On Amazon Sidewalk Qualification Guidelines

These On Amazon Sidewalk Qualification Guidelines are part of the Policies governing your use of AWS IoT Core for Amazon Sidewalk and/or participation in the On Amazon Sidewalk qualification program. Capitalized terms used, but not defined, in these guidelines have the meanings given in the AWS Customer Agreement or the AWS Service Terms, as applicable.

End Users trust that Amazon Sidewalk Devices meet a high standard for quality and integration with Amazon Sidewalk. You may not sell, distribute, or otherwise make available any Amazon Sidewalk Device, or use any On Amazon Sidewalk Marks in connection with any Amazon Sidewalk Device, unless that Amazon Sidewalk Device has been and remains qualified at all times through the On Amazon Sidewalk qualification program.

For details on the On Amazon Sidewalk qualification program, see our On Amazon Sidewalk program documentation (which are incorporated into and are a part of these guidelines).

General Guidelines

1. We may determine in our sole discretion which Amazon Sidewalk Devices receive and maintain On Amazon Sidewalk qualification. Meeting these qualification guidelines does not guarantee that your Amazon Sidewalk Device will be qualified, but you must comply with these guidelines to be eligible for qualification. We review On Amazon Sidewalk qualification requests based on the quality of your Amazon Sidewalk Device’s integration with Amazon Sidewalk, its specifications, and other information you provide to us, among other criteria.

2. We may limit qualification to specific countries or territories and require you to re-qualify an Amazon Sidewalk Device before selling, distributing, or otherwise making it available in additional countries or territories.

3. We may update these qualification guidelines to introduce new features or requirements. You must comply with these qualification guidelines, as updated from time to time, to maintain qualification of your Amazon Sidewalk Devices.

4. You agree that we may publish the following information about your Amazon Sidewalk Device’s qualification: Amazon Sidewalk Device details, features claimed, Amazon Sidewalk protocol specification version, qualification status, and any Amazon Sidewalk Device documentation that you provide for publication with an Amazon Sidewalk Device’s qualification listing.

5. At all times, including whether or not in connection with use of the On Amazon Sidewalk badge, you may not misrepresent, mislead, or embellish the nature of your relationship to us, your Amazon Sidewalk Devices’ qualification status, the scope or meaning of your Amazon Sidewalk Devices’ qualification, or the compatibility of any of your Amazon Sidewalk Devices with Amazon Sidewalk, each Amazon Sidewalk may be determined by us in our sole discretion.

Quality Guidelines

1. Each Amazon Sidewalk Device must maintain reliable service and an overall good customer experience. For example, if your Amazon Sidewalk Device, or the associated application or service, experiences outages, latency, or other events that impact customers’ experience using the Amazon Sidewalk Device, the Amazon Sidewalk Device may lose its qualification.

2. Your Amazon Sidewalk Device and its associated application or service must be up-to-date with the latest applicable mandatory Amazon Sidewalk SDK functionality (including, without limitation, the Amazon Sidewalk hardware SDK and the Amazon Sidewalk mobile app SDK). If Amazon introduces mandatory new features or functionality to Amazon Sidewalk SDKs for your Amazon Sidewalk Device or associated applications or services, you must update your Amazon Sidewalk integration to include the mandatory new feature or functionality, as applicable. You are responsible for integration and distribution of any required security updates into your Amazon Sidewalk Devices and associated applications and services.

3. We may revoke qualification if an Amazon Sidewalk Device contains a vulnerability that impacts Amazon Sidewalk or other devices. You must continue to provide security updates for your Amazon Sidewalk Devices for the minimum time period we specify, and you must implement security updates to address vulnerabilities related to your Amazon Sidewalk Devices within the time periods we specify. You must immediately report the discovery of any vulnerability related to your Amazon Sidewalk Device to us.

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