# License
Human-readable license for Materialize
## Materialize Cloud

Materialize Cloud is licensed under the Business Source License agreement
[available in the public GitHub repo
here](https://github.com/MaterializeInc/materialize/blob/main/LICENSE).

## Materialize Self-Managed

Use of the Materialize Self-Managed Community edition is subject to the
[Materialize Business Source
License](https://github.com/MaterializeInc/materialize/blob/main/LICENSE)
agreement.

A license key is required to use Self-Managed Materialize.


| License key type | Deployment type | Action |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Community | New deployments | <p>To get a license key:</p> <ul> <li>If you have a Cloud account, visit the <a href="https://console.materialize.com/license/" ><strong>License</strong> page in the Materialize Console</a>.</li> <li>If you do not have a Cloud account, visit <a href="https://materialize.com/self-managed/community-license/" >https://materialize.com/self-managed/community-license/</a>.</li> </ul> |
| Community | Existing deployments | Contact <a href="https://materialize.com/docs/support/" >Materialize support</a>. |
| Enterprise | New deployments | Visit <a href="https://materialize.com/self-managed/enterprise-license/" >https://materialize.com/self-managed/enterprise-license/</a> to purchase an Enterprise license. |
| Enterprise | Existing deployments | Contact <a href="https://materialize.com/docs/support/" >Materialize support</a>. |


### Self-Managed Community Edition Privacy Policy

By downloading  Materialize Self-Managed Community Edition, you are agreeing to
Materialize's [privacy policy](https://materialize.com/privacy-policy/).

### Materialize Self-Managed Community Edition and Emulator Privacy FAQ

When you use the Materialize Self-Managed Community Edition or the Materialize Emulator, we may collect the following information from the machine that runs the Materialize Self-Managed Community Edition or the Materialize Emulator software:

- The IP address of the machine running Materialize.

- If available, the cloud provider and region of the machine running
  Materialize.

- Usage data about your use of the product such as the types or quantity of
  commands you run, the number of clusters or indexes you are running, and
  similar feature usage information.

The collection of this data is subject to the [Materialize Privacy Policy](https://materialize.com/privacy-policy/).

Please note that if you visit our website or otherwise engage with us outside of
downloading the Materialize Self-Managed Community Edition or the Materialize
Emulator, we may collect additional information about you as further described
in our [Privacy Policy](https://materialize.com/privacy-policy/).