egyptian-id-validator/LICENSE.md

Validate and parse Egyptian National ID numbers (Node.js)

MIT License with Limited Commercial Use Restrictions  
Copyright (c) 2024 Mohamed A. Abdallah

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy  
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to use,  
copy, modify, merge, publish, and distribute copies of the Software, subject  
to the following conditions:

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### 1. Attribution Required

You must provide clear and visible credit to the original author. This includes:

- Referencing the author's full name (Mohamed A. Abdallah)
- Including a link to the original GitHub repository in documentation or product credits
- Indicating any modifications made, if applicable

Attribution must be included in any distributed or publicly deployed version of the Software.

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### 2. Prohibited Uses

The following actions are **not permitted** under this license:

- Selling the Software, either in original or modified form
- Sublicensing or redistributing the Software as a standalone commercial offering
- Using the Software as the **primary logic**, **core functionality**, or **revenue-generating feature** of any commercial product, service, or platform without prior written permission from the author

Examples of prohibited uses:

- Creating an API service based on this Software and charging users
- Packaging this Software into a paid SDK or commercial development toolkit
- Using it as the main data processor in a SaaS platform

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### 3. Permitted Commercial Use (With Conditions)

You may use this Software in commercial applications if all of the following are true:

- The Software is not the main source of value or functionality
- You do not directly monetize the Software or its output
- You provide visible attribution as described in Section 1

In short: you may **embed this in your app**, but you **may not build a business around it**.

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### 4. No Warranty

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR  
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,  
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL  
THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES, OR OTHER  
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING  
FROM, OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER  
DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

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## 📩 Contact

For commercial licensing, enterprise use, or clarification requests, please contact:

**Mohamed A. Abdallah**  
GitHub: [@MohamedAAbdallah](https://github.com/MohamedAAbdallah)  
Email: [eng.mohamed.a.abdallah@gmail.com](mailto:eng.mohamed.a.abdallah@gmail.com)