A EULA (End User License Agreement) is a contract a manufacturer makes you sign before they let you buy or lease their product. Products that come with a EULA (pronounced "YOO - lah") are high-tech, big-ticket items: cars, cell phones, appliances, etc. EULAs contain do's & don't's for using a product. Violating the EULA will usually void the warranty.
A EULA is not the same as a TOS (Terms of Service Agreement). A TOS is for a service, not a physical object.
Legally, a EULA gives you permission (gives you a "license") to use the product after you buy it. Presumably, the manufacturer can "revoke" that "permission" at any time, and they will do so by remotely shutting down the product (called "bricking" your product), rendering it inoperable.
The language of a typical EULA includes "hold harmless" clauses to protect the manufacturer from lawsuits. Additionally, you will (usually) be agreeing to let the manufacturer gather personal data about you via the product. This includes your locations, shopping habits, medical information, sexual orientation, etc. A EULA will also usually dictate that you resolve disputes via arbitration (not lawsuits), and stipulate that the arbiter will be hired by the manufacturer (so the arbiter works for the manufacturer, and will do as they say).
EULAs will become more common as modern manufacturers move away from the business model of selling things, and embrace the model of leasing things. That way, "you will own nothing and be happy."
A EULA is not the same as a TOS (Terms of Service Agreement). A TOS is for a service, not a physical object.
Legally, a EULA gives you permission (gives you a "license") to use the product after you buy it. Presumably, the manufacturer can "revoke" that "permission" at any time, and they will do so by remotely shutting down the product (called "bricking" your product), rendering it inoperable.
The language of a typical EULA includes "hold harmless" clauses to protect the manufacturer from lawsuits. Additionally, you will (usually) be agreeing to let the manufacturer gather personal data about you via the product. This includes your locations, shopping habits, medical information, sexual orientation, etc. A EULA will also usually dictate that you resolve disputes via arbitration (not lawsuits), and stipulate that the arbiter will be hired by the manufacturer (so the arbiter works for the manufacturer, and will do as they say).
EULAs will become more common as modern manufacturers move away from the business model of selling things, and embrace the model of leasing things. That way, "you will own nothing and be happy."
I tries to read the EULA (End User License Agreement) that came with my new cell phone, but it was over 30 pages long, so I just gave up and signed it anyway. I hope that by signing it, I didn't agree to anything too crazy.
by Innocent Byproduct September 10, 2023
Get the EULA (End User License Agreement)mug. Cunt 1: Fuuucccckkkkk bruh! I just got my fucken Boilers License!
Cunt 2: Fuck really mate?!?! Does she have a hot friend?
Cunt 2: Fuck really mate?!?! Does she have a hot friend?
by Cunnyfuckwit June 6, 2016
Get the Boilers Licensemug. A Somalian Driver’s License is when you take a hot steamy dump on the hood of a moving vehicle. As the car drives it will begin to smear all over the front windshield, obscuring the driver’s vision. If they don’t crash, they are granted a Somalian driver’s license.
by binladen-georgefloyd August 16, 2025
Get the Somalian Driver’s Licensemug. Just a regular "trial" license but spelled wrong. Mostly done by oblivious non-native English speakers/writers.
Him: OMG! Stop ordering trail-licenses, they'll cost us money after 30 days!!!
You: It's a "Trial" license. Not trail!
You: It's a "Trial" license. Not trail!
by HenkdeTank July 19, 2023
Get the Trail-licensemug. “She spent so much time fixing license bugs, now she’s trying to register her toaster, I think she has License Syndrome.”
by Anon_name August 10, 2025
Get the License Syndromemug. by ElWero10 November 12, 2023
Get the God's licensemug. On December 31st, if someone who uses light mode gives you permission to use dark mode on that day, you no longer need to participate in Discord Light Mode Day
Dark mode user: it’s discord light mode day...
Light mode user: oh...nah...I’m going to give you a Discord Dark License
Dark mode user: oh, thanks
Light mode user: oh...nah...I’m going to give you a Discord Dark License
Dark mode user: oh, thanks
by CoolCreeper3 December 22, 2020
Get the Discord Dark Licensemug.