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Hugging Face Optimized Inference License 1.0 (HFOILv1.0)
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This License Agreement governs the use of the Software and its Modifications. It is a
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binding agreement between the Licensor and You.
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This License Agreement shall be referred to as Hugging Face Optimized Inference License
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1.0 or HFOILv1.0. We may publish revised versions of this License Agreement from time to
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time. Each version will be given a distinguished number.
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By downloading, accessing, modifying, distributing or otherwise using the Software, You
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consent to all of the terms and conditions below. So, if You do not agree with those,
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please do not download, access, modify, distribute, or use the Software.
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1. PERMISSIONS
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You may use, modify and distribute the Software pursuant to the following terms and
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conditions:
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Copyright License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement and where
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and as applicable, each Contributor hereby grants You a perpetual, worldwide,
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publicly perform, sublicense under the terms herein, and distribute the Software and
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import, and otherwise transfer the Software, where such license applies only to those
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No other rights. All rights not expressly granted herein are retained.
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You may not distribute the Software as a hosted or managed, and paid service, where the
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service grants users access to any substantial set of the features or functionality of the
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Software. If you wish to do so, You will need to be granted additional rights from the
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You may not sublicense the Software under any other terms than those listed in this
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When You modify the Software, You agree to: - attach a notice stating the Modifications of
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Software are released under this License Agreement.
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When You distribute the Software or Modifications of the Software, You agree to: - give
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Documentation; and if sharing the Modifications of the Software, add Explanatory
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Documentation documenting the changes made to create the Modifications of the Software; -
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retain all copyright, patent, trademark and attribution notices.
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Termination. Licensor reserves the right to restrict Use of the Software in violation of
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this License Agreement, upon which Your licenses will automatically terminate.
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Contributions. Unless You explicitly state otherwise, any Contribution intentionally
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Disclaimer of Warranty. Except as expressly provided otherwise herein, and to the fullest
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Software for your purposes (including your use or distribution of the Software and
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Limitation of Liability. In no event and under no legal theory, whether in tort (including
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“Contribution” refers to any work of authorship, including the original version of the
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Software and any Modifications of the Software that is intentionally submitted to Licensor
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for inclusion in the Software by the copyright owner or by an individual or entity
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“Contributor” refers to Licensor and any individual or entity on behalf of whom a
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“Data” refers to a collection of information extracted from the dataset used with the
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“Explanatory Documentation” refers to any documentation or related information including
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characteristics of the Software. Explanatory documentation is not licensed under this
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"License Agreement" refers to these terms and conditions.
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“Licensor” refers to the rights owners or entity authorized by the rights owners that are
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“Model” refers to machine-learning based assemblies (including checkpoints), consisting of
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learnt weights and parameters (including optimizer states), corresponding to a model
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architecture as embodied in Software source code. Source code is not licensed under this
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License Agreement.
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“Modifications of the Software” refers to all changes to the Software, including without
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limitation derivative works of the Software.
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“Output” refers to the results of operating the Software.
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“Share” refers to any transmission, reproduction, publication or other sharing of the
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Software or Modifications of the Software to a third party, including providing the
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Softwaire as a hosted service made available by electronic or other remote means,
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including - but not limited to - API-based or web access.
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“Software” refers to the software and Model (or parts of either) that Licensor makes
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available under this License Agreement.
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“Third Parties” refers to individuals or legal entities that are not under common control
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with Licensor or You.
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“Use” refers to anything You or your representatives do with the Software, including but
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not limited to generating any Output, fine tuning, updating, running, training, evaluating
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and/or reparametrizing the Model.
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any field of Use.
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