Academic and Non-Commercial Use License

Copyright (c) 2026 Maarten R. Dobbelaere and Helen F. Sneddon

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, and distribute the Software for academic, research, and
other non-commercial purposes, subject to the following conditions:

1. The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
   all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

2. The Software may not be used, in whole or in part, for any commercial
   purpose without prior written permission from the copyright holder.
   "Commercial purpose" means any use intended for or directed toward
   commercial advantage or monetary compensation, including but not limited
   to: incorporating the Software into commercial products or services,
   using the Software to provide commercial services to third parties, or
   using the Software in a revenue-generating capacity.

3. The copyright holder retains full rights to use, license, and
   commercialize the Software without restriction.

4. Any academic publication or presentation that uses or references this
   Software must cite the associated publication as specified in the
   README or CITATION.cff file of this repository.

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.

For commercial licensing inquiries, contact: mrodobbe.Dobbelaere@UGent.be
