LICENSE

NON-COMMERCIAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL USE LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2025 Sidhant Thole and CoexistAI Contributors

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to use, copy, modify, and distribute the Software, subject to the following conditions:

1. **Non-Commercial Use Only**
   - The Software may be used, copied, modified, and distributed solely for non-commercial research, prototyping, and educational purposes.
   - Commercial use, including but not limited to use in a product, service, or offering for which a fee is charged or which is used in the operation of a business, is strictly prohibited without the express prior written consent of the copyright holders.

2. **No Redistribution for Commercial Purposes**
   - Redistribution of the Software or any derivative works for commercial purposes is not permitted.
   - Integration of the Software into commercial products or services is not permitted without explicit written permission.

3. **Attribution**
   - Any use, copy, or distribution of the Software must retain this license notice, copyright notice, and all disclaimers.

4. **No Warranty**
   - THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

5. **Compliance**
   - You are responsible for ensuring that your use of the Software complies with all applicable laws, regulations, and terms of service of any data sources or third-party services accessed through the Software.

6. **Contact for Commercial Licensing**
   - For commercial licensing or other use not permitted by this license, please contact the maintainers at: [GitHub Issues or project contact email].

By using the Software, you agree to be bound by the terms of this license.