AETHERFLOW COMMUNITY LICENSE AGREEMENT
Version 1.1

Copyright © 2026 AetherFlow Authors.
All rights reserved.

IMPORTANT: THIS IS NOT AN OPEN SOURCE LICENSE.
THIS LICENSE PERMITS INTERNAL USE BUT RESTRICTS COMMERCIAL SERVICE OFFERINGS.

PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE.

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1. DEFINITIONS

1.1 “Software” means the AetherFlow source code, object code, documentation,
and any associated materials made available under this License.

1.2 “Licensor” means the copyright holder(s) of AetherFlow.

1.3 “You” (or “Licensee”) means the individual or legal entity exercising
rights under this License.

1.4 “Internal Use” means use of the Software solely within Your organization
for Your own internal business operations and not for resale, redistribution,
or provision to third parties as a service.

1.5 “Commercial Distribution” means distributing, sublicensing, selling,
licensing, or otherwise transferring the Software or derivative works to
third parties for commercial benefit.

1.6 “Service Offering” means providing the Software, or a service whose
primary purpose is to expose the Software’s workflow execution capabilities,
to third parties as a hosted, managed, SaaS, or cloud service.

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2. LICENSE GRANT

Subject to the terms and conditions of this License, Licensor grants You a
non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to:

2.1 Use the Software for Internal Use without restriction.

2.2 Modify the Software for Internal Use.

2.3 Create derivative works of the Software for Internal Use.

No other rights are granted by implication, estoppel, or otherwise.

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3. PERMITTED USE CLARIFICATION

For avoidance of doubt:

3.1 You may use the Software internally within a commercial organization,
including in production environments.

3.2 You may use the Software as part of Your internal infrastructure to
operate Your own products or services.

3.3 You may build products or services that rely on data processed by the
Software, provided the Software itself is not made available to customers
as a workflow engine or execution service.

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4. RESTRICTIONS

Without a separate commercial license from the Licensor, You may not:

4.1 Engage in Commercial Distribution of the Software.

4.2 Provide the Software as a Service Offering.

4.3 Offer a hosted or managed workflow platform powered substantially by
the Software where customers interact with, configure, or execute workflows
using the Software.

4.4 Embed the Software in a product whose primary marketed functionality is
workflow orchestration or execution derived from the Software.

4.5 Remove, alter, or obscure any copyright or proprietary notices.

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5. CLOUD SERVICE PROTECTION

You may not use the Software to provide a managed or hosted service in which:

(a) the Software’s workflow engine functionality is made available to
third parties; or

(b) the primary commercial value of the offering is the Software’s
workflow orchestration capabilities.

This restriction applies regardless of whether the Software’s source code
is distributed.

If You intend to provide such a service, You must obtain a commercial
license from the Licensor.

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6. REDISTRIBUTION

You may:

6.1 Share unmodified copies of the Software internally within Your organization.

You may not:

6.2 Publicly redistribute modified versions of the Software.

6.3 Include the Software in a commercial product or platform for distribution.

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7. CONTRIBUTIONS

If You submit a contribution (including patches, pull requests, or suggestions):

7.1 You represent that You have the necessary rights to submit such contribution.

7.2 You grant the Licensor a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free
license to use, modify, distribute, and sublicense the contribution under
this License or a commercial license.

Submission of a contribution does not alter the licensing terms of the Software.

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8. OWNERSHIP

The Software is licensed, not sold. All right, title, and interest in and to
the Software, including all intellectual property rights, remain with the Licensor.

No trademark rights are granted under this License.

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9. TERMINATION

This License terminates automatically if You violate any of its terms.

Upon termination:

9.1 You must cease all use of the Software.

9.2 You must destroy all copies of the Software in Your possession or control.

Sections 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, and 11 shall survive termination.

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10. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

THE 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 NON-INFRINGEMENT.

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11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE LICENSOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES,
INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, ARISING FROM THE
USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE.

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12. GOVERNING LAW

This License shall be governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the
Licensor is established.

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13. COMMERCIAL LICENSE

If You wish to:

- Provide the Software as a hosted or managed workflow service
- Embed it in a commercial orchestration platform
- Distribute or resell it in any commercial capacity

You must obtain a separate commercial license from the Licensor.

Contact: info@huuthuong.com

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SUMMARY (NON-BINDING)

You may use AetherFlow internally, including in production, without restriction.

You may not resell it, redistribute it, or provide it as a workflow engine
service to third parties without a commercial license.
