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Proprietary Free-Use License

Copyright © 2026 Piqued AI, LLC. All rights reserved.

1. Grant of Use

You may use this software free of charge for any purpose (subject to the restrictions in Paragraph 2 of this license), including personal, commercial, educational, and government use. No account, registration, or license key is required.

2. Restrictions

You may not:

  • (a) redistribute, sublicense, sell, lease, or make this software available to third parties as a download, hosted service, managed service, or embedded component of another product or service;
  • (b) modify, adapt, or create derivative works of this software;
  • (c) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or extract source code from this software.

For clarity, “hosted service” means any arrangement where third parties outside your organization access or benefit from the functionality of this software over a network, whether or not you charge a fee. Use of this software within your own organization on internal networks is permitted.

3. Protocol Distinction

This software implements the pqdx protocol. The pqdx protocol specification, schema, and file format are separately licensed under CC-BY-ND 4.0 and are not subject to the restrictions above. Nothing in this license restricts your right to create independent implementations of the pqdx protocol. See pqdx.dev for the open protocol.

4. Ownership

This software and all copies remain the exclusive property of Piqued AI, LLC. All rights not expressly granted in Paragraph 1 are reserved.

5. Termination

If you breach any term of this license, Piqued AI, LLC will provide written notice describing the breach. You have 30 days from receipt of notice to cure the breach. If the breach is not cured within 30 days, this license terminates automatically. Upon termination, you must cease all use of the software and destroy all copies in your possession. Termination does not limit Piqued AI’s right to seek damages or other relief for the breach.

6. No Warranty

THIS 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 NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL PIQUED AI, LLC BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES, OR OTHER LIABILITY ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

7. Venue and Governing Law

By use of this license, you submit to the jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Kent County, Delaware for any legal claim arising out of your use or violation of this license. This license is governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.

8. Violation

If you violate the terms of this license, including but not limited to Paragraph 2(a), (b), or (c), Piqued AI, LLC has the right to seek injunctive relief against you and you consent to such action being brought in the state and federal courts located in Kent County, Delaware, as set forth in Paragraph 7, and to actual or liquidated damages of $1,000 per day of continuing violation (which you agree is reasonable and not punitive), plus attorneys’ fees incurred.

9. Assignment

You may not assign or transfer this license or any rights granted under it. Piqued AI, LLC may assign this license freely, including in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

10. General

If any provision of this license is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect. This license constitutes the entire agreement between you and Piqued AI, LLC regarding use of the software and supersedes all prior agreements, representations, and understandings. Piqued AI, LLC’s failure to enforce any provision does not constitute a waiver of that provision.

Effective April 1, 2026