# YUMMY License

> **YoU make Money, I make MoneY.** If you don't make money using it, you are allowed to use the Software for free.

1. Permission is hereby granted to any person obtaining (A) a copy of this software and (B) a license code issued on [backpackforlaravel.com](https://backpackforlaravel.com) (the "Software"/"Backpack" and "License" respectively), to use the software in production environments (on servers with addresses reachable by public DNS, public IP addresses or commercial private networks). This includes the rights to use, copy and/or modify the Software or copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the conditions in this document.

2. This license does not include the rights to publicly or privately sublicense or publish this Software, its copies or any derivations, with or without the purpose of commercial profit. Different licenses are required for copies, third-party packages and derivations of the software, detailed in the articles below.

3. The Software is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement. In no event shall the authors or copyright holders be liable for any claim, damages or other liability, whether in an action of contract, tort or otherwise, arising from, out of or in connection with Backpack or the use or other dealings in the Software.

4. The sole copyright holder and author of the Software is Cristian Tabacitu <hello@backpackforlaravel.com>. Any code contributions made to Backpack by third parties, be it individuals or companies, are considered a gesture of good will, and become the property of the copyright holder as soon as they are submitted. The contributors keep the right to use, copy, modify, promote and release the portions of the Software they have contributed, but so does the copyright holder.

5. This copyright notice and permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

6. The current license has been last modified on 27 Sep 2019, and is mandatory for any usage of versions of Backpack newer than 4.0.1 (commonly referred to as "releases" or "tags").

## Free on localhost

7. Should Backpack be used in a development environment, without being presented to clients or final users, no financial reward is expected and the above rights (Article 1) are given FREE OF CHARGE in that environment. When the application is not available under a public DNS address or public IP address, and no money has been made from using Backpack, **no license code is required**.

## Free for non-commercial use

8. Should Backpack be used for non-commercial purposes (personal use, not-profits, testing, hobby, education), no financial reward is expected and the above rights (Article 1) are given FREE OF CHARGE both in local and production environments. **A valid license code is required for use in production**, and can be applied for on [backpackforlaravel.com](https://backpackforlaravel.com). Special terms and conditions apply - detailed in the application form. The copyright holder reserves the right to approve and deny free license applications at their discretion.

9. Should Backpack be used in a free open-source package, the above rights (Article 1) are given FREE OF CHARGE, and no license purchase or notification is required. However, users of the third-party packages will be forced to abide by the current license, and purchase a license for commercial use, since Backpack is a dependency. Hence, it is recommended that a notice and link is provided to the third-party package's users, so that it is clear that by using the free third-party package in production, they are using Backpack, and need to purchase a commercial license or apply for a non-commercial license for Backpack. We try to support, help and promote third-party packages for Backpack - consider contacting <hello@backpackforlaravel.com> before or after you create the package.

## Paid for commercial use

10. We consider it commercial use when anybody involved in the project that uses Backpack makes money. **If anybody** (including but not limited to: the developer, employer, employees or clients) **using Backpack inside a project** (by building, maintaining, leasing, renting, selling or reselling the project) **is financially rewarded directly** (wage, commission, subscription, advertising)**or indirectly**(by reducing costs or increasing efficiency in a commercial endeavour)**, it is considered commercial use.** Any usage by a commercial entity is considered commercial use. Internal usage by a commercial entity is considered commercial use. Commercial entities developing pro-bono projects can _and should_ apply for a non-commercial license on [backpackforlaravel.com](https://backpackforlaravel.com).

11. **Should Backpack be used for commercial purposes**, the user is required to **purchase a license code on [backpackforlaravel.com](https://backpackforlaravel.com) for each domain name this software will be used on, before its usage in production**. Alternatively, the user can purchase an "Unlimited Projects" license which will allow usage on any number of domain names. Failure to do so will constitute as illegal commercial use.

12. **Should Backpack be included in Software-as-a-Service product, an "Unlimited Projects" license is required**, which can be purchased on [backpackforlaravel.com](https://backpackforlaravel.com).

13. **Should Backpack be included in a commercial package or product** (that is sold, leased or rented to third-parties) **aimed at the same target audience or similar, a special sublicensing agreement is required** - contact <hello@backpackforlaravel.com>.

14. **By using Backpack in production without a valid license code for that project, issued by the copyright holder, the user is considered to be breaching the terms of the current license, and agrees to be subject to punishments including but not limited to:**
- having their administration panel stop working, interrupted, disabled or removed;
- being removed or banned from the Backpack community;
- being publicly disclosed as untrustworthy, in a "Wall of Shame" section, on partner websites, on social networks like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, or any other way the copyright holder sees fit;

15. The copyright holder will attempt to contact the user 7 days before punitive action is taken if contact information is easily available, but is not obligated to do so. **The user who has committed a breach of license terms can only purchase a special "Redemption License", issued individually, priced at 10 to 1000 times the list price**, depending on the gravity of the breach and estimated foregone earnings. The price of the "Redemption License" is to be decided by the copyright holder on a case-by-case basis. Contact <hello@backpackforlaravel.com> if you've found you're breaching the terms - special consideration is given to those who report themselves.
