How Are Fonts Priced?
Prices are set in tiers relative to the size of the licensee’s organisation. Therefore the only metric that needs monitoring is the total number of employees at the licensee’s company. There is also no longer a distinction made between different uses such as Desktop, Web, or App – it's now all covered by one unified license for simplicity! If you find you've outgrown your licensed tier, get in touch and we can arrange an upgrade. For more details, please read through the full EULA (it’s a heck of a lot shorter for ease :-)
Designer / Client
The client is the licensee and is the one who needs to purchase the license. As a designer you can use the fonts on behalf of your client to make designs for them. If you as a designer want to use the fonts for your own projects, you will have to license yourself. The designer is referred to as a third party subcontractor to the client.
Client = licensee
Designer = Third Party Subcontractor
Client = licensee
Designer = Third Party Subcontractor
Is Use Perpetual?
In short, yes! As long as you're licensed to the correct number of employees tier, you're all good! Almost all uses are covered under the license (logos, print, editorial work, websites, apps, e-books, etc) to keep things as simple as possible. Sections 2.3 and 5 of the EULA go into more detail.
Large Enterprises
Companies with over 70 employees can get in touch to arrange a custom/enterprise license. Please email: info@wisetype.nl
Modifications
You may convert the font to outline and make modifications to the shapes of the fonts when creating artworks. However it is prohibited to edit the font in a font editor, re-export or duplicate the file. Should you require custom modifications to the font file, then this needs to be discussed as a custom modification project.
Restrictions
The license cannot be transferred without written permission. Distributing sharing or converting the fonts is prohibited. Use of the fonts in products which reproduce the fonts characters (stamps, stencils, photolettering, etc) requires custom licensing.
When embedding web fonts, only WOFF or WOFF2 files are permitted to ensure basic security measures. The fonts cannot be used to promote hate, discrimination, or intolerance based on specific characteristics like race, religion, gender, or disability. Written consent is required for any political usage or by news and media organisations. Use by organisations that are linked to deforestation, big oil, mistreatment of animals or the military is prohibited.
When embedding web fonts, only WOFF or WOFF2 files are permitted to ensure basic security measures. The fonts cannot be used to promote hate, discrimination, or intolerance based on specific characteristics like race, religion, gender, or disability. Written consent is required for any political usage or by news and media organisations. Use by organisations that are linked to deforestation, big oil, mistreatment of animals or the military is prohibited.
Trial Fonts
A Trial Font license is free and permits you to use Trial versions of the Fonts for preview, evaluation purposes, and to create proposals for commercial client projects. Trial Fonts are issued with a full character and feature set. The Fonts are only available in OTF (OpenType CFF) format and do not include any variable fonts. You may install Trial Fonts on any number of devices within your organisation. The Trial Fonts must not be shared or redistributed amongst any third party organisations including any Clients or Subcontractors. To enquire about trials, just send over an email: info@wisetype.nl
Student Discounts
WiseType offers a 50% discount on font licenses for students. A Student license permits you to use the fonts for self-initiated, non-commercial work during your studies and within an educational environment. The fonts should not be shared amongst peers. Use of the Fonts for live briefs with any third party commercial clients is prohibited. Use of the fonts for fund-raising events which go towards graduate shows is allowed. The fonts are delivered in OTF format. You may continue to use the fonts after your studies for personal work of a non-commercial nature and to create proposals for clients. If you want to use the Fonts for a client project, your clients needs to license the font.
To acquire a student license, please email info@wisetype.nl with a copy of your student ID and intended purchase. After validation, we will create a unique single-use discount code for you to use at checkout! :–)
To acquire a student license, please email info@wisetype.nl with a copy of your student ID and intended purchase. After validation, we will create a unique single-use discount code for you to use at checkout! :–)
Non-profits
For non-profit organisations or small projects where funding is tight, please get in touch with to see if there’s something we can arrange :-)
About
WiseType is an independent digital type foundry established by Jacob Wise in 2019. The foundry is currently based in Rotterdam, NL. From time to time, WiseType works on bespoke typeface commissions as well as collaborating with other designers to expand its type catalogue. Feel free to get in touch with any custom project enquiries at: info@wisetype.nl
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1 End User License Agreement (EULA)
This End User License Agreement (the “Agreement”) is a contract between WiseType and you, the Licensee (the entity or organisation on whose behalf the Fonts are used, and whose name is specified during the checkout or sale process). By purchasing, downloading, installing or otherwise using the Fonts (computer software containing representations of typeface designs), you are agreeing to the terms of this Agreement. Upon receipt of full payment of all applicable license fees, WiseType grants you the limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the Fonts in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. You agree that all rights not granted to you by this Agreement are expressly reserved by WiseType.
2.1 Commercial License – Definitions
“Licensee Size” is the number of employees, including temporary staff, working for the Licensee.
“Designer” is any entity (such as a design agency or studio, individual designer, or other service bureau) that provides services to the Licensee involving use of the Fonts.
“Subcontractor” is any third party using the Fonts on behalf of the Licensee. Unless the Designer and Licensee are the same entity (i.e. the Designer is creating work for their own organisation), the Designer is a Subcontractor of the Licensee.
“Designer” is any entity (such as a design agency or studio, individual designer, or other service bureau) that provides services to the Licensee involving use of the Fonts.
“Subcontractor” is any third party using the Fonts on behalf of the Licensee. Unless the Designer and Licensee are the same entity (i.e. the Designer is creating work for their own organisation), the Designer is a Subcontractor of the Licensee.
2.2 Ownership
The purchase of a license does not give you ownership of the Fonts. You are purchasing the non-exclusive permission to use the fonts in accordance with the license agreement. Therefore all font software, trademarks, electronic data, designs and names remain the property of WiseType.
2.3 License Scope
A Commercial license permits you to use the Fonts within your organisation. The Fonts are provided in OTF (OpenType CFF), WOFF and WOFF2 formats. Alternative formats might be provided on request, at the discretion of WiseType. Except as otherwise specified by this Agreement, you may install the Fonts on any number of devices within your organisation; use the Fonts on any number of websites owned and controlled by your organisation; and/or embed the Fonts in static documents (such as PDFs), in eBooks, digital products, installable applications, and other media produced by your organisation.
You may only serve the Fonts on websites using the CSS @font-face rule and in the WOFF and WOFF2 formats. Use of the Fonts in OTF format on the web is not permitted. The cost of a Commercial license is determined based on the Licensee Size and categorised in pricing tiers. Should the licensee outgrow its licensed tier over three consecutive months, the licensee must upgrade their license to the correct tier. Licenses can only be upgraded and WiseType will not reimburse any cost should the licensee’s number of employee’s decrease below its license tier. For companies exceeding 70 employees, custom licensing is required (this can be done via email request).
WiseType may at any time, request an audit to confirm you are in accordance with this EULA. On the event of receiving an audit request, you must provide a statement disclosing the total number of employee’s a the Licensee’s organisation at that point in time. Should the number of employee’s exceed your license tier, you must upgrade the license accordingly. Upgrading the license can be arranged by contacting WiseType directly.
You may only serve the Fonts on websites using the CSS @font-face rule and in the WOFF and WOFF2 formats. Use of the Fonts in OTF format on the web is not permitted. The cost of a Commercial license is determined based on the Licensee Size and categorised in pricing tiers. Should the licensee outgrow its licensed tier over three consecutive months, the licensee must upgrade their license to the correct tier. Licenses can only be upgraded and WiseType will not reimburse any cost should the licensee’s number of employee’s decrease below its license tier. For companies exceeding 70 employees, custom licensing is required (this can be done via email request).
WiseType may at any time, request an audit to confirm you are in accordance with this EULA. On the event of receiving an audit request, you must provide a statement disclosing the total number of employee’s a the Licensee’s organisation at that point in time. Should the number of employee’s exceed your license tier, you must upgrade the license accordingly. Upgrading the license can be arranged by contacting WiseType directly.
2.4 Subcontractors
A Commercial license permits any number of Subcontractors to use
the Fonts, in accordance with this Agreement, on behalf of the Licensee. You are permitted to send copies of the Fonts to Subcontractors for this purpose. You must ensure that any Subcontractor has read and agreed to the terms of this Agreement before receiving the Fonts.
If a Subcontractor stops working for the Licensee, they must destroy all copies of the Fonts in their possession. At no time is any Subcontractor permitted to use the Fonts on behalf of themselves or any party other than the Licensee. Unless a specific exception is granted by WiseType, a Subcontractor must not be a subsidiary or parent organisation of the Licensee.
the Fonts, in accordance with this Agreement, on behalf of the Licensee. You are permitted to send copies of the Fonts to Subcontractors for this purpose. You must ensure that any Subcontractor has read and agreed to the terms of this Agreement before receiving the Fonts.
If a Subcontractor stops working for the Licensee, they must destroy all copies of the Fonts in their possession. At no time is any Subcontractor permitted to use the Fonts on behalf of themselves or any party other than the Licensee. Unless a specific exception is granted by WiseType, a Subcontractor must not be a subsidiary or parent organisation of the Licensee.
2.5 Purchase by Designer
A Designer can purchase a Commercial license on behalf of the Licensee (their client), provided that: the Licensee and Licensee Size are correctly specified during the checkout process; the Licensee has read and agreed to the terms of this Agreement; and the Licensee has expressly permitted the Designer to complete the purchase on their behalf. The Designer is not permitted to quote or invoice the Licensee for any price other than the amount they actually paid for the license.
3 Trial License
A Trial Font license is free and permits you to use Trial versions of the Fonts (“Trial Fonts”) for preview, evaluation purposes, and to create proposals for commercial client projects. Trial Fonts are issued with a full character-set and features. The Fonts are only available in OTF (OpenType CFF) format and do not include any variable fonts. You may install Trial Fonts on any number of devices within your organisation. The Trial Fonts must not be shared or redistributed amongst any third party organisations including any Clients or Subcontractors.
4 Student License
A Student license permits you to use the Fonts for self-initiated, non-commercial work during your studies and within an educational environment. The fonts should not be shared amongst peers. Use of the Fonts for live briefs with any third party commercial clients is prohibited. Use of the fonts for fund-raising events which go towards graduate shows is allowed. The fonts are delivered in OTF, WOFF, and WOFF2 formats. You may continue to use the fonts after your studies for personal work of a non-commercial nature and to create proposals for clients. If you want to use the Fonts for a client project, your clients needs to license the font. If you’re a teacher at an accredited educational institution, you can get in contact to arrange licensing the Fonts as teaching materials for non-commercial class projects.
5 General Restrictions
You must take all reasonable precautions to ensure the Fonts are not accessible to unlicensed third parties or to the general public. The Fonts must not be uploaded onto online storage platforms (such as GitHub or Amazon S3) where they would be accessible to unlicensed third parties. You are not permitted to:
Decompile, modify, reverse-engineer, reformat, alter, edit, or create derivative works of the Fonts or engage any third party to do so without prior written permission from WiseType (converting the font to outline and editing these outlines to create artworks is allowed but you may not open the fonts in a specialised font editor to edit and re-export). Should you require a modification to the Fonts, you must discuss this with WiseType as a custom font modification project. Distribute (share, rent, lend, gift, sell, sub-license, etc.) the Fonts or any copy thereof to any unlicensed third party. Transfer this Agreement or any of your rights hereunder to any third party without the prior written permission of WiseType. Use the Fonts in any explicitly political or religious context, or any context relating to cryptocurrency or the sale of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), without the prior written consent of WiseType. Written consent from WiseType is also required by news and media organisations or by any state controlled companies. Use the Fonts in any violent or hateful contexts or any form of discrimination based on specific characteristics like race, religion, gender, or disability. Use the Fonts in any contexts linked to the promotion of fossil fuel use, deforestation, mistreatment of animals or by any military establishments. Use the Fonts in any application in which an unlicensed third party could use them to customise their own designs or to create static documents or images (e.g. an online design application, iron-on lettering product, or print-on-demand service).
Decompile, modify, reverse-engineer, reformat, alter, edit, or create derivative works of the Fonts or engage any third party to do so without prior written permission from WiseType (converting the font to outline and editing these outlines to create artworks is allowed but you may not open the fonts in a specialised font editor to edit and re-export). Should you require a modification to the Fonts, you must discuss this with WiseType as a custom font modification project. Distribute (share, rent, lend, gift, sell, sub-license, etc.) the Fonts or any copy thereof to any unlicensed third party. Transfer this Agreement or any of your rights hereunder to any third party without the prior written permission of WiseType. Use the Fonts in any explicitly political or religious context, or any context relating to cryptocurrency or the sale of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), without the prior written consent of WiseType. Written consent from WiseType is also required by news and media organisations or by any state controlled companies. Use the Fonts in any violent or hateful contexts or any form of discrimination based on specific characteristics like race, religion, gender, or disability. Use the Fonts in any contexts linked to the promotion of fossil fuel use, deforestation, mistreatment of animals or by any military establishments. Use the Fonts in any application in which an unlicensed third party could use them to customise their own designs or to create static documents or images (e.g. an online design application, iron-on lettering product, or print-on-demand service).
6 Term
This Agreement is effective in perpetuity, except that if you breach any of its terms, WiseType reserves the right to charge you the cost of a license covering your actual usage of the Fonts, on a per-infringement basis and without discounts, and/or terminate the license.
7 Warranty
WiseType makes no warranties, express or implied, as to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or otherwise. If you encounter an issue or problem with the Fonts, WiseType will make a good faith effort to provide a fix or replacement within 30 days of being notified. If the issue cannot be reasonably remedied, WiseType may at their discretion offer to refund you, at which point this Agreement will immediately terminate.
WiseType shall in no event be liable to you or any other third party for any direct, indirect, consequential or incidental damages arising out of the use or inability to use the Fonts, even if notified in advance. Under no circumstances shall WiseType’s liability exceed the cost of the license you purchased. You agree to indemnify and hold WiseType harmless from and against any claims or damage which may result from your misuse of the Fonts or breach of this Agreement.
WiseType shall in no event be liable to you or any other third party for any direct, indirect, consequential or incidental damages arising out of the use or inability to use the Fonts, even if notified in advance. Under no circumstances shall WiseType’s liability exceed the cost of the license you purchased. You agree to indemnify and hold WiseType harmless from and against any claims or damage which may result from your misuse of the Fonts or breach of this Agreement.
8 Legal
This EULA is governed and construed in accordance with the laws of The Netherlands. Any dispute that can not be reconciled between parties, shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Rotterdam District Court.
This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between WiseType and you, and supersedes any prior discussions or negotiations, whether verbal or in writing. No amendment, modification or waiver will be valid or enforceable unless materialised in an agreement signed by WiseType.
If any part of this Agreement is found void or unenforceable, it will not affect the validity of the rest of the Agreement, which shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms. WiseType’s failure or election not to enforce a provision of this Agreement is not a waiver of its right to do so later. The numberings and section titles within this Agreement are for convenience and shall not affect or alter the meaning or construction of any terms or provisions of the Agreement. Thank you for taking the time to read this document. If you have any questions or enquiries, please contact: info@wisetype.nl
This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between WiseType and you, and supersedes any prior discussions or negotiations, whether verbal or in writing. No amendment, modification or waiver will be valid or enforceable unless materialised in an agreement signed by WiseType.
If any part of this Agreement is found void or unenforceable, it will not affect the validity of the rest of the Agreement, which shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms. WiseType’s failure or election not to enforce a provision of this Agreement is not a waiver of its right to do so later. The numberings and section titles within this Agreement are for convenience and shall not affect or alter the meaning or construction of any terms or provisions of the Agreement. Thank you for taking the time to read this document. If you have any questions or enquiries, please contact: info@wisetype.nl