POLARITY-RECORDER PROPRIETARY FREEWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
Version 1.0 - 7 August 2026

Copyright (c) 2026 Robert Agthe. All rights reserved.

This License Agreement (the "Agreement") is a legal agreement between Robert
Agthe, operating under the name Polarity-Music (the "Licensor"), and the
individual or legal entity that installs or uses Polarity-Recorder ("You").
By installing, copying, or using Polarity-Recorder, including its plug-in and
standalone formats (the "Software"), You accept this Agreement.

This Agreement applies to Polarity-Recorder version 0.1.6 and later versions
that are supplied with it. Versions 0.1.0 through 0.1.5 were released under
GPL-3.0-or-later; nothing in this Agreement withdraws permissions already
granted for those versions.

1. FREEWARE LICENSE GRANT

Subject to this Agreement, the Licensor grants You a non-exclusive, worldwide,
royalty-free, non-transferable, and non-sublicensable license to install and run
object-code copies of the Software on devices You own or control. You may use
the Software for personal, educational, and commercial purposes, including
music production, sound design, performance, broadcasting, and client work.

No license fee is charged for this version of the Software. The Licensor is not
required to provide future versions, updates, support, or services free of
charge.

2. YOUR AUDIO AND CREATIVE OUTPUT

The Licensor claims no ownership of audio recordings, musical works, presets,
project files, or other creative output that You create through normal use of
the Software. You may use, reproduce, distribute, license, and sell that output,
subject to any rights held by other parties in the material You process.

3. OWNERSHIP AND SOURCE CODE

The Software is licensed, not sold. The Licensor and the Licensor's suppliers
retain all rights, title, and interest in the Software that are not expressly
granted by this Agreement. This Agreement does not grant access to or rights in
the Software's source code and is not an open-source license. Availability of
source code for inspection, including through a public repository or an older
release, does not grant rights beyond the license that accompanies that code.

4. RESTRICTIONS

Except where this Agreement or mandatory law expressly permits it, You may not:

  a. distribute, publish, upload, mirror, bundle, sell, rent, lease, sublicense,
     transfer, or otherwise make the Software available to a third party;
  b. modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works of the Software;
  c. reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or attempt to discover the source
     code, algorithms, or non-public interfaces of the Software;
  d. remove or alter copyright, trademark, attribution, or legal notices; or
  e. bypass or interfere with technical restrictions in the Software.

You may make reasonable backup copies and deploy the Software internally within
the same legal entity, provided every copy remains subject to this Agreement.
Where mandatory law permits reverse engineering or another restricted act, You
may exercise that right only to the extent that it cannot lawfully be excluded.

To share the Software with another person, direct that person to an official
Polarity-Music download source instead of redistributing the installer or
plug-in files.

5. THIRD-PARTY COMPONENTS

The Software may include third-party components. Those components remain
subject to their respective license terms and notices. This Agreement governs
only the portions of Polarity-Recorder owned by the Licensor and does not reduce
rights granted directly by a third-party license. If a third-party license and
this Agreement conflict with respect to that component, the third-party license
controls for that component only.

6. UPDATES AND COMPATIBILITY

The Licensor may change, replace, or discontinue the Software at any time.
Updates and later versions may be offered under different terms. The Licensor
does not guarantee compatibility with any operating system, host, plug-in
format, hardware, project, or earlier version.

7. NO WARRANTY

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Software is provided
"as is" and "as available," without warranties or guarantees of any kind.
You are responsible for testing the Software, protecting project and audio
data, and maintaining appropriate backups. Mandatory statutory rights that
cannot be excluded remain unaffected.

8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Nothing in this Agreement excludes or limits liability for intentional conduct,
gross negligence, injury to life, body, or health, mandatory product liability,
or any other liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited.

For ordinary negligence, the Licensor is liable only for breach of an essential
contractual obligation and only for damages that were typical and reasonably
foreseeable when this Agreement was accepted. In all other cases, to the maximum
extent permitted by law, the Licensor is not liable for indirect, incidental,
special, or consequential loss, including loss of audio, projects, data,
profits, business, or opportunities. These limitations also apply to the
Licensor's representatives and agents.

9. TERMINATION

This Agreement terminates automatically if You materially breach it. Upon
termination, You must stop using and delete all copies of the Software in Your
possession or control. Termination does not restrict creative output lawfully
produced before termination.

10. GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany,
excluding the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale
of Goods. Mandatory consumer protections and mandatory rules concerning venue
remain unaffected. Where legally permitted, courts at the Licensor's place of
business have jurisdiction.

11. GENERAL TERMS

This Agreement is the entire agreement concerning the Software and replaces
earlier terms for the copy with which it is supplied. If any provision is held
unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain effective. A failure to enforce
a provision is not a waiver. Changes or exceptions require an express written
agreement from the Licensor.

Official website: https://polarity.me
