"Apps" include in-app products, content, ads and later updates, and most Apps are licensed by third-party Publishers
In the Appstore you can access, browse, buy and download games, applications and other digital products ("Apps"). The term Apps also covers any content, ads, services, technology, data, in-app products (including Amazon-Sold In-App Products) and other digital materials included in or made available through an App you get or use via the Appstore, including after download, plus later updates, upgrades and versions you use or download from Amazon. The party that provides an App for distribution is its "Publisher"; most Apps are provided and licensed to you by third-party Publishers, not Amazon. Amazon may offer some Apps free and others for a price, as described on App detail pages.
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In the Amazon Appstore, you can access, browse, purchase and download software games, applications and other digital products ("Apps").
Apps include any content, ads, services, technology, data, in-app products (including Amazon-Sold In-App Products, as defined in Section 2.3) and other digital materials included in or made available through an App you download or use via the Amazon Appstore (including after you download it).
Apps also include any updates, upgrades and other changes and versions that you later use or download from us.
The party that provides an App for distribution is the "Publisher" of the App. Most Apps are provided and licensed to you by third-party Publishers.
We may make some Apps available via the Amazon Appstore at no charge and others for a price, as further described on our App detail pages.
Qualifications & exceptions
Most, not all, Apps are licensed by third-party Publishers; Amazon can be the Publisher of some Apps.
Content & IP Rights · Permission or license
After paying, you may download an App for personal use to a device signed into Amazon with its Appstore Software
Once you order an App and pay any price to Amazon, you may download it for your personal use to a device that has Amazon's Appstore Software and on which you are signed into your Amazon account. Appstore Software is the software Amazon installs on your device so you can download purchased Apps and use them (Section 3.1). Apps work only on devices that meet technical requirements, which vary by App and are generally described on App detail pages.
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After you order an App and pay any corresponding price to us, you may download the App for your personal use to a device that includes our Appstore Software (as defined in Section 3.1) and on which you’ve signed into your Amazon account.
Apps can be used only on devices that meet certain technical requirements, which can vary from App to App. Generally, App device requirements are described on or through our App detail pages.
We install software on your device that allows you to download Apps purchased from the Amazon Appstore and allows you to access or use Apps on your device (the "Appstore Software").
Qualifications & exceptions
Use is limited to personal use and to compatible devices signed into your Amazon account.
Content & IP Rights · Company practice
You may re-download purchased Apps on signed-in devices, but Amazon may limit or disable further downloads
Once you have paid for an App, you may download it for personal use to compatible devices signed into the Appstore Software with the same Amazon.com account you used to buy it. Amazon will usually keep purchased Apps available so you can download and reinstall them under the Agreement, but not always: it may limit or disable further downloads of an App because of licensing restrictions or for other reasons.
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Once you have paid for an App, you may download the App for your personal use to compatible devices on which you’ve signed into the Appstore Software using the user name and password for the Amazon.com customer account that you used to buy the App.
We will usually continue making Apps you have purchased available to you in our Amazon Appstore so that you can download and reinstall Apps under the terms of this Agreement, but that is not always the case, and we may limit or disable further downloads of an App due to licensing restrictions or for other reasons.
Qualifications & exceptions
Continued availability for re-download is usual but not guaranteed.
Content & IP Rights · Context
Apps that depend on a Publisher's cloud services may stop working if the Publisher discontinues them
Some Apps rely on cloud-based services provided by their Publisher for some or all of their functionality. Those Apps may not function properly, or may stop working entirely, if the Publisher discontinues those services.
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Certain Apps rely on cloud-based services provided by the Publisher for some or all of their functionality. These Apps may not function properly or may become inoperable if the Publisher discontinues those services.
Content & IP Rights · Company practice
Amazon may install App updates automatically or prompt you, depending on your account and Appstore Software settings
An App's Publisher may give Amazon updates to the App from time to time. Depending on how your Amazon.com account and Appstore Software settings are configured, Amazon may install those updates automatically or prompt you to install them.
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The Publisher of an App may provide us with updates to that App from time to time. We may automatically install updates to your Apps, or prompt you to install the updates, depending on how your Amazon.com account and Appstore Software settings are configured.
Qualifications & exceptions
Whether updates install automatically depends on your settings.
Content & IP Rights · Context
Amazon may give Apps age and content ratings based on Publisher information but cannot ensure they are accurate
Amazon may provide age and content ratings for Apps based on information from the Publisher or other third parties. Amazon requires Publishers to give accurate content information, but it says it cannot ensure ratings are accurate or that Apps do not contain offensive, indecent or objectionable content.
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We may provide age and content ratings for Apps that are based on information provided to us by the Publisher or other third parties. While we require Publishers to provide accurate information regarding the content of their Apps, we cannot ensure that App ratings are accurate or that Apps do not include content that is offensive, indecent, or objectionable.
Content & IP Rights · Context
Amazon installs Appstore Software on your device, and the Conditions of Use and linked third-party terms apply to it
Amazon installs software on your device (the "Appstore Software") that lets you download Apps bought from the Appstore and access or use Apps on your device. The Amazon.com Conditions of Use apply to your use of the Appstore Software, and Amazon links separately to additional terms for certain third-party software. Neither the Conditions of Use nor those additional terms are part of this source.
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We install software on your device that allows you to download Apps purchased from the Amazon Appstore and allows you to access or use Apps on your device (the "Appstore Software"). Terms contained in the Amazon.com Conditions of Use apply to your use of the Appstore Software.
For additional terms that apply to certain third party software, click [here](https://www.amazon.com/additionalappsoftwareterms).
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The Conditions of Use and the additional third-party software terms are linked but not supplied.
Content & IP Rights · Context
Each App is governed by a license with its Publisher made of Amazon's Standard EULA plus any Publisher EULA
Your use of an App is governed by an end user license agreement (EULA) between you and the App's Publisher. That EULA consists of the Standard EULA terms set out in these Terms of Use plus any additional license terms included in the App (the Publisher EULA); if an App has no Publisher EULA, the Standard EULA terms are the entire EULA. For this license section, "App" excludes any Appstore Software inside an App, which is governed instead by Sections 3.1 and 3.2.
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Your use of an App will be governed by the terms and conditions of an end user license agreement between you and the Publisher of the App (a "EULA"). The EULA for an App includes the terms set forth below (the "Standard EULA") and any additional end user license terms included in the App (the "Publisher EULA").
As used in this Section 3.3, the term "App" does not include any Appstore Software included within an App (your use of Appstore Software is instead governed by Sections 3.1 - 3.2 above).
The Standard EULA includes the following end user license terms, and if the App does not include a Publisher EULA, these terms will constitute the entire EULA between you and the Publisher:
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Publisher EULA terms included in individual Apps are not part of this source.
Content & IP Rights · Permission or license
Under the Standard EULA the Publisher licenses the App for personal, noncommercial use and reinstall on your devices
Under the Standard EULA the Publisher is the App's licensor. If the App has no Publisher EULA that specifies license rights, the Publisher grants you a limited, nontransferable license to download and use the App only for personal and noncommercial purposes. You may download and reinstall the App on compatible devices linked to the Amazon.com account you used to buy it, in accordance with Amazon's Appstore rules and policies.
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(i) The Publisher is the licensor of the App.
(ii) If the App does not include a Publisher EULA that specifies App license rights, Publisher grants you a limited, nontransferable license to download and use the App only for your personal and noncommercial purposes.
(iii) You may download and reinstall the App on compatible devices that have been linked to the Amazon.com customer account that you used to buy the App in accordance with Amazon's rules and policies for the Amazon Appstore.
Qualifications & exceptions
A Publisher EULA that specifies license rights replaces this default license grant.
Reinstalling follows Amazon's Appstore rules and policies, which are not supplied here.
You may not modify, reverse engineer, decompile or sublicense an App unless the Publisher authorizes it in writing
Under the Standard EULA you may not modify, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble an App in whole or in part, create derivative works from it, or sublicense any rights in it, unless the Publisher expressly authorizes it in writing.
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(v) You may not modify, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the App in whole or in part, or create any derivative works from or sublicense any rights in the App, unless otherwise expressly authorized in writing by Publisher.
Content & IP Rights · Context
Apps are licensed, not sold, and the Publisher or its licensors own the App's intellectual property
Apps are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws and treaties. Unless the Publisher EULA expressly says otherwise, the Publisher or its licensors own all title, copyright and other intellectual property rights in the App, and the App is licensed to you, not sold.
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(vi) The App is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws and treaties. Unless otherwise expressly stated in the Publisher EULA, Publisher or its licensors own all title, copyright and other intellectual property rights in the App, and the App is licensed, not sold.
Content & IP Rights · Company practice
Amazon may change, remove, suspend or disable any App without notice or liability
Amazon reserves the right to change, remove, suspend or disable any App without notice to you and without liability.
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We reserve the right to change, remove, suspend, or disable any App without notice or liability.
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Whether a refund applies when Amazon removes or disables a purchased App is not stated here; the linked Digital Products Return Policy is not supplied.