HyperMEM Source-Available License

Copyright (c) 2026 4biddencode

Version 1.0.0 - effective 2026-08-13

## Preamble

HyperMEM is a memory layer for AI applications. This license lets you use it
freely for personal projects and for commercial projects below a modest size.
If your commercial use grows beyond that, you need a commercial license from
the author.

## 1. Grant

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to use,
copy, modify, merge, publish, and distribute the Software, subject to the
conditions in Section 2. This grant includes sublicensing to your own
employees and contractors as needed to operate your project.

## 2. Free-use conditions

You may use the Software without a commercial license if either:

(a) your use is **personal** — that is, not for commercial gain, or for a
    personal, non-commercial project; or

(b) your use is **commercial** and your project is below BOTH of these
    thresholds at all times during each calendar month:

    - **annual recurring revenue (ARR) under 10,000 USD**; and
    - **monthly active users (MAU) under 1,000.**

"ARR" means the total annualized recurring revenue from your project,
including subscriptions, licenses, and hosted offerings that incorporate the
Software. "MAU" means the number of distinct users who use your project in a
given calendar month.

If your commercial project exceeds either threshold, you must obtain a
commercial license before continuing commercial use.

In all cases, if you use, copy, modify, merge, publish, or distribute the
Software (or a modified version of it), you must give appropriate credit to
the author. In particular:

- retain this license notice and the copyright notice in any copy,
  distribution, or substantial portion of the Software;
- in user-facing material that incorporates the Software (for example an
  application, website, or service), include a visible acknowledgment that
  the product uses HyperMEM by 4biddencode, with a link to the project
  (`https://github.com/4biddencode/hypermem`) where reasonably practical.

Attribution is required for both personal and commercial use.

## 3. Commercial license

To use the Software commercially above the Section 2 thresholds, or to remove
any condition of this license, contact the author to obtain a commercial
license:

    hypermem@x5i.ch

A commercial license grants the rights in Section 1 without the size-based
free-use conditions.

## 4. Restrictions

You may not:

- use the Software in a way that violates applicable law;
- misrepresent that the Software is your own work;
- remove or alter any copyright, trademark, or license notices included in
  the Software.

## 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.
