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This program, "Genozip", which includes four tools (genozip, genounzip, genocat and genols), source
code, object code, executables, documentation and other files, was developed by Divon Lan (
"Developer") and is copyright (C) 2019-2024 Genozip Limited ("Licensor"). All rights reserved.
Patent pending.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE

1. Definitions.

"License" shall mean the terms and conditions for use as defined by Sections 1 through 11 of this
document.

"Legal Entity" shall mean the union of the acting entity and all other entities that control, are
controlled by, or are under common control with that entity. For the purposes of this definition, 
"control" means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the direction or management of such
entity, whether by contract or otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the
outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity.

"You" (or "Your") shall mean Legal Entity (possibly an individual) exercising permissions granted
by this License.

"Recognized Academic Research Institution" shall mean a Legal Entity that contributes to the
scientific record by regularly publishing papers in scientific journals AND that grants academic
degrees which are recongnized as such by the competent authority in the country in which said Legal
Entity is organized.

"Derivative Works" shall mean any work that is based on (or derived from) Genozip and for which the
editorial revisions, annotations, elaborations, or other modifications represent, as a whole, an
original work of authorship. For the purposes of this License, Derivative Works shall not include
works that remain separable from Genozip and Derivative Works thereof.

"Your Commercial Data" shall mean data which You (the Legal Entity exercising permissions granted
by this License) obtained with intention of using it in the development process of a product or
service and/or was obtained and/or will be used in the context of any kind of service You provide 
(including also: sequencing, bioinformatics, diagnostic, clinical, research-on-contract, IT,
product development, inspection, biobanks and other dataset aggregations for consumption by
external users (even if for academic purposes).) for which You get paid, including through fees,
grants, salary or government funding. Data derived from Your Commercial Data is also Your
Commerical Data.

"Your Computers" shall mean computers You own and/or cloud accounts You own at 3rd party cloud
providers.

"Genozip Executables" shall mean the executable files genozip, genounzip, genocat and genols (with
or without an .exe file name suffix).

Other words and terms in this License shall be interpreted as their usual meaning in the context of
a software product.

2. Grant of copyright license. Licensor hereby grants to You a limited non-exclusive, non
-transferrable, non-sublicensable, revokable copyright license to use Genozip on Your Computers, if
you meet the conditions attached to any of the License Types a through f below, for the limited
purpose attached to that particular License Type, and subject to the terms and conditions of this
License agreement:

   a. Research License: Using Genozip Executables for academic research, educational or training
purposes provided that You are a Recognized Academic Research Institution which is not a hospital
but excluding use with Your Commercial Data, and limited to a single lab or project within a single
institution.

   b. Student License: You are a student enrolled in an academic degree program in a Recognized
Academic Research Institution, and your use of Genozip is related to your studies.

   c. Standard, Enterprise or Premium License: Using Genozip Executables for any legal purpose, if
the license was purchased and paid for, and for the duration that it is in effect. In addition, for
Premium License only: Distributing Genozip Executables to others.

   d. Decompression License: Using a subset of Genozip Executables consisting of genounzip,
genocat, genols for any legal purpose, on files that were compressed with a valid Genozip license.
A Decompression License is free of charge.

   e. Evaluation License: Using Genozip Executables for the purpose of evaluating Genozip, free of
charge, for a duration of 30 days, if You were not already granted an Evaluation License in the
past. The duration of an Evaluation License may be extended by written email approval.

   f. Distribution License: For the purpose of distributing Genozip Executables to others via a
platform that is free of charge, including (but not limited to) an Internet website, a package or
container management system, or a module on an institutional HPC. A Distribution License is free of
charge. Each end user must independently register to Genozip and be granted a Standard, Enterprise,
Premium, Research, Student, Decompression or Evaluation License.

   g. Biobank License: Using Genozip Executables to compress data for a public or cross
-institutional genomic data repository by certain users named on the license, if the license was
purchased and paid for, and for the duration that it is in effect.

3. Additional Terms and conditions

   a. You must fully, truthfully and accurately complete the registration, either by completing the
registration as prompted by the genozip tool or by receiving registration confirmation after
registering by emailing register@genozip.com.

   b. Using Genozip to compress a file is only permitted if the file is retained in its original
form as well or the potential loss of data due to Genozip not being able to uncompress the
compressed file would not cause any harm.

   c. Any changes to the Genozip's source code and/or creation of Derivative Works and/or reverse
-engineering of Genozip and/or using all or part of Genozip's source code (even if modified) in
another software package are forbidden, unless prior written permission is obtained from Licensor.

   d. Any software source code intentionally submitted for inclusion in Genozip by You to the
Licensor or the Developer, including by using a Github Pull Request, shall imply complete and
irrevocable assignment by You to Licensor of all copyright in the submitted source code. Regarding
any such source code You submitted for inclusion in Genozip in the past, You hereby assign all
copyright in this submitted source code to Licensor.

   e. Reselling Genozip and/or selling a service or a product that includes Genozip or any part of
Genozip's code or algorithms (together, "Genozip Technology") such that a user of said service or
product may directly or indirectly effectuate compression or decompression of data using Genozip
Technology - permission for such reselling or selling is not granted in this license, and requires
a separate reseller or OEM license. To clarify, merely delivering Genozip-compressed files to
others (e.g. your clients or collaborators) IS included in the Standard, Enterprise, Premium,
Research and/or Student License and IS NOT subject to this restriction.

4. Severely Unauthorized Use of Genozip. Use which is either: a. with no license (Standard License,
Enterprise License, Premium License, Research License, Student License, Evaluation License,
Decompression License or Distribution License) granted according to section 2; and/or b. non
-compliant with any of sections 3a, 3c, 3e; and/or c. use of Genozip for which you were granted an
Research or Student License to compress Your Commercial Data - shall be considered Severely
Unauthorized Use of Genozip. In this case, You agree to a. pay Licensor US$100.00 for each file You
compressed with Genozip b. that Licensor shall be eligible for 20% ownership of any revenue
generated and intellectual property created that involved the Severely Unauthorized Use of Genozip.
c. reimburse licensor for all legal and/or collection costs related to Your Severely Unauthorized
Use of Genozip.

5. Data collected. You consent to the following data collection:

   a. At registration time: registration information provided by you and details about your
hardware, operating system and IP address as displayed at end of the registration process.

   b. When a file is compressed: a log record containing aggregate statistical information about
the performance of the compression algorithm and associated metadata. This logging occurs when
using a free license. When using a Research, Standard, Enterprise or Premium (i.e. paid) License,
YOU WILL BE ASKED TO CHOOSE WHETHER OR NOT YOU ALLOW THIS LOGGING. Details can be found here: https
://genozip.com/telemetry. 

6. Mailing list. You consent to receiving low-frequency product announcement and other marketing
emails related to Genozip.

7. Trademarks. This License does not grant permission to use the trade names, trademarks, service
marks, or product names of the Licensor, except as required for reasonable and customary use in
describing the origin of the Genozip

8. Survival. The limitations of liability and ownership rights of Genozip contained herein and
Licensee's obligations following termination of this Agreement will survive the termination of this
Agreement for any reason.

9. No FDA or other regulatory approvals. The performance characteristics of Genozip have not been
established. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that (i) Genozip has not been approved, cleared, or
licensed by the United States Food and Drug Administration or the Hong Kong Department of Health or
any other regulatory entity in any country for any specific intended use, whether research,
commercial, diagnostic, or otherwise, and (ii) Licensee must ensure it has any regulatory approvals
that are necessary for Licensee's intended uses of Genozip. Licensee will comply with all
applicable laws and regulations when using and maintaining Genozip.

10. Disclaimer of Warranty. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, Licensor
provides Genozip on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT,
MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. You are solely responsible for determining
the appropriateness of using or redistributing the Genozip and assume any risks associated with
Your exercise of permissions under this License.

11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT AND
UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER
LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, SHALL LICENSOR OR DEVELOPER BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER ARISING AS A RESULT OF
THIS LICENSE OR OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE GENOZIP (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES
FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, FILE CORRUPTION, DATA LOSS,
OR ANY AND ALL OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES), EVEN IF LICENSOR OR DEVELOPER HAVE BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  IN NO EVENT WILL LICENSOR'S OR DEVELOPER'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO
LICENSEE FOR ALL DAMAGES (OTHER THAN AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW IN CASES INVOLVING
PERSONAL INJURY) EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF $500 USD. THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY EVEN IF THE
ABOVE STATED REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Genozip license version: 15.0.71