Terms of Service
1. The software & its licenses
AT-1 is distributed under two different licenses. The decoder (and the language bindings) is open source under the Apache License, Version 2.0 — free to use, embed, and redistribute, so any AT-1 archive can always be read and verified. The encoder is distributed as a compiled, closed-source binary under a proprietary license: free for evaluation and non-production use, and for production use at or below the stated threshold (100 GB-compressed/month per entity); production use above that threshold requires a paid commercial license. We do not publish the encoder’s source code, and you may not decompile, reverse-engineer, or redistribute the encoder binaries except to the extent that applicable law permits notwithstanding this restriction. The applicable license text governs in case of any conflict with this summary.
2. Accounts & license keys
You’re responsible for activity under your account and for keeping license keys confidential. Keys meter usage; circumventing metering or the licensed usage threshold is a breach.
3. Acceptable use
Don’t use AT-1 to violate law, infringe rights, or process data you’re not authorized to handle. Don’t resell the encoder as a competing service except as the licenses permit.
4. Billing
Paid plans are billed by metered, value-based usage — a fraction of the storage saving on TB-under-management plus I/O — per the pricing in effect. There is no flat subscription tier; see your console for current usage.
5. Lossless guarantee & disclaimers
AT-1 verifies byte-for-byte reconstruction at encode time and emits a non-inferior fallback otherwise. That said, the software is provided “as is”, without warranties of any kind to the extent permitted by law. Always retain independent backups of critical data; we are not liable for indirect or consequential damages, and total liability is limited as set out in your commercial agreement.
6. Intellectual property
AT-1, its name and logo, and the underlying methods (patent pending) remain ours. The open-source components remain under their respective licenses.
7. Changes & termination
We may update these terms with notice. You may stop using the service at any time; we may suspend accounts that breach these terms. Decoder rights already granted under Apache-2.0 are not revoked.