Embeddable Fonts?

I downloaded some free for commercial use fonts from fontsquirrel.com. The licenses on the ones I want to embed state that they are not copy protected and are embeddable. However, when I go to place them in an edditable form field PDF file, the error message appears saying
"The selected font cannot be embedded in the PDF file because of licensing restrictions. If the PDF file is viewed on a system that does not have this font installed, Acrobat will simulate the appearance of the font. To preview the simulated font appearance, turn off Advanced > Use Local Fonts.
To avoid this situation, use a font that can be embedded in the file or a font known to be installed on all systems where the PDF file will be viewed."
Are the pre-loaded adobe fonts the only ones that can be embedded? Why would acrobat not allow me to embed a font which should be able to be embedded?
For reference, the fonts I am attempting to embed are LemonChicken and Learning Curve Pro both downloaded from FontSquirrel.

For a font to work in a form field, it has to allow editable embedding, which LemonChicken does not. I haven't checked the other, but it's probably the same.

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> HI CAN ANYBODY HELP ME OUT. OUR TEAM IS WORKING ON A
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