LICENSE.md

**ACADEMIC AND NON-PROFIT RESEARCH LICENSE AGREEMENT**

Copyright © 2026 Purdue University. All Rights Reserved.

**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.