At Highcharts, we\u2019ve always believed in openness, education, and experimentation. That\u2019s why you can download all our products for free, without registration, and why personal and educational use has always been free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over time, though, the line between personal projects and commercial work can become blurred. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, we\u2019ve updated our EULA to refine those definitions so everyone understands what free use means and which license applies to their project. Let\u2019s see what\u2019s changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Our previous EULA focused largely on how<\/em> Highcharts was delivered (e.g. via CDN) rather than why<\/em> it was being used. That made it harder to tell whether something was a personal project or the early stage of a commercial product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To add to the confusion, our Fair Use Policy described free usage through guidelines that were open to interpretation. This was especially true for internal testing, proofs of concept, and experiments that might eventually become commercial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Without explicit rules around fair use, and without clear definitions of \u201cpersonal\u201d and \u201ccommercial\u201d use, enforcing the EULA became difficult and, at times, unfair. We wanted to fix that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n The updated EULA replaces broad \u201cfair use\u201d guidance with clear definitions and examples. It now explicitly defines what counts as use, including embedding Highcharts and causing it to load for end users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Personal and educational use are still free, but they\u2019re now more clearly scoped, with concrete examples of what\u2019s allowed and what isn\u2019t. We\u2019ve also clarified that internal business use \u2014 such as prototyping, R&D, and internal tools \u2014 requires a commercial license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the infrastructure side, we\u2019ve published clear CDN usage rules and limits, along with predictable, automated enforcement. This helps protect performance and ensures fair treatment for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s be clear about this part:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n With more clarity up front, the new Highcharts EULA removes ambiguity for users, partners, and support teams. That means fewer surprises later on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Clear fair-use rules also help protect CDN performance, keeping things fast and reliable for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This update isn\u2019t about restricting free usage. It\u2019s about explaining it better, with fairness and transparency, so we can keep Highcharts open for learning and experimentation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At Highcharts, we\u2019ve always believed in openness, education, and experimentation. That\u2019s why you can download all our products for free, without registration, and why personal and educational use has always been free. Over time, though, the line between personal projects and commercial work can become blurred. So, we\u2019ve updated our EULA to refine those definitions […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":29647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"meta_title":"Highcharts EULA Update: Clearer Rules for Free and Commercial Use","meta_description":"We\u2019ve refined our EULA to better define personal, educational, and commercial use. Learn what changed, what didn\u2019t, and what it means for your projects.","hc_selected_options":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[224,211],"tags":[1094],"coauthors":[786],"class_list":["post-29639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-post","category-news","tag-highcharts-core"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29639"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29650,"href":"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29639\/revisions\/29650"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29639"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=29639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What changed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nMore clarity, less confusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n