LICENCE

LICENCE
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Dual Licensing – Source-Available Non-Commercial Licence
and Commercial Subscription Licence

Copyright © 2023 Siffrorna Technology Limited
All rights reserved.

Licence Acceptance
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By downloading, installing, copying, accessing, or otherwise using this software, you
acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms of one of the
licences below.

This software is not open source.

Dual-Licensing Overview
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This software is offered under two alternative licences:

  1. Non-Commercial Source-Available Licence (free, default)
  2. Commercial Subscription Licence (paid, required for business use)

You may use this software only if you comply with the terms of one of these licences.

1. Non-Commercial Source-Available Licence
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(Personal and Educational Use Only)

  1.1 Grant of Rights

    Subject to the restrictions below, permission is granted to view, download, and run the
    software solely for non-commercial purposes, including:

    - personal use
    - academic or educational use

    This licence does not grant any right to distribute, modify, or commercially exploit the software.

  1.2 Restrictions

    You may not, directly or indirectly:

    - Install or use the software for any purpose in a commercial environment
    - Sell, license, sublicense, rent, lease, or monetize the software
    - Distribute or redistribute the software, in source or binary form
    - Modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works
    - Incorporate the software into any other software, library, service, or product
    - Use the software to provide services to third parties
    - Circumvent, remove, or obscure copyright or licence notices

    For the purposes of this licence, “commercial” means any use primarily intended for or
    directed toward commercial advantage, monetary compensation, or business operations,
    whether direct or indirect.

  1.3 Ownership

    The software is licensed, not sold.
    All right, title, and interest in and to the software remain with the copyright holder.

  1.4 Termination

    Any violation of this licence automatically terminates the rights granted herein.
    Upon termination, you must immediately cease all use of the software and delete all copies
    in your possession or control.

2. Commercial Subscription Licence
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(Required for Business or Revenue-Generating Use)

  Any use of the software in a commercial, professional, or revenue-generating context requires
  a valid Commercial Subscription Licence.

  A Commercial Subscription Licence may permit, subject to separate written terms:

  - Commercial and internal business use
  - Deployment in production environments
  - Integration with proprietary or open-source systems
  - Modification and derivative works
  - Distribution as part of a product or service

  Commercial licences are offered under separate written terms and are typically provided on
  a subscription basis.

To obtain a Commercial Subscription Licence, visit https://rateslib.com/licence

3. No Implied Rights
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  Except as expressly granted in writing, no rights are granted under this licence, whether by
  implication, estoppel, or otherwise.

  No patent, trademark, or other intellectual property rights are granted under the
  Non-Commercial Source-Available Licence.

4. Restriction on Machine Learning, AI Training and Generative AI
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  The Source Code and all related assets in this repository may not be used, directly or indirectly,
  for the purpose of training, developing, or improving any artificial intelligence,
  machine learning model, or large language model. This includes, but is not limited to,
  using the Source Code for data mining, scraping, or as part of a training dataset for generative
  AI tools. Any such use is an unauthorized reproduction and a violation of this license.

5. Disclaimer of Warranty
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  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
  BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
  AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

6. Limitation of Liability
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  TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE FOR
  ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES, OR OTHER LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE.

7. Governing Law
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  This licence and any dispute arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by and
  construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, excluding its conflict of
  law principles.

  Nothing in this section limits the copyright holder’s right to seek injunctive or equitable
  relief in any jurisdiction.

8. Severability
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  If any provision of this licence is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court of
  competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

9. No Waiver
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  Failure to enforce any provision of this licence shall not constitute a waiver of future
  enforcement of that or any other provision.

10. Language
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  This licence is written in English. Any translations are provided for convenience only.
  In the event of any inconsistency or dispute, the English version shall prevail.

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