# KATANEMO COMMUNITY LICENSE AGREEMENT  
**Version Release Date:** April 2, 2026  

This KATANEMO COMMUNITY LICENSE AGREEMENT is based on the Llama 3.2 Community License Agreement (https://www.llama.com/llama3_2/license/), which has been adapted for terms specific to the distribution and use of proprietary Katanemo Materials (defined below) provided by DigitalOcean, LLC.

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1.Definitions
  a. "Agreement": The terms and conditions for use, reproduction, distribution, and modification of the Katanemo Materials set forth herein.
  b. "Documentation": The specifications, manuals, and documentation accompanying Katanemo Models.
  c. "Licensee" or "you”: The individual or entity entering into this Agreement, including your employer if you are acting on their behalf.
  d. "Katanemo Model(s)": The foundational large language models and model software and algorithms, including machine-learning model code, trained model weights, inference-enabling code, training-enabling code, fine-tuning enabling code and other elements of the foregoing distributed by DigitalOcean at https://huggingface.co/katanemolabs.
  e. "Katanemo Materials": Collectively, Katanemo's proprietary models (including Katanemo Models) and Documentation. 
  f. “DigitalOcean” or "we": DigitalOcean, LLC, a Delaware, USA Corporation.

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2. 
By clicking "I Accept" below or by using or distributing any portion or element of the Katanemo Materials, you agree to be bound by this Agreement.

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3. LICENSE RIGHTS AND REDISTRIBUTION
  a. Grant of Rights  
  Subject to Section 4, you are granted a non-exclusive, worldwide, non-transferable, and royalty-free license under DigitalOcean’s intellectual property or other rights owned by DigitalOcean embodied in the Katanemo Materials to:
  - Use, reproduce, distribute, copy, creative derivative works of, and make modifications to the Katanemo Materials, and 
  - Create derivative works based on the Katanemo Materials.
  
  b. Redistribution and Use  
  i. If you distribute the Katanemo Materials or or make available the Katanemo Materials (or any derivative works thereof), or a product or service (including another AI model) that contains any of them, you shall:
  (A) provide a copy of this Agreement with any such Katanemo Materials; and
  (B) prominently display “Built with DigitalOcean” on a related website, user interface, blogpost, about page, or product documentation. If you use the Katanemo Materials or any outputs or results of the Katanemo Materials to create, train, fine tune, or otherwise improve any AI model, which is distributed or made available, you shall also include “DigitalOcean” at the beginning of any such AI model name.
  
 ii. If you receive Katanemo Materials, or any derivative works thereof, from a Licensee as part of an integrated end user product, then Section 4 of this Agreement will not apply to you.

iii. You must retain in all copies of the Katanemo Materials that you distribute the following attribution notice within a “Notice” text file distributed as a part of such copies: “Katanemo Models are licensed under the DigitalOcean Community License, Copyright 2026 DigitalOcean, LLC. All Rights Reserved.”

iv. Your use of the Katanemo Materials must comply with applicable laws and regulations (including trade compliance laws and regulations) and adhere to the Acceptable Use Policy for the Katanemo Materials (available at https://www.digitalocean.com/legal/acceptable-use-policy), which is hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement.

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4. ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL TERMS

If you use, reproduce, modify, distribute, and create derivative works from the Katanemo Materials for commercial purposes, you must obtain a separate commercial license from DigitalOcean, which DigitalOcean may grant to you in its sole discretion, and you are not authorized to exercise any of the rights under this Agreement unless or until DigitalOcean otherwise expressly grants you such rights.

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5. Disclaimer of Warranty  
UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE KATANEMO MATERIALS AND ANY OUTPUT AND RESULTS THEREFROM ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND DIGITALOCEAN DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, BOTH EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF USING OR REDISTRIBUTING THE KATANEMO MATERIALS AND ASSUME ANY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR USE OF THE KATANEMO MATERIALS AND ANY OUTPUT AND RESULTS.

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6. Limitation of Liability  
IN NO EVENT WILL DIGITALOCEAN OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, PRODUCTS LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, EVEN IF DIGITALOCEAN OR ITS AFFILIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING.

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7. Intellectual Property
  a. Trademarks  
  No trademark licenses are granted under this Agreement, and in connection with the Katanemo Materials, neither DigitalOcean nor you may use any name or mark owned by or associated with the other or any of its affiliates, except as required for reasonable and customary use in describing and redistributing the Katanemo Materials or as set forth in this Section 7(a). DigitalOcean hereby grants you a limited license to use “Katanemo” (the “Mark”) solely as required to comply with the last sentence of Section 3.b.i. You will comply with DigitalOcean’s brand guidelines as may be provided by DigitalOcean. All goodwill arising out of your use of the Mark will inure to the benefit of DigitalOcean.

  b. Ownership  
  Subject to DigitalOcean’s ownership of Katanemo Materials and derivatives made by or for DigitalOcean, with respect to any derivative works and modifications of the Katanemo Materials that are made by you, as between you and DigitalOcean, you are and will be the owner of such derivative works and modifications.

  c. Litigation  
  If you institute litigation or other proceedings against DigitalOcean or any entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that the Katanemo Materials or Katanemo Model outputs or results, or any portion of any of the foregoing, constitutes infringement of intellectual property or other rights owned or licensable by you, then any licenses granted to you under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date such litigation or claim is filed or instituted. You will indemnify and hold harmless DigitalOcean from and against any claim by any third party arising out of or related to your use or distribution of the Katanemo Materials.

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8. Term and Termination  
The term of this Agreement will commence upon your acceptance of this Agreement or access to the Katanemo Materials and will continue in full force and effect until terminated in accordance with the terms and conditions herein. DigitalOcean may terminate this Agreement if you are in breach of any term or condition of this Agreement. Upon termination of this Agreement, you shall delete and cease use of the Katanemo Materials. Sections 5, 6, 7.b and 9 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

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9. Governing Law and Jurisdiction  
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Colorado, USA without regard to choice of law principles, and the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to this Agreement. The courts of Denver County, Colorado, shall have exclusive jurisdiction of any dispute arising out of this Agreement.
