licensing non-profit
Non-profit granting rights of use of software to for-profit
<p>we have two organizations - one for profit and one non-profit, that are related. The Non-profit benefits from use of Slack, GSuite and other tools at a discount due to the non-profit nature of the organization.</p>
<p>The for profit organization is donating resource time, office space to the non-profit.</p>
<p>In this case, would the non-profit be allowed to 'license' the use of the SaaS to the for profit (in exchange for the office space, resources, technical help, etc)? I imagine that the main problem would be in the T&amp;C of these tools (Slack/Gsuite for non profits, etc), but could not find anything myself.</p>
<p>Thanks!
Brian</p>

<p>You can't grant or license that which is not yours.</p>
<p>For example, the <a href="https://slack.com/terms-of-service" rel="noreferrer">Slack terms of service</a> say:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>We grant to Customer a <strong>non-sublicensable, non-transferable</strong>, non-exclusive, limited license for Customer and its Authorized Users to use the object code version of these components, but solely as necessary to use the Services and in accordance with the Contract and the User Terms.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>So Slack's agreement with Org A does not give A any right to let any other organization B use the software.  It does not matter how A and B are related, nor whether B is nonprofit or for-profit, nor what A would be getting in exchange.  If B wants to use it, they need to make their own agreement with Slack.</p>
