Website Terms of Use

Welcome to this Matomo® Analytics website (“Website”) operated by InnoCraft Limited, a New Zealand registered company founded by the creators of Matomo Analytics. By accessing and using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use (“Terms”). If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.

1. Permitted Use and Conduct: You may use this Website for lawful purposes only. You must not use it in any way that breaches any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation. You agree not to:
   • Transmit any harmful or disruptive code.
   • Engage in any activity that interferes with or disrupts the Website or its services.
   • Post or transmit any unlawful, defamatory, or obscene material.
2. User Content: If you submit any content to the Website (such as comments, reviews, or other materials), you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, and worldwide licence to use, modify, and distribute that content. You warrant that any content you submit does not infringe on any third party’s intellectual property rights or violate any applicable law.
3. Privacy: Your personal information will be handled in accordance with our Website Privacy Policy. Use of cookies and similar tracking technologies is described in our Cookie Notice.
4. Links to Third Party Sites: This website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy, or security of any third-party sites.
5. Intellectual Property & Licensing:
   
   1. 1. Website Content
         All content and design on this Website, including without limitation text, graphics, images, videos, software, instructions, databases or multimedia materials, is protected by intellectual property rights (e.g., copyright) and is the exclusive property of InnoCraft Limited or its licensors.
         Any use of all or part of the Site – whether by downloading, reproduction, transmission, modification, distribution or display on any media and by any methods, without prior authorisation, is strictly prohibited. All intellectual property rights are reserved.
      2. Trademarks:
         INNOCRAFT and MATOMO (including the logo and wordmark) are registered and owned by InnoCraft Limited or its licensors.
      3. Matomo On-Premise (Self-Hosted Version)
         Matomo On-Premise (self-hosted version) is Free Software, licensed under GNU General Public License v3 (GPL v3) or later. Users have the right to use, modify, and distribute the software, provided they comply with the terms of the GPL. All code contributions, new plugins, or libraries for Matomo must be licensed under a GPL-compatible Free Software licence. We can only accept individual code contributions, new plugins or libraries if they are released under a licence compatible with GPL v3. The FSF has published a list of GPL-Compatible Free Licenses. To limit licence proliferation, the Matomo project accepts software in the public domain or released under the following licences:
         • GPL v3
         • LGPL
         • New BSD (current default licensing for unlicensed contributions; see below)
         • MIT 
         • Apache v2

         Note: While the Affero GPL v3 (AGPL v3) is technically compatible with GPL v3, Matomo does not accept contributions under AGPL v3, as it restricts flexibility in software maintenance and development.

      4. Matomo Cloud (Hosted Service)
         Matomo Cloud is a commercial, hosted analytics service provided by InnoCraft Limited. While Matomo Cloud is based on the Matomo Open-Source Platform, the hosted service itself is not GPL-licensed. 
         Users of Matomo Cloud do not receive access to the full source code of the Cloud platform, and modifications, redistribution, or self-hosting of Matomo Cloud’s proprietary features are not permitted.
         Use of Matomo Cloud is governed by the Matomo Cloud Terms of Service, which define usage rights, data protection measures, and service-level commitments.
         Any custom developments, plugins, or modifications made within Matomo Cloud remain subject to the commercial licensing terms set by InnoCraft Limited and do not automatically fall under GPL v3.
      5. InnoCraft Proprietary Plugins & EULA
         In addition to the Matomo Open-Source Platform, InnoCraft Limited provides proprietary plugins and add-ons that extend Matomo’s functionality. These plugins are not licensed under GPL v3 and are instead governed by the InnoCraft End User License Agreement (EULA).
6. Disclaimers and Liability: The Website and its content are provided “as is” without any warranties, express or implied. We do not guarantee that the Website will be error-free, secure, or continuously available. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all liability for any loss or damage arising from your use of the Website.
7. Modification: We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Continued use of the Website following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.
8. Governing Law: These Terms are governed by the laws of New Zealand, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.
9. Contact Information: If you have any questions about these Terms or the Website, please contact us at contact@matomo.org.