🥇Software License
ComBoox Software License 1.0
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE, REPRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION.
Definition.
"Contributor" shall mean copyright owner, and the other contribution owner and any individual or Legal Entity who have submitted the Work to the Copyright Owner and subsequently incorporated within the Work.
"Contribution" shall mean the original version of the Work and any additions to that Work, that is intentionally submitted to Contributor for inclusion in the Work by the copyright owner or by an individual or Legal Entity authorized to submit on behalf of the copyright owner.
"Legal Entity" shall mean the union of the acting entity and all other entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with that entity. For the purposes of this definition, "control" means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity.
"License" shall mean the terms and conditions for the permitted use as defined by this document.
"Licensor" shall mean the copyright owner and/or Legal Entity authorized by the copyright owner that is granting the License.
"Permitted Use" shall mean the acts of calling the smart contracts of ComBoox via their specific API to read or write data on the blockchain network where they were originally deployed by Contributor, and the acts of reproduction, distribution or presentation of the Work for purposes of research, verification or testing, on a computer not linking with any blockchain network, or on a local testing blockchain that consists of one or more nodes entirely and exclusively controlled by You.
"Work" or (“ComBoox”) shall mean the ComBoox system, a blockchain based statutory books keeping system, consisting of a series of smart contracts, including all Contribution(s).
"You" shall mean an individual or Legal Entity exercising permissions granted by this License.
Grant of License
Subject to the terms and conditions of this License, each Contributor hereby grants to you a worldwide, non-exclusive copyright License for the Permitted Use of Work.
No Trademark License
No trademark license is granted to use the trade names, trademarks of Contributor, except as required for reasonable and customary use in describing the origin of the Work.
Prohibition
Unless expressly permitted in this License or other agreements, You are prohibited from:
(1)Deploying the smart contracts of ComBoox, in whole or in part, for whatever purpose, on any blockchain network that has one or more nodes out of your control;
(2)Modifying, translating, or creating derivative works based on the Work; or
(3)Using or disposing of the Work in any illegal manner.
Additional Terms
(1)If you intend to use the Licensed Work in a way that does not fully comply with the requirements stipulated in this License, please contact Contributor in advance to apply for a commercial license.
(2)The Permitted Use and any Contributions to the Work must include a readable copy of this License (refer to the section below on Special Requirements On Reproduction or Distribution).
Termination
Any use of the Work in violation of this License will automatically terminate your rights under this License for the current and all other Work.
Disclaimer of Warranty
(1)Contributor provides the Work (and each Contributor provides its Contributions) on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY CONTRIBUTOR BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY DIRECT, OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WORK OR THE CONTRIBUTION, NO MATTER HOW IT’S CAUSED OR BASED ON WHICH LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
(2)Although ComBoox provides some valuable Legal and Compliance solutions, whereas, it cannot ensure absolute compliance for any significant legal issues, please seek professional advice from legal experts of the relevant jurisdictions. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY CONTRIBUTOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES caused by below issues:
(A).AML/KYC Compliance: shall mean the mandatory legal requirements about identity verification and identity archives management, that various countries stipulated in the fields of financing, securities, investment, asset management, currency exchange, payment etc., for the purpose of investor suitability protection, anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist financing, anti-tax avoidance, and other related purposes,
(B).Securities Compliance: shall mean the mandatory legal requirements around securities issuance and/or transaction activities (such as reporting, filing, and disclosure) for the securities-type equity public offerings or specified private placement in terms of stocks, bonds, and other financing instruments in various countries; or
(C).Data Compliance: shall mean the mandatory legal requirements for data processing activities in various countries, in order to protecting data security, personal information rights, national security and/or commercial secrets.
(3)As an infrastructure software, ComBoox cannot influence or control any behavior of its users or third parties. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY CONTRIBUTOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES caused by below third party behavior:
(A).Inaccurate, incomplete or untimely data uploaded/provided by users;
(B).A third party malicious attack, hack, tamper, intercept, or controls over the data against its owner's intention; or
(B).The unavailability of the blockchain due to the failure of any external environment supplier, such as the unavailability of electrical power, internet connection, and/or any other similar public utilities or infrastructures failure caused by third parties’ behavior or negligence.
Language
This License is written in English and Chinese, both shall have the same legal effect. In case of any discrepancies between the two versions, the English one shall prevail.
Special Requirements On Reproduction or Distribution
To reproduce or distribute this WORK, you are required to complete following steps:
(1)Create a file named "LICENSE" which contains the whole context of this License in the first directory of your package;
(2)Attach the statement to the appropriate annotated syntax at the beginning of each source file.
This WORK is licensed under ComBoox SoftWare License 1.0, a copy of which can be obtained at:
[https://github.com/paul-lee-attorney/comboox]
THIS WORK IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY CONTRIBUTOR BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES.
YOU ARE PROHIBITED FROM DEPLOYING THE SMART CONTRACTS OF THIS WORK, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR WHATEVER PURPOSE, ON ANY BLOCKCHAIN NETWORK THAT HAS ONE OR MORE NODES THAT ARE OUT OF YOUR CONTROL.
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