Fair Font License

Plain-language summary

When you buy or receive permission to use a paid AP.CX font, you receive a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the font software under the tier you selected. You do not own the font software or its intellectual property.

Unless a product page or separate written agreement says otherwise, the tiers below are the default scope for paid AP.CX fonts.

License scope

Student covers students, art schools, teachers, learning, personal non-commercial work, nonprofit organizations, and creators working for nonprofits.

Creator covers normal professional and client work for individuals, freelancers, small studios, and small businesses, up to 1 million printed items per year and 1 million website visitors per year.

Scale is the fixed $2,000 license for standard large-scale commercial use. It acts like Creator, but with no limit.

• more than 1 million printed items per year
• more than 1 million website visitors per year
• large brand systems
• major advertising campaigns
• apps (embed the font in the app)
• SaaS products (use the font in client dashboards, admin interfaces, and product UI)
• product embedding
• broadcast
• streaming
• enterprise use

Custom Scale is separate and starts at $2,000 for OEM use and redistribution.

• OEM use
• redistribution

If your use changes or expands beyond the tier you selected, you must obtain the appropriate upgraded or custom license.

What is included

AP.CX does not split paid variable fonts into small packages. A paid license includes the available package for that release.

• desktop fonts
• web fonts
• self-hosting
• all axes and styles available in the variable font
• OpenType features included in the release
• logo, print, social, video, packaging, and presentation use
• the available formats for that font

Trial fonts

Some typefaces are offered as trial fonts so you can test them before buying a full license. We encourage that. Use trials for evaluation, layout tests, mockups, and internal or client presentations.

Trial fonts are not licensed for final commercial, public, production, or client deliverable use. The current trial glyph set is:

Open-source and free fonts

Some AP.CX fonts are free or open source. If a font is distributed under an open-source license, that open-source license controls the rights for that font. If a font is built on another open-source font, we commonly distribute it as open-source too.

For open font releases such as SquareBot Sans, the preferred license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1. In plain terms, it allows use, embedding, modification, and redistribution under the conditions of the OFL.

We believe in open source because sharing tools and source helps others learn. Paid fonts are also important: they support the drawing, engineering, testing, documentation, and maintenance that make future releases possible.

Restrictions

Unless a product page or separate written agreement says otherwise, you may not:

• resell, sublicense, share, or redistribute the font files
• make the font files available for download by third parties
• claim the font as your own creation
• use the font outside the scope of the license you obtained

Intellectual property

All rights, title, and interest in the fonts, including all copyright and related intellectual property rights, remain with ap.cx or the relevant rights holder.

Access and collaboration

If the price is still too high, contact us and explain why. We can grant you the right to use the font when the normal price does not fit the project.

If you have an open-source project involving fonts or AP.CX tools, contact us. If it fits, we may be happy to participate.

Termination

This license terminates automatically if you materially breach its terms. Upon termination, you must stop using the font software and delete all copies in your possession or control, unless applicable law requires otherwise.

Disclaimer

Fonts, including free and trial fonts, are provided as-is, without any guarantee that they will meet every technical, commercial, or compatibility requirement of your workflow. Nothing in this license excludes rights that cannot be excluded under applicable law.