ACADEMIC AND NON-PROFIT RESEARCH LICENSE AGREEMENT
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IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. This License Agreement ("Agreement") is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or an Academic Institution) and Purdue University ("Licensor") for the trained model weights and any associated materials provided with this Agreement (collectively, the "Product"). For the avoidance of doubt, any associated materials not expressly provided under this Agreement, such as source code, are governed by their respective licenses and are not subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 "Academic Institution" means an accredited public or private educational institution (including, but not limited to, primary, secondary, and post-secondary institutions, colleges, and universities) or a non-profit research institution organized and operated exclusively for educational or scientific research purposes.
1.2 "Academic Use" means use of the Product solely for the purpose of non-commercial research or education at an Academic Institution. Such research must be intended to lead to the publication of results in peer-reviewed journals or similar public dissemination.
1.3 "Commercial Use" means any use of the Product for a profit-seeking purpose or by a for-profit entity. This includes, but is not limited to: (a) use by or on behalf of any for-profit organization; (b) use to provide services, products, or consulting to any third party for a fee, including any fee that exceeds the actual marginal cost of providing the service; (c) use for drug discovery, clinical diagnostics, or any industrial application; (d) Sponsored Research, which is research at an Academic Institution that is funded by, or performed in collaboration with, a for-profit entity.
1.4 "Derivative Work" means any modification, fine-tuning, adaptation, or translation of the Product, or any work that incorporates or is derived from the Product.
1.5 "Output" means any data, results, predictions, or insights generated by or through the use of the Product.
2. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
2.1 Acceptance. You shall be deemed as having accepted the terms and conditions of this Agreement upon the occurrence of the first of the following events: (a) downloading the Product; (b) installing or using the Product; or (c) exercising any rights granted under this Agreement.
3. LICENSE GRANT AND RESTRICTIONS
3.1 Grant. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Licensor grants a non-exclusive, non-transferable license for Academic Use only.
3.2 Prohibited Users. Employees, consultants, or representatives of for-profit entities are strictly prohibited from using the Product for any purpose, including personal skill development or internal evaluation.
3.3 No Service Bureau. You shall not use the Product to process the work of, or provide results to, any third party.
3.4 Derivative Works and Public Sharing. You may create Derivative Works solely for Academic Use. You may share or publish such Derivative Works (including posting to public repositories such as GitHub or Hugging Face) provided that:
(a) the Derivative Work is licensed under this same Agreement.
(b) you prominently display a notice that the Derivative Work is subject to this "Academic and Non-Profit Research License".
(c) the Derivative Work shall not be used for any Commercial Use.
3.5 Restrictions on Output. You shall not use the Output for any Commercial Use. You shall not use the Output to train, improve, or validate any machine learning models intended for commercial distribution.
4. USER OBLIGATIONS
4.1 Supervision. You shall ensure that all individuals (students, employees, etc.) who gain access to the Product through you comply with this Agreement.
4.2 Redistribution of Original Product. Except for Derivative Works as permitted in Section 3.4, you shall not redistribute, host, or mirror the original Product weights in a manner that allows unauthorized access by Commercial Users.
4.3 Protection of Access. While the Product may be publicly available, you shall not knowingly facilitate the use of the Product by for-profit entities or for any Commercial Use.
5. ATTRIBUTION AND CITATION
5.1 Citation. You must acknowledge the use of the Product by citing the appropriate publications as specified in the accompanying documentation or README file.
6. OWNERSHIP
6.1 Ownership. Licensor retains all rights, title, and interest in and to the Product. No ownership rights are transferred to you.
7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
7.1 NO WARRANTY. THE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITH ALL FAULTS. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, LICENSOR HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR ACCURACY OF RESULTS. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT IS WITH YOU.
8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
8.1 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR, ITS TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, OR STUDENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS) ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT, UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE), EVEN IF LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
9. EXPORT CONTROL
9.1 Export Control. You shall comply with all U.S. export control laws and regulations. You shall not export or re-export the Product to any prohibited country, entity, or person.
10. TERMINATION AND GOVERNING LAW
10.1 Termination. Your rights terminate automatically upon any breach. Upon termination, you must destroy all copies of the Product and certify such destruction in writing if requested.
10.2 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Indiana, USA. The parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Indiana.