Cortex Personal Use License
Version 1.0, May 2026

Copyright (c) 2026 Cortex contributors. All rights reserved.

1. GRANT OF LICENSE

   You may use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
   documentation only for personal, non-commercial purposes, including:

   - Personal learning and experimentation
   - Hobby or side projects that are not offered for sale
   - Open-source contributions to this repository (see README)
   - Internal tools for yourself, where you are not a business selling
     software or services to third parties

2. COMMERCIAL USE PROHIBITED

   Commercial use is not permitted without a separate written agreement
   from the copyright holder. Commercial use includes, without limitation:

   - Use by a company, agency, or other organization in the course of
     business (including internal development for products or clients)
   - Offering a product or service (paid or free) that incorporates or
     depends on this software
   - Using this software to develop software that is sold, licensed, or
     SaaS-hosted for customers
   - Consulting or contracting where deliverables rely on this software

   If you need commercial use, contact the maintainers to request a
   commercial license.

3. CONTRIBUTIONS

   By submitting a contribution (pull request, patch, or other material)
   to this project, you agree that:

   - Your contribution is your original work or you have the right to
     submit it under these terms
   - You grant the project maintainers a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive
     license to use, modify, and distribute your contribution as part of
     this project under this license
   - You will not submit material that violates third-party rights

4. DISCLAIMER

   THIS 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.

5. TERMINATION

   Your rights under this license end automatically if you breach it.
   Sections 2, 4, and 5 survive termination.
