Tegra RDP & TRM License Details
LICENSE FOR USE OF NVIDIA’S TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL (“AGREEMENT”)
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1. Licensee may download and use the TRM solely for its own internal development purposes subject to the terms and requirements set forth in this Agreement. Licensee hereby represents and warrants that it shall not use the TRM and/or any Derivative Works created by Licensee on any software or hardware platforms that do not contain an NVIDIA application processor.
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4. This Agreement will automatically terminate if Licensee fails to comply with any of the terms and conditions contained herein. In such event, Licensee must immediately destroy all copies of the TRM and all of its component parts. Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 shall survive termination.
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9. Upon accepting these terms, Licensee shall maintain the confidentiality of the TRM with at least the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information and trade secrets but no less than a reasonable degree of care under the circumstances. Licensee shall not disclose the TRM to any third parties, including any affiliates, subsidiaries, parent or sister companies, without the express prior written approval of NVIDIA.
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