SP version of the font
STAR full version with license
Below is the full text of the STAR license — the agreement concluded upon purchase of the STAR full version from this catalog. Free SP versions (the free versions with a restricted character set) are supplied on different terms — under the Simplified license. After payment, the purchaser receives a personalized PDF copy by e-mail, issued in their name and setting out the order number, the fonts purchased, the exact date the license expires, the payment receipt number and the Licensor’s simple electronic signature.
This Agreement is concluded in the simplified manner provided for by Article 1286(5) of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation (the “Civil Code”). Paying the license fee, or actually beginning to use the Font, constitutes full and unconditional acceptance of this Agreement.
Parties and definitions
The Licensor — Individual Entrepreneur Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Pavlenko, OGRNIP (state registration number of an individual entrepreneur) 318619600129060, INN (taxpayer identification number) 616712238230. Address: 116 Dolomanovsky Lane, bldg. 2, Rostov-on-Don 344018, Russian Federation
The Licensee — the natural person, individual entrepreneur or legal entity that has paid for the order. The Licensee’s name, INN (for individual entrepreneurs and legal entities) and e-mail address are set out in the personalized copy of this Agreement.
The Font — the font product acquired under the order; its name and version are set out in the personalized copy of this Agreement.
1. Subject matter
1.1. The Licensor grants the Licensee a simple (non-exclusive) license to use the Font. The license is worldwide and runs for 5 (five) years from the date the Font is delivered. The list of fonts and the exact expiry date are set out in the personalized copy of this Agreement.
1.2. This Agreement covers only the specific version of the Font delivered to the Licensee as at the date on which it is concluded. The release of updates and new versions remains at the Licensor’s discretion; the absence of updates does not constitute a breach.
1.3. The Font is delivered to the Licensee as a digital file for installation on a computer. The Licensee confirms that, before entering into this Agreement, it evaluated the qualities and functionality of the Font using the free SP version.
2. Scope of the license
The Licensee is granted the following rights, without limitation as to print runs or audience size.
2.1. Installation and storage. To install the Font and store copies of it on an unlimited number of devices belonging to the Licensee, and to make backup copies for archival purposes.
2.2. Creation of materials. To use the Font to create text and graphic work of any kind, in any format or medium: design, logos, advertising, print, packaging, interfaces, video. Commercial exploitation of the resulting works is not restricted.
2.3. Embedding in documents. To embed the Font in electronic documents and files (PDF, EPUB, raster images, SVG and others) and to transfer such documents to third parties — provided that the recipient does not extract a separate font file.
2.4. Web use. To convert the Font into web formats (WOFF, WOFF2) and to serve it via @font-face on the Licensee’s websites without limitation as to page views or domains. Converting the Font to WOFF2 and crediting the rights holder in a CSS comment are deemed reasonable measures to protect it.
2.5. Embedding in applications. To include the Font in the Licensee’s software and multimedia products in a form from which an ordinary user cannot extract it.
2.6. Technical changes. To convert the Font into other formats and adjust rendering parameters for the Licensee’s own needs. The resulting files are deemed derivative materials and may be used only within the scope of this license.
2.7. Transfer for the performance of work. To pass the Font temporarily to contractors engaged by the Licensee (a designer, a printing house, a developer) solely for work carried out in the Licensee’s interests, provided that the contractor keeps no copy of the Font once the work is finished.
2.8. All rights not expressly granted under this Agreement are reserved to the Licensor. The license is non-exclusive: the Licensor is entitled to grant equivalent rights to other persons.
2.9. Limits of the rights granted. The rights under this license do not extend to use of the Font: (a) in election campaigning, including the campaign and advertising materials of political parties, movements, candidates and their election campaigns; (b) for or on behalf of defense-industry undertakings, armed forces, or any other public or private organization engaged in military or military-technical activity, including the marking, documentation and materials of products for military use. For such purposes, rights are granted under a separate agreement. Use of the Font for any of the purposes described in this clause without such a separate agreement constitutes use beyond the scope of the rights granted (Article 1237(3) of the Civil Code).
3. Restrictions
3.1. Distribution and sale. Except as permitted by section 2, the Licensee shall not distribute, sell, give away, rent out or otherwise transfer the Font file to third parties, including by making it publicly available or offering it on marketplaces.
3.2. Sublicensing. The Licensee shall not grant sub-licenses or otherwise transfer the rights granted to third parties without the Licensor’s written consent. Embedding or supplying the Font as part of a paid product whose value consists in the onward grant of rights in the Font is permitted only under a separate agreement. Gratuitous transfer of the Font is not permitted under any circumstances.
3.3. Derivative fonts. The Licensee shall not distribute modified versions of the Font, create new font products based on it for distribution or sale, or add characters to the SP versions in order to circumvent their restricted character set.
3.4. Authorship notices. The Licensee shall not remove or alter rights-holder information, the font name or copyright notices within the Font file and the accompanying documentation.
4. Intellectual property rights and warranties
4.1. The exclusive rights in the Font — both as a computer program and as a work of graphic art consisting in the design of its characters — belong to the Licensor. Delivery of the Font transfers no exclusive rights.
4.2. The rights in any modifications and derivative versions created by the Licensee belong to the Licensor.
4.3. The Licensor represents that it holds all rights necessary to enter into this Agreement and that the grant of rights hereunder does not infringe the rights of third parties.
4.4. The Font is supplied “AS IS”, without any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose. The Licensor nevertheless warrants that the delivered Font file is operable: if the file proves defective through the Licensor’s fault, the Licensee may request a replacement file, provided the request is made within 30 days of receiving the Font.
5. Liability
5.1. Breach of this Agreement gives rise to liability under the laws of the Russian Federation. If the Licensee breaches the license terms, the Licensor may terminate the license unilaterally and recover damages.
5.2. The Licensee is solely responsible to third parties for its use of the Font in its projects and shall deal with and settle any such claims by its own efforts and at its own expense.
5.3. The Licensor is not liable for indirect loss or for loss of profit. The Licensor’s total liability shall not exceed the license fee paid.
6. Term and termination
6.1. This Agreement enters into force upon payment or upon actual receipt of the Font and remains in force for 5 (five) years — up to and including the date set out in the personalized copy of this Agreement. On expiry, the right of use may be renewed under a separate agreement.
6.2. If the Licensee breaches this Agreement, the Licensor may terminate the license by notice to the Licensee, without recourse to the courts. The license is deemed terminated 5 (five) calendar days after the notice is dispatched. With effect from that date the Licensee shall cease all use of the Font and delete every copy of it.
6.3. The Licensee may discontinue use of the Font at any time. The fee paid is non-refundable: the right of use is deemed granted in full at the moment the Font is delivered.
6.4. Termination of this Agreement does not release the Licensee from liability for breaches committed during its term. The provisions of sections 3, 4 and 5 survive termination.
7. Miscellaneous
7.1. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties concerning use of the Font. Any amendment must be made in writing and agreed by both Parties.
7.2. Matters not addressed by this Agreement are governed by the laws of the Russian Federation. If any provision is held invalid, the remaining provisions continue in full force.
7.3. Disputes shall be settled by negotiation and, failing agreement, before the competent court at the Licensor’s registered address.
7.4. The Parties accept the following, taken together, as evidence that this Agreement has been concluded and performed: (a) the fact of payment, evidenced by a receipt registered with the Russian Federal Tax Service’s “My Tax” (Moy Nalog) service; (b) the order number; (c) the Licensor sending the Font file and a copy of this Agreement from pavljenko@yandex.ru to the Licensee’s e-mail address. All three are set out in the personalized copy of this Agreement.
How the personalized copy is signed
The copy delivered to the purchaser is signed with the Licensor’s simple electronic signature. The signature key is the combination of the document’s identifying details: the document number, the date it was generated, the order number, the receipt number issued by the Russian Federal Tax Service’s “My Tax” (Moy Nalog) service and the Licensee’s e-mail address. Taken together, they unambiguously identify the Licensor as the signatory (Part 2 of Article 5 of Federal Law No. 63-FZ of 6 April 2011 “On Electronic Signature”).
As expressly permitted by Part 2 of Article 6 of that Law, the Parties agree that a document signed with a simple electronic signature is equivalent to a paper document bearing a handwritten signature.
The document carries a SHA-256 checksum of its data and a graphic fingerprint derived from that checksum: two documents with different data produce different patterns, so any tampering is visible at a glance, without comparing 64 characters by hand. It also includes a link for verifying its authenticity.
Do I need a license?
Can I hand it to my client?
Why is the price so low?
I found your font in a font catalogue. I am drawing a logo for a client and want to use it. Do I need to buy a license?
I bought the STAR full version from you and built a brand identity for my client with it. Can I hand the font over to them?
Why are your fonts so cheap? Studios sell theirs for thousands, sometimes tens of thousands. Something must be off here…
You do not. Your client, though, is well advised to: then nobody has to wonder what happens to the usage rights later. The free font does allow commercial use, but without legal warranties. You can buy the font in the name of the client you are drawing the logo for, and hand everything over together.
If the font was bought in your name, then no. A font is bought in the name of one person or one organization. The STAR full version file may not be passed on to third parties. The artwork made with it may — logos, flyers, business cards, covers and so on. If the client asks for the font file itself, you may give them the SP version of the font.
STAR fonts are one author’s work, versatile within reason. They cover the usual jobs of branding, packaging, digital and print, but they can be less all-purpose than a studio’s flagship family with its maximal character set and years of polishing. If a font suits you, buy the STAR full version for your project without hesitation. That is direct support for the author.
The short version:
| Name | — |
|---|---|
| Copyright | © Pavljenko + design — all rights reserved, |
| Designer | Sasha Pavljenko |
| License | Private License |
| License URL | https://pavljenko.ru/blogs/legal/license |
| Legal | Rights arise on creation — Russian Civil Code, Part IV, art. 1259 |
A designer or content creator working for a third party — a client, say — may use the STAR full version, but may not pass the font file on to that third party.
For example: you bought yourself the STAR full version and used it on a flyer for your client. That is allowed. Handing the client the STAR full version file is not, under the License.
If the client needs this font for other materials of theirs, made by another designer, they should buy the STAR full version for themselves in this shop — or you can buy it for them a second time. To avoid the collision you may give the client the SP version of the font, or a link to download it from any catalogue.
You can buy the STAR full version and a license for it for your company, business or project, and pass that font file to third parties to do work with (a freelance designer, a printing house, a developer) — provided those third parties use the STAR full version only for your company, business or project.
Under the License you undertake to inform whoever you engage that the Font is protected by copyright and may not be used outside the work they do for you.
Yes. Under the License you have the right to use the Font on your own website and in your web application. If you want the STAR full version on someone else’s site — your client’s, for example — they have to buy a license, or you can buy it for them a second time. A STAR full version bought in your name may not be passed to a third party.
You also undertake to take reasonable steps against third parties downloading the Font file without permission: do not put the font file in a public repository, for one. It is worth converting the font to WOFF2 and printing the attribution «Copyright: © Pavljenko + design — all rights reserved, URL: pavljenko.ru» in the code. That tells third parties the Font was bought for one particular project.
Ask the author directly — the contacts are in the site menu. Rights to the STAR full version that are not written out in the License are considered not granted and stay with the author.
But any question can at least be discussed, and at best settled in your favor — you only have to ask it :)
No catch. It is simply a different approach to the product. A typeface is a design tool, and different jobs call for different levels of range, refinement and support. Large studios price in the work of a team, long testing across many scenarios, a very wide character set, more styles, localizations, legal counsel and support for large clients.
STAR fonts are one author’s work, versatile within reason: they cover the usual jobs of branding, packaging, digital and print, but they can be less all-purpose than a studio’s flagship family with its maximal character set and years of polishing. The low price is deliberate — direct sales, minimal overheads and a wish to keep good tools affordable.
If a font suits you and you can see it in your project, buy the STAR full version without hesitation. The purchase goes straight into updates and new fonts.