Helix CDC - Evaluation License
Version 0.1.1 - 2025-10-21

Copyright (c) 2025 voidstr3m33. All rights reserved.

EVALUATION LICENSE

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person or organization
obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
"Software"), to use, reproduce, and evaluate the Software for the sole purpose
of assessing its suitability for commercial licensing or integration, subject
to the following conditions:

1. EVALUATION ONLY
   The Software may be used for internal evaluation, testing, and proof-of-concept
   purposes only. Commercial use, production deployment, or redistribution requires
   a separate commercial license agreement.

2. NO REDISTRIBUTION
   You may not distribute, sublicense, rent, lease, or otherwise transfer the
   Software or any portion thereof to third parties without prior written consent.

3. NO MODIFICATION FOR PRODUCTION
   You may modify the Software for evaluation purposes only. Modified versions
   may not be used in production environments without a commercial license.

4. ATTRIBUTION
   All copies or substantial portions of the Software must retain this license
   notice, the copyright notice, and all author attributions.

5. NO WARRANTY
   THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
   IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
   FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
   AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
   LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
   OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
   SOFTWARE.

6. TERM
   This evaluation license is valid for 90 days from the date of receipt.
   Extended evaluation or commercial use requires a separate agreement.

7. TERMINATION
   This license terminates automatically upon breach of any condition. Upon
   termination, you must destroy all copies of the Software.

COMMERCIAL LICENSING

For commercial licensing, production deployment, or integration inquiries,
contact: pilots@helix-cdc.dev

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

This Software contains confidential and proprietary information, including
trade secrets, that are the exclusive property of the copyright holder.
Unauthorized disclosure or use may violate intellectual property laws.

Components documented in IP_REGISTER.md are protected as trade secrets or
patent-pending inventions. See DEFENSIVE_PUBLICATION.md for details.
