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This page describes what the document states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology
“...ANY DAMAGES THAT IN THE AGGREGATE EXCEED THE TOTAL FEES PAID OR PAYABLE BY CUSTOMER FOR THE SERVICE...DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT WHICH GIVES RISE TO SUCH DAMAGES.”
“Customer hereby grant to Linear and Linear's assigns a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, fully transferable and sublicensable right and license...to use, disclose, reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, distribute, display...any Feedback as Linear sees fit...”
“Customer will defend Linear and its officers, directors, and employees against any third-party claim or action brought against Linear to the extent arising from the processing of the User Submissions in accordance with this Agreement...”
“Linear will defend Customer and its Users, officers, directors, and employees against any third-party claim or action...based on the allegation that the Service infringes such third party's intellectual property rights...”
“Linear may modify its Fees or introduce new fees in its sole discretion. Customer always has the right to choose not to renew its subscription if it does not agree with any new or revised Fees.”
“If Customer (including Users) is using the Service in a manner that, in Linear's reasonable judgment, causes or is likely to cause significant harm to Linear or the Service...Linear may suspend Customer's access.”
This document sets out the rules for using Linear's Service, including what Linear owns, what you own, and what each party is responsible for. Linear can change its fees or the terms of the Agreement at any time, with at least thirty days' notice for term changes. If something goes wrong, the most you can recover from Linear is the amount you paid for the Service in the previous twelve months.
This Agreement establishes the terms under which Linear provides its Service to Customers, defining the scope of intellectual property ownership, licensing rights, and mutual indemnification obligations. Linear retains all rights in the Linear Materials while acquiring a perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable license over any Feedback provided by Customer. Linear's aggregate liability is capped at fees paid or payable in the twelve months preceding the damaging event, and Linear disclaims all warranties on an as-is, as-available basis. Linear holds unilateral rights to modify fees at its sole discretion, suspend or terminate Service access under defined conditions, and amend Agreement terms upon at least thirty days' notice. Upon termination for cause, Linear must delete Customer's User Information, passwords, related files, and User Submissions within thirty days.
As a Customer, you are required to defend Linear against third-party claims arising from your User Submissions, while Linear is required to defend you against third-party claims that the Service infringes intellectual property rights. Any feedback you provide to Linear becomes subject to a permanent, irrevocable license that cannot be withdrawn. Linear can suspend your access, stop providing the API at any time without condition, and end your Free Version access upon notice. If Linear terminates the Agreement for cause, your data will be deleted within thirty days — if you believe that trigger applies to your situation, you can reference that thirty-day deletion window when communicating with Linear.
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“...ANY DAMAGES THAT IN THE AGGREGATE EXCEED THE TOTAL FEES PAID OR PAYABLE BY CUSTOMER FOR THE SERVICE...DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT WHICH GIVES RISE TO SUCH DAMAGES.”
“Customer hereby grant to Linear and Linear's assigns a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, fully transferable and sublicensable right and license...to use, disclose, reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, distribute, display...any Feedback as Linear sees fit...”
“Customer will defend Linear and its officers, directors, and employees against any third-party claim or action brought against Linear to the extent arising from the processing of the User Submissions in accordance with this Agreement...”
“Linear will defend Customer and its Users, officers, directors, and employees against any third-party claim or action...based on the allegation that the Service infringes such third party's intellectual property rights...”
“Linear may modify its Fees or introduce new fees in its sole discretion. Customer always has the right to choose not to renew its subscription if it does not agree with any new or revised Fees.”
“If Customer (including Users) is using the Service in a manner that, in Linear's reasonable judgment, causes or is likely to cause significant harm to Linear or the Service...Linear may suspend Customer's access.”
“Linear may also suspend Customer's access to the API or cease providing the API at any time.”
“Linear may terminate Customer's access to the Free Version at any time upon notice to Customer.”
“Linear may also unilaterally modify the terms of this Agreement by notifying you at least thirty (30) days prior to such changes taking effect and posting such changes at https://linear.app/terms.”
“THE SERVICES AND ALL RELATED COMPONENTS AND INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND LINEAR EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES...”
“Linear retains all right, title and interest (including, without limitation, all patent, copyright, trademarks, trade secret and other intellectual property rights) in and to the Linear Materials...”
“Within thirty (30) days of termination of this Agreement for cause...Linear will delete Customer's User Information, including passwords and all related information, files, and User Submissions...”
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