Technology Partner Agreement
V3.1 Technology Partner Agreement – Portal | March 31, 2026
PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING ACCESSING OR CONSUMING THE SOFTWARE OR SERVICES FROM GITLAB. BY CLICKING YOUR ASSENT BELOW OR USING, ACCESSING OR CONSUMING THE GITLAB SOFTWARE OR SERVICES, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR ASSENT TO AND ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGE YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE TERMS. AN INDIVIDUAL ACTING ON BEHALF OF AN ENTITY REPRESENTS THAT HE OR SHE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THAT ENTITY. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THEN YOU MUST NOT USE, ACCESS OR CONSUME THE GITLAB SOFTWARE OR SERVICES
This Technology Partner Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of the date in which the Partner accepts the terms of this Agreement by clicking “agree” or “accept” (the “Effective Date”) by and between GitLab and Partner (referred to herein as “Party”, or collectively as the “Parties”). In consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall be defined where first used or as follows
1.1. “Affiliates” means, with respect to a Party, any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Party, where “control” means at least fifty percent (50%) ownership of the outstanding shares of the entity or the ability to direct the management of the entity by contract or otherwise.
1.2. “API” means any documented or otherwise disclosed application programming interface for GitLab’s Software (as defined herein) that enables utilizing, modifying, displaying instances of, and accessing, the software (e.g., via SOAP- or REST-based interfaces), including subsequent revisions and modifications.
1.3. “Collateral” means a Party’s sales, marketing and advertising materials made available or otherwise provided by a Party to the other for use in connection with this Agreement, in printed or electronic format.
1.4. “Confidential Information” shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 7 (Confidentiality).
1.5. “Customer Data” means any data stored in a GitLab customer repository within the GitLab Software.
1.6. “GitLab Developer Resources” means certain API and other development materials provided by GitLab for Partner to use in developing a Partner Integration with GitLab Products. This shall also include any provided access keys, developer credentials, evaluation instances, or other materials provided by GitLab to Partner.
1.7. “GitLab Free Software” means GitLab Software provided to an End User, Partner, customer or any other third party: (i) at no, or a greatly reduced, cost, and (ii) for the sole purpose(s) of evaluation, demonstration, piloting, testing, NFR (Not-For-Resale), and/or other elements non “commercial related”. “Commercial related” shall include, but not be limited to, internal use, resale, and/or distribution of the GitLab Software as set forth in a binding purchase with GitLab.
1.8. “GitLab Alliance Partner Program” means the program guidelines and overview as found at https://about.gitlab.com/partners/integrate/ as updated from time to in GitLab’s sole discretion, which includes directions, eligibility and qualification requirements as well as rules for use of GitLab provided materials for use with GitLab Products. Included within the GitLab Alliance Partner Program may be GitLab Developer Resources as may be made available by GitLab in its sole discretion (e.g. NFR licenses).