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CRYPTOGRAPHIC AUTONOMY LICENSE VERSION 1.0
This Cryptographic Autonomy License (the “License”) applies to any Work whose owner has
marked it with any of the following notices:“Licensed under the Cryptographic Autonomy License version 1.0,” or“Licensed under the Cryptographic Autonomy License version 1.0, with Combined Work
Exception.”
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1. License Grant
1.1. Grants
Conditioned on compliance with section 2, and subject to the reservations of section 1.2, youhave world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive permission to:a) Take any action with the Work or a Modified Work that would infringe the copyright or
database protection laws of an Applicable Jurisdiction applying to the Work, includingPublicly Performing any interface derived from the Work; andb) Take any action with the Work or a Modified Work that would infringe any patent claims
Licensable by Licensor, to the extent that those claims are embodied in the Work as
distributed by Licensor.
1.2. Limitations on Grants
The following reservations apply to the permissions granted in section 1.1:a) Licensor does not grant any patent license for claims that are only infringed due to themodification of the Work or the combination of the Work, directly or indirectly, with anyother component, including other Software or hardware.
b) Licensor does not grant any license to the trademarks, service marks, or logos ofLicensor, except to the extent necessary to comply with the attribution conditions insection 2.1 of this License. Describing a Modified Work as being derived from the Work,or compatible or not compatible with the Work, is allowed as a fair or nominative use.

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2. Conditions
The following conditions apply to any exercise of the permissions given in section 1. These are
the only conditions imposed by this license relative to the Work; any other exercise of thepermissions given in section 1 is allowed.
2.1. Attribution
You must a) retain all copyright, patent, or trademark notices contained in the Source Code, as
well as any notices of licensing, authorship, or attribution, and b) provide all such notices toeach Recipient, together with a statement acknowledging the use of the Software. Notices may
be provided directly to a Recipient or via an easy-to-find hyperlink to an Internet location also
providing Access to Source Code.
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Any distribution, Public Performance, sale, or offer for sale of the Work to a Recipient is subject
to the following conditions:2.2.1. Distribution of Source Code for an Unmodified Work
Subject to the exception in section 2.4, You must provide to each Recipient of the Work Accessto all the Source Code for the Work provided, sold, or offered to the Recipient.
2.2.2. Distribution of Source Code for a Modified Work
With the exception in section 2.4, You must provide to each Recipient of a Modified Work
Access to Source Code corresponding to those portions of the Work remaining in the Modified
Work as well as the modifications used by You to create the Modified Work. The Source Codecorresponding to the modifications in a Modified Work must be provided to the Recipient
either a) under this License, or b) under a Compatible Open Source License.
2.3. Maintaining User Autonomy
You must give the same permissions received under this License to any Recipient, and You mustrefrain from using the permissions given under this License to interfere with Recipient’s quiet
enjoyment of any Lawful Interest in their own User Data. This includes:a) You may not, by means of cryptographic controls, technological protection measures, orany other method, limit a third party from independently Processing User Data in which
they have a Lawful Interest;b) Throughout any period in which You exercise any of the permissions granted to You
under this License, You must also provide to any third party with which you have anenforceable legal agreement, a no-charge copy, provided in a commonly used electronicform, of the User Data in your possession in which that third party has a Lawful Interest,to the extent that such User Data is available to You for use in conjunction with theWork;CAL draft v1.0-Beta (Temporary version number for development purposes)c) You may not use the Software to control any cryptographic keys, seeds, or hashes
pertaining to third parties where such control would prevent the third party fromindependently exercising the permissions granted under this License;d) You waive any legal power to forbid circumvention of technical protection measuresthat include use of the Work; ande) You waive any claim that the capabilities of the work were limited or modified as ameans of enforcing the legal rights of third parties against Recipients.
Other than the conditions in sections 2.2 and 2.3(b), nothing in this License requires You toprovide processing services to anyone.
2.4. Combined Work Exception
As an exception to the conditions in sections 2.2.1 and 2.2.2, any Source Code marked by theLicensor as having the “Combined Work Exception,” or any Object Code created from Source
Code so marked, may be combined with other Software into a larger work, and the resulting
larger work may be licensed under any other terms, so long as You: a) comply with the notice
conditions of section 2.1; b) comply with the distribution conditions of 2.2.1 and 2.2.2, relative
to the Source Code provided to You; and c) comply with section 2.3.
3. Acceptance and Remedies
By taking any action that, absent this License, would infringe Licensor’s intellectual property in
the Software under the laws of an Applicable Jurisdiction, You agree to the terms andconditions of this License in consideration of the permissions granted. Any use of the Workoutside the scope of this License infringes the rights of the Licensor. In the event ofinfringement, the terms and conditions of this License may be enforced via the intellectual
property laws of the Applicable Jurisdiction. In addition, You are not responsible for enforcing
compliance by third parties with this License, but You agree that either the Licensor or a
Recipient (as an intended third-party beneficiary) may enforce these conditions via specificperformance.
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The term of this License begins when You receive the Work, and continues until terminated forany of the reasons described herein, or until all Licensor’s intellectual property rights in theSoftware expire, whichever comes first (“Term”). If this License is terminated for any reason, allpermissions granted to You under section 1 by any Licensor automatically terminate. You will
immediately cease exercising any permissions granted in this License relative to the Work,
including as part of any Modified Work.
4.1. Termination for Non-Compliance; Reinstatement
This License terminates automatically if You fail to comply with any of the conditions in section
2. As a special exception to termination for non-compliance, Your permissions for the Work
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section 2 within sixty days of being notified by Licensor or an intended third party beneficiary ofYour noncompliance. You are eligible for reinstatement of permissions for the Work one time
only, and only for the sixty days immediately after becoming aware of noncompliance. Loss ofpermissions granted for the Work under this License due to either a) sustained noncompliancelasting more than sixty days or b) subsequent termination for noncompliance after
reinstatement, is permanent, unless rights are specifically restored by Licensor in writing.
4.2. Termination Due to Litigation
If You initiate litigation against Licensor, or any Recipient of the Work, either direct or indirect,
asserting that the Work directly or indirectly infringes any patent, then all permissions granted
to You by this License shall terminate. In the event of termination due to litigation, allpermissions validly granted by You under this License, directly or indirectly, shall survive
termination. Administrative review procedures, declaratory judgment actions, andcounterclaims in response to patent litigation do not cause termination due to litigation.
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The Work is provided under this License on an "AS IS" BASIS and WITHOUT WARRANTY, either
express or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of non-infringement,
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY OF THE
WORK IS WITH YOU. This disclaimer is an essential part of this License. No license to the Work is
granted except under this disclaimer.
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Under no circumstances and under no legal theory, whether in tort (including negligence),
contract, or otherwise, shall the Licensor be liable to anyone for any indirect, special, incidental,
or consequential damages of any character arising as a result of this License or the use of theWork including, without limitation, damages for loss of goodwill, work stoppage, computer
failure or malfunction, loss of profits, revenue, or any and all other commercial damages orlosses. This limitation of liability shall not apply to the extent applicable law prohibits suchlimitation.
6. Definitionsa) “Access to Source Code” means any of a) a copy of, or b) no-charge unrestrictednetwork access to, the Source Code. Network access to the Source Code may beprovided by You or by a third party, such as a public software repository, and must
persist during the same period in which You exercise any of the permissions granted toYou under this License and for at least one (1) year thereafter.
b) “Affiliate” means any other entity that, directly or indirectly through one or moreintermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, theLicensee.

CAL draft v1.0-Beta (Temporary version number for development purposes)c) “Applicable Jurisdiction” means any of: i) the jurisdiction where the Licensor is located;ii) the jurisdiction where the Licensee is located; or iii) any jurisdiction in which theLicensee is subject to the legal system.
d) “Compatible Open Source License” means an Open Source License that allows ObjectCode that is created using both Source Code provided under this License and Source
Code provided under the Open Source License to be distributed together as a singlework.
e) “Lawful Interest” means either 1) an ownership interest or 2) a non-ownership property
or possessory interest, including but not limited to lawful possession of a particular copyof a work.
f) “Licensable” means having the right to grant, to the maximum extent possible, whether
at the time of the initial grant or subsequently, any and all of the rights conveyed by thisLicense.
g) “Licensee” (also “You” or “Your”) means an individual or a legal entity exercising rights
under this License.
h) “Licensor” means the individual or legal entity that creates, contributes to the creationof, or owns a Work subject to this License.
i) “Modified Work” means any work containing, directly combining with, derivative of, orPublicly Performing an interface included in or derived from the Work.
j) “Object Code” means any form of the work other than Source Code form, provided byLicensor or the result of any compilation process applied to the Source Code.
k) “Open Source License” means any license approved by the Open Source Initiative (seeOpenSource.org).
l) “Process User Data” (or “Processing User Data”) means 1) use a system, 2) perform amethod, or 3) cause any other party to use a system or perform a method, using at leastin part the Work provided under this License, where User Data is an input or an output
to the system or method.
m) “Public Performance” (or “Publicly Performing”) means using the Software to take any
action that implicates the rights of public performance or public display of a work undercopyright law, specifically including making aspects of the Software, including anyinterfaces used for access to or manipulation of User Data, directly or indirectly
available to the public.
n) “Recipient” means any non-Affiliate third party being offered the Software, receiving
the Software, or receiving a Public Performance of any interface of the Software fromYou.
o) “Software” means either Source Code or Object Code.
p) “Source Code” means the form of the work preferred for making modifications,
including any comments, design documentation, help materials, installationinstructions, cryptographic keys, and any information reasonably necessary to compile
the Source Code into Object Code or Process User Data using generated Object Code.

CAL draft v1.0-Beta (Temporary version number for development purposes)q) “User Data” means any data that is either a) an input to, or b) an output from, the Workor a Modified Work, in which a third party other than the Licensee has a Lawful Interestin the data.
r) “Work” means any original creation protectable under the patent, copyright, ordatabase protection rights of either the Licensor’s or the Licensee’s jurisdiction.
7. Other Provisions
7.1. Jurisdiction and Governing Law
A Licensor may require that any action or suit by a Licensee relating to a Work provided byLicensor under this License may be brought only in the courts of a particular jurisdiction andunder the laws of a particular jurisdiction (excluding its conflict-of-law provisions), if Licensor
provides conspicuous notice of the particular jurisdiction to all Licensees.
7.1.1. Interpretation of Provisions
To the extent allowable under the Applicable Jurisdiction, provision of User Data in compliancewith the conditions in section 2.3(a) and 2.3(b) shall be interpreted consistently with theformatting and transmission requirements of General Data Protection Regulation (EU)2016/679 ("GDPR") Arts. 15(3) and 20(1). The number of copies of User Data provided incompliance with the conditions in section 2.3(b) shall at least the same number needed tocomply with GDPR Art. 15(3).
7.1.2. No extension beyond intellectual property
The scope of the permissions granted in section 1.1 shall be interpreted to be coextensive withthe rights granted to the Licensor under the intellectual property laws of the jurisdiction inwhich this License is enforced. The scope of the permissions granted also includes any
necessary permissions, such as for moral rights, needed in a jurisdiction to exercise thepermissions explicitly granted in section 1.1.
7.2. No Sublicensing
This License is not sublicensable. Each time You provide the Work or a Modified Work to aRecipient, the Recipient automatically receives a license under the terms described in thisLicense. You may not impose any further reservations, conditions, or other provisions on theRecipients’ exercise of the permissions granted herein.
7.3. Attorneys' Fees
In any action to enforce the terms of this License, or seeking damages relating thereto,including by an intended third party beneficiary, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recoverits costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs
incurred in connection with such action, including any appeal of such action. This section shallsurvive the termination of this License.

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7.4. No Waiver
Any failure by Licensor to enforce any provision of this License will not constitute a present or
future waiver of such provision nor limit Licensor’s ability to enforce such provision at a latertime.
7.5. Severability
If any provision of this License is held to be unenforceable, such provision shall be reformed
only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable. Any invalid or unenforceable portions will
be interpreted to the effect and intent of the original portion. If such construction is notpossible, the invalid or unenforceable portion will be severed from this License but the rest of
this License will remain in full force and effect.
7.6. License for the Text of this License.
The text of this license is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0
International License, with the caveat that any modifications of this license may not use thename “Cryptographic Autonomy License” or any name confusingly similar thereto to describe
any derived work of this License.