# CORE Commercial License

**Copyright (c) 2026 Josh Shay / ACB Content**

## When You Need a Commercial License

A Commercial License is required if you intend to:

- Use CORE or any of its components (including but not limited to the vault
  memory system, the versor engine, the epistemic teaching loop, the ingest
  pipeline, the admissibility gate, or the holonomy encoder) in a product or
  service that generates revenue
- Deploy CORE in a production environment operated by or for a commercial entity
- Integrate CORE's architecture or derived implementations into proprietary
  software
- Offer CORE-based capabilities as a hosted or managed service (SaaS, API, etc.)
- Use CORE as a research foundation in work owned by or assigned to a
  for-profit organization

Academic and non-profit research institutions are covered under the standard
LICENSE and do not require a Commercial License, provided the work is not
assigned to or funded by a for-profit entity.

## What a Commercial License Grants

- The right to use, integrate, and deploy CORE and its components in commercial
  products and services
- The right to keep derivative works proprietary
- A direct relationship with the author for support, architectural guidance,
  and ongoing development collaboration
- Terms are negotiated per engagement — there is no fixed fee structure,
  as the appropriate arrangement depends on the nature and scale of use

## Contact

All commercial licensing inquiries:

**Josh Shay / ACB Content**
shayj292@gmail.com

Include a brief description of the intended use. All inquiries are responded
to directly by the author.