# Terms of Use

Welcome to the 3D-PAWS initiative! We are committed to open science and transparent sharing. This page outlines the licenses that apply to different parts of our project.

### Software <a href="#software" id="software"></a>

**Licenses:** [Apache License 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt) and [MIT License](https://opensource.org/license/mit)

Our software components are released under the Apache License 2.0 and the MIT License.\
You are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, including for commercial purposes, provided you comply with the terms of these licenses.\
Please refer to the `LICENSE` files in our code repositories for full legal text and attribution requirements.

### 3D Print Files and Hardware Kit <a href="#id-3d-print-files-and-hardware-kit" id="id-3d-print-files-and-hardware-kit"></a>

**License:** [CERN Open Hardware License Version 2 (CERN OHL v2)](https://gitlab.com/ohwr/project/cernohl/-/wikis/uploads/3eff4154d05e7a0459f3ddbf0674cae4/cern_ohl_p_v2.txt)

All 3D-printable files, hardware designs, and kit documentation are licensed under the CERN Open Hardware License Version 2.\
This license ensures that any modifications or derivatives of our hardware designs remain open and are shared with the community.\
If you distribute modified versions, you must also share your changes under the same license.

### Documentation <a href="#documentation" id="documentation"></a>

**License:** [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

All website content, written guides, and documentation are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.\
You may copy, redistribute, remix, and build upon our documentation for any purpose, even commercially, as long as you give appropriate credit.

### How to Attribute <a href="#how-to-attribute" id="how-to-attribute"></a>

When reusing or sharing any part of 3D-PAWS, please include the following information:

* The name of the project: **3D-PAWS**
* The relevant license (see above)
* A link to the original source (e.g., our website or repository)
* A note of any modifications you made

**Example attribution for documentation:**

> Content adapted from 3D-PAWS (<https://3dpaws.comet.ucar.edu/>), licensed under CC BY 4.0.

### Questions or Contributions <a href="#questions-or-contributions" id="questions-or-contributions"></a>

If you have questions about licensing or wish to contribute, please contact us or open an issue in our repository. By contributing, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the same terms as the corresponding project components.

*This page provides a summary of our licensing approach. For full legal terms, please consult the individual license texts linked above.*


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