DROPSTONE PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT

This Software License Agreement ("Agreement") is a legal contract between you ("Licensee") and Blankline, a company duly organized under the laws of India ("Company"), for the use of the Dropstone application and all related components and documentation ("Software").

1. NOTICE OF OWNERSHIP AND SCOPE

The Software incorporates components derived from open-source projects, including but not limited to Visual Studio Code (https://github.com/microsoft/vscode), which is licensed under the MIT License (https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT). All such components remain subject to their respective licenses. However, the compiled Software as a whole, including its modifications, integrations, features, branding, design, user interface (UI), workflows, custom functionalities, and documentation constitutes a collective and proprietary work owned exclusively by Blankline. This Agreement governs only the proprietary version branded as Dropstone, not the underlying open-source repositories.

2. GRANT OF LICENSE

Subject to full compliance with this Agreement, Blankline grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, and revocable license to:

• Download, install, and use one copy of the Software in compiled executable form only;
• For personal use or internal business operations only.

3. LICENSE RESTRICTIONS

You shall not:

• Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of the Software;
• Modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works of the Software;
• Copy, distribute, rent, lease, lend, sublicense, publish, or otherwise transfer the Software to any third party;
• Circumvent, disable, or tamper with any security, usage limits, or licensing mechanisms;
• Remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notices, trademarks, or branding;
• Use the Software in violation of applicable law or for any unlawful purpose.

4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

All rights, title, and interest in and to the Software, including without limitation all trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, design rights, and copyrights, are and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of Blankline. No title or ownership of the Software is transferred to you.

All improvements or feedback you provide to Blankline shall be deemed assigned to and owned by Blankline without obligation to compensate you.

5. OPEN-SOURCE COMPONENTS

While portions of the Software utilize open-source libraries (including VSCode under the MIT License), such usage complies fully with all applicable licenses. Nothing in this Agreement limits your rights under those licenses. However, this license does not grant any rights to use, modify, or redistribute the proprietary Dropstone build.

6. TERMINATION

This license will terminate immediately and automatically if:

• You breach any term or condition herein;
• You attempt to use the Software beyond the licensed scope.

Upon termination, you must immediately cease use, uninstall, and delete all copies of the Software.

7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

9. GOVERNING LAW & DISPUTES

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of India. Any dispute arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Chennai, India.