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+# License and Copyright Notice
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+© 2025 Eric Chung. All Rights Reserved.
+
+This project is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International). The complete source code is available on [GitHub](https://github.com/Eric-Chung-0511/Learning-Record/tree/main/Data%20Science%20Projects/PawMatchAI)
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+## Model and Deployment Specific Terms
+
+This license covers all content in this Hugging Face repository, including but not limited to:
+- Model weights (.pth files)
+- Deployment configurations
+- Application files
+- All associated code and resources
+
+## Permissions
+Users are permitted to:
+- View and test the deployed model interface
+- Use the model for personal learning and academic research
+- Share links to this original deployment
+- Study the deployment implementation
+
+## Restrictions
+The following activities are expressly prohibited:
+- Commercial use or deployment
+- Redistribution of model weights
+- Creating derivative models
+- Integration into commercial products or services
+- Rehosting or redeploying the model
+- Training new models based on this implementation
+
+## Attribution Requirements
+When using or referencing this work:
+- You must provide appropriate credit to Eric Chung as the original author
+- You must include a link to this Hugging Face deployment
+- You must include a link to the original GitHub repository
+- You must indicate if any changes were made
+
+## Disclaimer
+This work is provided "AS IS", without warranty of any kind, express or implied. The author shall not be liable for any damages arising from the use of this deployment.
+
+For the complete source code and development resources, please visit: [PawMatchAI](https://github.com/Eric-Chung-0511/Learning-Record/tree/main/Data%20Science%20Projects/PawMatchAI)