Open Educational Non-Commercial License (OENCL) – Version 1.0
Copyright © 2025, Aslan-Gabriel Moran — All Rights Reserved Except Where Explicitly Granted Below
Created: January 10th, 2026 Last Updated: January 10th, 20261. Purpose of This License
This license is designed to allow free access, free use, and free sharing of the licensed materials strictly for personal, educational, or professional teaching contexts, while prohibiting any commercial exploitation, resale, or derivative monetization.
2. Definitions
“Materials”
Refers to all content covered by this license: text, frameworks, templates, guides, structures, systems, or any related resources created by the author.
“Non-Commercial Use”
Any use that is not primarily intended for or directed toward commercial advantage or monetary compensation.
“Commercial Use”
Any use involving selling, licensing, monetizing, using the material as part of a paid product or service, or generating financial gain of any kind, directly or indirectly.
“Derivative Work”
Any modification, transformation, adaptation, or extended version of the Materials.
3. Permissions
Under this license, you are free to:
3.1 Access
You may access the Materials at no cost and without restrictions.
3.2 Use
You may use the Materials for:
- personal learning
- educational purposes
- research
- professional or academic teaching
3.3 Share
You may distribute and share the Materials freely, as long as:
- it remains fully free for the recipient
- all attribution and license terms remain intact
- no commercial benefit is involved
3.4 Educational Professional Use
Teachers, instructors, tutors, mentors, and other professionals may use the Materials only as resources presented to students, trainees, or individuals they are helping, provided:
- the Materials are not sold,
- the Materials are not rebranded,
- the Materials are not used as paid templates,
- the Materials are not misrepresented as their own creation.
4. Restrictions
You may NOT
4.1 Commercial Use Prohibited
Use the Materials or any Derivative Work:
- for commercial purposes
- as part of a paid product or service
- in courses, workshops, or programs that require payment
- in templates, apps, products, or tools offered for sale
4.2 No Commercial Derivatives
Create, publish, or distribute Derivative Works for commercial purposes under any circumstances.
4.3 No Misrepresentation
You may not:
- falsely claim authorship
- imply partnership, endorsement, or sponsorship by the creator
- distribute the Materials under misleading or deceptive pretenses
- associate the Materials with financial gain or fundraising without explicit written permission
4.4 Redistribution Requirements
Any sharing of the Materials must include:
- full attribution to the original creator
- an intact and unmodified copy of this license
- a clear statement that the content is free and non-commercial
5. Attribution Requirements
When sharing or referencing the Materials, you must give appropriate credit, including:
- the creator’s name
- title of the resource (if applicable)
- link to the original source (if available)
- this exact license name
Attribution must be clear and not misleading.
6. Intellectual Property
The creator retains all rights not expressly granted in this license.
No transfer of copyright occurs.
7. No Warranties
THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF:
- FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
- ACCURACY
- COMPLETENESS
- RELIABILITY
The creator makes no guarantees regarding the correctness or applicability of the Materials.
8. Limitation of Liability
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE CREATOR BE LIABLE FOR:
- DAMAGES
- LOSSES
- MISUSE
- MISINTERPRETATION
- HARM RESULTING FROM RELIANCE ON THE MATERIALS
Users assume all responsibility for using the Materials.
9. Termination
This license will automatically terminate if you violate any of its terms.
Upon termination, you must cease all use and distribution of the Materials.
10. Governing Law
This license is governed by and interpreted according to the laws of the creator's jurisdiction unless otherwise required by international copyright agreements.
11. No AI Training
The Materials may not be used to train, fine-tune, or contribute to machine learning models without explicit written permission.
12. No Redistribution on Paid Platforms
The Materials may not be uploaded to platforms that require payment, subscriptions, donations, or financial access.
13. No Conversion into Digital Products
The Materials may not be repackaged into templates, dashboards, ebooks, apps, or digital products.