ACADEMIC SOFTWARE LICENSE
Version 1, 13 June 2025

Copyright (C) 2025 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (“Institution”).  Academic or nonprofit researchers are permitted to use this Software (as defined below) subject to Paragraphs 1-4: 

1.	Institution hereby grants to you free of charge, so long as you are an academic or nonprofit researcher, a nonexclusive license under Institution’s copyright ownership interest in this software and any derivative works made by you thereof (collectively, the “Software”) to use, copy, and make derivative works of the Software solely for educational or academic research purposes, and to distribute such Software free of charge to other academic or nonprofit researchers for their educational or academic research purposes, in all cases subject to the terms of this Academic Software License. Except as granted herein, all rights are reserved by Institution, including the right to pursue patent protection of the Software.

2.	Any distribution of copies of this Software -- including any derivative works made by you thereof -- must include a copy (including the copyright notice above), and be made subject to the terms, of this Academic Software License; failure by you to adhere to the requirements in Paragraphs 1 and 2 will result in immediate termination of the license granted to you pursuant to this Academic Software License effective as of the date you first used the Software.

3.	IN NO EVENT SHALL INSTITUTION BE LIABLE TO ANY ENTITY OR PERSON FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF INSTITUTION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. INSTITUTION SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (A) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND (B) THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL BE FREE FROM ANY INFRINGEMENT ON PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS.” INSTITUTION HAS NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS OF THIS SOFTWARE.

4.	Any academic or scholarly publication arising from the use of this Software or any derivative works thereof will include proper citation of any relevant 'HEROS' algorithm publications authored by Ryan Urbanowicz and/or the following acknowledgment:  The ‘HEROS’ Software used in this research was created by Ryan Urbanowicz of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. © 2025 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Commercial entities or for commercial use of the Software: please contact CSTechTransfer@cshs.org for licensing opportunities.
