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NVIDIA cuDNN License Agreement

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cuDNN SUPPLEMENT TO SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
Release date: January 5, 2017
The terms set forth in this cuDNN Supplement (“Supplement”) govern your use of the CUDA Deep Neural Network library (cuDNN)
(the “cuDNN Licensed Software”) under the terms of your software license agreement (“SLA”) as modified by this Supplement. This
Supplement is an exhibit to the SLA and is hereby incorporated as an integral part thereto. Capitalized terms used but not defined
herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the SLA. In the event of conflict between the terms in this Supplement and the
terms in the SLA, this Supplement shall control.
1. CUDNN DISTRIBUTION. Subject to the terms of the SLA and this Supplement, NVIDIA hereby grants you a non-exclusive, nontransferable license during the applicable license term unless earlier terminated pursuant to the SLA, to distribute the runtime files
(.so, .h) when delivered to you as part of the cuDNN Licensed Software in source code form or binary form (but not when provided to
you as part of a hardware product), subject to such distribution being solely in binary form to your licensees (“Customers”) only as a
component of your own software products having additional material functionality beyond the redistributable cuDNN Licensed
Software (each, a “Licensee Application"). Subject to the terms and conditions of the SLA and this Supplement, you may further
authorize Customers to redistribute the cuDNN Licensed Software as incorporated into a Licensee Application, solely in binary form,
provided, however, that you shall require in your agreements with your Customers that their distributions be on terms at least as
restrictive as those applicable for your use of the cuDNN Licensed Software within a Licensee Application. The expiration or
termination of your licenses to the cuDNN Licensed Software under the SLA and this Supplement will not affect your previous cuDNN
distributions in compliance with the SLA and this Supplement.
The above distributions are subject to the following: (a) all distributions by you or your distribution channels must be consistent with
the terms of the AGREEMENT; (b) the distributed cuDNN License Software must include valid copyright notices indicating NVIDIA’s
ownership of the Licensed Software and (if permitted) modifications; and (c) you must enter into enforceable agreements that pass
down terms consistent with the terms set forth in the AGREEMENT for use of the distributable cuDNN License Software, including
(without limitation) terms relating to the license grant and license restrictions, confidentiality and protection of NVIDIA’s Intellectual
Property Rights in and to the cuDNN Licensed Software. You are liable for the distribution and use of cuDNN Licensed Software if you
failed to comply with the distribution requirements of this Supplement. You agree to notify NVIDIA in writing of any known or
suspected distribution or use of the cuDNN Licensed Software not in compliance with the terms of the AGREEMENT, and to enforce
the terms of your agreements with respect to cuDNN Licensed Software you distributed.
2. LICENSE DURATION. Each cuDNN Licensed Software is licensed to you for an initial duration of one year starting from the date of
delivery or download. The licenses granted will automatically renew for successive one year periods, provided that NVIDIA reserves
the right to terminate licenses upon ninety days (90) days written notice to you prior to the commencement of a renewal year in
addition to the termination rights set forth in the SLA.
3. AUDIT. During the term of the AGREEMENT and for three (3) years thereafter, you will maintain all usual and proper books and
records of account relating to the cuDNN Licensed Software and services provided under the AGREEMENT. During such period and
upon written notice to you, NVIDIA or its authorized third party auditors subject to confidentiality obligations will have the right to
inspect and audit your Enterprise books and records for the purpose of confirming compliance with the terms of the AGREEMENT.
Any such inspection and audit will be conducted during regular business hours and no more frequently than annually unless noncompliance was previously found. If such an inspection and audit reveals an underpayment of any amounts payable to NVIDIA, then
you will promptly remit the full amount of such underpayment to NVIDIA, including interest accruing (without the requirement of a
notice) from the time underpayment began at the lower of 1.5% per month or the highest rate permissible by law. If the underpaid
amount exceeds five percent (5%) of the amounts payable to NVIDIA for the period audited and/or such an inspection and audit
reveals a material non-conformance with the terms of the AGREEMENT, then you will also pay NVIDIA’s reasonable costs of
conducting the inspection and audit. Further, you agree that the party delivering the cuDNN Licensed Software to you may collect
and disclose to NVIDIA information for NVIDIA to verify your compliance with the terms of the AGREEMENT including (without
limitation) information regarding your use of the cuDNN Licensed Software.
4. EXPIRATION OF TERMINATION OF THIS SUPPLEMENT. Your failure to comply with the terms of this Supplement is ground for
termination for breach by NVIDIA under the SLA. This Supplement will automatically expire or terminate upon the expiration or
termination of your rights to cuDNN Licensed Software under the SLA or this Supplement.

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