# Forum Fortress Plugin License

Version 1.0

Copyright (c) 2026 Forum Fortress. All rights reserved.

## 1. Purpose

This license applies to Forum Fortress plugins, extensions, add-ons, connectors,
and related integration software distributed with this license (the "Plugin").

The source code is made available so that users may inspect the Plugin,
understand how it operates, identify problems, and contribute improvements.

The Plugin is source-available software. It is not distributed under an
open-source or free-software license.

## 2. Permission to use

Subject to this license, permission is granted to:

a. download and install unmodified copies of the Plugin;

b. run unmodified copies of the Plugin solely for use with the official
Forum Fortress service;

c. inspect and review the source code for personal, operational, security,
compatibility, educational, or evaluation purposes; and

d. make private modifications where reasonably necessary to investigate a
bug, test a fix, improve compatibility, or prepare a contribution for
submission to Forum Fortress.

Temporary use of a privately modified copy for development or testing is
permitted for these purposes.

Modified copies may not be used in production except with prior written
permission from Forum Fortress or after the relevant modification has been
incorporated into an official Forum Fortress release.

## 3. Contributions

Bug fixes, compatibility improvements, translations, documentation changes,
and other contributions are welcome.

You may create and submit modifications to Forum Fortress through its
designated source repository, issue tracker, or another contribution channel
authorised by Forum Fortress.

By intentionally submitting a contribution, you:

a. retain copyright in your contribution;

b. confirm that you have the right to submit and license the contribution; and

c. grant Forum Fortress a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free,
transferable and sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt,
publish, distribute, sublicense, relicense, and otherwise incorporate the
contribution into Forum Fortress software, services, documentation, and
future releases.

Submitting a contribution does not grant permission to distribute or operate
your own modified version of the Plugin except as otherwise permitted by this
license.

## 4. Authorised distribution

Unmodified copies of the Plugin may be distributed through software
directories, package repositories, application marketplaces, hosting
services, or other distribution channels where Forum Fortress has:

a. submitted or published the Plugin itself;

b. expressly authorised distribution; or

c. made the Plugin available through a mechanism intended for redistribution
through that channel.

Such distribution must preserve this license, copyright notices, and any
other notices included with the Plugin.

This permission does not allow a distributor to modify, rebrand, sublicense,
or sell the Plugin as a separate product unless Forum Fortress has expressly
agreed otherwise.

## 5. Restrictions

Except where expressly permitted by this license or required by applicable
law, you may not:

a. distribute, publish, sublicense, sell, rent, lease, or otherwise make
modified copies of the Plugin available to third parties;

b. use modified copies of the Plugin in production;

c. use the Plugin, its source code, or substantial portions of either as the
basis of a competing or substitute product or hosted service;

d. rebrand the Plugin or represent a modified or unofficial version as an
official Forum Fortress product;

e. remove or obscure copyright, licensing, attribution, or other proprietary
notices contained in the Plugin; or

f. use the Forum Fortress name, logo, trademarks, service marks, or branding
in a way that suggests sponsorship, endorsement, partnership, or official
status without permission.

Nothing in this license prevents the independent development of software or
services that perform similar functions where Forum Fortress source code or
other protected Forum Fortress material has not been copied or used in their
development.

## 6. Forum Fortress service

This license applies only to the Plugin.

It does not grant any right or license to the Forum Fortress hosted service,
API infrastructure, server-side software, detection systems, datasets,
models, threat intelligence, administrative systems, or other technology
operated by Forum Fortress.

Access to and use of the Forum Fortress service is governed separately by the
applicable Forum Fortress Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

## 7. Ownership

Forum Fortress and its licensors retain all rights, title, and interest in
the Plugin except for the limited permissions expressly granted by this
license.

No rights are granted by implication, estoppel, or otherwise.

Contributors retain copyright in their individual contributions subject to
the rights granted under Section 3.

## 8. Termination

Your rights under this license terminate automatically if you materially
breach its terms.

If the breach is capable of being remedied and you remedy it within 30 days
of becoming aware of it, Forum Fortress may regard your rights as reinstated.

On termination, you must stop any use, modification, or distribution that is
not otherwise permitted by law.

The provisions concerning ownership, contributions, warranty, and liability
continue to apply after termination.

## 9. Warranty

The Plugin is provided "as is" and without warranty of any kind, express or
implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness
for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

Forum Fortress does not warrant that the Plugin will be uninterrupted,
error-free, compatible with every environment, or suitable for any particular
purpose.

## 10. Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Forum Fortress and its
suppliers, licensors, and contributors will not be liable for any claim,
loss, damage, cost, or other liability arising from or relating to the Plugin
or its use.

Nothing in this license excludes or restricts any liability or right that
cannot lawfully be excluded or restricted.

## 11. Other rights

This license grants only the permissions expressly stated above.

Forum Fortress may separately grant additional permissions, including
permission for modified distributions, hosting-provider integrations,
commercial bundling, OEM arrangements, or other uses.

Any such additional permission must be provided or authorised by Forum
Fortress.

## 12. License versions

Forum Fortress may publish revised versions of this license.

A revised license does not retroactively change the terms applicable to a copy
of the Plugin already supplied under an earlier version unless you expressly
agree to the revised terms.
