Prose - Proprietary Software License
Copyright (c) 2026 Dongyang Stephen Chen, trading as Evaluated Applications.
All rights reserved.
This is a legal agreement between you ("Licensee") and Dongyang Stephen Chen,
trading as Evaluated Applications ("Owner"), for the Prose software library
distributed in compiled (binary) form ("Software"). By downloading, installing,
referencing, or otherwise using the Software, you accept this agreement. If you do
not accept it, do not use the Software.
1. OWNERSHIP. The Software is licensed, not sold. The Owner retains all right,
title, and interest in and to the Software, including all copyright, patent,
trademark, trade secret, and other intellectual property rights in it and in the
techniques, designs, methods, and know-how it embodies. No ownership or
intellectual property right is transferred to the Licensee under this agreement.
Nothing in the Software's distribution in binary form, or its availability on any
package registry, places it in the public domain or grants any implied license.
2. LICENSE GRANT. Subject to continuous compliance with this agreement, the Owner
grants the Licensee a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable,
revocable license to install and use unmodified copies of the Software solely for
INTERNAL EVALUATION and NON-COMMERCIAL development and testing.
3. COMMERCIAL USE REQUIRES A SEPARATE LICENSE. Any use of the Software, in whole or
in part, in or to develop any commercial, production, or revenue-generating
product, service, model, or system, is NOT permitted under this agreement and
requires a separate paid commercial license from the Owner.
4. RESTRICTIONS. Except to the extent expressly permitted by this agreement or by
applicable law that cannot be contractually waived, the Licensee shall not:
(a) redistribute, publish, mirror, host, rent, lease, lend, sell, or sublicense
the Software or any part of it, or make it available to any third party;
(b) modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works of the Software;
(c) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the
source code, algorithms, or internal structure of the Software, except and
only to the limited extent applicable law expressly permits despite this
restriction (e.g. a non-waivable right to decompile for interoperability);
(d) use the Software, or the techniques and designs it embodies, to build, train,
or improve any product, service, model, or codebase that competes with the
Owner's offerings;
(e) remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary
notice in or on the Software.
5. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS. All rights not expressly granted are reserved by the
Owner. This agreement grants no rights in any patents, trademarks, or trade
secrets of the Owner except as necessary to exercise the limited grant above.
6. TERMINATION. This license terminates automatically and immediately if the
Licensee breaches any term. On termination, the Licensee must cease all use of
the Software and destroy all copies. Sections 1, 4, 5, 7, and 8 survive
termination.
7. NO WARRANTY. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND
NONINFRINGEMENT.
8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT
SHALL THE OWNER BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING FROM
OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE OWNER'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY SHALL NOT
EXCEED THE AMOUNT THE LICENSEE PAID FOR THE SOFTWARE, IF ANY.
For a commercial license, or for any use beyond internal evaluation and
non-commercial development and testing, contact Dongyang Stephen Chen (Evaluated
Applications).