Terms of Use
Website Terms of Use
Last revised: April, 2026
The website located at https://www.SiFive.com (the “Site”) is a copyrighted work belonging to SiFive, Inc. (“Company”, “us”, “our”, and “we”). Certain features of the Site may be subject to additional guidelines, terms, or rules, which will be posted on the Site in connection with such features. All such additional terms, guidelines, and rules are incorporated by reference into these Terms.
These Terms of Use (these “Terms”) set forth the legally binding terms and conditions that govern your use of the Site. By accessing or using the Site, you are accepting these Terms (on behalf of yourself or the entity that you represent), and you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into these Terms (on behalf of yourself or the entity that you represent). you may not access or use the Site or accept the Terms if you are not at least 18 years old. If you do not agree with all of the provisions of these Terms, do not access and/or use the Site.
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT SECTION 9 CONTAINS PROVISIONS GOVERNING HOW TO RESOLVE DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND COMPANY. AMONG OTHER THINGS, SECTION 9 INCLUDES AN AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE WHICH REQUIRES, WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, THAT ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND US SHALL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING AND FINAL ARBITRATION. SECTION 9 ALSO CONTAINS A CLASS ACTION AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER. PLEASE READ SECTION 9 CAREFULLY.
UNLESS YOU OPT OUT OF THE AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE WITHIN 30 DAYS: (1) YOU WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED TO PURSUE DISPUTES OR CLAIMS AND SEEK RELIEF AGAINST US ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OR CLASS-WIDE ARBITRATION; AND (2) YOU ARE WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO PURSUE DISPUTES OR CLAIMS AND SEEK RELIEF IN A COURT OF LAW AND TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL.
1. Accounts
1.1 Account Creation. In order to use certain features of the Site, you must register for an account (“Account”) and provide certain information about yourself as prompted by the account registration form. You represent and warrant that: (a) all required registration information you submit is truthful and accurate; (b) you will maintain the accuracy of such information. You may delete your Account at any time, for any reason, by following the instructions on the Site. Company may suspend or terminate your Account in accordance with Section 8.
1.2 Account Responsibilities. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Account login information and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your Account. You agree to immediately notify Company of any unauthorized use, or suspected unauthorized use of your Account or any other breach of security. Company cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the above requirements.
2. Access to the Site
2.1 License. Subject to your full compliance with these Terms, Company grants you a non-transferable, non-exclusive, revocable, limited license to use and access the Site solely for your own personal, noncommercial use, and solely to evaluate or seek support for Company’s offerings as a current or prospective customer of Company’s products (the “Permitted Use”).
2.2 Certain Restrictions. Except for the Permitted Use, you are not authorized to, may not, and agree not to, use or access the Site for any other purpose (all other uses, “Prohibited Uses”). Prohibited Uses include, without limitation: (a) licensing, selling, renting, leasing, transferring, assigning, distributing, hosting, or otherwise commercially exploiting the Site, whether in whole or in part, or any content displayed on the Site; (b) modifying, making derivative works of, disassembling, reverse compiling or reverse engineering any part of the Site; (c) accessing the Site in order to build a similar or competitive website, product, or service; (d) using the Site for benchmarking purposes or to investigate, evaluate, test, or monitor the Site for potential legal claims, regulatory complaints, or enforcement actions against the Company (including to act as a “tester plaintiff,” “serial litigant,” or professional claimant); (e) using the Site on behalf of, at the direction of, or in coordination with any third party, in each case, for any purpose other than the Permitted Use; (f) using automated scripts, bots, crawlers, scrapers, or similar tools to systematically access, screen-capture, or log the Site’s content or functionality for artificial intelligence training, audit, or other purposes; (g) copying, reproducing, distributing, republishing, downloading, displaying, posting or transmitting any part of the Site in any form or by any means; or (h) otherwise accessing the Site in a manner inconsistent with genuine use of the goods or services offered herein. Any access to or use of the Site that constitutes a Prohibited Use as defined above is strictly prohibited, is unauthorized, and is outside the scope of any license granted herein. The Company expressly reserves all rights and remedies against any person who engages in Prohibited Use. Unless otherwise indicated, any future release, update, or other addition to functionality of the Site shall be subject to these Terms. All copyright and other proprietary notices on the Site (or on any content displayed on the Site) must be retained on all copies thereof.
2.3 Modification. Company reserves the right, at any time, to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Site (in whole or in part) with or without notice to you. You agree that Company will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Site or any part thereof.
2.4 No Support or Maintenance. You acknowledge and agree that Company will have no obligation to provide you with any support or maintenance in connection with the Site.
2.5 Ownership. You acknowledge that all the intellectual property rights, including copyrights, patents, trade marks, and trade secrets, in the Site and its content are owned by Company or Company’s suppliers. Neither these Terms (nor your access to the Site) transfers to you or any third party any rights, title or interest in or to such intellectual property rights, except for the limited access rights expressly set forth in Section 2.1. Company and its suppliers reserve all rights not granted in these Terms. There are no implied licenses granted under these Terms.
2.6 Feedback. If you provide Company with any feedback or suggestions regarding the Site (“Feedback”), you hereby assign to Company all rights in such Feedback and agree that Company shall have the right to use and fully exploit such Feedback and related information in any manner it deems appropriate. Company will treat any Feedback you provide to Company as non-confidential and non-proprietary. You agree that you will not submit to Company any information or ideas that you consider to be confidential or proprietary.
3. Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify and hold Company (and its officers, employees, and agents) harmless, including costs and attorneys’ fees, from any claim or demand made by any third party due to or arising out of (a) your violation of these Terms or (b) your violation of applicable laws or regulations. Company reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate with our defense of these claims. You agree not to settle any matter without the prior written consent of Company. Company will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action or proceeding upon becoming aware of it.
4. Privacy
Your use of the Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. By using the Site, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in the Privacy Policy.
5. Third-Party Links & Ads
The Site may contain links to third-party websites and services, and/or display advertisements for third parties (collectively, “Third-Party Links & Ads”). Such Third-Party Links & Ads are not under the control of Company, and Company is not responsible for any Third-Party Links & Ads. Company provides access to these Third-Party Links & Ads only as a convenience to you, and does not review, approve, monitor, endorse, warrant, or make any representations with respect to Third-Party Links & Ads. You use all Third-Party Links & Ads at your own risk, and should apply a suitable level of caution and discretion in doing so. When you click on any of the Third-Party Links & Ads, the applicable third party’s terms and policies apply, including the third party’s privacy and data gathering practices. You should make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any transaction in connection with such Third-Party Links & Ads.
6. Disclaimers
THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, AND COMPANY (AND OUR SUPPLIERS) EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, ACCURACY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE (AND OUR SUPPLIERS) MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS, OR WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE, COMPLETE, LEGAL, OR SAFE. IF APPLICABLE LAW REQUIRES ANY WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE, ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO 90 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF FIRST USE.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
7. Limitation on Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY (OR OUR SUPPLIERS) BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS, OR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, EVEN IF COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR DEVICE OR COMPUTER SYSTEM, OR LOSS OF DATA RESULTING THEREFROM.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS (FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION), WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF FIFTY US DOLLARS ($50). THE EXISTENCE OF MORE THAN ONE CLAIM WILL NOT ENLARGE THIS LIMIT. YOU AGREE THAT OUR SUPPLIERS WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
8. Term and Termination.
Subject to this Section, these Terms will remain in full force and effect while you use the Site. We may suspend or terminate your rights to use the Site (including your Account) at any time for any reason at our sole discretion, including for any use of the Site in violation of these Terms. Upon termination of your rights under these Terms, your Account and right to access and use the Site will terminate immediately. Company will not have any liability whatsoever to you for any termination of your rights under these Terms, including for termination of your Account. Even after your rights under these Terms are terminated, the following provisions of these Terms will remain in effect: Sections 2.2, 2.5, 2.6, and 3 through 10.
9. Mandatory Arbitration Agreement
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. IT CONTAINS A MANDATORY ARBITRATION PROVISION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER THAT REQUIRE ALL DISPUTES TO BE RESOLVED BY BINDING ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
9.1 Agreement to Arbitrate. Except as expressly provided in Section 9.3 (Exceptions to Arbitration), you and the Company agree that any and all disputes, claims, or controversies of any nature whatsoever arising out of or relating to (a) these Terms or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation, or validity thereof; (b) your access to or use of the Site; (c) any product or service purchased, obtained, or offered through the Site; or (d) any communications you receive from the Company (each, a “Dispute”), SHALL BE RESOLVED EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION rather than in court. This agreement to arbitrate is intended to be broadly construed and applies to all Disputes regardless of the legal theory asserted.
9.2 Arbitration Rules.
(a) For consumers: NAM Rules. For individual consumers, the interpretation and enforcement of this Arbitration Agreement and any arbitration proceedings, including the procedures governing Batch Arbitration under Section 9.8, shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. The National Arbitration & Mediation (“NAM”) will administer the arbitration in accordance with the NAM Comprehensive Dispute Resolution Rules and Procedure (the “NAM Rules”) in effect at the time of arbitration, except as supplemented, where applicable, by the NAM Supplemental Rules for Mass Arbitration Filings (both sets of rules are currently available at https://www.namadr.com/resources/rules-fees-forms/), and as modified by this Arbitration Agreement. All issues are for the arbitrator to decide, including issues related to the scope and enforceability of this Arbitration Agreement and the arbitrability of Disputes, except that only a court of competent jurisdiction may decide issues concerning the validity, enforceability, interpretation, and breach of subsection 9.6 below. The arbitrator shall issue a final, binding written award, which may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. To the extent state law applies to any aspect of this Arbitration Agreement, the law of the State of California shall apply.
(b) For businesses: AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules. For businesses, the arbitration shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) and conducted in accordance with the AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules (“AAA Commercial Rules”) then in effect, except as modified by these Terms. The AAA Commercial Rules are available at https://www.adr.org/rules-forms-and-fees/commercial/ or by calling 1-800-778-7879. If the AAA is unavailable or unwilling to administer the arbitration consistent with these Terms, the parties shall agree on a substitute arbitration administrator; if they cannot agree, a court of competent jurisdiction shall appoint one. A single, neutral arbitrator with at least five years of experience as an arbitrator shall resolve the Dispute. The arbitrator shall have authority to award any relief that a court of competent jurisdiction could award, including declaratory or injunctive relief, but only on an individual basis and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by the individual claimant’s claim. The arbitrator shall have no authority to award relief to, against, or for the benefit of any person who is not a party to the individual arbitration proceeding. The arbitrator’s award shall be final and binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. The Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq. (“FAA”), governs the interpretation, enforcement, and all proceedings pursuant to this Arbitration Agreement including the procedures governing Batch Arbitration. To the extent state law applies to any aspect of this Arbitration Agreement, the law of the State of California shall apply.
9.3 Exceptions to Arbitration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following Disputes are excluded from mandatory arbitration:
(a) Either party may bring an individual action in small claims court for Disputes within the jurisdictional limits of such court, provided the action remains on an individual basis and is not removed or transferred to a different court.
(b) Either party may seek emergency injunctive or other equitable relief from a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of intellectual property rights or confidential information, pending resolution by arbitration.
For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 9.3 does not permit class, collective, or representative claims in any forum.
9.4 Informal Dispute Resolution. Before initiating arbitration, the claiming party must provide the other party with written notice of the Dispute (“Dispute Notice”). The Dispute Notice to the Company must be sent to: SiFive, Inc., Attn: Legal Department, 2625 Augustine Drive, Suite 201, Santa Clara, CA 95054 (“Notice Address”). Company will send the Dispute Notice to your email address or regular address on file. It is your responsibility to ensure your email and regular address are correct and remain up to date. The Dispute Notice must be signed by the party initiating the Dispute (i.e., either you personally or a Company representative). The Dispute Notice must include: (a) the claimant’s name, address, and contact information; (b) a description of the nature and basis of the Dispute; and (c) the specific relief sought and the basis for the damages calculation. The parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve the Dispute through direct negotiation for a period of sixty (60) days following receipt of the Dispute Notice (the “Informal Resolution Period”). In connection with the foregoing, we also both agree to attend an individual settlement conference if either party requests one during this time. The individual settlement conferences shall be individualized such that a separate conference must be held each time either party initiates a Dispute, even if the same law firm or group of law firms or organizations represents multiple users in similar cases; multiple individuals initiating a Dispute cannot participate in the same individual settlement conference unless all parties agree. The Informal Resolution Period may be extended by written agreement of both parties. The statute of limitations and any filing deadlines shall be tolled while the parties engage in Informal Dispute Resolution which is a mandatory precondition to commencing arbitration.
9.5 Arbitration Procedures. If Informal Dispute Resolution does not resolve satisfactorily within 60 days after receipt of a Dispute Notice, or after the completion of the informal dispute resolution conference, if such conference was requested, whichever is later, you and Company agree that either party shall have the right to finally resolve the Dispute through binding arbitration. To initiate arbitration, the claimant shall submit a demand for arbitration to NAM or the AAA, as applicable, consistent with the NAM Rules or AAA Commercial Rules, as applicable. The Company shall pay the applicable filing, administrative, and arbitrator fees as required, except as otherwise provided in those rules for frivolous or improper claims. If the party requesting arbitration is represented by counsel, the demand shall also include counsel’s name, telephone number, mailing address, and email address. Such counsel must also sign the demand. By signing the demand, counsel certifies to the best of counsel’s knowledge, information, and belief, formed after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances, that, consistent with the standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b): (1) the demand is not being presented for any improper purpose, such as to harass, cause unnecessary delay, or needlessly increase the cost of dispute resolution; (2) the claims, defenses and other legal contentions are warranted by existing law or by a nonfrivolous argument for extending, modifying, or reversing existing law or for establishing new law; and (3) the factual and damages contentions have evidentiary support or, if specifically so identified, will likely have evidentiary support after a reasonable opportunity for further investigation or discovery. The arbitration shall be conducted in Santa Clara, California, or, at your election, via video conference or in the county where you reside, if you are an individual consumer. The arbitration proceedings and all related documents shall be kept confidential, except as necessary to enforce an award or as required by law. If the parties are unable to agree upon an arbitrator within thirty-five (35) days of delivery of the demand, then NAM or AAA will appoint the arbitrator in accordance with NAM or AAA Rules, provided that if the Batch Arbitration process under subsection 9.8 is triggered, NAM or AAA, without soliciting input or feedback from any party, will appoint the arbitrator for each batch, subject to your right to object to that appointment if you are an individual consumer.
9.6 Waiver of Class and Other Non-Individualized Relief. EACH OF US MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT ON A CLASS, REPRESENTATIVE, OR COLLECTIVE BASIS, AND THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO HAVE ANY DISPUTE BE BROUGHT, HEARD, ADMINISTERED, RESOLVED, OR ARBITRATED ON A CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE BASIS. ONLY INDIVIDUAL RELIEF IS AVAILABLE. Subject to this Arbitration Agreement, the arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by the party's individual claim. Nothing in this paragraph is intended to, nor shall it, affect the terms and conditions under the subsection 9.8 entitled “Batch Arbitration.” Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Arbitration Agreement, if a final decision, not subject to any further appeal or recourse, determines that the limitations of this subsection, “Waiver of Class and Other Non-Individualized Relief,” are invalid or unenforceable as to a particular claim or request for relief (such as a request for public injunctive relief), you and Company agree that that particular claim or request for relief (and only that particular claim or request for relief) shall be severed from the arbitration and may be litigated in the state or federal courts located in San Jose, California. The parties agree that any claims or requests for relief that are severed from an arbitration may not proceed in litigation and shall be stayed until all claims between the parties that remain in arbitration are finally resolved. All other Disputes shall be arbitrated or litigated in small claims court. This subsection does not prevent you or Company from participating in a class-wide or mass settlement of claims.
9.7 Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. Unless fee shifting is specifically authorized by law or by the NAM or AAA Rules, the parties shall bear their own attorneys’ fees and costs in arbitration unless the arbitrator finds that either the substance of the Dispute or the relief sought in the demand was frivolous or was brought for an improper purpose (as measured by the standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)).
9.8 Batch Arbitration. If twenty-five (25) or more similar arbitration demands are filed on behalf of persons represented by the same or coordinated counsel (“Claimants’ Counsel”), or the claims are reasonably expected to be coordinated given the similar nature of the claims, the claims shall proceed in arbitration according to this subsection. First, the Company and Claimants’ Counsel shall each select ten (10) Demands to proceed in arbitration (the “Bellwether Arbitrations”), each before a single arbitrator. While the Bellwether Arbitrations are adjudicated, the remaining Demands shall be held in abeyance and stayed, and all relevant statutes of limitations for such Demands shall be tolled, no other cases may be filed in arbitration, and NAM or AAA shall not assess or accept any additional fees aside from any initial filing fees and/or process arbitrator fees already incurred or paid for such stayed Demands. The arbitrators for the Bellwether Arbitrations are encouraged to resolve the cases within 120 days of appointment or as soon as possible thereafter, consistent with fairness to the parties. Second, following the resolution of the Bellwether Arbitrations, all parties agree to engage in a single global mediation of all remaining Demands that have not been withdrawn or otherwise resolved. The Company shall pay the mediation fee. If the parties are unable to resolve all of the remaining Demands within thirty (30) days of the global mediation, then NAM or AAA shall (1) administer the remaining arbitration Demands in batches of 100 Demands per batch (or, if between twenty-five (25) and ninety-nine (99) individual Demands remain, a single batch of all those Demands, and, to the extent there are fewer than 100 Demands remaining after the batching described above, a final batch consisting of the remaining Demands); (2) appoint one arbitrator for each batch; and (3) provide for the resolution of each batch on a consolidated basis with one set of administrative fees due per batch, one procedural calendar, one hearing (if any) in a place to be determined by the arbitrator, and one final award, which will provide for any and all relief to which the arbitrator determines each individual party is entitled (“Batch Arbitration”). NAM or AAA shall administer all batches concurrently, to the extent possible. You and the Company agree to cooperate in good faith with NAM or AAA to implement the Bellwether Arbitrations and Batch Arbitration processes, including the payment of single administrative fees for each batch of Demands, as well as any steps to minimize the time and costs of arbitration, which may include: (1) the appointment of a discovery special master to assist the arbitrator in the resolution of discovery disputes; and (2) the adoption of an expedited calendar of the arbitration proceedings. This Batch Arbitration provision shall in no way be interpreted as authorizing or creating a class, collective, and/or representative arbitration or action of any kind, except as expressly set forth in this provision, and nothing about the Batch Arbitration process will preclude any party from participating in any arbitration administered according to that process.
9.9 Waiver of Jury Trial. BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS, YOU AND THE COMPANY EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISPUTE. YOU FURTHER WAIVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 9.6.
9.10 Severability of Arbitration Agreement. If any portion of this Arbitration Agreement is found by a court or arbitrator to be unenforceable, such portion shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remainder of the Arbitration Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. The sole exception is that if the Waiver of Class and Other Non-Individualized Relief in Section 9.6 is found unenforceable as to a particular claim, the Arbitration Agreement shall be null and void as to that claim only, and that claim — and only that claim — shall proceed in a court of competent jurisdiction on an individual basis. In no event shall this Section 9 be construed to allow class or representative proceedings in arbitration.
9.11 Opt-Out. If you are an individual consumer, you may opt out of this Arbitration Agreement by sending written notice of your decision to opt out to tos@SiFive.com, or by regular mail to 2625 Augustine Drive, Suite 201, Santa Clara, CA 95054, within thirty (30) days of first agreeing to these Terms. Your notice must include your name, address, and a clear statement that you wish to opt out of the Arbitration Agreement. Any opt-out notice will be effective only if you send it yourself, on an individual basis, and opt out notices from any third-party purporting to act on your behalf will have no effect on your or Company’s rights. If you opt out, you and the Company will not be bound by the arbitration and class action waiver provisions of this Section 9. Opting out of the Arbitration Agreement will not affect any other provision of these Terms.
9.12 Modification. Notwithstanding any provision in these Terms to the contrary, we agree that if Company makes any future material change to this Arbitration Agreement, it will notify you. Your continued use of the Company Site and/or services - for example, not deleting your account; or accessing, browsing, or otherwise using the Site and/or services; or accepting products or services offered through the Site - following the posting of changes to this Arbitration Agreement, constitutes your acceptance of any such changes. If you have previously agreed to a version of these Terms with an arbitration agreement and you did not validly opt out of arbitration then, changes to this Arbitration Agreement do not provide you with a new opportunity to opt out of your previous agreement to arbitrate.
9.13 Survival. This Arbitration Agreement shall survive: (a) the termination of your relationship with the Company; (b) any termination of your account; (c) any bankruptcy; and (d) any transfer or assignment of these Terms.
10. General
10.1 Governing law. You and Company agree that, except to the extent inconsistent with or preempted by federal law and except as otherwise stated in these Terms, the laws of the State of California, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Terms and any claim or dispute that has arisen or may arise between you and Company.
10.2 Changes. These Terms are subject to occasional revision, and if we make any substantial changes, we may notify you by sending you an e-mail to the last e-mail address you provided to us (if any), and/or by prominently posting notice of the changes on our Site. You are responsible for providing us with your most current e-mail address. In the event that the last e-mail address that you have provided us is not valid, or for any reason is not capable of delivering to you the notice described above, our dispatch of the e-mail containing such notice will nonetheless constitute effective notice of the changes described in the notice. Continued use of our Site following notice of such changes shall indicate your acknowledgement of such changes and agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of such changes.
10.3 Export. The Site may be subject to U.S. export control laws and may be subject to export or import regulations in other countries. You agree not to export, reexport, or transfer, directly or indirectly, any U.S. technical data acquired from Company, or any products utilizing such data, in violation of the United States export laws or regulations.
10.4 Disclosures. Company is located at the address in Section 9.4. If you are a California resident, you may report complaints to the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Product of the California Department of Consumer Affairs by contacting them in writing at 400 R Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210.
10.5 Electronic Communications. The communications between you and Company use electronic means, whether you use the Site or send us emails, or whether Company posts notices on the Site or communicates with you via email. For contractual purposes, you (a) consent to receive communications from Company in an electronic form; and (b) agree that all terms and conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that Company provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications would satisfy if it were in a hardcopy writing. The foregoing does not affect your non-waivable rights.
10.6 Entire Terms. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the use of the Site. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. The word “including” means “including without limitation”. If any provision of these Terms is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of these Terms will be unimpaired and the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed modified so that it is valid and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law. Your relationship to Company is that of an independent contractor, and neither party is an agent or partner of the other. These Terms, and your rights and obligations herein, may not be assigned, subcontracted, delegated, or otherwise transferred by you without Company’s prior written consent, and any attempted assignment, subcontract, delegation, or transfer in violation of the foregoing will be null and void. Company may freely assign these Terms. The terms and conditions set forth in these Terms shall be binding upon assignees.
10.7 Copyright/Trademark Information. Copyright © 2026 SiFive, Inc. All rights reserved. All trademarks, logos and service marks (“Marks”) displayed on the Site are our property or the property of third parties. You are not permitted to use these Marks without our prior written consent or the consent of such third party which may own the Marks.