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1 # PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0
2
3 <https://polyformproject.org/licenses/noncommercial/1.0.0>
4
5 ## Acceptance
6
7 In order to get any license under these terms, you must agree
8 to them as both strict obligations and conditions to all
9 your licenses.
10
11 ## Copyright License
12
13 The licensor grants you a copyright license for the
14 software to do everything you might do with the software
15 that would otherwise infringe the licensor's copyright
16 in it for any permitted purpose. However, you may
17 only distribute the software according to [Distribution
18 License](#distribution-license) and make changes or new works
19 based on the software according to [Changes and New Works
20 License](#changes-and-new-works-license).
21
22 ## Distribution License
23
24 The licensor grants you an additional copyright license
25 to distribute copies of the software. Your license
26 to distribute covers distributing the software with
27 changes and new works permitted by [Changes and New Works
28 License](#changes-and-new-works-license).
29
30 ## Notices
31
32 You must ensure that anyone who gets a copy of any part of
33 the software from you also gets a copy of these terms or the
34 URL for them above, as well as copies of any plain-text lines
35 beginning with `Required Notice:` that the licensor provided
36 with the software. For example:
37
38 > Required Notice: Copyright Yoyodyne, Inc. (http://example.com)
39
40 ## Changes and New Works License
41
42 The licensor grants you an additional copyright license to
43 make changes and new works based on the software for any
44 permitted purpose.
45
46 ## Patent License
47
48 The licensor grants you a patent license for the software that
49 covers patent claims the licensor can license, or becomes able
50 to license, that you would infringe by using the software.
51
52 ## Noncommercial Purposes
53
54 Any noncommercial purpose is a permitted purpose.
55
56 ## Personal Uses
57
58 Personal use for research, experiment, and testing for
59 the benefit of public knowledge, personal study, private
60 entertainment, hobby projects, amateur pursuits, or religious
61 observance, without any anticipated commercial application,
62 is use for a permitted purpose.
63
64 ## Noncommercial Organizations
65
66 Use by any charitable organization, educational institution,
67 public research organization, public safety or health
68 organization, environmental protection organization,
69 or government institution is use for a permitted purpose
70 regardless of the source of funding or obligations resulting
71 from the funding.
72
73 ## Fair Use
74
75 You may have "fair use" rights for the software under the
76 law. These terms do not limit them.
77
78 ## No Other Rights
79
80 These terms do not allow you to sublicense or transfer any of
81 your licenses to anyone else, or prevent the licensor from
82 granting licenses to anyone else. These terms do not imply
83 any other licenses.
84
85 ## Patent Defense
86
87 If you make any written claim that the software infringes or
88 contributes to infringement of any patent, your patent license
89 for the software granted under these terms ends immediately. If
90 your company makes such a claim, your patent license ends
91 immediately for work on behalf of your company.
92
93 ## Violations
94
95 The first time you are notified in writing that you have
96 violated any of these terms, or done anything with the software
97 not covered by your licenses, your licenses can nonetheless
98 continue if you come into full compliance with these terms,
99 and take practical steps to correct past violations, within
100 32 days of receiving notice. Otherwise, all your licenses
101 end immediately.
102
103 ## No Liability
104
105 ***As far as the law allows, the software comes as is, without
106 any warranty or condition, and the licensor will not be liable
107 to you for any damages arising out of these terms or the use
108 or nature of the software, under any kind of legal claim.***
109
110 ## Definitions
111
112 The **licensor** is the individual or entity offering these
113 terms, and the **software** is the software the licensor makes
114 available under these terms.
115
116 **You** refers to the individual or entity agreeing to these
117 terms.
118
119 **Your company** is any legal entity, sole proprietorship,
120 or other kind of organization that you work for, plus all
121 organizations that have control over, are under the control of,
122 or are under common control with that organization. **Control**
123 means ownership of substantially all the assets of an entity,
124 or the power to direct its management and policies by vote,
125 contract, or otherwise. Control can be direct or indirect.
126
127 **Your licenses** are all the licenses granted to you for the
128 software under these terms.
129
130 **Use** means anything you do with the software requiring one
131 of your licenses.
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