# 📄 **LICENSE — ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WITH PERMISSION CLAUSE**

**Copyright (c) 2025
Chandrasekar Subramani Narayana
All Rights Reserved.**

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## 1. Grant of Use

You are permitted to **download, install, and use** this software (“Software”) for personal, academic, or research purposes **without modification**.

No other rights are granted.

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## 2. Restrictions (No Copying / No Modification / No Redistribution)

Except where **explicit written permission** is granted by the copyright holder, **you may NOT**:

1. Copy, reproduce, or duplicate any part of the Software
2. Modify, alter, adapt, translate, or create derivative works
3. Publish, redistribute, or share the Software or any portion thereof
4. Incorporate the Software into other software, tools, or packages
5. Upload the Software to any package index, repository, cloud service, or distribution platform
6. Use any part of the Software for commercial purposes
7. Reverse engineer, decompile, or extract any component for reuse

Any such action **without explicit written permission** constitutes copyright infringement.

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## 3. Permission Requests

If you wish to:

* modify the Software
* build derivative works
* reuse code components
* incorporate the Software into another project
* redistribute the Software
* use the Software commercially
* use the Software in teaching or training materials

You **must** obtain prior written authorization from:

**📧 Email:** *[your preferred email — example below]*
**[chandrasekarsn@gmail.com](mailto:chandrasekarsn@gmail.com)**

Permission may be granted **case-by-case** at the discretion of the author.

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## 4. Academic and Citation Requirements

Any academic use, figure generation, or mention of this Software must cite:

> **“Phage Annotator — Chandrasekar Subramani Narayana (2024–2025)”**

Citation details may be updated in the repository.

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## 5. No License for Derivative Models, Datasets, or Tools

The restrictions in Section 2 apply equally to:

* GUI layouts and logic
* annotation formats and schemas
* algorithms, code structure, and workflow designs
* documentation and manuals
* icons, graphics, images, demo files
* example datasets and generated outputs

No reuse or adaptation is permitted without explicit permission.

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## 6. Warranty Disclaimer

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
* MERCHANTABILITY
* NON-INFRINGEMENT

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES, OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE.

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## 7. Termination

Any violation of these terms automatically terminates your right to use this Software.
Continued use after termination is a violation of copyright law.

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## 8. Governing Law

This license shall be governed by the laws applicable in the author’s jurisdiction (India/France).

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# ✔ Summary (human readable)

* You can use and run the software
* You **cannot** copy, modify, reuse, or share it
* You **must** ask permission for *any* reuse
* Academic use must cite the tool
* All rights are retained by the author

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