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FOURSQUARE LABS, INC. API AND DATA LICENSE AGREEMENT

	This API and Data License Agreement ("Agreement”) applies to your access to, and use of, the content, documentation, code, data and related materials made available by Foursquare Labs, Inc. (“Foursquare”) to you (collectively, the “Content”), including through the use of the Foursquare application programming interface (the “API”, together with Content, “Foursquare Materials”). By using any Foursquare Materials you agree to this Agreement.

	1. WHO CAN USE FOURSQUARE MATERIALS - When you use the Foursquare Materials, you agree to form a binding contract with Foursquare, and follow this Agreement, the Foursquare Platform Policy and all applicable laws. If you’re using the Foursquare Materials on behalf of a company, organization, or other entity, then you and that entity (collectively “Licensee”), represent and warrant that you’re authorized to grant all permissions and licenses provided in these terms and bind the entity to these terms, and that you agree to these terms on the entity’s behalf. Some of the Foursquare Materials may be code that you incorporate into Licensee’s applications, products and services (“Licensee Service”) that enable functionality. You agree that we may automatically update those Foursquare Materials, and this Agreement will apply to such updates.

	2. GRANT OF LICENSE REQUIREMENTS (NON-ENTERPRISE LICENSE) - Subject to Licensee’s full compliance with all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Platform Policy, Foursquare grants Licensee a non-exclusive, revocable, nonsublicensable, nontransferable licenseoffers you access to download and use the Foursquare Materials to (i) develop, implement and integrate with the Licensee Service and (ii) use, reproduce, distribute, transmit, display and perform the Foursquare Materials as part of the Licensee Service. Licensee mayfor free provided that your application: (a) is non-exclusive, (b) is publicly available, (c) does not installrequire a fee or usesubscription, (d) does not exceed the Foursquare Materials for any other purpose without Foursquare's prior written consent. Licensee shalldaily call limits, and (e) is not use the Foursquare Materialsotherwise commercial in connection with or to promote any products, services, or materials that constitute, promote or are used primarily for the purposenature. If your application does not meet all of dealing in: spyware, adware, or other malicious programs or code, counterfeit goods, items subjectthese requirements, you will need to U.S. embargo, unsolicited mass distribution of email ("spam"), multi-level marketing proposals, hate materials, hacking/surveillance/interception/descrambling equipment, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive or otherwise offensive content, prostitution, body parts and bodily fluids, stolen products and items used for theft, fireworks, explosives, and hazardous materials, government IDs, police items, gambling, professional services regulated by state licensing regimes, non-transferable items such as airline tickets or event tickets, weapons and accessories, automatic or autonomous control of vehicles, aircraft or other mechanical devices, dispatch or fleet management, or emergency or life-saving purposes. For Licensee Services that provide real-time route guidance, Licensee must haveobtain an end user license agreement that includes the following notice: YOUR USE OF THIS APPLICATION IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. LOCATION DATA MAY NOT BE ACCURATE.enterprise license.

	3. PROPRIETARY RIGHTSGRANT OF LICENSE - As betweenSubject to Licensee’s full compliance with all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Platform Policy, Foursquare grants Licensee a non-exclusive, revocable, nonsublicensable, nontransferable license to download and Licensee,use the Foursquare Materials, including anyMaterials to (i) develop, implement and all Content made available, collected and/or derived throughintegrate with the API (including,Licensee Service and (ii) use, reproduce, distribute, transmit, display and perform the Foursquare Materials as part of the Licensee Service. Licensee may not install or use the Foursquare Materials for any other purpose without limitation, user data received fromFoursquare's prior written consent. Licensee shall not use the APIFoursquare Materials in connection with or submitted to promote any products, services, or materials that constitute, promote or are used primarily for the API), and all intellectual property rights in andpurpose of dealing in: spyware, adware, or other malicious programs or code, counterfeit goods, items subject to allU.S. embargo, unsolicited mass distribution of the foregoing, areemail ("spam"), multi-level marketing proposals, hate materials, hacking/surveillance/interception/descrambling equipment, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive or otherwise offensive content, prostitution, body parts and shall at all times remain the solebodily fluids, stolen products and exclusive property of Foursquareitems used for theft, fireworks, explosives, and are protectedhazardous materials, government IDs, police items, gambling, professional services regulated by applicable intellectual property lawsstate licensing regimes, non-transferable items such as airline tickets or event tickets, weapons and treaties.accessories, automatic or autonomous control of vehicles, aircraft or other mechanical devices, dispatch or fleet management, or emergency or life-saving purposes. For Licensee Services that provide real-time route guidance, Licensee must have an end user license agreement that includes the following notice: YOUR USE OF THIS APPLICATION IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. LOCATION DATA MAY NOT BE ACCURATE.

	4. OTHER RESTRICTIONSPROPRIETARY RIGHTS - Except as expresslyAs between Foursquare and unambiguously authorized under this Agreement, Licensee may not (i) copy, rent, lease, sell, transfer, assign, sublicense, disassemble, reverse engineer or decompile (except to the limited extent expressly authorized by applicable statutory law), modify or alter any part ofLicensee, the Foursquare Materials; (ii) otherwise use the Foursquare Materials on behalf ofMaterials, including any third party; or (iii) design or permitand all Content made available, collected and/or derived through the Licensee Service to disable, override or otherwise interfere with any Foursquare-implemented communications to end users, consent panels,API (including, without limitation, user settings, alerts, warnings ordata received from the like, including but not limited to those intended to notify the end user that his or her user data or location data is being collected or used,API or intendedsubmitted to obtain consent for such collection or use. Foursquare expressly reserves the rightAPI), and all intellectual property rights in and to limitall of the foregoing, are and shall at all times remain the number and/or frequencysole and exclusive property of API requests in its sole discretion.Foursquare and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws and treaties.

	5. MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT. Foursquare reserves the right, in its sole discretion to modifyOTHER RESTRICTIONS - Except as expressly and unambiguously authorized under this Agreement and/orAgreement, Licensee may not (i) copy, rent, lease, sell, transfer, assign, sublicense, disassemble, reverse engineer or decompile (except to the Foursquare Platform Policy at any timelimited extent expressly authorized by posting a notice to developer.foursquare.com. You shall be responsible for reviewing and becoming familiar with any such modification. Such modifications are effective upon first postingapplicable statutory law), modify or notification and usealter any part of the Foursquare Materials; (ii) otherwise use the Foursquare Materials byon behalf of any third party; or (iii) design or permit the Licensee followingService to disable, override or otherwise interfere with any Foursquare-implemented communications to end users, consent panels, user settings, alerts, warnings or the like, including but not limited to those intended to notify the end user that his or her user data or location data is being collected or used, or intended to obtain consent for such notification constitutes Licensee's acceptance ofcollection or use. Foursquare expressly reserves the terms and conditionsright to limit the number and/or frequency of this Agreement as modified.API requests in its sole discretion.

	6. WARRANTY DISCLAIMER - THE FOURSQUARE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. EXCEPTMODIFICATIONS TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FOURSQUARE AND ITS VENDORS EACH DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, REGARDING THE FOURSQUARE MATERIALS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, ACCURACY, RESULTS OF USE, RELIABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, INTERFERENCE WITH QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS. FURTHER, FOURSQUARE DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY THAT LICENSEE'S USE OF THE FOURSQUARE MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE.THIS AGREEMENT. Foursquare reserves the right, in its sole discretion to modify this Agreement and/or the Foursquare Platform Policy at any time by posting a notice to developer.foursquare.com. You shall be responsible for reviewing and becoming familiar with any such modification. Such modifications are effective upon first posting or notification and use of the Foursquare Materials by Licensee following any such notification constitutes Licensee's acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement as modified.

	7. SUPPORT AND UPGRADESWARRANTY DISCLAIMER - This Agreement does not entitle Licensee to any support for the Foursquare Materials, unless Licensee makes separate arrangements with Foursquare and pays all fees associated with such support. Any such support provided by Foursquare shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement as modified by the associated support agreement.THE FOURSQUARE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FOURSQUARE AND ITS VENDORS EACH DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, REGARDING THE FOURSQUARE MATERIALS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, ACCURACY, RESULTS OF USE, RELIABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, INTERFERENCE WITH QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS. FURTHER, FOURSQUARE DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY THAT LICENSEE'S USE OF THE FOURSQUARE MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE.

	8. LIABILITY LIMITATIONSUPPORT AND UPGRADES - REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OR OTHERWISE, AND EXCEPT FOR BODILY INJURY, IN NO EVENT WILL FOURSQUARE OR ITS VENDORS, BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY UNDER ANY TORT, CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY FOR (A) ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST OR CORRUPTED DATA, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, OR OTHER SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE FOURSQUARE MATERIALS OR (B) ANY DAMAGES, IN THE AGGREGATE, IN EXCESS OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), EVEN IF FOURSQUARE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGES AND WHETHER OR NOT SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGES ARE FORESEEABLE. ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MUST BE BROUGHT WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE OCCURRENCE OF THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIM. IN ADDITION, FOURSQUARE DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY OF ANY KIND OF FOURSQUARE'S VENDORS.This Agreement does not entitle Licensee to any support for the Foursquare Materials, unless Licensee makes separate arrangements with Foursquare and pays all fees associated with such support. Any such support provided by Foursquare shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement as modified by the associated support agreement.

	9. INDEMNITYLIABILITY LIMITATION - Licensee agrees that Foursquare shall have no liability whatsoever for any use Licensee makes of the Foursquare Materials. Licensee shall indemnify and hold harmless Foursquare from any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs and fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from Licensee's use of the Foursquare Materials.REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OR OTHERWISE, AND EXCEPT FOR BODILY INJURY, IN NO EVENT WILL FOURSQUARE OR ITS VENDORS, BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY UNDER ANY TORT, CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY FOR (A) ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST OR CORRUPTED DATA, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, OR OTHER SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE FOURSQUARE MATERIALS OR (B) ANY DAMAGES, IN THE AGGREGATE, IN EXCESS OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), EVEN IF FOURSQUARE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGES AND WHETHER OR NOT SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGES ARE FORESEEABLE. ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MUST BE BROUGHT WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE OCCURRENCE OF THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIM. IN ADDITION, FOURSQUARE DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY OF ANY KIND OF FOURSQUARE'S VENDORS.

	10. TERM AND TERMINATIONINDEMNITY - This AgreementLicensee agrees that Foursquare shall continue until terminated as set forth in this Section. Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time,have no liability whatsoever for any reason, or for no reason including, but not limited to, ifuse Licensee violates any provisionmakes of this Agreement. Any termination of this Agreement shall also terminate the license granted hereunder. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason,Foursquare Materials. Licensee shall cease using, destroyindemnify and removehold harmless Foursquare from any and all computers, hard drives, networks,claims, damages, liabilities, costs and other storage media all copiesfees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from Licensee's use of the Foursquare Materials (including all user data), and shall so certify to Foursquare that such actions have occurred. Foursquare shall have the right to inspect and audit Licensee's facilities to confirm the foregoing. Sections 8 through 13 and all accrued rights to payment shall survive termination of this Agreement.Materials.

	11. GOVERNMENT USETERM AND TERMINATION - IfThis Agreement shall continue until terminated as set forth in this Section. Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time, for any reason, or for no reason including, but not limited to, if Licensee is partviolates any provision of an agency, department, or other entitythis Agreement. Any termination of this Agreement shall also terminate the United States Government ("Government"), the use, duplication, reproduction, release, modification, disclosure or transferlicense granted hereunder. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, Licensee shall cease using, destroy and remove from all computers, hard drives, networks, and other storage media all copies of the Foursquare Materials are restricted in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations as applied to civilian agencies(including all user data), and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement as appliedshall so certify to military agencies. The Foursquare Materials are a "commercial item," "commercial computer software" and "commercial computer software documentation." In accordance withthat such provisions, any use of theactions have occurred. Foursquare Materials by the Government shall be governed solely byhave the termsright to inspect and audit Licensee's facilities to confirm the foregoing. Sections 8 through 13 and all accrued rights to payment shall survive termination of this Agreement.

	12. EXPORT CONTROLSGOVERNMENT USE - If Licensee shall comply with all export laws and restrictions and regulationsis part of the Departmentan agency, department, or other entity of Commerce, the United States Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"), or other United States or foreign agency or authority, and Licensee shall not export, or allowGovernment ("Government"), the exportuse, duplication, reproduction, release, modification, disclosure or re-exporttransfer of the Foursquare Materials are restricted in violation of any such restrictions, laws or regulations. By downloading or usingaccordance with the Foursquare Materials, Licensee agreesFederal Acquisition Regulations as applied to the foregoingcivilian agencies and represents and warrants that Licensee is not located in, under the control of, orDefense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement as applied to military agencies. The Foursquare Materials are a national or resident"commercial item," "commercial computer software" and "commercial computer software documentation." In accordance with such provisions, any use of any restricted country.the Foursquare Materials by the Government shall be governed solely by the terms of this Agreement.

	13. EXPORT CONTROLS - Licensee shall comply with all export laws and restrictions and regulations of the Department of Commerce, the United States Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"), or other United States or foreign agency or authority, and Licensee shall not export, or allow the export or re-export of the Foursquare Materials in violation of any such restrictions, laws or regulations. By downloading or using the Foursquare Materials, Licensee agrees to the foregoing and represents and warrants that Licensee is not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any restricted country.

	14. MISCELLANEOUS - Unless the parties have entered into a written amendment to this agreement that is signed by both parties regarding the Foursquare Materials, this Agreement and the Foursquare Platform Policy constitute the entire agreement between Licensee and Foursquare pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any and all written or oral agreements with respect to such subject matter. This Agreement, and any disputes arising from or relating to the interpretation thereof, shall be governed by and construed under New York law as such law applies to agreements between New York residents entered into and to be performed within New York by two residents thereof and without reference to its conflict of laws principles or the United Nations Conventions for the International Sale of Goods. Except to the extent otherwise determined by Foursquare, any action or proceeding arising from or relating to this Agreement must be brought in a federal court in the Southern District of New York or in state court in New York County, New York, and each party irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction and venue of any such court in any such action or proceeding. The prevailing party in any action arising out of this Agreement shall be entitled to an award of its costs and attorneys' fees. This Agreement may be amended only by a writing executed by Foursquare. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable. The failure of Foursquare to act with respect to a breach of this Agreement by Licensee or others does not constitute a waiver and shall not limit Foursquare's rights with respect to such breach or any subsequent breaches. This Agreement is personal to Licensee and may not be assigned or transferred for any reason whatsoever (including, without limitation, by operation of law, merger, reorganization, or as a result of an acquisition or change of control involving Licensee) without Foursquare's prior written consent and any action or conduct in violation of the foregoing shall be void and without effect. Foursquare expressly reserves the right to assign this Agreement and to delegate any of its obligations hereunder.

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