What is a EULA?
EULA stands for End User License Agreement. When purchasing a font license, a user pays for utilizing the font data, which is a small software package that is installed on a computer. The purchase of Kontour fonts grants a user certain rights to use the font software, but it never warrants a transfer of any copyrights of the typefaces themselves. The exclusive copyright of the typeface designs remains with Kontour.

What is the Difference between a Desktop and a Web Font License?
Desktop licenses are installed on computers predominantly to use the type in documents for print and in mock-ups of design creations. Web fonts are required for fonts on a web page loading as instructed by HTML markup and CSS styling with the @font-face rule.

What situation requires a Desktop License?
A desktop license is required for type in documents for print and in mock-ups of design creations. Choose the appropriate number of licenses based on the number of computers (CPUs) and locations the fonts will be installed on. Learn more about a desktop font license.

What situation requires a Web Font License?
A web font license is required for fonts on a web page loading as instructed by HTML markup and CSS styling with the @font-face rule. Self-hosted web fonts are provided in the formats .woff, and .woff2. Kontour web fonts are purchased once with no time limit (perpetual) for up to 100K monthly visitors. They are priced by the number of domains owned by one entity and expected unique visitors of monthly (cumulative) page views. If your website gets more traffic than initially expected or grows over time, please get in touch to purchase a license upgrade. Learn more about a web font license.

For Web Fonts, can I just use my Desktop Fonts and an online service to generate Web Fonts?
No. The EULA for desktop fonts you agreed to adhere to does not allow you to convert the OpenType font files (.otf) to any web font formats such as .woff, .woff2, .svg, and .ttf. Separate web fonts are required.

What is Hot Linking?
Kontour web font licenses require using htaccess to disallow hot linking the web fonts installed on a server. Hot linking refers to linking directly to non html objects on a server, such as images, .js files etc. Learn more about disallowing hot linking. Please read these instructions to disallow hot linking and best practices of web font installation.

What is an App Font License
An app license is obtained for the embedding or otherwise the inclusion of Kontour fonts in an app. App fonts are available in .ttf (True Type) format. App fonts are perpetual licenses and not subscription based. If you (or the app developer) wish to use the mobile app fonts in additional apps, you are required to upgrade your license for an additional fee. Learn more about an app font license.

Variable Fonts
A variable font (VF) is a unique kind of font file that compiles several fonts at once. The internal fonts can be reached through specific variations axes, or they can be set as pre-defined instances. The variations provide a way to move through a typeface’s design space, instead of being limited to its set static poles. In short, variable fonts allow static fonts to transform into flexible ones and dynamically change their style in, for example weight (wght), or width (wdth), among other VF features. Kontour offers variable fonts licensing for some typeface families included in their respective complete collections. Learn more about variable fonts here.

What is a Collection?
A collection means a complete family of typefaces consisting of different styles such as Light, Regular, Italic, etc. A bulk discount is typically applied to a collection. If a family contains variable fonts, they are automatically included in a complete collection.

Is my Online Payment on the Kontour website secure?
Yes. Our e-commerce platform uses best-in-class security practices to maintain a high level of security. The payment service employs the most stringent level of certification available in the payments industry for secure transactions. Kontour does not retain any credit card details. Each time an order is placed, the information is directly transmitted to the credit card service. Kontour never stores credit card numbers, so there is no chance of unauthorized access, security breaches, or the numbers being stolen after a purchase is completed.

Can I exchange fonts after a purchase?
No. Unfortunately any exchanges of typeface styles, or font formats cannot be fulfilled. Please make sure you order the fonts that you intend to license in the correct style and format.

Do I have to pay Taxes when ordering any Fonts?
By law Kontour is required to apply sales tax to all orders placed within the state of Texas, so your final total may be slightly higher. Besides the lone star state, no taxes apply to orders from any other place in the world.

How do I get the Fonts?
After placing an order the fonts can be downloaded from your account. In addition, you will receive an email receipt with the completed order summary together with a download link. Sometimes the email arrives in the junk folder, please make sure you check it. The downloaded font files are compressed and have a file extension of .zip. Double click the compressed folder to install the fonts on your computer.

An End User License Agreement or EULA is a legal commitment between a type foundry, the software supplier, and an end-user utilizing the font data. The EULA specifies the details of use that apply to the application of the font software. Learn more about specific licenses on the dedicated license page. Please inquire for license types not listed, and questions related to corporate licensing.

Personal details
Any personal information requested will be used only to process your order or provide support. Under no circumstances will we sell or otherwise give away your information.

Credit card information
Kontour does not retain any credit card details. Each time an order is placed, the information is directly transmitted to the payment gateway and our merchant account. Our e-commerce platform employs an e-commerce service that is held to the most stringent level of certification in the payments industry, meeting the highest standard for secure transactions. Kontour never stores credit card numbers or the kind of card used, so there is no chance of unauthorized access, or the numbers being stolen after a purchase is completed.

Mailing list
Our infrequent newsletter typically announces a new font release or updates to our library. Kontour never shares, sells, or lends under no circumstances e-mail addresses with other parties. You may cancel your subscription at any time if you would like to stop receiving the newsletter.

Cookie Policy
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Our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way. They don’t collect any personally identifiable data. The third-party cookies used on the website are for understanding how the website performs, how users interact with our website, keeping our services secure, and providing the viewer with a better and improved user experience, and help speed user interactions within our website. Cookies for statistics store information such as the number of visitors to the website, the number of unique visitors, which pages of the website have been visited, the source of the visit, etc. These data help us understand and analyze how well the website performs and where it needs improvement. Cookies for function help certain non-essential functionalities on our website. Cookie preferences help us store user settings and browsing preferences like language preferences for a better and efficient experience on future visits to the website.

In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Find out more about how to manage and delete cookies here.

Acceptance of Terms
The Kontour website (the “Kontour Site”, “Site”) is comprised of various web pages operated by Kontour Type, LLC (“Kontour”). The Kontour Site is offered to you (“you”) conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions and notices contained herein (the “Terms”). Your use of the Kontour Site constitutes your agreements to all such Terms.

You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Site in accordance with the terms of use. As a condition of your use of the Site, you warrant to Kontour that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms. Any documents and information may be used solely for personal, informational, internal, non-commercial purposes. The documents and information may not be modified or altered in any way. The documents and information on the Site may not be distributed, reproduced, copied, used for AI or AI learning, or published without the written permission from Kontour. You may not remove any copyright or other proprietary notices for any IP assents contained in the documents, information, texts, or products. You may not use the Site in any manner, which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party’s use and access of the Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided on the Site. Elements of this Site are protected by trade procedures and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part.

Your Account
If you use this Site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. You may not assign or otherwise transfer your account to any other person or entity. You acknowledge that Kontour is not responsible for third party access to your account that results from theft or misappropriation of your account. Kontour and its associates reserve the right to refuse or cancel service, terminate accounts, or remove or edit content in our sole discretion.

Personal Information
Kontour does not knowingly collect, either online or offline, personal information from persons under the age of thirteen. If you are under eighteen, you may use the Kontour Site only with permission of a parent or guardian. Please also refer to the Kontour Privacy Policy to learn about how personal information is managed.

Copyright
This Site is assembled and maintained by Kontour. All content included as part of the service, such as logo, type specimen, PDFs, text, images, as well as the compilation thereof, and any software used on this Site, is the property of Kontour and protected by copyright and other laws that protect intellectual property and proprietary rights. You agree to observe and abide by all copyright and other proprietary notices, legends or other restriction contained in any such content and will not copy, republish, download, transmit, adapt or modify any portions of this site, except as expressly authorized herein. The reproduction or redistribution of the elements that make up the Kontour Site, in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. All designs are original, copyright ©1999–2024.

Trademark Information
The trademarks, logos and service marks displayed on this Site are the property of Kontour Type, LLC (“Kontour”) or other third parties. You are not permitted to use the marks without the prior written consent of Kontour or a third party, which may own the marks. Kontour typefaces/font families/collections/fonts and the Kontour logo are trademarks of Kontour Type, LLC. You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the Site. Kontour content is not for resale. The Kontour URL (kontour.com) is not for sale. Your use of the Site does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of any protected content, and in particular you will not delete or alter any unauthorized use of any protected content, and in particular you will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in any content. You will use protected content solely for your personal use and will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of Kontour and the copyright and the IP asset owner. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content. We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of Kontour or our licensors except as expressly authorized by these Terms.

Indemnification
By accessing this site you acknowledge and agree that the information and products are provided “AS IS.” Kontour Type, LLC, (“Kontour”) does not accept any responsibility or liability for technical or any other inaccuracies, mistakes, or errors or any financial indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from the use of this site. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Kontour, its officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the Site or services, your violation of any terms of this Agreement or your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. Kontour reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with Kontour in asserting any available defenses.

Links to Third Party Sites
The Kontour Site may contain links to other websites (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the control of Kontour and Kontour is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Kontour is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Kontour of the site or any association with its operators.

International Users
The Service is controlled, operated, and administered by Kontour from our offices within the USA. If you access the Service from a location outside the USA, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree that you will not use the Kontour Content accessed through kontour.com in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, restrictions, or regulations.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the laws of the State of Texas govern this agreement and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Texas in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Site. Use of the site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including, without limitation, this section.

Downloaded font software is not returnable or refundable. Please review your order carefully. Fonts may be exchanged only, if they are defective and Kontour is notified within 24 hours of purchase. If there is a problem with your order, we will attempt to remedy the situation in a timely manner.