End-User License Agreement (EULA)

Last updated: 2026-06-27

This End-User License Agreement (“EULA”) governs your use of the commercial editions of the NextPDF software — NextPDF Pro and NextPDF Enterprise — published by PATEON Network Technology Inc. (“PATEON”, “we”). It is a grounded draft pending review by counsel and is not legal advice.

What this covers. NextPDF Core and Connect are free and open source under the Apache License 2.0 and are not governed by this EULA. This EULA applies to the paid Pro and Enterprise editions. The complete contractual terms are set out in the NextPDF Commercial License Agreement v2.0 and the order-specific Schedule, which are incorporated here by reference. Where this EULA and the Commercial License differ, the Commercial License and Schedule control.

1. Acceptance

You accept this EULA and the Commercial License when you purchase, download, install, or use a commercial edition. If you are accepting on behalf of an organization, you represent that you are authorized to bind it. If you do not agree, do not install or use the software.

2. Editions and delivery modes

NextPDF commercial editions are delivered in two modes, and both convey identical license rights:

Encoding is artifact protection only. It does not reduce, expand, or otherwise change the rights granted under your license; the same entitlement model and Schedule apply to both modes. The 30-day Trial is always delivered encoded (ionCube), time-limited, and watermarked.

3. License grant

Subject to payment of the applicable fees and compliance with this EULA, PATEON grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide license to use, modify, and incorporate the licensed edition into your own applications, limited to the number of Applications and/or Environments stated in your Schedule. An “Application” is a single, functionally distinct software system; development, staging, and production of the same codebase count as one Application unless the Schedule states otherwise. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

4. Tier scope

Plans, prices, and what each tier includes are published on the pricing page and fixed by your Schedule. The defining usage scope of each tier is:

• Trial — a 30-day evaluation that unlocks the full Enterprise feature set for a single evaluation install. Output carries a non-removable watermark and may not be used in production or for any commercial purpose. The trial converts to a paid plan by key swap; see §6.
• Solo — licenses one Application; the purchaser must be the end user of that Application, which is for the licensee’s own internal business use. Solo may not be used to operate a SaaS, multi-tenant, or service-bureau offering (see §5 and the worked examples below).
• Pro — licensed per organization, covering unlimited internal projects of that organization.
• Enterprise — licensed per project or per organization (unlimited projects) as stated in the Schedule, delivered as signed source with this EULA.

The bright line: internal use vs service offering

The distinction is whose documents you process and whether you expose NextPDF as a service:

• Permitted: producing PDFs that are the output of your own application — including documents your application sends to your own customers (invoices, quotes, tickets, statements). An internal business app emailing its own customers their invoices is permitted on Solo.
• Not permitted by default on any tier — requires an authorizing Schedule: exposing PDF generate / render / convert / sign functionality as a service or API to third parties, operating a multi-tenant SaaS, or generating, converting, or signing documents for third parties as the service you provide. This requires a Pro or Enterprise Schedule that expressly authorizes hosted or service use (see §5). Agencies license in the client’s name.

5. Restrictions

You may not, except as expressly permitted by your Schedule (these mirror the Commercial License §4):

1. redistribute the software as a standalone library, package, SDK, or development tool;
2. sublicense, rent, or lease the software, except as embedded in your own integrated product;
3. share one license across multiple unrelated Applications (each distinct Application needs a license);
4. operate a hosted, managed, or SaaS service to third parties whose primary value is PDF generation or manipulation powered by the software, unless your Schedule authorizes it;
5. use the software to build, market, or distribute a competing PDF library, engine, SDK, or service;
6. reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the software (including the encoded artifact), except where applicable law expressly permits;
7. publish performance benchmarks or comparative analyses without our prior written consent (internal evaluation is fine);
8. circumvent, disable, or tamper with trial expiry, watermarking, or license-enforcement mechanisms;
9. store the signed-source artifact in any publicly accessible repository or file-sharing service.

6. Trial terms

The Trial is a time-limited, encoded, watermarked evaluation of the full Enterprise feature set for a single install. It enforces a hard, server-validated expiry and is for evaluation only. At the end of the Trial the license terminates automatically. Converting to a paid plan is done by key swap; the conversion screen identifies which features you used so you can choose the right tier.

7. Ownership

All right, title, and interest in the software, including all intellectual property rights, remain with PATEON. Content, templates, and configurations you create with the software remain yours. The NextPDF name and prism mark are trademarks of PATEON and are not licensed by this EULA; see the trademark guidance.

8. Updates, maintenance, and perpetual licenses

Annual subscriptions include updates within the licensed scope. Perpetual (“buyout”) options, where offered, cover the current major version only; a future major version requires a new purchase. Maintenance terms and any perpetual availability are described on the pricing page and fixed by your Schedule. For Enterprise, active maintenance is required to keep the conformance-related warranty current; on lapse the license continues but the warranty downgrades to “as-shipped”, without a current trust-list or algorithm warranty.

9. Warranty and liability

The software is provided “as is” as described in the Commercial License §11, and liability is limited as described in §12 (aggregate liability capped at the fees paid in the preceding twelve months; no indirect or consequential damages). Nothing in this EULA excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law, and your mandatory statutory consumer rights are preserved — see §11.

10. Refunds

Refund and cancellation rights are set out in the Refund Policy, including the EU statutory withdrawal right for consumers.

11. Term, termination, and statutory rights

This EULA is effective until terminated. It terminates automatically if you breach it; the post- termination obligations in the Commercial License §14 apply. Termination for a restriction breach (§5) does not permit continued operation. Where you deal as a consumer, your non-waivable statutory rights (including, in the EU/EEA, the DCD 2019/770 two-year conformity remedy) apply regardless of the disclaimers above.

12. Governing law

This EULA and the Commercial License are governed by the laws of Taiwan (R.O.C.). Disputes are resolved by binding arbitration before the Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei (CAA), seated in Taipei, with judgment enforceable in the Taipei District Court (臺灣臺北地方法院) — without prejudice to any mandatory consumer-protection or jurisdiction rights you hold under your local law.

Contact

Licensing and legal: legal@pateon.com.tw. Product questions: see the contact page.