T7 Academic Software Type 1 License v1.0

This license governs the use, reproduction, and distribution of the software named vhf (Virtual Hadron Factory) (hereafter referred to as "the Software").

Copyright © Tanishq Sharma, 2025

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any individual or academic/non-profit institution (the "User") to use this software (the "Software") for non-commercial research and educational purposes, subject to the following terms and conditions:

1. Attribution and Citation

   • Any published or publicly shared work that makes use of the Software, in whole or in part, must properly acknowledge its use.
   • The User must include citations as specified in the Software’s documentation (e.g., README, user manual) and any .bib file generated during the Software's execution.
   • The User may not modify or suppress the citation generation functionality of the Software, nor remove any citations produced by the Software when presenting results.

2. Non-Commercial Use Only

   • The Software may not be used, in whole or in part, by any commercial entity or for any commercial purpose. This includes, but is not limited to, internal research, product development, service offerings, consulting, or data generation by or for for-profit organizations.
   • If you are a commercial entity or wish to use the Software for a commercial purpose, please contact the author(s) for licensing options.

3. No Redistribution of Modified Versions

   • Users may modify the Software for internal use only.
   • Modified versions of the Software may not be distributed, shared, published, or made available to others in any form, without the prior, express written consent of the original author(s).
   • Any redistribution of the Software must match the original, unmodified version as obtained from the official source repository.

4. Preservation of Notices

   • This license text, copyright notice, and all author attribution and citation requirements must be retained in all copies or substantial portions of 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 NON-INFRINGEMENT. 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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By using the Software, the User agrees to comply fully with the terms of this license.