End-user license agreement

An End User License Agreement, and End User License Agreement, abbreviated EULA (of English. End User License Agreement) is a special license agreement, which is to regulate the use of software. Texts with a EULA are often displayed at the beginning of the installation of the software.

In Germany EULA are standard software only part of the contract if they have already been agreed between the seller and the purchaser of the software purchase. The buyer only after the purchase made ​​accessible Disclaimers (for example, during installation, or as a printed leaflet in the packaging) are ineffective for the buyer. This applies even if the buyer during installation " I agree to the license agreement " or similar clicks, because otherwise the software refuses to install.

Even if the license terms have been agreed on the purchase (for example, when buying online with corresponding highly visible ads before purchasing or buying in a shop by clearly recognizable prints the full terms and conditions on the packaging), their effectiveness may be limited. They then represent Terms, subject to the content control by the Conditions of regulations of the Civil Code.