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Capella Free Trial Terms and Conditions

These terms and conditions for the Capella Cloud Service Free Trial (the “Free Trial Terms and Conditions”) are an addendum to the Capella Cloud Subscription Agreement (the “Agreement”), and apply to Customer‘s participation in the Capella Cloud Service Free Trial (the “Free Trial”). Customer’s acceptance of the Free Trial Terms and Conditions are also an acceptance of the Agreement as modified herein. Capitalized terms not defined in the Free Trial Terms and Conditions will have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.

1. Conditions

1.1. The Free Trial applies only to the use of the Cloud Service and does not apply to any other products or services offered by Couchbase.

1.2. Only customers who have not previously registered for a Free Trial of the Cloud Service are eligible to participate.

1.3. The Free Trial starts when Customer receives the Free Trial activation ID via the Cloud Control Plane (the “Free Trial Start Date”) and will end upon the earlier of, the expiration or consumption of all Credits provided to Customer for the purpose of participating in the Free Trial (the “Trial Credits”).

1.4. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, the Free Trial is provided “as-is”, exclusive of any warranty whether express or implied.

1.5. Customer agrees to adhere to all restrictions on access and use of the Cloud Service set forth in the Agreement.

2. Limitations

2.1. During the Free Trial:
2.1.1. Customer shall not, and shall not permit any third party to, use the Cloud Service:
(a) for any purpose other than to evaluate the desirability of entering into a paid subscription to the Cloud Service; and
(b) to engage in any of the activities as set forth in Section 4 of the Agreement.

2.2. The following shall not apply for any Free Trial:
2.2.1. Sections 7 (Professional Services), 8 (Support and Service Levels), Section 15.2 (Enjoinment), 15.3 (Exclusions), and 15.4 (Exclusive Remedy) of the Agreement; and
2.2.2. Any servicing obligations (including any updates, patches, enhancement or fixes described in Documentation or on Couchbase’s website at https://cloud.couchbase.com or the applicable website used to provide the Cloud Service).

3. Upgrading to a Paid Cloud Service Subscription

3.1. At any time during the Free Trial, Customer may convert their Free Trial account into a paid Cloud Service subscription by contacting a Couchbase sales representative.

3.2. Customer’s continued use of the Cloud Service after upgrading to a paid Cloud Service subscription will be subject to Customer’s compliance with the Agreement (or other applicable agreement between Couchbase and Customer) and the Free Trial Terms and Conditions will no longer apply.

4. Conclusion of the Free Trial

4.1. Upon the expiration or consumption of the Trial Credits (the “Free Trial Termination”), Customer must either:
4.1.1. Purchase a paid subscription to the Cloud Service; or
4.1.2. Delete (i) all Cluster(s) deployed for the Free Trial.

4.2. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any additional rights set forth in the Agreement, Couchbase (i) may suspend Customer’s access to the Cloud Service and (ii) cause the Cloud Service to automatically delete all Free Trial Cluster(s) (including any data contained therein) upon the Free Trial Termination.

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