RIDA PROPRIETARY LICENSE
Version 1.0

Copyright (c) 2026 Syed Ali Hamza Chishty. All rights reserved.

This license applies to the RIDA software library and its source code
(“RIDA”). It does not apply to data files created with RIDA.

1. Permission to use and modify

You may download, install, run, inspect, and modify RIDA for your own use.
You may use RIDA, including a modified version, as a component of software
applications that you create.

2. Applications and commercial use

You may distribute and sell applications that include RIDA, including a
modified version of RIDA, as an integrated component. You may not offer RIDA
as a separately installable or downloadable library, package, or standalone
software product as part of that distribution.

Every application that includes RIDA must display this notice in an About,
Licenses, or Third-Party Notices section:

“Uses RIDA (Range Indexed Data Access).
Copyright (c) 2026 Syed Ali Hamza Chishty.
Used under the RIDA Proprietary License.”

3. Standalone redistribution and resale

You may not sell, sublicense, publish, or otherwise distribute RIDA or a
modified version of RIDA as a standalone library, package, or software
product. You may not claim that you own or authored the original RIDA code.

4. Ownership

Syed Ali Hamza Chishty retains ownership of RIDA. This license grants only
the permissions stated above; it does not transfer ownership of RIDA.

5. Warranty

RIDA is provided “AS IS”, without warranties or conditions of any kind,
express or implied, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
