vDPO PRIVACY SCANNER FREE-USE PROPRIETARY LICENCE
Version 1.0 — 28 August 2026

Copyright (c) 2026 Rohas Nagpal. All rights reserved.

1. Licence grant

Subject to these terms, Rohas Nagpal (the "Licensor") grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, royalty-free licence to download, install, copy, and use the vDPO Privacy Scanner software (the "Software") for:

(a) your personal use; and
(b) internal business use by you or the organisation that employs or engages you.

The organisation may permit its authorised employees and contractors to use the Software solely for that organisation's internal business purposes. You may make a reasonable number of copies solely for installation, backup, and permitted internal use. You may make internal modifications necessary to operate the Software in your authorised environment, but those modifications remain subject to this licence and may not be distributed outside the licensed organisation.

2. Restrictions

You must not, without the Licensor's prior written permission:

(a) sell, license, sublicense, rent, lease, publish, distribute, share, or otherwise make the Software or a modified version available to any third party;
(b) rebrand, white-label, remove attribution from, or represent the Software as your own product;
(c) use the Software, its instructions, taxonomy, report structure, or substantial portions of them to create, train, operate, or provide a competing commercial product or service;
(d) offer the Software or its functionality as a hosted, managed, bureau, consultancy, or software-as-a-service product for third parties;
(e) remove, obscure, or alter this licence, copyright notices, proprietary notices, or attribution; or
(f) use the Software unlawfully or to inspect systems, code, or data without authorisation.

3. Ownership

The Software is licensed, not sold. The Licensor retains all right, title, and interest in the Software and all associated intellectual property. No trademark rights are granted.

4. Reports

You own the reports produced from your authorised code and may use and share those reports. The Software itself, its embedded templates, and its documentation remain the Licensor's property.

5. Privacy and authorised use

The Software is designed to run locally. You are responsible for ensuring that you have permission to inspect every file, repository, system, and dataset placed within scope and for protecting reports that may reveal sensitive technical information.

6. No legal advice or compliance warranty

The Software provides technical indicators from the materials inspected. It does not provide legal advice, certify compliance, or guarantee that every instance of personal-data collection will be detected. Results require human review.

7. No warranty

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR UNINTERRUPTED OPERATION.

8. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE LICENSOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS, REVENUE, BUSINESS, OR GOODWILL ARISING FROM THE SOFTWARE OR THIS LICENCE.

9. Termination

This licence terminates automatically if you breach its terms. On termination, you must stop using the Software and delete all copies in your possession or control. Sections concerning ownership, restrictions, warranty, liability, and interpretation survive termination.

10. Entire licence

This document is the entire licence for the Software. Any exception or additional permission must be in writing and signed by the Licensor.

For commercial licensing enquiries, contact team@vdpo.org.
