Proprietary Free-Use License

Copyright (c) 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 https://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.
