ADAAD — Autonomous Development & Adaptation Architecture
Proprietary Software License

Copyright (c) 2025–2026 InnovativeAI LLC. All rights reserved.
Founder & Sole Rights Holder: Dustin L. Reid
Contact: dustin@adaad.pro · adaad.pro

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NOTICE OF LICENSE CHANGE

All versions of ADAAD from v10.0.0 onward (and all versions from v9.61.0
onward where this file is present) are issued under this Proprietary License.

Prior versions distributed under Apache License 2.0 remain governed by that
license for recipients who received them before this change. InnovativeAI LLC
makes no warranty of any kind regarding those prior versions.

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PROPRIETARY LICENSE — ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

1. OWNERSHIP

   All source code, documentation, governance schemas, constitutional
   invariants, cryptographic audit structures, agent architectures,
   innovation implementations, test suites, brand assets, trade names,
   trademarks, and all other materials comprising or accompanying ADAAD
   ("the Software") are the exclusive intellectual property of
   InnovativeAI LLC and its founder Dustin L. Reid.

2. RESTRICTIONS

   You may NOT, without the prior written permission of InnovativeAI LLC:

   a. Use, copy, reproduce, or execute any portion of the Software;
   b. Modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works of the Software;
   c. Distribute, sublicense, sell, transfer, or otherwise convey the
      Software or any rights therein to any third party;
   d. Decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or attempt to derive source
      code from any compiled portion of the Software;
   e. Use any portion of the Software to train, fine-tune, or distill any
      machine learning model or AI system;
   f. Use the Software's governance architecture, constitutional invariant
      framework, CEL pipeline, HMAC-chained ledger design, or replay proof
      structures to build competing or substantially similar systems;
   g. Remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, trademark, or proprietary
      notice contained in or accompanying the Software.

3. PATENT NOTICE

   The Software embodies patent-pending inventions, including but not
   limited to: the Constitutional Evolution Loop (CEL), fail-closed
   GovernanceGate, multi-signal constitutional fitness scoring with
   adaptive weights, hash-chained governance ledger, and tiered mutation
   authority architecture. All patent rights are reserved exclusively to
   InnovativeAI LLC and Dustin L. Reid.

4. TRADEMARKS

   ADAAD™, InnovativeAI™, Aponi™, and Cryovant™ are trademarks of
   InnovativeAI LLC. No license to use these marks is granted by this
   license or by any access to the Software.

5. SINGLE-USER ACCESS

   Access to this repository is granted solely to Dustin L. Reid
   (HUMAN-0) and authorized agents explicitly designated by
   InnovativeAI LLC. No access constitutes a license to use, copy,
   or redistribute the Software.

6. NO WARRANTY

   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, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

   IN NO EVENT SHALL INNOVATIVEAI LLC OR DUSTIN L. REID BE LIABLE FOR
   ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES, OR OTHER LIABILITY ARISING FROM, OUT OF, OR IN
   CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

8. GOVERNING LAW

   This license is governed by the laws of the State of Oklahoma, USA.
   Any disputes shall be resolved exclusively in the courts of Kay County,
   Oklahoma.

9. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

   This license constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with
   respect to the Software and supersedes all prior agreements, oral or
   written, relating thereto.

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For licensing inquiries, commercial agreements, or operator access:
  Dustin L. Reid · InnovativeAI LLC
  dustin@adaad.pro · adaad.pro

"Constitutionally Governed AI — Autonomous Evolution, Auditable by Design."
(c) 2025-2026 InnovativeAI LLC. All rights reserved.
