, or is associated with, any other site, product or service

FEES

The use of the Samsung Developers services is free of charge. Samsung reserves the right to charge for Samsung Developers services and to change its fees, at its discretion. Samsung may from time to time launch other services which may be subject to a separate charge and terms.

CONTRACTING ONLINE

Nothing on developer.samsung.com is intended to be, nor should be construed as, an offer to enter into a contractual relationship with you or anyone else, except for these Terms, which govern the relationship between us in relation to your use of developer.samsung.com and the services made available through it (plus any additional terms we impose in relation to specific products and/or services on the website).If you make a contract with a third party who is named or referred to on developer.samsung.com, it is your responsibility to ensure that you are comfortable with the terms of that contract, and to take legal advice if necessary.

AGE LIMIT

Everyone is welcome to visit https://developer.samsung.com. However, if you want to participate on certain sections of the website or in certain activities available on the website, for example join a club or group, or enter a contest, you must register to the website. In order to register, you must be at least 18 years old or receive your parents and/or guardians written consent

TERMINATION

We may immediately suspend or terminate your use of and access to the Site at our sole discretion and without prior notice, for any reason, with or without cause.

SEVERABILITY

If the application of any provision of these Terms to any particular facts or circumstances shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by a court, arbitrator or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction, then (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provision as applied to any other particular facts or circumstances, and the other provisions of this Terms, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (b) such provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent possible so as to effect the intent of the parties.

WAIVER

Any delay in enforcing or any failure to enforce any provision of these Terms will not be deemed a waiver of any other or subsequent breach of these Terms.

CHANGES

We reserve the right to change any part of the Site, including these Terms, at any time. If we change these Terms, we will update the Effective Date listed above. Your continued use of the Site means that you agree with our updated Terms. If you do not agree with our updated Terms, you may not use our Site.

YOUR PRIVACY

We will treat personal data provided by you to us in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You warrant that you are entitled to provide such personal data to us.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS

If you have any questions or comments about these Terms or the Site, please contact us at here.