# BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License

**SPDX identifier:** `BSD-3-Clause`  
**Canonical publisher/reference:** Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX)  
**Canonical text:** <https://spdx.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause.html>

## Complete legal text

Copy the entire block below when you need the unmodified licence text. Replace bracketed copyright placeholders only where the licence itself instructs you to do so.

```text
BSD 3-Clause License

Copyright (c) [year], [owner]
All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
   contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
   this software without specific prior written permission.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
```

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## Plain-language memory aid

**You may:** use, modify, and redistribute the software in source or binary form, including commercially and inside proprietary products.

**You must:** retain the copyright notice, licence conditions, and disclaimer. Binary distributions must reproduce them in documentation or other supplied materials.

**You may not:** use the copyright holder's or contributors' names to endorse or promote derived products without written permission.

**You do not receive:** an express patent grant, warranty, or protection from liability.

**Good fit:** permissive projects that also want an explicit non-endorsement clause.

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## Summary disclaimer

The memory aid is provided for convenience and is not part of the licence. It does not modify, replace, or override the complete legal text above and is not legal advice. If the summary conflicts with the legal text, the legal text controls.