Summit Themes
Extended Licensing

Extended Licensing & Design IP

Standard licenses, including Personal Full Access and Agency, provide usage rights only. They do not include redistribution rights, resale rights, exclusive rights, or ownership transfer.

An extended license or separate written agreement is required whenever the intended use goes beyond ordinary End Product usage.

Standard licenses do not include

Standard licenses do not include:

  • exclusive usage rights;
  • ownership of the design, layout, or theme IP;
  • redistribution, resale, sublicensing, or republication rights;
  • rights to convert themes into WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Framer, or similar template products for distribution;
  • rights to embed themes inside builders, generators, or platforms where users can export, download, duplicate, or reuse templates or source code;
  • rights to create theme packs, UI kits, derivative template libraries, or competing design products;
  • organization-wide, OEM, marketplace, white-label redistribution, or platform-level rights unless expressly granted in writing.

When you need an extended license

An extended license is typically required if you want to:

  • redistribute themes or derivatives in any form;
  • ship Summit Themes as part of a template marketplace, catalog, starter kit, or builder;
  • convert themes into WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Framer, or other packaged template products for sale or distribution;
  • embed themes inside a SaaS, platform, or application where users can select, configure, export, duplicate, or reuse templates or source code;
  • obtain enterprise-wide, OEM, reseller, or platform-level rights;
  • obtain full or partial design IP transfer;
  • obtain exclusivity, rebranding rights, or tailored commercial rights beyond ordinary End Product use.

If your use case changes the way the Resources are accessed, distributed, exported, or commercialized, you should assume an extended license is required unless Summit Themes confirms otherwise in writing.

What “design IP” means

Design IP (Intellectual Property) refers to the ownership of the visual and structural design of a theme, including:

  • layouts;
  • styling systems;
  • component structure;
  • UX patterns;
  • page composition;
  • overall creative direction and recognizable design expression.

Under a standard license, you receive usage rights, not ownership.

That means you may:

  • use the theme in unlimited personal, client, or commercial End Products;
  • modify and customize it for those End Products;
  • ship it inside a proprietary product only if users cannot extract, export, or reuse the Resources as templates or source.

But you do not own the design itself, and you may not claim it as your own product, redistribute it, or convert it into a derivative template product without a separate written agreement.

Design IP transfer

A Design IP Transfer is not included in any standard license.

If granted in a separate written agreement, it may allow rights such as:

  • claiming the theme or design as your own product;
  • rebranding, reselling, or distributing it across marketplaces;
  • converting it into WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Framer, or similar commercial templates;
  • integrating it inside a SaaS or platform with export or reuse rights;
  • obtaining exclusive or semi-exclusive commercial rights.

Any such rights are valid only if they are explicitly granted in a separate written agreement signed or approved in writing by Summit Themes. Unless an agreement expressly states otherwise, any extended or custom rights are non-exclusive, limited to the described use case, and do not transfer ownership of unrelated Summit Themes assets.

Access and repository rules still apply

Unless a separate written agreement expressly overrides them, the standard access and security rules still apply to extended-license customers, including:

  • named-user or seat-based access limits;
  • restrictions on sharing repositories, package access, downloads, tokens, or deploy keys;
  • restrictions on mirrored repositories, CI distribution, and third-party sharing;
  • the right of Summit Themes to suspend or revoke access in cases of misuse, unauthorized redistribution, fraud, or material breach.

Extended rights apply only to the exact scope granted in writing. Everything not expressly granted remains reserved.

How extended licensing is handled

Extended licensing is handled case by case based on:

  • distribution model;
  • seat count or organization scope;
  • whether redistribution is involved;
  • whether end users can export or reuse code;
  • whether exclusivity or design IP transfer is requested;
  • whether the use is internal, client-facing, OEM, marketplace, or platform-level.

Summit Themes may approve, deny, or scope an extended license request at its sole discretion.

Inquiries

To request extended licensing or a Design IP transfer, please email:
summitthemesvega[@]gmail.com

Include:

  • your company or project name;
  • the exact product or theme(s) involved;
  • the intended distribution model;
  • whether users can export, download, duplicate, or reuse templates or source code;
  • the number of users, seats, or organizations involved;
  • whether you are requesting redistribution rights, exclusivity, or design IP transfer.

Responses typically take 24-48 hours.