Cognis Open Collaboration License (COCL)
Version 1.0 — 2026

Copyright (c) 2026 Cognis Digital LLC (Wyoming, USA). All rights reserved.

This software and associated documentation files (the "Software") are made
available by Cognis Digital LLC ("Licensor") under the following terms. By
using, copying, modifying, or distributing the Software, or by contributing to
it, you ("You") agree to these terms.

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1. DEFINITIONS
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1.1 "Non-Commercial Use" means use for personal projects, internal evaluation,
    research, education, security testing You are authorized to perform, and
    other use that is not Commercial Use.
1.2 "Commercial Use" means any use of the Software, in whole or in part, that
    is primarily intended for or directed toward commercial advantage or
    monetary compensation, including without limitation: (a) use in production
    to operate a business; (b) offering the Software (or a modified version) to
    third parties as a hosted, managed, or software-as-a-service offering;
    (c) redistributing the Software as, or as part of, a commercial product;
    or (d) use by a for-profit entity beyond a 30-day internal evaluation.
1.3 "Contribution" means any work of authorship You intentionally submit to
    Licensor for inclusion in the Software (e.g., via a pull request, patch,
    or issue attachment).

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2. GRANT FOR NON-COMMERCIAL USE
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Subject to Your compliance with this License, Licensor grants You a worldwide,
royalty-free, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use, reproduce,
modify, and create derivative works of the Software, and to distribute such
copies and derivative works, FOR NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY, provided that:
  (a) You retain this License, the NOTICE file, and all copyright,
      attribution, and license notices in all copies and derivative works; and
  (b) You clearly mark any modified files as changed.

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3. COMMERCIAL USE REQUIRES A SEPARATE LICENSE
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Commercial Use of the Software is NOT granted under this License. To obtain a
commercial license, contact Cognis Digital LLC at licensing@cognis.digital.
Nothing in this License limits rights You may separately negotiate in writing
with Licensor.

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4. CONTRIBUTIONS ("COLLABORATION PULL")
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4.1 Inbound license. By submitting a Contribution, You license that
    Contribution to Licensor and to all recipients of the Software under the
    terms of this License (inbound = outbound).
4.2 Relicensing grant. You additionally grant Licensor a perpetual, worldwide,
    royalty-free, irrevocable, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify,
    distribute, and RELICENSE Your Contribution (including under commercial or
    other terms) as part of the Software or Cognis Digital offerings. This
    enables the dual-licensing model in Sections 2 and 3.
4.3 Representations. You represent that each Contribution is Your original work
    or that You have the right to submit it under these terms, and that it does
    not knowingly violate any third party's rights.
4.4 Recognition. Accepted Contributions are credited in the project history and,
    where appropriate, in a CONTRIBUTORS or NOTICE file.

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5. PATENT
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Licensor grants You a license to its patent claims necessarily infringed by the
Software as provided, limited to the scope of the use granted in Section 2. If
You initiate patent litigation alleging the Software infringes a patent, the
licenses granted to You under this License terminate immediately.

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6. TRADEMARKS
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This License does not grant permission to use the trade names, trademarks,
service marks, or product names of Licensor, including "Cognis", "Cognis
Digital", and associated logos, except as required for reasonable and customary
attribution.

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7. TERMINATION
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This License terminates automatically if You breach it and do not cure the
breach within 30 days of becoming aware of it. Upon termination You must cease
all use and distribution of the Software, except that copies held by downstream
recipients in compliance with this License survive.

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8. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
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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.

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9. SECURITY-TOOL ACCEPTABLE USE
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Several Cognis tools are dual-use security software. You agree to use them only
against systems, data, and identities You own or are explicitly authorized in
writing to test, and in compliance with all applicable laws. You are solely
responsible for Your use.

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This is a source-available license. It is NOT an OSI-approved "open source"
license. For questions: legal@cognis.digital · https://cognis.digital