Kapan Finance — License & Terms
Effective date: 2025-10-22
Plain-English summary (not a substitute for the legal text below):
- Code (smart contracts, SDKs, tooling): Open source under Apache License 2.0. You can use, modify, and distribute—even commercially—subject to attribution/NOTICE and the patent and conditions in that license.
- Docs & website text (excluding brand assets): Shared under CC BY 4.0. You can reuse/adapt—even commercially—with proper credit and link to the license.
- Brand/trademarks: (“Kapan”, the Kapan logotype, and related marks): Not open-licensed; limited, revocable permission for factual references and nominative fair use only.
- Risks: Interacting with permissionless smart contracts is risky. No warranties; you may lose all value. No financial/legal advice.
A. Software License (Code)
The protocol smart contracts, SDKs, and developer tooling published by [LEGAL ENTITY OR PROJECT TEAM] in our GitHub organization [ORG/REPO NAMES] are licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (“Apache-2.0”).
SPDX identifier to include at the top of source files:
SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
A copy of the Apache-2.0 license text is included in each repository’s LICENSE file. The license includes an express patent grant and contribution terms.
Apache Software Foundation
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A NOTICE file may accompany certain code and must be preserved in redistributions where applicable (see Apache-2.0 §4).
Apache Software Foundation
Contributions. By submitting a pull request, you agree your contribution is licensed under Apache-2.0 and you certify the Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO 1.1) via “Signed-off-by” in your commits.
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B. Documentation & Website Content
Unless otherwise marked, our documentation and website text (blog posts, how-tos, explanatory copy) are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). You may copy, remix, transform, and build upon the material, including commercially, provided you give appropriate credit and link to the license.
For details, see the CC BY 4.0 legal code and human-readable summary.
Creative Commons
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Exclusions: Source code (covered by Section A), brand assets (Section C), and third-party content are not covered by CC BY 4.0 unless explicitly stated.
C. Trademarks & Branding
“Kapan”, the Kapan wordmark/logo, and related brand assets are trademarks of [LEGAL ENTITY]. No license to use our trademarks is granted by Apache-2.0 or CC BY 4.0. You may make factual, nominative references (e.g., “compatible with Kapan Finance”), but you must not imply endorsement, create confusingly similar branding, or use our marks in product names, domain names, or advertising without prior written permission.
D. Important Risk, Eligibility & Compliance Notices
- No financial advice. Information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment, legal, or tax advice.
- Protocol & smart-contract risk. The protocol may be experimental; risks include contract bugs, oracle/network failures, liquidation, slashing, and market volatility.
- Non-custodial / self-directed use. Interactions are executed by you on public networks at your own risk.
- Eligibility & restrictions. Access may be geofenced or restricted to comply with applicable laws and sanctions (e.g., OFAC/EU/UK). You are responsible for ensuring your use is legal in your jurisdiction.
- Third-party dependencies. We may integrate with or reference third-party tools, networks, or data sources; we do not control or guarantee them.
E. Warranty Disclaimer & Limitation of Liability
THE SOFTWARE, SITE, AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, express or implied. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE OR OUR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS/REVENUE/ GOODWILL/DATA, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE PROTOCOL OR SITE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED USD $100 OR THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID US (IF ANY) FOR ACCESS TO THE SITE IN THE 3 MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
F. Dispute Resolution; Governing Law
Courts. Exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the courts of Bulgaria.
Governing law: Bulgaria (excluding conflict-of-laws rules).
G. Changes
We may update these terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the “Effective date” above.
Contact: stefan.iliev545@gmail.com
