TORQUE END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (EULA)
Copyright (c) 2025-2026 Truespar. All rights reserved.
IMPORTANT — READ CAREFULLY: This End-User License Agreement ("Agreement") is a
legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity, "Licensee")
and Truespar ("Licensor") for the Torque software,
including all source code, binaries, documentation, and associated files
(collectively, the "Software").
By downloading, installing, copying, or otherwise using the Software, you agree
to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. If you do not agree, do not use the
Software.
1. GRANT OF LICENSE
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Licensor grants Licensee a limited,
non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to:
(a) Use the Software for internal purposes, including evaluation, development,
and production deployment.
(b) Create applications and services that interface with the Software through
its published APIs (Bolt protocol, FFI bindings, gRPC, and CLI).
2. RESTRICTIONS
Licensee shall NOT:
(a) Modify, adapt, alter, translate, or create derivative works of the
Software or any part thereof.
(b) Reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, or otherwise attempt to derive
the source code, underlying ideas, algorithms, data structures, or
non-public APIs of the Software. To the extent that applicable law
(including EU Directive 2009/24/EC) grants a non-waivable right to
decompile for interoperability purposes, Licensee must first provide
thirty (30) days' prior written notice to Licensor and may exercise such
right only to the minimum extent necessary to achieve interoperability
with independently created software.
(c) Redistribute, sublicense, lease, rent, loan, sell, or otherwise transfer
the Software or any rights therein to any third party.
(d) Remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notices, labels, or marks on
the Software.
(e) Use the Software to operate a service bureau, outsourcing service, or
managed-service offering for the benefit of third parties, or to provide
database-as-a-service offerings based on the Software, without a separate
commercial agreement with the Licensor.
(f) Use the Software to build a product or service that competes with the
Software.
(g) Publish benchmark results, performance comparisons, or similar evaluations
of the Software without prior written consent of the Licensor.
3. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The Software is the intellectual property of the Licensor and is protected by
copyright law and international treaties. Licensor retains all right, title,
and interest in and to the Software, including all intellectual property rights
therein. This Agreement does not convey any ownership interest in the Software.
4. FEEDBACK
If Licensee provides suggestions, ideas, enhancement requests, or other
feedback regarding the Software ("Feedback"), Licensor may freely use,
incorporate, modify, license, and distribute such Feedback without restriction,
attribution, or compensation to Licensee. Licensee hereby assigns to Licensor
all right, title, and interest in and to any Feedback.
5. CONFIDENTIALITY
(a) "Confidential Information" means the source code, object code, algorithms,
data structures, architecture, internal APIs, performance characteristics,
and any other non-public technical or business information of the Licensor
disclosed to or accessed by Licensee, whether in written, electronic, or
other form.
(b) Licensee shall hold all Confidential Information in strict confidence,
using at least the same degree of care it uses to protect its own
confidential information, but no less than reasonable care.
(c) Licensee shall not disclose Confidential Information to any third party
without the prior written consent of Licensor, except to Licensee's
employees or contractors who have a need to know and are bound by
confidentiality obligations at least as protective as those herein.
(d) The obligations in this section do not apply to information that:
(i) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of Licensee;
(ii) was rightfully known to Licensee prior to disclosure by Licensor;
(iii) is independently developed by Licensee without use of or reference
to the Confidential Information; or (iv) is required to be disclosed by
law, provided Licensee gives Licensor prompt written notice and
cooperates to limit the scope of disclosure.
(e) These confidentiality obligations survive termination of this Agreement
for a period of five (5) years, or indefinitely for trade secrets for as
long as they remain trade secrets under applicable law.
6. THIRD-PARTY COMPONENTS
The Software incorporates open-source components licensed under permissive
licenses (MIT, Apache-2.0, BSD, and similar). These components retain their
original licenses. A list of third-party components and their licenses is
provided in the THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES file included with the Software.
Nothing in this Agreement restricts, limits, or otherwise affects any rights
Licensee may have under the licenses of such third-party components.
7. NO WARRANTY
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
LICENSOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES, OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF, OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
(a) IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO LICENSEE FOR
ALL CLAIMS ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE
GREATER OF: (I) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES ACTUALLY PAID BY LICENSEE TO
LICENSOR FOR THE SOFTWARE DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM; OR (II) FIFTY US DOLLARS
(USD $50.00).
(b) IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, BUSINESS, OR GOODWILL, REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OF
ACTION OR THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
(c) THE LIMITATIONS IN SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (b) ABOVE SHALL NOT APPLY TO
LIABILITY ARISING FROM: (I) FRAUD OR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION;
(II) GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT; (III) LICENSEE'S BREACH OF
SECTIONS 2 (RESTRICTIONS) OR 5 (CONFIDENTIALITY); OR (IV) EITHER PARTY'S
INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 9.
9. INDEMNIFICATION
(a) Licensee shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Licensor and its
officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all
third-party claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to:
(i) Licensee's breach of this Agreement, including but not limited to the
restrictions in Section 2 and the confidentiality obligations in
Section 5; (ii) Licensee's use of the Software in violation of applicable
law; or (iii) Licensee's gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(b) Licensor shall promptly notify Licensee of any such claim and provide
reasonable cooperation at Licensee's expense. Licensee shall have sole
control of the defense and settlement, provided that any settlement
requiring Licensor to admit liability or pay money shall require
Licensor's prior written consent.
10. TERMINATION
(a) This Agreement is effective until terminated.
(b) Licensor may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice if
Licensee breaches Section 2 (Restrictions), Section 5 (Confidentiality),
or Section 9 (Indemnification).
(c) For any other material breach, the non-breaching party may terminate this
Agreement if the breaching party fails to cure such breach within thirty
(30) days of receiving written notice thereof.
(d) Upon termination, Licensee must immediately cease all use of the Software
and destroy all copies (including backups) in its possession or control
within five (5) business days. Upon Licensor's request, Licensee shall
certify such destruction in writing.
(e) Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 survive termination of this
Agreement.
11. GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-law
provisions. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International
Sale of Goods is expressly excluded. Any disputes arising under this Agreement
shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in the
State of Delaware. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensor may seek injunctive
or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect its
intellectual property rights or Confidential Information.
12. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with
respect to the Software and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations,
or agreements relating thereto. No modification of this Agreement shall be
binding unless in writing and signed by both parties.