Early Access to dcbel Ara

As one of our first Ara Home Energy Station customers, you have been preselected to have early access to dcbel pre-released products designed to help you reduce your energy costs and enhance the resilience of your home and community. As an early adopter of the Ara Home Energy Station you will enjoy a range of benefits, including early access to advanced energy management tools, priority customer support, and exclusive product updates and insights.

You will be granted access to select dcbel products prior to their public release, under specific rights and obligations. Please review the detailed terms and conditions below to ensure that you’re fully informed and able to take full advantage of your early access.

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dcbel Early Access Terms and Conditions

Last Updated: October 27, 2025

These dcbel Early Access Program Terms and Conditions (the “Early Access Terms”) are a legally binding contract between you and dcbel LLC (together with our affiliates, “dcbel,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) regarding your participation in the Early Access (the “Program”). References to “Customer”, “you”, and “your” refer to the individual, company, or other entity that accepts this Agreement by (1) checking a box indicating your acceptance, (2) executing this Agreement or (3) otherwise participating in the Program, you agree to be bound by this Agreement and direct us to make any Customer Data disclosures reasonably necessary to facilitate your participation in the Program. If you disagree or are not eligible, you do not have the right to participate in the Program. If the individual accepting this agreement is accepting on behalf of a company or other legal entity, such individual represents that they have the authority to bind such entity to this Agreement, in which case the terms “Customer”, “you”, and “your” shall refer to such entity. This agreement is effective as of the date of your initial participation in the Program (“Effective Date”). Your participation in and our provision of the Program to you, constitutes an agreement by dcbel and by you to be bound by this Agreement. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in these Early Access Terms shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.

WHEREAS:

A. dcbel develops technology and designs next-generation residential products that put people at the center of the modern energy ecosystem. dcbel’s Home Energy Station (HES) is the first and only all-in-one hybrid solar inverter, stationary energy storage management system, and electric vehicle (“EV”) bidirectional charger certified to UL Standards that provides households with blackout power, V2H, and V2G functionalities and services (collectively, the “dcbel Products”); and

B. dcbel has decided to to make available certain dcbel products in Early Access (“Products in EA”) as part of the Early Access Program. Products in EA will be available to you for a limited term under this program. After this period, Products in EA may become publicly available and subject to standard terms and conditions applicable to publicly released dcbel products.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and premises herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS.

All definitions not defined in the main body of this Agreement shall be interpreted as follows:

1.1 “Agreement” means the Early Access Terms, including any references to the Early Access Program, and the following documents: (i) the previously signed or agreed Terms and Conditions, which shall continue to apply as part of this Agreement; and (ii) Appendix 1 – Mutual Confidential Disclosure Agreement (“MCDA”).

1.2 “Customer Data” means any data, content, information, or materials that you submit, upload, or transmit to us via the dcbel Products or otherwise.

1.3 “Confidential Information” means all information in any form or nature, exchanged in writing, orally, electronically, visually (by means of demonstrations, presentations or visits) or by any other means from dcbel to you, whether identified in writing or not as being confidential at the time of its disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Mutual Confidential Disclosure Agreement (“MCDA”) is signed between the parties, the definition of Confidential Information as stated in the MCDA shall apply.

1.4 “Proprietary Rights” means rights in patents, utility models, trademarks, service marks, trade names, other trade- identifying symbols and inventions, copyrights, design rights, database rights, rights in know-how, trade secrets and any other intellectual property rights, anywhere in the world, whether registered or unregistered, and including applications for the grant of any such rights.

1.5 “Representatives” means dcbel and its affiliates’ employees, officers, directors, advisers, agents and subcontractors.

2. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS.

2.1 Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including without limitation dcbel’s General Terms and Conditions, dcbel Privacy Agreement and Hardware Terms of Use, dcbel hereby grants you the non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right, for the Term specified herein participate in the Program.

2.2 You: (i) will be responsible for ensuring that Authorized Users comply with the terms of this Agreement; (ii) will obtain all legally required consents from, and provide all necessary privacy notices to, any individual or entity whose Personal Data you input into Program or otherwise disclose to us (the dcbel Data Privacy Agreement (Section 1.13.(II)) shall govern our processing of that Personal Data, to the extent applicable).

2.3 Products in EA Risks, and Participant Responsibilities

By participating in the dcbel Early Access Program, you are granted the opportunity to purchase and use Products in EA prior to their public release. Products in EA are prerelease versions and may differ from the final commercial offerings. You acknowledge and accept that:

Products in EA may contain bugs, experience crashes, or result in data loss.

Security, privacy, accessibility, availability, and reliability standards within Products in EA and/or with third-party devices may be reduced, different, or not included compared to commercially released dcbel products and services.

dcbel may change or discontinue the EA Program at any time without notice.

Recovery from issues with Products in EA may require you to reinstall applications, the operating system, or re-flash your Products in EA. In some cases, reverting to a previous software version may not be possible.

Products in EA will update automatically, and this feature cannot be disabled. Features may be removed or cease to function after a set period or at the end of an evaluation cycle.

The optimal economic dispatch for Products in EA may not be immediately available, and customer energy settings could require additional time to configure and fine-tune for best performance.

Products in EA’s system communication with the user may be inconsistent during the evaluation period. Notifications delivered to the device may be either too frequent or too limited and may not reflect final product behaviour.

2.4 Feedback.

We may ask you from time to time for feedback on your experience with the Products in EA. When you provide comments, suggestions, or other feedback (“Feedback”), you grant dcbel and its partners the right to use the Feedback in any way and for any purpose.

You acknowledge that dcbel will collect, use, store, process, and analyze diagnostic, technical, error reports, crash dumps, usage, and other related data from your Products in EA as part of this Program to help improve our products and services.

2.5 Program Participation. You participate in the Program with the knowledge that the purpose of this Program is to access, use, and provide us with feedback relating to preview, beta, or other early pre-release of Products in EA made available to you, including related documentation, materials, and information such as Program webpages, emails, forums, content, feedback, and other services (“Product Services”), for the purpose of providing dcbel with useful information about your experience with the EA Products and Product Services.

You acknowledge that Products in EA may access and process your energy usage data, and while dcbel implements reasonable safeguards, you are responsible for securing your own network and devices. dcbel disclaims liability for data breaches arising from user-side vulnerabilities.

Your participation does not create a legal partnership, agency, or employment relationship between you and dcbel, and has no monetary compensation paid by dcbel

You agree not to decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, decrypt, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of any dcbel products and their associated softwares except and only to the extent that the foregoing restriction is (a) permitted by applicable law; (b) permitted by licensing terms governing the use of open-source components that may be included with the software; or (c) required to debug changes to any libraries which are included with and linked to by the dcbel Products.

2.6 Notification of Public Availability of Products in EA
dcbel will notify you when any Products in EA provided under the Early Access Program become publicly available. Such communication will be delivered through the contact information you have provided or other agreed-upon channels. Upon public release, the Products in EA will continue to be subject to dcbel’s standard terms and conditions applicable to publicly released products.

3. TERM AND TERMINATION.

3.1 This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall remain in force until terminated in writing by dcbel as per section 2.6 of this Agreement, or when the Program, ends, whichever comes first (the “Term”).

3.2 We may change or discontinue the Program at any time without notice.

4. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AND CONFIDENTIALITY.

4.1 As between you and us, we are and remain exclusive owners of all Proprietary Rights, title and interest in and to the Program, including all modifications and derivatives thereto. No rights are granted to you other than as expressly set forth herein.

4.2 As between you and us, you are and remain the exclusive owner of all right, title and interest (including without limitation the Proprietary Rights) in and to Customer Data. Subject to this Agreement, you hereby grant us and our Representatives the right to access, use, process, aggregate and anonymize Customer Data, any artificial intelligence output and information derived from your participation in the Program to: (a) maintain and provide the Program; (b) improve, modify, develop and train any of the dcbel Products, or our other products, services, and features; and (c) perform such other actions as authorized by you in writing. No rights are granted to us other than as expressly set forth herein.

5. DISCLAIMERS.

5.1 These Early Access Terms only entitle Customer access to the Program as detailed in the Offer Page. Other programs and subsequent Phases of the Program may have additional terms that apply.

5.2 DCBEL, ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ITS SUPPLIERS AND LICENSORS, MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT CUSTOMER’S PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. DCBEL IS NOT LIABLE FOR DELAYS, FAILURES, OR PROBLEMS INHERENT IN USE OF THE INTERNET AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS OR OTHER SYSTEMS OUTSIDE DCBEL’S CONTROL. CUSTOMER MAY HAVE OTHER STATUTORY RIGHTS, BUT ANY STATUTORILY REQUIRED WARRANTIES WILL BE PERFORMANCE TO THE SHORTEST LEGALLY PERMITTED PERIOD. THE LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS, AND DISCLAIMERS IN THIS SECTION APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. dcbel does not disclaim any warranty or other right that it is prohibited from disclaiming under law.

6. GOVERNING LAW. Excluding conflict of laws rules, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard to conflict of law principles. You and dcbel submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts and federal courts located within San Mateo County, California for resolution of any lawsuit or court proceeding permitted under this Agreement.

7. MISCELLANEOUS. This Agreement may not be assigned by you without the prior written consent of dcbel, and any attempt to assign without such consent shall be null and void. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and dcbel with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior oral or written understandings, communications or agreements not specifically incorporated herein. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to judicial decree or decision, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms. You acknowledge that any breach of your obligations under this Agreement with respect to the proprietary rights of dcbel will cause dcbel irreparable injury for which there are inadequate remedies at law, and, therefore, dcbel will be entitled to equitable relief in addition to all other remedies provided by this Agreement or available at law or in equity.

8. ORDER OF PRECEDENCE. In the event of any inconsistencies between the Early Access Terms and any other documents included in section 1.3 of this Agreement between you and us, Early Access Terms shall take precedence over this Agreement, unless expressly indicated otherwise.

9. SURVIVAL. The provisions in Section 3 and Sections 5 to 9 of this Agreement shall survive its termination.

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Appendix 1 

MUTUAL CONFIDENTIAL DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT 

This Mutual Confidential Disclosure Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of the “Effective Date” by and between “You”, an individual and dcbel USA Corporation, (the “Company”), whose principal place of business is 9 E. Loockerman Street, Suite 311, Dover, Kent County, Delaware, 19901, United States

It has been proposed that You meet with the Company for the purpose of discussing enrollment in the Early Access Program (the “Purpose”). In the course of the discussions, each Party may be disclosing confidential and proprietary information. The rights and obligations of the Parties with respect to such information are as follows:

1. “Party” means either the individual or You, and “Parties” means the individual and You collectively. “Disclosing Party” means a Party that discloses Proprietary Information under this Agreement, and “Receiving Party” means a Party that receives Proprietary Information under this Agreement. “Proprietary Information” means information of any kind, whether communicated orally or in writing, that is obtained by Receiving Party from Disclosing Party or on its behalf, including any information concerning the business, affairs, finances, budgets, operations, properties, assets (including, without limitation, technology and intellectual property), employees, customers, suppliers, contracts, prospects, liabilities, research, processes or methods of operation of Disclosing Party or its affiliates that is made available to Receiving Party or its affiliates, as well as any reproductions, summaries, analyses or extracts of such information. Proprietary Information will be deemed to include, without limitation:

(a) any inventions, source code, schematics, products, services, methods, concepts, ideas, plans, processes, protocols, specifications, designs, characteristics, techniques, know-how and assays, observations, records, databases, presentations, internal practices, images and abstracts, product pipelines, timelines and schedules; business information such as development, marketing, sales, pricing and commercialization plans, forecasts, proposals, customer lists, suppliers, consulting relationships, operating, performance and cost structures, and any other non-public information or other trade secrets, whether scientific or financial in nature, relating directly or indirectly to the business of Disclosing Party;

(b) any notes, memorandum, analysis, forecast, compilation, summary, interpretation, study, report or other document, record or material that is or has been prepared by or for Receiving Party and that contains, reflects, interprets or is based directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, upon any of Disclosing Party’s Proprietary Information;

(c) the existence and terms of this Agreement, and the fact that Disclosing Party’s information of the type referred to in this Section 1 has been made available to Receiving Party; and

(d) the fact that discussions or negotiations are or may be taking place with respect to a possible transaction involving the Parties, and the proposed terms of any such transaction.

2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Proprietary Information shall not include any information that: (a) is publicly available prior to the Effective Date, or that subsequently becomes publicly available through no breach of this Agreement by Receiving Party; (b) Receiving Party can demonstrate was known to it prior to the Effective Date or that subsequently becomes known to it from a third party that has no obligation to Disclosing Party to keep such information confidential; or (c) Receiving Party can demonstrate (through written records) was independently developed by it by individuals employed or engaged by Receiving Party who did not participate in any meetings with the Disclosing Party and who developed such without having had any access to, or the benefit of, Proprietary Information of Disclosing Party.

3. This Agreement will be effective as of the Effective Date and will terminate upon the later of a) the date that is three years after the Effective Date or b) the completion of the Purpose. This Agreement may also be terminated by either Party at any time via written notice to the other Party. In consideration of Disclosing Party’s disclosure of the Proprietary Information, Receiving Party agrees that, for the term of this Agreement and for a period of three years from the date of termination of this Agreement, and indefinitely with respect to Proprietary Information that constitutes a trade secret, it will protect, safeguard and maintain the Proprietary Information in confidence using a reasonable standard of care, and no less than the standard of care taken to protect its own Proprietary Information. 

4. Neither Receiving Party or its employees, officers, directors, advisors, consultants, representatives, or agents (each, a “Representative”) shall use the Proprietary Information or any part of it, directly or indirectly, for any purpose other than the Purpose with the Disclosing Party or otherwise in any manner to the Disclosing Party’s detriment. 

5. Receiving Party may reveal or permit access to the Proprietary Information only to those Representatives who need to know the Proprietary Information in connection with the Purpose, who are informed of the confidential nature of the Proprietary Information, who are directed to hold the Proprietary Information in the strictest confidence and who agree to act in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Each of the Parties shall take all necessary precautions or measures as may be reasonable in the circumstances to prevent improper use or disclosure of the Proprietary Information by its Representatives and shall be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of its Representatives.

6. Receiving Party may disclose Proprietary Information if (and only if and to the extent) legally compelled or required by regulatory authorities having appropriate jurisdiction, provided that Receiving Party provides Disclosing Party with prior written notice of such obligation and the opportunity to oppose such order or requirement.

7. If either Party determines that it does not wish to proceed in any arrangements between the Parties in relation to the Purpose, it will promptly notify the other Party in writing of that fact. Upon receipt of such notice, Receiving Party shall return or dispose of any tangible records of the Proprietary Information as directed by Disclosing Party promptly upon the request of Disclosing Party, and Receiving Party shall certify that it has returned or disposed of, as the case may be, all such Proprietary Information; provided, however, that one copy of each document or other matter constituting the Proprietary Information may be retained by Receiving Party, in secure storage, permanently subject to the terms of this Agreement, for use only in disputes relating to this Agreement.

8. Each Party hereby retains its entire right, title, and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to all of its Proprietary Information. No rights or obligations other than those expressly set out herein are to be implied from this Agreement. No license (express or implied) is hereby granted, directly or indirectly, under any patent, trade secret or copyright, mask work right or other intellectual property right now held by, or which may be obtained by, or which are or may be licensable by, either Party. Each Party reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without prior notice to the other Party, to disclose its own Proprietary Information to any third party for any purpose.

9. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall obligate the Parties either to negotiate or enter into any future business arrangement with respect to the Purpose. If, as a result of the discussions contemplated under this Agreement, the Parties decide to enter into a business arrangement with respect to the Purpose, then such arrangement shall be the subject of a separate negotiation between the Parties.

10. Each Party represents and warrants to the other Party that any personal information as part of its Proprietary Information it has disclosed or caused to be disclosed to the other Party has been disclosed to the other in accordance with applicable law.

11. Each Party acknowledges that Disclosing Party makes no representation or warranty (express or implied) as to the accuracy or completeness of the Proprietary Information, and agrees that Disclosing Party shall have no liability, direct or indirect, to Receiving Party relating to or resulting from the Proprietary Information or the use thereof, errors therein or omissions therefrom, provided that, for greater certainty, the foregoing shall not serve to limit the liability of Disclosing Party with respect to any specific representations and warranties made in any definitive agreement entered into by the Parties in relation to the Purpose.

12. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Delaware.

13. Each Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of Delaware for any actions, suits or proceedings (“Proceedings”) arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Each Party waives any objection to the venue of any Proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of Delaware and waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any Proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Service of process, summons, notice, or other document by mail to such Party’s address set out herein shall be effective service of process for any suit, action, or other proceeding brought in any such court.

14. No waiver by any Party of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set out in writing and signed by the Party so waiving. No waiver by any Party shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach, or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder.

15. Each of the Parties acknowledges that disclosure of Disclosing Party’s Proprietary Information or any other breach of this Agreement would cause serious and irreparable damage and harm to Disclosing Party and that remedies at law would be inadequate to protect against breach of this Agreement, and each agrees in advance to the granting of injunctive relief in favour of Disclosing Party for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and to the specific enforcement of the terms of this Agreement, without proof of actual damages, in addition to any other remedy to which Disclosing Party would be entitled.

16. All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given: (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt); (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested); (c) on the date sent by facsimile or email (with confirmation of transmission) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next business day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient; or (d) on the third day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such communications must be sent to the respective Parties, at the address set out in the first paragraph of this Agreement with respect to the Company, and, with respect to the other Party, at the address set out on the signature page of this Agreement (or to such other address that may be designated by a Party from time to time in accordance with this section).

17. If any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.

18. Neither Party may assign any of its rights hereunder without the prior written consent of the other Party. Any purported assignment in violation of this section shall be null and void. No assignment shall relieve the assigning Party of any of its obligations hereunder. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer on any other person or entity any legal or equitable right, benefit, or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

19. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to its subject matter. No amendment, supplement, modification or waiver or termination of this Agreement and, unless otherwise specified, no consent or approval by either of the Parties, shall be binding unless executed in writing by the Party to be bound thereby.

20. This Agreement may be validly executed by facsimile or electronic transmission and in counterparts, which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement and each of which shall constitute an original.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Party has caused this Agreement to be executed in a legally binding manner as of the Effective Date.