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+# Sarvam AI Research License
+If You want to use a Sarvam Model, a Derivative or an Output for any purpose that is not expressly authorized under this Agreement, You must request a license from Sarvam AI, which Sarvam AI may grant to You in Sarvam AI's sole discretion. To discuss such a license, please contact Sarvam AI via the website contact form: https://sarvam.ai/contact-us/
+## 1. Scope and acceptance
+**1.1. Scope of the Agreement.** This Agreement applies to any use, modification, or Distribution of any Sarvam Model by You, regardless of the source You obtained a copy of such Sarvam Model.
+**1.2. Acceptance.** By accessing, using, modifying, Distributing a Sarvam Model, or by creating, using or distributing a Derivative of the Sarvam Model, You agree to be bound by this Agreement.
+**1.3. Acceptance on behalf of a third-party.** If You accept this Agreement on behalf of Your employer or another person or entity, You warrant and represent that You have the authority to act and accept this Agreement on their behalf. In such a case, the word "You" in this Agreement will refer to Your employer or such other person or entity.
+## 2. License
+**2.1. Grant of rights**.  Subject to Section 3 below, Sarvam AI hereby grants You a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, non-sublicensable, non-transferable, limited license to use, copy, modify, and Distribute under the conditions provided in Section 2.2 below, the Sarvam Model and any Derivatives made by or for Sarvam AI and to create Derivatives of the Sarvam Model for non-commercial and research purposes only.
+**2.2. Distribution of Sarvam Model and Derivatives made by or for Sarvam AI.** Subject to Section 3 below, You may Distribute copies of the Sarvam Model and/or Derivatives made by or for Sarvam AI, under the following conditions:
+You must make available a copy of this Agreement to third-party recipients of the Sarvam Models and/or Derivatives made by or for Sarvam AI you Distribute, it being specified that any rights to use the Sarvam Models and/or Derivatives made by or for Sarvam AI shall be directly granted by Sarvam AI to said third-party recipients pursuant to the Sarvam AI Research License agreement executed between these parties;
+You must retain in all copies of the Sarvam Models the following attribution notice within a "Notice" text file distributed as part of such copies: "Licensed by Sarvam AI under the Sarvam AI Research License".
+**2.3. Distribution of Derivatives made by or for You.** Subject to Section 3 below, You may Distribute any Derivatives made by or for You under additional or different terms and conditions, provided that:
+In any event, the use and modification of Sarvam Model and/or Derivatives made by or for Sarvam AI shall remain governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
+You include in any such Derivatives made by or for You prominent notices stating that You modified the concerned Sarvam Model; and
+Any terms and conditions You impose on any third-party recipients relating to Derivatives made by or for You shall neither limit such third-party recipients' use of the Sarvam Model or any Derivatives made by or for Sarvam AI in accordance with the Sarvam AI Research License nor conflict with any of its terms and conditions.
+**2.4. Commercial Use.**Any use of the Sarvam Model, Derivatives, or Outputs for commercial purposes requires explicit written permission from Sarvam AI. To request such permission, please contact Sarvam AI via the website contact form: https://sarvam.ai/contact-us/
+## 3. Limitations
+**3.1. Misrepresentation.** You must not misrepresent or imply, through any means, that the Derivatives made by or for You and/or any modified version of the Sarvam Model You Distribute under your name and responsibility is an official product of Sarvam AI or has been endorsed, approved or validated by Sarvam AI, unless You are authorized by Us to do so in writing.
+**3.2. Usage Limitation.** You shall only use the Sarvam Models, Derivatives (whether or not created by Sarvam AI) and Outputs for non-commercial and Research Purposes, unless you have obtained explicit written permission from Sarvam AI for commercial use.
+## 4. Intellectual Property
+**4.1. Trademarks.** No trademark licenses are granted under this Agreement, and in connection with the Sarvam Models, You may not use any name or mark owned by or associated with Sarvam AI or any of its affiliates, except (i) as required for reasonable and customary use in describing and Distributing the Sarvam Models and Derivatives made by or for Sarvam AI and (ii) for attribution purposes as required by this Agreement.
+**4.2. Outputs.** We claim no ownership rights in and to the Outputs. You are solely responsible for the Outputs You generate and their subsequent uses in accordance with this Agreement. Any Outputs shall be subject to the restrictions set out in Section 3 of this Agreement.
+**4.3. Derivatives.** By entering into this Agreement, You accept that any Derivatives that You may create or that may be created for You shall be subject to the restrictions set out in Section 3 of this Agreement.
+## 5. Liability
+**5.1. Limitation of liability.** In no event, unless required by applicable law (such as deliberate and grossly negligent acts) or agreed to in writing, shall Sarvam AI be liable to You for damages, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any character arising as a result of this Agreement or out of the use or inability to use the Sarvam Models and Derivatives (including but not limited to damages for loss of data, loss of goodwill, loss of expected profit or savings, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, or any damage caused by malware or security breaches), even if  Sarvam AI has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
+**5.2. Indemnification.** You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Sarvam AI from and against any claims, damages, or losses arising out of or related to Your use or Distribution of the Sarvam Models and Derivatives.
+## 6. Warranty
+**6.1. Disclaimer.** Unless required by applicable law or prior agreed to by Sarvam AI in writing, Sarvam AI provides the Sarvam Models and Derivatives on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Sarvam AI does not represent nor warrant that the Sarvam Models and Derivatives will be error-free, meet Your or any third party's requirements, be secure or will allow You or any third party to achieve any kind of result or generate any kind of content. You are solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using or Distributing the Sarvam Models and Derivatives and assume any risks associated with Your exercise of rights under this Agreement.
+## 7. Termination
+**7.1. Term.** This Agreement is effective as of the date of your acceptance of this Agreement or access to the concerned Sarvam Models or Derivatives and will continue until terminated in accordance with the following terms.
+**7.2. Termination.** Sarvam AI may terminate this Agreement at any time if You are in breach of this Agreement. Upon termination of this Agreement, You must cease to use all Sarvam Models and Derivatives and shall permanently delete any copy thereof. The following provisions, in their relevant parts, will survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement, each for the duration necessary to achieve its own intended purpose (e.g. the liability provision will survive until the end of the applicable limitation period):Sections 5 (Liability), 6(Warranty), 7 (Termination) and 8 (General Provisions).
+**7.3. Litigation.** If You initiate any legal action or proceedings against Us or any other entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit), alleging that the Model or a Derivative, or any part thereof, infringe upon intellectual property or other rights owned or licensable by You, then any licenses granted to You under this Agreement will immediately terminate as of the date such legal action or claim is filed or initiated.
+## 8. General provisions
+**8.1. Governing laws.** This Agreement will be governed by the laws of India, 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.
+**8.2. Competent jurisdiction.** The courts of Karnataka, Bangalore, India shall have exclusive jurisdiction of any dispute arising out of this Agreement.
+**8.3. Severability.** If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be unaffected thereby and remain valid as if such provision had not been set forth herein.
+## 9. Definitions
+"Agreement": means this Sarvam AI Research License agreement governing the access, use, and Distribution of the Sarvam Models, Derivatives and Outputs.
+"Derivative": means any (i) modified version of the Sarvam Model (including but not limited to any customized or fine-tuned version thereof), (ii) work based on the Sarvam Model, or (iii) any other derivative work thereof.
+"Distribution", "Distributing", "Distribute" or "Distributed": means supplying, providing or making available, by any means, a copy of the Sarvam Models and/or the Derivatives as the case may be, subject to Section 3 of this Agreement.
+"Sarvam AI", "We" or "Us": means Sarvam AI, a Private Limited registered under the Indian Companies Act, 1956 having it's registered office at Sarvam AI, 2nd Floor, 732 Urban Vault, CMH Road, Bangalore 560036.
+"Sarvam Model": means the foundational large language model(s), and its elements which include algorithms, software, instructed checkpoints, parameters, source code (inference code, evaluation code and, if applicable, fine-tuning code) and any other elements associated thereto made available by Sarvam AI under this Agreement, including, if any, the technical documentation, manuals and instructions for the use and operation thereof.
+"Research Purposes": means any use of a Sarvam Model, Derivative, or Output that is solely for (a) personal, scientific or academic research, and (b) for non-profit and non-commercial purposes. For illustration purposes, Research Purposes does not include (1) any usage of the Sarvam Model, Derivative or Output by individuals or contractors employed in or engaged by companies in the context of (a) their daily tasks, or (b) any activity (including but not limited to any testing or proof-of-concept) that is intended to generate revenue, nor (2) any Distribution by a commercial entity of the Sarvam Model, Derivative or Output whether in return for payment or free of charge, in any medium or form, including but not limited to through a hosted or managed service (e.g. SaaS, cloud instances, etc.), or behind a software layer. Any such commercial use requires explicit written permission from Sarvam AI.
+"Outputs": means any content generated by the operation of the Sarvam Models or the Derivatives from  a prompt (i.e., text instructions) provided by users. For the avoidance of doubt, Outputs do not include any components of a Sarvam Models, such as any fine-tuned versions of the Sarvam Models, the weights, or parameters.
+"You": means the individual or entity entering into this Agreement with Sarvam AI.